Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-12-04
ted, "Mr. Green," an octave

higher.
The poor man looked terribly dis.
appointed. His fancy had not paint.
ed her in true colors, evidently.
"Ah, yes, Mr.. Green" said Jane,
fairly beaming with delight. "How
do you do ~ and she shook the poor
gentleman's hand energetically.
"Jane get Mr.. Green o chair, put it
here by the side OF mine, so that he
can talk to me. Pm happy to see
you sir. Aunt Philinda spoke Of
you in very complimentary terms,
indeed"
"Pm glad of that" said Mr..
o.oom, sIiIKIng lntO q chair.
Mr.. Green repeated the remark
while l retired to the window to
laugh.
"a very fine day." he added.
"Good crop Of hayi Pm glad Of
it," responded Jane. "Pm greatly
Interested in farm matters, Mr..
Green"
II said the weather was fne,"
corrected Mr.. Green.
"When'll I be yoursi Why,
you're so sudden, Mr.. Greenw ex-
claimed Jane, pretending to blush.
81 don't really feel as if l knew you
yet. And yet my heart tells me
that you are all affinity" and then
the wicked girl smiled most bewitch-
ingly upon the uneasy man who
looked at me appealingly.
~ didn't say that! Ispoke about
the weather."
eyes, hope we'll be happy to-
gether," said Jane, pensively. "Oh,
Mr.. Green, if you knew how l have
longed for the companionsllip Of
some heart like yours these many
years." and then she proceeded to
shed unseen tears in her handker-
chief.
Mr.. Green was touched.
"She's awful affeckshunate, amt
she 7" he said to me, II wish she
wasn't so awful deaf. Can't any.
thing be done for heri
ooh, you won't mind that after a
little," said cheerfully. We don't.
II dunno bout that" said Mr..
Green doubtfully. 1--WE couldn't
never have no secrets, cause the
neighbors'd hear 'em fore she did,
if | went to tellin' her any. Don't
seem to mes if l ever see anybody
quite so deaf as she is."
"Talk to me-" said Jane, who had
dried her eyes. "Tell me all about
your children. l know l shall take
so much comfort with them. Bless
their SOULS"
Thereupon Mr.. Green began his
family history way up in the high
octaves, and l got so nearly deafen
ed at his shouting that ] mad to leave
the room.
l sat down on the back steps and
laughed for half an hour. When l
stopped l could hear him shouting
still but fancied he was hoarse.
Jane kept talking all the after.
noon. l never saw any one so re-
lieved as he was when l announced
that supper was in readiness. Jane
fastened herself upon him, and &C.
him to the supper table.
"It's such an awful pity about
her." said the poor man to me re-
spectfully. "She's got q wonderful
atfeckshunate way, and she's awful
anxious to be Mrs. Green; but"
and there Mr.. Green stopped dubi-
ously, III know'd an old woman who
was so deaf that when it thundersd |
once, she thought some one was
an hollered come in;'
IN she didn't begin to be 80 deaf
IS she is, no, not begin. don't
,'pose you'd be willin' to settle down.
III farm, now, would you I" hope
'ully.
ooh, couldn't think of such
hing" l answered. "Maria's the
wife for a farmer. She takes an in.
terest in such matters.
"That's fact" said Mr.. Green.
Il dunno when Pve seen a woman
more interesting than she is. l
swan, I'd give twenty five dollars if
twould cure her, an up our way We
IAN get good COW for that price,"
Mr.. Green had got SO used to talk.
ng to Jane that he had forgotten
hat l was not deaf, and shouted the
asst sentence at me. l.
"You say you're fond of ricei
)h, SO am l." said Jane, delighted
y. "Jane," to me, ''you put some
IN to cook after supper we'll have