Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-07-13

she knew the girl was unhappy, AM
lolged TO help her hut 10 find out anl
way seemed beyOnd her 'ower,
~ never had q narye myself, not -
know. except once, IN tooth, and ha(
that yanked out quick ennii, it'sa pii,
Samantha Jane couldn't have all hel
naryes treated the same fashion, ID
do II they were mine, II ! had to takt
the skin along with EN-, iiu the older
l grow tho palmer ! see folks AIM
all run In the same mold and II they've
happened 10 ha' got into three cor
nered one, You cant whittlo 'em round
no matter how much yOu try, You may
hnrt 'em, till they holler Ike all per
sessed hut lands sake, when yon ge'
through, there they be, Jest ~ three
comered AZ when you begun"
ahe sat there for some time lost IL
meditation, and when the striking Of tlif
clock reused her to consciousness
that she had been positively idle, dur
Ing an entire half'hour, she spang np,
with a sensation Of guilt feeling rather
indignant, too, with Samantha Jane, iol
having been the cause OF her committing
crime no heinoua,
An she was passing the kitchen, she
heard footsteps on the porch, and O
mans voice called, cheoriully;''-
"Good'morning, Mrs Oakiord,
knocked At the ffont'door, Int could
not make you hear, want to intro
duce my friend. Mr., Crawford, to you,
He never saw such q kitchen ~ yours,
for there never was ono equal 10 II,
Unless You mean to use the floor Tor q
dinner.table, ! don't know why You pol
ish II like this, II may bo made OF yel.
low.pine, but II looks more like ono Of
the gold payemcnts in Aladins palace,
Eli, Crawford ?"
The speaker was old Mr. Harding, tho
minister, and when Mrs, Oakiord re-
covered from her surprise, at the sud
denncss OF his appearance, SHE per-
cciyed that his companion was q stran.
ger, q handsome, grave'looking man OF
twenty.scven, or eight, who began talk
ing so pleasantly to her.
She wanted the visitors TO follow her
INTO tne 'roon, M'ei'u spo,, so'Ig,' ,;ha
or wcdains,' as she would
herself have said but Mr. Crawford de.
clared that he had not sufficiently nd.
mired TINS uazIlihg k'lcnci, ana n ocgBoa
hSr TO allow them 10 remain ,,,. 'here, c,"a ~
which she was aeiigh.cu, party oeea.so .,s,
she appreciated .hs % ronp,,ingt'i ;a'ht pnr,. s,
because sLe feared ,' 1Iele m,gn. , o' ,oa,o u"ss
on their poots, wniSn Mo'nu , io,',u 1o.,
traces On the immac"'a'o glory Oh he'
stnPeu carpet ...,,.,,., ,,. Has,
Alter a litt,e cohvers'.'or' ~ ;,, Mr; ili'u' ;;,
ing explained .hs op,ers oa '.1;, ,'s., .ho
His friend had a lancy ior spending 'he
summer IN this re,rea', wh'oi, WIS ny
the way, tne yefylTIes,'Ss 81 ~, 'e
pan.".',,,osm;a Hn wontol ret;romnnt
he wahlea retlrGlneh' Na ms
anu u comior.hpie no",.' "h" i,a ni h.i,',,', i
ing hnisnea' SAYING, INV. u, a., nfoushe .,,s,o
,no ,np,, p's ssnI hroodth of the vale. there is
,e"si" ,n s%a"soho,I " where these requisites
nU ~, i'o rounJ in sucb perfcction,"
W" TonI,s IT, % saLeI want TO know +"
% AZ OoLford nj this commitment.
T,,ea p,,. .ha H shooI ber head "I never had
= 'I. hoorJer S % in NV life, and I shouldn't
= !. ou ~" hom 20 hoIove" :" she said.
hnoM Tuoot NOV him W 90 Il be belonged to you,"
so;a Me- i,"T Hordine' % "Try and put lit.
s.'u s,a anai, a an b;o Zones and il he insists
lie iesm a, un I h;rsolf dav and niCht
ON par'hiH;s ,,onors m and hooks seolj
ainons !, III, i' ond t ront him ont"
MN m "eii' EN- "n' - GOOD aU Jeoi more and Mr.
ne ,sosa snit tr;sd S his persuasive eloauepce,
n'.. ' Tua m az ford still, shook her
also pus ni;."notod M;., o '
heau, " Maii anu 'ei. do Inow-T don't think I
oo,,,1 Somontbo Jane. she amt very
% couiu. .i;a Sa,'nm; .mr;na % and I'll have to Lire
s'ronR 'h'' 'p'AAe' '
s"i Iv,oso wooes Won must let me
"Whcse Mases, ,rfou1 ou ''' " ~
pay 1sm sn,' do Mi tell Wall, 7 do know-I
"m, wv. ~ -" so;d Mrs. Ookford
guess shs noe end ths l" minister i " were seated
She anu ,s. 'no tnmarI % tho door wh;ch
with their th backs townra hnt 'e st a1Gr hen Hf r
led into the naii oaS Iu'v tn" mi n"io ,l,
Orawlolu peneiu Hant,,i n. 1orI x;olet @ evns onJ
girl WIN wohueliat n11om "'m ho;r % a;ttod naot
a Prolnsion cL so,t''t - % ma,n % into p tbo
n' pause" o"a ~ an5 like some frightened,
rooHi' anu Ao.. ~ w sha noroo;yed tbe
soaer %ae eaze fastened upon her.
Ga ,ros not an unreasonable man.
r. ne 10, "aa no. AH tbe 90 airl's loveliness TINT
~ a.,,,ol' WIS h;u, Inv Indeed the neighbors
~, narar uuA thnngbt of calling her cookbook
no.o' :Nn .iouaS tbov admitted that. ner
bons "she wouid grow to be if she
nar.' n''ar e,,od out and cot n little color in
I,oi w. o1,aoIs Lie on5 har eyes WASN'T 40 crazy.
Hel ';,.o" ','eA'' wi" i' v ~
% 1rt y vos exoctlv the impression of
, Dut i. maS a,o,,a ua"es orss which ottracted
.9 .aose G.sa.a n,a, ,oIo" '''
fuT. r., ofamto,u, p,s, ra,,so5 from his reverv Nv
@ ne ~"s o,t;on t Mr. Harding asked
some ques''on
ol ,r7o, mn. nbo oo;d ono,ooet.
;oo,ir 'es SI sG"i bpeIieve pIi T did not catch
~ ,,o, .a;a"
"naI yoI "i;snO s''' ~, did not hear q single
.i o'ia1, iaunhod ~ tho old centlemen
"4Iu, tnusneu iae.a oo;n" WV wool. l.oot6er;no this
me- ut"uys eVs Wns OoLford
VI nh,n.' ~ .,r,.,
IL wouldn't ha SAID ne knew mlghI
about sheep, or any ot,ier farming
work" replied Mrs. OaKIOrd, Wltn puZ-