The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-06-13

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Lazicr, whose mind had slightly wan
dered.
r "AIrs Selchow ~ repeated Mr.. Jones,
In some surprise, for he was conscious
that his last statement had been fabri- |
Gated for the occasion. What does she
know abont the cowr'
"Cow2-oh mol | meant--that is
must have been thinking of something |
else" blundered Mr.. Lazier, looking un-
easily at the bantam, which
"Never fitting. never fitting.
Still was sitting, still was sitting,
just above"
the barnyard gate.
"Now, sir, you know what she is
worth. She is worth more than the
value of the money, you can see for
yourself. You can't do any better than
to take her. OF course it don't make
any difference to me, but If you know
a good chance when you sec it, If you
know what is for your own interest,
you will take her and she will never
disappoint you.
''If she wasn't so hombly," murmur-
ed MIR. Laz;er absently, for by this
time, his eyes were with his heart, and
that was far away.
"Hey! what are you talking about2"
asked Jonos.
"Ke-tu-rah;" cried a voice over
head in limitation of the bantam.
"Ke-tu-rah Kiddle"
There was no possibility of mistake
this time, it was Keturah Kiddle and
nothing else, and it certainly was not
the bantam. The shipwrecked adven-
turers in the enchanted isle of Prospero
were not more distract by the strange
noises of this isle. than was Mr.. Lazier
by this serial voice. He dashed wildly
out of the barnyard, with Mr.. Jones'
dog Towser in hot pursuit.
"Hezekiah," said Mrs. Lazier, at
supper, "I had as lieves you would 90
down to the corners and get Inc some
molasses and Goldfish tonight"
"Wa'al," said MIR. Lazier, and half
an hour later his green chariot and one
eyed horse drew up before that institu-
ton known as ''the store" The
chronic group of loungers which were
forming sort of fence around Cor
nelius Jones, Jr., could not have drawn
on more funeral countenances when MIR.
Lazier entered if he had been a sar-
cophagns; aud the silence was unbrok-
en- until he asked for the molasses.
| Young Jones sauntered carelessly up
to a keg of butter which stood upon
the counter.
"K. X. Whose butter is this?" he
asked.
"That butter," said the storekeeper,
"was made by Miss Kiddle.
"Kiddle? What, the one that lives on
the cross road over our wayl" inquired
Cornelius gravely.
MIR. Lazier began to examine a string
of butter monlds with great interest.
"Well, now" resumed Cornelius, 81
heard somebody say that she got more
for her butter than anybody else in
town, and her cows arc not Alderney
either. BY the way, addressing the au-
diance in o general way, "they do say
Miss Riddles father left her two thous
and dollars. Now if was a marrying
man, Iwould try my luck. Don't know
but what shall as it is. want wife
that is smart enough to support me
and Keturah could make handsome
living tied up in a meal bag. When
was moving our west lot used to &C
by her house every morning about five
O'Clock, and declare if she wasn't ou,
wedding in the garden, with all hel
her bed before she gets up, and washes
her dishes before break fast"
Mr.. Lazier never thought of the cod
fish till he was half way home. AS th,
horse turned into the dooryard ant
his masters meditations came to sud
den end, and he exclaimed, 81 have
got itP' Scrambling out of the bugg,
without stopping to unharness, he rushed
toward the. barn, umbrella in hand. 81
it falls over towards the calves stabl,
Twill do it," and he placed the greer
cotton oricle tip downward upon til,
floor. lie let go of it with tremblin:
hand. 1t toppled over and fell with
decisive thud upon the very threshol,
of the calves stable.
81 am going down to the store To
night to get your Goldfish, marm," sal
Hezekiah OH the following evening. L"
will get my fish OIL the way" he thought
$50 as to make sure of it,"
While Mr.. Lazler was haggling owe
the price of the fish, for, like Mrs. Gil
pin, "although on pleasure bent" h
. had frugal mind, he heard romar
that arrested his attention.
8 A young Atlas who was supportin
I the doorway asked, in an unnecessar
r loud voice; "Do you calkerlate tina
D Jones luner and Keturah Kiddlo wi
(; conclude to make match of it?"
. "Wa'al, it sounded that way froi
: what Jones said here the other nigh
Y Pretty good haul for him." responde
one of couple ofCaryatids who wer
;. holding up the posts of the piazza.
Q Mr.. Lazier picked up his ears lik
q war horse. He grasped his umbrell
;. and the touch of that oracle of his dei
: tiny seemed to inspire him.
e 81 can tell you as much about i
Y suppose as any man." he said; can
lt can tell You they amt agoing to max
a match ont nor nothing like it.
@ calkerlate to marry her myself. Sl
!. amt so handsome as some, but l ca
l. overlook such things. You tell youn
), Jones there's many a slip 'twixt Gu
IS and lip;' and the prospective brio
10 groom walked away, with lightning
4 his eye and the goldfish under his arm.
AS soon as he caught sight of Mr.
D Riddles cottage his speed slackene,
y, Ii Is too late to back down now.
Is soliloquized: al have let the cat out
20 the bag. If sho warn't so-Wa'al, 81
u will appreciate what 1t is to get a wei
favored man moro than if she was oil
c. of the handsome kind herself.
g. would be dreadful disappoint 10 h
lie IL / should fail her i'm this pint" al
Is Mr.. Lazier walked up to the door fee
r, ing like the good Samaritan, and entir
Z ly unconscious of the incongruity
ee the Goldfish.
er Miss Keturah was at that nome
y putting on her shawl to 60 to ella
se meeting, and met her suitor at 4
" Threshold.
"Miss Kiddle," he began impressiy
~ ly, "I've come to"-he had near
ea said, "tell you some good news"
K "pve come to SEQ you on business.
Oh am man of few words. so l come
the pint at once. won't detain y
ed long''-speaking very fast, lest /
pu ..;,.I ahnulI channa t.Hya haa