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

remotest idea but that Sam was enjoy
ing sweet reposc upon Hannah's best
bed.
A few whispered words were ex-
changed, and then as softly and lightly
| as If shod with down, they drew near.
Quick ms thought they seized upon
tho form Of the sleeper, bedclothcs and
all, bore il swiftly down the stairs, out
into the snow, and were just about to
deposit il in a huge drift, when shrill
scream broke the stiffness of the night,
and oh! horror-it was that of n wo-
man! And in their CONSERVATION they
dropped their burden plump into the
middle Of the drift.
"Good heavens! !" exclaimed George,
at isn't Sam, but some woman, as sure
az l am sinner, and she has tainted
Run and call Hannah"
With admirable presence of mind he
lifted the limp form of Eva Stanley and
carried her into the house. But her
cry hnd already been heard, and the in
mates came rushing into the hall Just as
he disappeared.
George! John! for goodness sake,
what does this mean, and who have YOU
there2" asked Mrs. Carpenter in n
breath.
"Blessed If know" began George !;
"thought it was Sam, so we concluded
to give him dousc in the snow for
getting into the best bed and trying TO
euchrc us. Quick believe she has
tainted"
"Just like you!" scolded Hannah, as
she assisted in depositing Eva once
more on the bed from which she had
been so unceremoniously taken; "begin-
ming your tricks on each other before
you fairly get into the house. Clear ont
now!
Long before she was done with her
TRADE, her discounted brothers had be-
taken themselves down stairs, where
| they almost went into Mysteries over
the joke.
ga pretty kettle ofiish," said George,
rolling over the floor and letting of peal
after peal oflaughter
~ should think it was" replied John,
holding his sides. ooh my! But what
In the dickens is to be done about it.,
and who do You suppose she il,
GeorgeW
"SOme guest OF Hannah's, of course,
and young and pretty, at that / don't
ia',,a,i,1 Ill ~ .., W P"i
n,,id 81, 1'ra, ,,,Gs nu ~ ' ooa! e,eap-
% mJu,u :, 9e'' ''' SCH "' "'' eN're''ieis 10"
P't0Si WS,hoo,, >, ,,oauo, ,h s..,.,,
Ill idd'ap; III. ,H"ioo ooiln cncaP.
blessed minnie and throw somoth;no i' in
to boot. What nre we to dop T Can't ~
sav. but I believe I shall die ont of tbis
place and pet back ia tho citv before
morning. hoin't cot The conraoc 10
face the music so IIl nm md no, )
He began hastily pultinU on his boots.
and would have mn his throat info cvo,
cnfjon, hnt for the anneorence of Han. Ion
nah who ot once assrrfed hnr outhor.
ity.
'"You ore moi ooino n sion" es;d ebo
s.but don't wonder Won feel ashamed
of yoursclyes. What on earth possessed
von, is moro than can fell"
WThat's right, Han. pitch in-drc
AWAY! I'll take any amount inst now.
for / am as meek as n lamb. But who
is 8 i {, We have Z played 50 shabby trick
on ..rr;cP c,icq sS,,iT9 TeTL9uI 9ti;,,. :. ~ u,,,,
II ;s Fvn Stoniow ;uat riuN ns i, p;co Mas mu my,
,adv as aver i;vsi 's Sho m IL % our sohnpi J
t"ochcr @ and his l. her week G 70 boar, hoari
bcrn ond ,,nnx Won h"vs ror,S " W ho v
onroi,hi;na, Gov No, ~ ro "o"iI D,,oi " ~
~ r,, bnr I, o ,boro ' ,;i,Io u9o',' , 81
von would como bomo IN snch q siooi,h" i',
manner" " ~ Wv ~
rrna S,,,., v-,,
,a o'i'an.i i,;, ncW prctty
scnool .cachcr ahu repeating MS sis-
'ers WORDS, ne gave luSnprlous ~, groan;;
nas si,e recovereu! qucstloned
John, vainiy ehueavoring 10 restrain his
iaughtcr al 'he WHY iaces ms brother
was s lliah,ne. ,
hes, soon Drought hcr 70; Dnt
uoIIt oeiie.e the poor eiri Will ever gel
over her iright. one sald thai the iirst
tmng sne Knew she was peing lined up
anu caIrieu o9I, ana she was SO much
aiarieu tiiat slc Souiu,i utter SOUND
Gu. .ne hloilient tne coiu air struck hei
she reailzed tnat she was being abduct,
ed or somethng OF the Kind, and had
Just une 10 utter scream when she
tainted; IL is TOO bad. shouldn't Won
der lis 4 she had taken her dns., S, ia ia be.
s ,d ~ doS d,ni ~ oeu .iis i,H, lll,ie
IN that 20 sh;on % ondar lu. '.iow sS o.; uili'
IA .nai iasi'ioh' NO "o"uer shr 'rieu'
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VIZ uI %Lsyiddui 800 .i,;,,,, .o A.,
hor IL ~uu ,,,u ar,, r,,N a shc uiI' lusl 'ook
nr nor =. ~ yhia JinI anu ~. ner nave mel
,,oyoS OI' -. sN NV eno mp
eo pemeu ,ho to i 1;o,;n, as ,or oa'n, anu De
'".rT nT,a .io v,o.i'i VI your llau Prahhs;
81 nas az Vas iiea, s in you, nan. ,,l IN
M;r Mnui s,Su you nasseu lle poor nttie
onius, "isn ~" iiau given her proih'
III! hus ,or lheEp poh my hohor' l 40
Snm &C., M th;o ,ima % ~ honaso soeoa1'h niiu & asnc'
ar o ranl,ed @ , Gooron oneor9.t" ;, miu ioiev'
er, repueu "eorge win another dis
ma kiS s,9Im, III .n.
nu nom on car,i uo YOU expect Us u,