Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-29

| Burton returned from the city, he found
his vile more reticent than ever he had
known her 10 be, while two Milesinns,
with market baskets, were sitting dust
upon his hail carpets and making IL stone
heap In the gutter in front of the house.
What are you boys and your auntie
going 10 do with yourselves to. day ?"asked
Mr.. Burton on the morning of the second
day.
II guess" said Badge, looking out
through the window, Its going to rain a;
so the best thing will be for Aunt Alice to
tell us stories all day long. We never do
get enough stories"
just the. thingm exclaimed Mrs. Bur-
ton, her face coming from behind the
clouds, and with more than its usual radi-
ance. At about the same time her cook
sought an interview, and complained of
the absence of two of the silver table
spoons. Mrs. Burton went into the min
gled despondency, suspicion and anger
which is the frequent condition of all
American women who are unfortunate
enough 10 have servants.
"Where is the chambermaid?n she ask.
ed.
"An yes needn't to be a-suspectn' nv
her, said the cook it's them NV yer own
family that I'm thinkin has TUX EN-. )"
And the cook glared suggestivoIy upon
the boys. Mrs. Burton accepted the hint.
Boys said she, have either of you
taken any ofauntie's spoons for anything?"
NO" answered Toddie, promptly; AM
Bulge looked very sanity and shy, us if
he knew something that, through delicacy
of feeling and not fear, he shrank from
telling.
What is it, Bujge?' asked Mr.. Bur-
ton.
why, you seo," said Bulge, in the
sweetest of tones, =" we wanted something
yesterday to dig little dead brides grave
with, an we couldn't think of anything
else so nice rs spoons. There was plenty
of ugly old iron ones lyn' around, but
brides are so sweet and nice that |
wouldn't have none of them. An the din
ner dishes was lyn there with the big
silver spoons top of 'em-they wasn't
washed yet, but we washed 'em real clean
SOS to be real nice about everything, so
that if the little BRIDES spirit was lookin'
ut us it wouldn't be disgusted."
And where are the spoons now?" de-
manded Mrs. Burton, obvious to all the
witchery of the child's spirit and appear
ance
Il dunno" said Bulge, becoming an
ordinary boy in an instant.
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takjng auniic's rhinos ont Of the hon.f
without nermission :.
" Don't mani to he snbvnkedn. scream.
ed TOddie. in a tone which seemed as AZ
nttempt at musical chorus bv saw. .filei
and an ungreased wagon-wheel.
You're not to be whipped" continued
Mrs. Burton, " but you must learn not tc
touch things without permission. thinE
that to 90 without your dinners woulC
help YOU to remember that what YOU hav,
done is naughty"
" Iz'he most starved to def" exclaim
ed Toddie, bursting out crying. IN. B
Breakfast had been finished but II scam
hour.)
"Then, will put YOU into an empt,
room, and keep YOU there until YOU arr