Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-28
ONLY A HUCKSTER.

UNL1 Il dUGASIEh.
Three yellow orookuecks and peck
OF pearmains.' said Miss Bella Bal
samspple. smoothing down a stray
wrinkle IL her jtuutily-rufied pink
plaid apron, as she handed up her
wicker-basket 70 the broal-shouldercd,
brown young flrner who brought into
C,shSboro each morning the village
supplies Of fresh fruit and vegetables.
"Ycs, miss-All night" Was the brisk
reply, as be executed the order with
much alacrity; 'and better crookneck.
vou never cooked. I'll bet a cabbage.
l knew you'd be wanting cTcokneckS Of
4 Saturday, and | PICKED out the three
sveeteS; l could tad aud saved EN-
particularly for YOU. Aud the pear
Elains-l could have sold every last one
away back here but thinking Won
might want some, wouldu'; let EN- so
for love nor money"
Miss Balssmapple grew very rosy
and smiled sparkling little smile
away back in the shadow Of her pro-
vokingly deep sunbonnet; and the
roses under its crilApcd frills grew very
deep, indeed, as upon lifting her
basket down she discovered 4 great
bunch Of yellow AMI white sul purple
cbrysan,hemums nestled amid the
crcoknecks aud peasnains.
You've dropped your flowers into
nv basket, sir, said Miss Bella, iuno-
Gently, scooping them ont snd holding
them up before him.
The young farmer looked guilty OF
having committed a highway robbery
It the very le-s..
"I--I-they-I Just kind Of pitched
en- In for good measure" lie STAN
mered q wanted 10 &c. rid Of en-;
there's such Al everlasting 10; a; home.
Do keep EN-, please"
de gave the lines tvit,h and rat
lied OF w,tLol; waiting for her 70 Re-
Ease.
SO Miss Bella. finding herself left in
the lurch with the flowers on her hands,
ctrriei them into the house to the DIS
gas; Of Miss Aurora BaisauaPTle-s
tai, >kim-nilSy blonde, IL blue calico
wrapper, who had witnessed the pro-
csejing from the window, and was
much scan5alized thereby.
u IN shocked a, Won, Bella" she re-
marked, II tone Of personal injury,
"ior keeping them a minute !''
II couldn't help Il" answered Bella,
unless l had sk.,1 them o. his back;
sli then they would only have fallen in
tLe mud"
No killing matter il they dij, said
Miss Aurora; and YOU better take my
advice and fling them on: there now"
Il voa't!7 said Bella, fatty; and
Miss Aurora, being well acquainted
with her sisters characteristics, shyug-
gel her shoulders and said no more.
bat revengel herself by being so exas-
peyatiDslg silly thai Bella, after
few Intellectual efforts to establish har-
mory, found l. necessary for the sake
Of her nerves to mske an errand to a
neighbcr's.
Miss Aurora, taking deeper AMI more
deadly vengeance for this by declining
TO cook any dinner in Bellts absence.
vas lunehiag on pickles and cold her
rings in the kitchen, when her sister
popped in, in much excitement with
Ter bcLre.,cape floating wildly in air
Ike pink banner.
What 10 yOu reckon, SIS? cried
the yourg lady. gleefully. "Hs was
there, ara Mrs. White introduced rs.
Hes 3 i1,,Id Ct tie family, and his
names Robin ErSset; sDd Mrs. White
saws a better or steadier or good tenn
rereder yoUrg man never lived. He's
60, is.m and a lovely orchard, and is
really INTELLIGENT, and Mrs. White
thinks lots Of HIM. and says"
III you'll iu-, have the goodness, "
interrupted Miss Aurora, impressively
emphasizing her words with herring,
TO explain what under the SUI you're
talking about, l viii be extremely en-
hghtened and much obliged"
why, he-him," said Bells, " that
sells the crooknecks and things, and
gave me the flowers"
THE huekster - shrieked Miss Au'
rora, dropping q picked onion TO clasp
her hands tragicslly.
He amt a huckster And l don't
care If be is" asserted Bella, with IS
tonishing logic, "he's nice