The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-07
Gan old sweetheart of mine?D

eyes. Even sweethearts get old il
you give them time enough. P'r'aps
you don't remember Van Everen!"
"Don't remember Van Eversn?"
"Laurcnce. Wasn't he sweet on you,
Miss Lefty? l run against him Just by
chance, a week before / sailed; he's
given up the sea, he tells me-taken to
trading. Guess ne's married money, by
the looks of things"
"Married money! Laurence Van
Everenl What do you mean, Captain
Crane? Don't you know he was lost at
sea in the Flying Scud?"
"Was he? Then the seas has given
him up" too; it's mutual affair, eh {
He's the substantialest shadow | ever
sighted. The Flying Scud was lost
while l was off whaling, but l didn't
know he was aboard. But you see he
wasn't born to be drowned, Van Ever
ell wasn't! His wife can't hold candle
to you, Miss Letty-begging pardon
but reckon she had solid charms"
Lefty was in haif-stunned condition
all the way to Carbondale, while Capt.
Crane spun his yarns. Was it anything
TO her that Laurence was alive-and
married? Did she feel any bitterness
that he had given her so much trouble
for naught, that he had forsaken herr
She had promised never to marry if he
died; but he was not dead. But Tom
loved her-and she? Yes, she was
grateful to Laurence after all; she felt
as II she would like to thank him for
having Tilted her so cruelty.
"DEAR MIR. LoSGwoRTHY."--shew wrote to him
when told you should never marry, 1t was
because had given solemn promise to Laurence
van Van Everen that if he diedI would remain single
LEFTY ANDREWS"
$50 the dream departs =" sighed Tom.
"The lost hero returns; she is going to
marry him after years of constancy,
She need not apologize for loving him
instead of me. 1t ends like novel
only am left out in the cold, like the
villain of the piece. l wonder where
Laurence has been all this while. He
always had plausible tongue; but il
she loves him. Well, had better &c
West and change the scene."
But before going West it was neces
sary for him to run down to Carbondale
to settle some family affairs, and ap.
prise his grandfather of his plans. II
was month since Lefty had written
her note before he could make up his
mind to see her and Carbondale. Thel
81 have come, Miss Lefty" he blunder.
ed, "to offer my congratulations and
good-byes at once"
Congratulations? ?" questioned Lefty
with perplexed frown.
eyes. You are looking worn and
pale; I'm afraid happiness doesn't agree
with YOU"
"Happiness doesn't agree with me?
don't think | ever tried the experiment.
1t was Toms turn TO look surprised.
81 received your note"
The color trembled across Letty's
face, her lip quivered, her eyes dilated
"You received it," she gasped-"yor
received it!'
"Wasn't it just little unnecessary
Lefty? | should have heard of it soor
enough"
GLOW could you have heard it if
had not told you?"
"Wonldn't it have been i'm every.
body's mouth? Can a dead man come
to life and nobody speak of it? But
dare say you meant kindly, Lefty"
"For heavens sake, Tom, don't vo,
see what | meantY' cried Lefty, all of
rose color.
Certainly; you meant to break il tt
me gently that you were going to mar
ry Van Everen."
"But Van Everen is already married. ;
"Married! What Ounce | am
Lefty! Lefty! Can you forgive me
Can you love such a stupid fellow
Jove. whole month of happiness for
fcited by blunderl Kiss me, Lcttv.'
A Bill OF particulars.
A friend in Geneva, H., writes u
that he has heard great deal about tn,
"Dalrymple farm near Fargo, and ha
also seen many contradictory state
ments about the size of the farm ant
the amount in wheat this year, and ask
us to give him "bill of particulars.
! For the benefit of our correspondent
and others who may be interested il
large farming operations, we will stat,
that what is called the 'Dalrvmpl,
farm" is tract of about II 900 acres o
land near Casselton, twenty miles ives
of Fargo, on the line of the Northern
Pacific railroad. 1t is owned by Geo
w. Cass and p. B. Cheney, of New
York, and Oliver Dalrymple, TIN
"wheat king of Minnesota" as he i
termed. Twelve hundred acres wer,
broken in 1875 and sowed to wheat las
year. This year there are 1900 acre
in wheat-and splendid crop it is, to,
and 5000 acres additional were brok
en- this season for seeding next year.
Mr.. Dalrymplc also owns half inter
| aCt i'm what iS l-nnxyn fhn a,,1. z,
farm" tract of 900 acres lust nortl
of Elm River, in Trail county, d. T.
32 miles north of Fargo. The othe
owners are the Grandin Brothers, bank
ers of Tidioute, Pa. On this farm Their
are $500 acres in wheat this year, an,
some 5000 acres broken for next year
To harvest this crop of 800 acres ol
the two places, it required AZ self-bind
ing reapers, 225 horses and mules an,
100 men. Nine steam threshers, eacl
with capacity of 1000 bushels pc
day, are now at work threshing tn
grain.
In addition to his interest in thes
two immense farms, Mr.. Dalrympl
owns 1000 acres of land in COttag
: Grove, Mimi, near st. Paul, 800 acre
/ of which is II wheat-so that either a
sole or half owner, Mr.. Darymple is in
terestcd in 5000 acres of wheat thi
year, which will be increased to 1900
acres next year.
We may add that il is the intention
of the owners of these two huge farm
to break on an average about 5000 acre
each year, until the whole 81 900 acre
are brought under cultivation. The
have abundant means, and the expert
ment so far has proven that it is no
possible to make better investment O
money. This is the second year of tn
enterprise, and so far the net profit
have been over $40 per acre each year
for every acre under cultivation. G.
thou and do likewise, and there is plen
ty of room here TO do it in. [Ex.
How it is Done.
"What kind of house will we play?
asked one little girl of another. "Mary