Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-01-14

fancled il was that young lady Under
this belief no elambered up and stood
on top, and whispered
"My dearest, lock up, your best be-
loved ID here behold your George y
And Preeiosa, lining her eyes, be-
held q mon on her walls, flung up her
hands IN the air aud uttered q shrlek
like that Of an enraged peacock,
The gentleman discovered his mia
take, endeayored TO retreat, stumbled
and fell headlong amcng ilower'Pots
aud boxes, and lay there quito molion'
less.
The shriek and tho olalter aroused
tho house. Deborah, Bella and Char
ity Pratt rushed to the scene, and
found gentleman In n sad plight
bloody and senseless and Miss Pre-
ciosa half dead with terror.
Bella, recognizing dear George,
tainted IN good earnest. Prcciosa,
encouraged by numbers addressed the
PROSTATE youth.
sect up, young man, aud go.--
Your wickedncss has been, perhaps,
sufficiently punished. DO 60" >.
ale can't; he's dcad,' said De-
borah,
"Oh! what n sudden Judgment
Are you sure he's dead y
"Yes, Miss"
"Then take him into the house aud
call the doctor"
They laid him on the bed and
medical mid came. The poor fellow
had broken leg.
"IIcd get well. Oh, yes, but he
could not be moved"
Miss Preciosa could not murder a
fellow creature, and she acquiesced.
"He cant run of with the spoons
until his leg is better" said Deborah
ale isn't able to elope with any
one," said Miss Preciosa "and we
should be gentle with the erring.-
Who shall we find to nurse him"
"Old Todds is competent, Miss,
said Deborah.
eyes. Do send for that old per-
son" said the lady.
And old Todds came. lie, of
course, dwelt in the house. The
doctor came every day. The apothe-
cary's boy invaded the hall with medi-
cine and finally when the young man
came to his senses, he desired earnest
|ly to see his friend, DR.. Green.
Sour clergyman his friend 2" said
Preciosa. ale must have been mis-
led then surely his general conduct
must have been proper. May be this
| is the first time he looked over wall
to make love to lady. BY all means
send for DR.. Green"
Thus the nunnery was a nunnery no
more. Two men under the roo:.-
Three visited it daily. What was
the world coming to? Miss Preciosa
dared not think. Bella was locked in
her own room in the most decorous
manner, while her aunt was in the
house, but when she was absent, De.
borah and Charity sympathized and
abetted, and talked deliciously to dear
George, lying on his back, with his
handsome face as pale, and his spirits
so low, poor fellow
Troubles always come tcgether.-
That evening Miss Preciosa received
information that legal affairs connect
ed with her property, which was con-
siderable, demanded her presence in
New York, and left the establishment.
which never before so much needed
its Lady Superior. She returned after
three days, towards evening, II" one
expecting her. 81 shall give them a
pleasant SURPRISE" she thought, and
slipped in sthe kitcaen-way. There a
candle burned, and on one chair sat
two people = Charity Pratt and the
druggists boy. He had his arm
about her waist.
Miss Preciosa grasped the door
frame, and shook from head to foot
"Ill 20 to Deborah she said. "She
can speak to that misguided girl bet
ter than ~ She faltered forward -
Deborah was in the back area scour-
ing tea knives. Beside her stood old
Todds, the nurse. They were talking.
"Since my old woman died. said
Todds, II haln't seen nobody scour
like you-and the pies you does
make"
"They ain't better than other folks
said Deborah, grimly coquetusn.
They are,' said Todds and, TO
Miss Preciosa's horror, he followed up