Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-18
VOL. 72.-3653. NO. 1.


penny newspaper, aud had the felicity Of
being served by Mrs. Evans.
"Quite a stranger, Mr. Weare,' she said
but that was the onlyremark she made, and
for the life of him he could not screw up
his courage 10 ask for her sister.
That night John Weare was miserable.
"She can't care a rush for me-" he thought,
and marched all over town, and nearly to
Greenwich and back, in his excitement.
The next day was lucky one for John.
lie came across Bibbs. Bibbs was Mrs.
Evans eldest boy. No one knew what his
real name was, or why he was called Bibbs /:
but he was never called anything else.
"Bibbs," said John Weare, come and
have some fruit" aud he carried him off IN
triumph 10 the cottage, and stuffed him with
gooseberrics till he couldn't move, and with
black currants till his mouth was a. black
a. crow. Then he carried him inside
and stood him ON the table, aud sat down
before him.
How old are yon, Bibbs %
Five and half Is that your sword mp
there ?"
Yes Who gave you those bronze shoes,
Bibbs 2"
Now he knew Jennie had given them to
him, but he 30 wanted 10 hear her name.
Auntie. She's going away soon," he
added. " Let me look at your sword now"
Where's she going ~ he asked in con
sternation.
"Devonshire." 10 let me try on your
sword"
why is she going 2" he asked, with a
sick feeling at his heart
She's ill., think and she's always cry.
ing now; one day she was crying over her
silver thing you gave her, and kissing 1t
| ike anything"
John Weare jumped up aud showed Bibbs
his sword, and carried him on his back all
over the place, and entreated him 10 have
more black cuuants in his delight. But
Bibbs declined
Aunt Jennie's going to bring me some
from Ethan tonight" he said.
So Jennie was going to Ethan, was She
John Weare took Bibbs home, and on his
way presented him with awhile woolly lamb
that moved on wheels and squeaked, and a
monkey that went W stick on being greatly
pushed.
"Cryng over silver thing - said John
Weare. am 60 and hang around the FL
than road till see her and beg her par
| don"
And he went and Jennie met him, and
pouted, aud declared she hadn't thought
once of him, and broke down, and cried
And John begged her pardon, aud declared
that he had been a heartless brute, and then
Jennie contradicted him, and said it was all
| her fault, and told him how Mrs. Dunlop
| the coloners wife, had one day walked in and
/ told her, in the kindest possible manner
| that she was spelling her sisters business
for the ladies who had been interested in her
welfare kept away because of Jennie's ilirt
| ing prcpensities, which filed up the shoI
with idle officers who were always in tn,
way and how she had been so ashamed and
wretched, and so cut up at the desertion oi
John Weare, that she had determined to C
back to Devonshire.
But you won't now 2" he said, as they
leaned over the stile leading to the Ethan
fields. you'll get ready at once, and wei
be married as soon as possible, before tbs
/ fruit iu the garden is spoilt -
1t took long time to talk her into il
| (about three-quarters Of an hour, but ther
she was happy at heart and chartered like
young magpie, and told John how she haC
snubbed Captain MeGee, and had thrown
all his flowers out Of the window.
." And it really was all through that deai
Bibbs that you waylaid me tonight " sh'
asked.
-" Certainly"
"Why, but for him | might never hav'
seen You again"
" Perhaps not"
"Ill give Bibbs a regular hug when ! ge
home" she thought. And she did; aud tn
day before she was married she bought hin
a rocking-horse which he delights in to thi
day Gdsseirs Mdga-ine.