The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-10

you couldn't guess IL You should try
week. IL was Andromeda. Her
mother found out 1t was "classic," and
wanted il at once. That il might not
be shortened and also heightened to
"Dromedary" by any spiteful boy or
girl, she picked out the nickname Dom
mic, and Dominic 1t always was.
"Tll come TO your Fourth" said
Dominic, eff you will lend me all tie
ribbonth / want to wear"
Certainly" they assured her.
What love for finery that girl had
She wore in her hair ribbons, that
Fourth, all the collors of the American
flag. A scarlet ribbon was wreatbed
into bow at her throat, one of blue
appeared at her waist in the binding of
her apron, and the skirts of her dress
had summer-like hue, by reason of
the many green ribbons attached. She
whisked around that room brilliant as a
kaleidoscope, when she was waiting on
the people. And how many there were
to wait onl People did patronize the
"American Coffee House." And some
old topers, bound for the dram-sbops.
did turn aside TO take cup of coffee
instead of whisky.
there by the door," asked Chris,
"Thailorth, guess" replied DOM
mic.
Yes she was right; they were sailors
from the ship Mary Jane.
The two fellows were debating an
interesting point.
81 say come. Let's go down to that
saloon below. Something hot and brac-
| ing down there"
"No. Tom" was the answer, .Iet's
try the American Coffee House.''
Tom might have carried the day, but
fortunate misfortune happened to
Dominic. Carrying cup Of coffee to
table near the door, her elbow was
struck by fat woman, who uncon-
sciously was taking up too much room.
and down rolled the cup on the floor.
then to the doorstep, lodging at the feet
of Toms companion.
"Tom, that coffee smells good-wbat
reached me-" he said picking up the Gun.
sLet's go in"; and without waiting for
Tom he rolled, sailor-fashion, into the
American Coffee House. Handing the
cup to Dominic, he turned at once 70
Chris, and exclaimed, "Do you take-v
then lie stopped.
"No, / don't take" "orders, ,sbe was
about to say, but hesitated.
The young man looked steadily nj
Chris. Chris looked steadily at tbe
young man. Then Chris noticed a bow.
and-arrow pin in his scarf. His ewes
too, were fastened on bow-and-arrow
pin in her neck-ribbon.
The next moment they were in each
others arms, saying, "Why, Chris!''
"Why, Charliel"
Instantly there was a commotion all
through the various departments of the
American Coffee House. Dominic rush.
ed forward waving the cup she had re-
gained. Aunt Ann came flying in from
the next room, ffourishing dish. cloth.
An old gentleman who once knew Char.
lie, in his anxiety to greet the Young
man, hastily rose from the table he oc.
cupied, and, upsetting his coffee, SMILED
it into his lap, All ran forward and
formed a circle fcongratulation around
the brother and sister, who were trying
to laugh and cry the same moment.
And was not the American Coffee
House an assured success that day ?
The washerwoman was handsomely
paid. There was pile of bright silver
for the heather. The two dram-shops
lost a portion of theiri" string''Hof Gus
toners, and Charlie Peaslee, the now
penitent prodigal, was saved from the
rumseler's clutches, going home in a
right frame of mind, there to frankly
confess past wrong-doing.
Hurrah for the American Coffee
HouseI-[Edward A. Rand, in S. s,
Times.