St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-23
the house ?" asked Mr.. Peterkin.

dav.
Then We are eating our last pr"vi-
Sions. said solomon John, helping
himself t" another sausage.
II almost wish we had staid in bed.
said Agamemnon.
II thought il hest to make sure OF
our breakfast first. repeated Mrs.
Peterkin.
shall we literally have nothing left
10 eat ?" asked Mr. Peterkin.
''Thcre's the pig - suggested Solo
mon John.
Yes. happily. the pig sty was at the
end of the wood-house. and could he
reached under cover
But some of the family could not eat
fresh pork.
I'VE should have to corn Il part OF
him." said Agamemnon.
My butcher had always told me.
said Mrs. Peterkin. ''that if wanted 4
ham. | must keep IA pig. Now we have
the pig. but have not the ham "
.'PerhapS we could corn one or tive
of his legs" suggested one of the little
boys.
I'VE need not settle that now" said
Mr.. Petcrkin AT least. the pig will
keep us from starving"
The little boys looked serious ; they
were fond of their pig.
IF we had only decided to keep Il
cow" said Mrs. Peterkin.
Alas YES" said Mr.. Peterkin. lone
learns IL great many things To late y
Then we might have had Ice cream
all the time" exclaimed the little boy
Indeed, the little boys. in spite of the
prospect OF starving, were quite pleas
antly excited ut the idea of being
>nowed-up and hurried through then
breakfasts that they might go and try
to shovel out path from one of the
doors.
Il ought to know more about tn,
wateI-pipes." said Mr.. Peterkin. Now
| shut of the Water last night in the
bathroom. or else | forgot to and
ought to have shut it off in the cellar.
The little boys came back. Such !
wind at the front door. they were going
To try the side door.
Another thing | have learned To
day" said Mr.. Peterkin, lis not to hav,
all the doors on one side of the hous,
because the storm blows the >uov
} against all the dooIs.''
solomon John started up.
Let 1t, ste if we are blocked up ol
the east side of the house '" he eX
, claimed.
, ''Of what use" asked Nj. Peterkin
"Simce We have no doors on the cas-
side ,"
We could cut one - said Snlomo,
| John.
YES. we could cut Il door - eX
! clHimed \gamcmuou.
But how can we tell whether there i
any SNOW there. asked Elizabeth rliz;
, ''toI there i no window ,!
In fact. the east >id. of the Peter
. kin'> hnu~, formed Il blank wall. Tn,
owncl had originally planned littl'
, block Of two >cmi-dctachcd houses
, He had completed only one. Nery sem
and very detached.
at is not necessary to >ee. said Aga
mrmnum. profoundly ..of course. i
the storm blows against this sid, of tn,
. hoII>,'. the house itself must keep III,
SNOW from the other side"
lies. said solomon John. 'thcr,
mast he Il space clear of SNOW on tn,
t east side of the house. and if We c"ul'
open Il way to that
We could open Il way to the butch
, cr. sad Mr.. Petrrllin promptly.
AgamrnImon went fur his pickaXc
He had kept one in the house ever since
the adventure of the dumb waiter.
what pant of the vail had We better
attack > asked MIR. Petrrkin.
Mrs. PctcIkiu WaS alarmed.
, Nv hat will Mr.. Nudge. the owner o
llc mouse. think of it ;" she exclaimed
..iI.,y. ,i,lt f., ,,,iur,. til. wall -
m. bouse ,"
..It is ,ipLt +, ,,r..,,u,, ,u,S,.I,.
from StorIiun" sid Mr. p,.trlkiu
..TL,. drnv,,i,,,r man must .u,,,I M =.
.t,.,y.
..It i hr,rcr that h. sh,uId find hi.
h,usr ,.hn,rrJ :, IittIr When tL. th,v
,u,u,.." sad Elizob,th Fliz, ..tb,u th,,
he .hnrid find u~ /, inr .,I,mmt th,. h,us,.
,l.,d ,t LuIu,, unnn rho tlnnr
Mrs p,f,.rL,m was n.,ti.,ll, ,,,,
WINGED
The little hoy. came in to warn,
tl,r;, h.r,d. Th., he'll mn, .n,.
,,rJ,l il, u,r,,in~ in. Lii, ,in,, an,
Acre. ul.,uI,i,,,, +, o., Inc, f., omen th. Jnn
from, ih, ., ,.n,I- hons. Ia H.. .r,,d.u
..rb,t vould he of n, us, ,.,;J Mrs
p,trrhit, ..Th. hut,h.r ,..,,,nn, 90.
into the Garden"
.Eut ~ . ui.,I,t shaved ,tf tI,. .u,,,
S,,,r,.,s1,d one ,f RI. hny, ..,nd iii,
In,u f., s,r,, ,f las. y,..,' ,ui,us-
MEANWHILE. Nr p.t.,l,iu l,r,,,,.u,
non and Solomon John hand hcrn hriur
iun tur,lhr,. ,I,,.i, ,,r,,,t..,'s t,,,Is ,n,
,EIil,h,ih FIiz, n,nnns.d usuinr
,,,u,n. if th,., ,,,uIJ ,.L,,.. tb, ,i,,h
~r,t tn beoir.
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