Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20
A Narrow Escape...A True story.

4 Narrow Eseape---A True story.
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How long ago exactly cannot tell-but
long enough for two little boys to have grown
into two great men, and you can Judge how
long that must be As well a. there lived
in genteman's family in England pretty
housemaid and an honest Young coachman.
And in course of time--how much time or
how little | cannot say, for this is matter
in which it is not so easy to judge Of time
the housemaid and the coachman fell in
love. II was very foolish thing to do, Of
course bat people do foolish things in this
world occasionally, even so foolish as that,
and | don't know any better way than for
wise people, like you and me- TO look ON and
say, I'm so glad 1t was not % and then
walk of.
The coachman's name, by the way, was
John, and the housemaid they called Susan.
So one day, when Susan was standing in
the garden door with a clean, white apron
on, and cruel pink ribbon in her hair,
John came by with the silver-handled whip
in his hand, which he was just going to
polish up. Said he, Susan, don't like
these goings-on with the butler, and that's
the truth
Said Susan, just turning her head so that
the unkindest bow IN that merciless little
pink ribbon shone like star in her beauti-
full hair, And what if | do take walk
with the butler, OF an evening" when | like :?
II amt any mans business, John Jacobs"
~ don't know as it is" said John, rcfiec-
lively; il had never struck him in that
light before. lie wished it were his busi-
ness with all his heart but he wouldn't say
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sure, but she wouldn't say so so he went
away to the great coach-house with his
whip, aud Susan sat down on the steps with
her thoughts. And so, pretty soon, when
the honest coachman came back, the pretty
housemaid was crying.
Said John, Why, Susan
Said Susan, "G-g-go awayl"
Said John, You don't mean as you cared
because | was cross to you ?"
Sobbed Susan, q" | d.d.dont know-owl
Said John, Susan, win you have me Z"
! Said Susan, Yes, will"
Now, I'm not going to write you love
story, because | don't believe the editor
would think that was proper but had to
tell you about John and Susan, because that
was the beginning OF everything; and as a
love-story always is the beginning of every.
thing, perhaps the editor will excuse us this
time,
The long aud the short of II Is, that the
honest coachman aud the pretty housemaid
were married.
At least, that's the short of it, that gen.
orally is the short of 1.-THE long comes after
wards.
The long of it came to John and Susan
when their children came. Two at a time
to begin with twin boys " beautiful boys,
their mother said, " bouncing boys" thelI
| father sald--and their names were Titus
and Tam O'Shanter. Aud before Titus aud
| Tam were able to walk across the kitchen
to the molasses jug on their own feet, deal
me bless II .:.sre was another
But she's girl said John, "and wont
cost so much"
For John had Just reached that desperat,
point in young mans life when he frs
begins 10 suspect that it costs five times a
much TO support five people as it does t,
support one. This is a great discovery il
domestic science, which You will observe, a!
you grow older people seldom do make til
they have five people 10 support
But then, you see, when the little girl. {
think her name was Betty, but cannot b
quite surc,) was beginning to talk, she had
little sister to talk to, aud that was serious.
Said John, decidedly " My dear, we cal
never manage it In the world. llow's on
coachman's wages 10 do all this 2"
Said Susan, dejectedly, (for the baby AM
one twin had cried all night) | don't know
John. Can't we go to America %
And what should we do In America ?
said John.
Live !" said Susan and her tired bac
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