The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-08
A COMEDY OF ERRORS.

In the thriving village of Hollythorn
there was, as Is common in such places,
n church, a post office. q couple of stores.
and district school, the said school be-
ing taught by young lady who had a
widowed mother and brothers and sis
ters TO assist in supporting.
For tho sake Of economy, Miss Eva
Stanley "boarded around" among the
scholars, and was considered paragon
among the teachers. Her father had
been 4 respectable mechanic, but died
after about two years of illness, which
utterly impoverished the family. Eva
had, however, she being the eldest, re-
ceived good, plain education before
the great calamity came upon them. and
noble-heartcd and unseliish, began her
work Of assisting in their support.
Tho last week previous to the holiday
vacation, she had been boarding with n
Mrs. Carpenter, who was making gi-
gantic preparations for her guests she
expected from New York.
"You never met my brothers, Eva" !"
she said, and then began to give the
pretty young teacher description of
them. "There's Sam, George and john
ny, the youngest; and such times as
they have when they get out here and
rusticate as they rsa, cs,, ~ d.. D., dear me,
are like a lot of boys let ont of school.
Such tricks and pranks no one ever saw |!
The last time they visited me together,
Sam and John actually cut a Dane of
glass from the window and pelted
George out of my best room with snow.
You see there ia always strike for that
particular room, for the bed is spring
one, and they don't sleep on any other
in the CITY. But they don't get 1t this
time, that's certain, for l intend to give
you that room, and so end the contro-
versy. am so afraid they will break
or ruin something, that am glad that
You are here"
81 had just as SOON occupy some other
room, Mrs. Carpenter, and do not wish
to incommode your brothers-have no
right to do So"
fNo you shan't, Evaw peremptorlly
exclaimed her hostess; "and what is the
use of your going home vacation week
You can stay here just as we'll as not and
do your sewing on my machine. Your
mother has enough mouths to feed. |
guess, and wont miss yours."
The subject was dropped, aud the en-
tire household retired early. for on the
morrow the brothers, young, ardent
and full of life, were TO be there. But
without sending any word of their in
tnntion, they had concluded TO take the
evening train, which would land them
at Hollythorn sbOut bed time. George
and John did so, and when safely seated
in the cars began to speculate about the
absence of Sam.
"No reason upon earth why he should
not have been along" said George.
"No, for he told me this morning he
would certainly be on hand" said
John.
81 can't make ii out, unless he has
taken the five o'clock train through mis-
take"
"Not bit of IT," laughed John, who
fancied he understood the entire pro-
gramme. at is most likely he took the
train on purpose TO got into Hannah's
spare bedroom, and make us take ur
with straw ticks and feathers"
~ didn't think of that, but reckon
you are right. We must contrivc 10
get him out somehow"
"Bet your life on that"
The brothers put their heads together
and laughed merrily over some scheme
for outwitting Sam, and accordingly
when the train reached Ho..ythorn
about eleven o'clock, they approached
the house of their sister in very steal.
thy manner.
Climbing the fence In the rear, they
softly opened tho window and obtained
access 10 the pantry, where they demol.
ished mince pic and quantity OF
douRhnuts, Then. with annatites an.
peassd, they removed their boots and
prepared to investigate the "besi
room," stole along the hall, which was
dimly lighted by the moon, assembled
the stairs and reached the door. The
faint rays Of the moon disclosed chair
piled with clothing, and they could dis
hnctly trace the outlines Of form be.
meath the bed-clothes, and had not the