Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-05

I'd try, Mamma sows and sews to try to
get along"
"What is your name, child2"
"Elsie Watkins, SIR"
Mr.. Strong began putting the oranges
back, and the little girl looked so disappoin.
ted.
please will you buy some 2"
ayes, Yes" be stammereJ, taking the
basket, "give the your hand now show me
the way to your mother, came here to
see her-aud you"
His heart beat aud thumped a wild tat.
too, and the Jumps in his throat well.nigh
sufTocated him.
Elsie was surprised into silence a short
time, but recovering herself thought she
must entertain her mothers friend.
There's man getting ready for Thanks
giving, | guess he's got two big turkeys.
Marshall cried this morning, cause he said
he'd done SO we'll lately be meant to buy
chicken and some cranberries, and we'd
have real thanksgiving dinner, cause Mrs
Stone was going to give mamma a pumpkin
pie. He was keeping about the chicken
from mamma, and this morning she heard
US talking about il, aud saw Marshall cry.
ing, and she said, like she always do, never
mind, it might be worse lot US thank God
Tor what we have.-what, arc you crying
sir 2" O.
"Here W. are" she said opening the door
oil very small house. Mamma, this gen.
tlemau came on the cars to-
"Elsie !"
"Why MARSHALL"
There was no doubt the strange gentlo.
man was crying now, sobbing like school.
boy. lie sank into chair and drew the
pale but still sweet-faced woman to his knee.
The children were amazed, aud all were 81.
lent until the door opened, aud fourth
curley head peeped in
"Mamma, Mr., Skinner says all these vests
have to be done before Thanksgiving, and"
Uncle Marshall jumped up, caught the
little girl in his arms, gave her half
dozen kisses. Nov, you can scamper back
aud tell Mr.. Skinner mamma cannot make
them, nor any more"
"Marshall"-
81 tell you l am going to storm this lit.
tie castle, aud have things my way. This
is my namesake, noble boy who was going
to get up Thanksgiving diuuer-bless him
Old Tom will have dinner fit for king,
aud no shall not be disappointed" Mr..
Strong whisked about like crazy man
among the children.
"Dear old Tom, then he's alive yet" said
Mrs. Watkins.
Such an evening as they had. Uncle
Marshall must tell about his echo and how
glad he was that it troubled him so. Ii
took some persuasion to induce Mrs. Wat
kins to 60 back to the old home dependent.
"DOn't | need house, keeper aud some |
one to sew on my buttons, and don't pay |
l heavy school-tax and never q chick to
send Why, We can live on what is wasted
low" were some Of Mr.. Strong's arguments.
The club was notified that Mr.. Strong
vas going to have family gathering, aud
,ould not meet them. Tom had everything
u apple-pie order, and never were there
hree more thankful souls than Mrs Wat.
Tins, her brother aud Tom.
Tue children roained from cellar to mys-
ic garrett in the greatest wonder They
we're too awed to be noisy, and went buz.
ing and whispering around in great delight,
topping every now and then to hug Uncle
larshall and dear old Tom. The latter,
specially, seemed to them an enchanted
ing in his palace: he had lived there long
eiore their mamma was born, aud hal
tory for every nook aud corner OF the great
ousc.-Eraminer and Chronicle.