St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-10-20

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ga grandmother! Now that's a
nice thing to spring upon family, isn't
itY BY Jove, it's II staggerer!"
'Isn't it? Perfectly disgraceful ~ and
Fanny shook her ragged locks in angry
emphasis of her brothers assertion.
''And at his time of life A." said Sue,
'who ever heard of such thing ?"
"POOr old governor " Jack went on,
tapping his forehead significantly.
Pm afraid he's all gone. Eve seen
for some time that he was failing, but
didn't think it was quite so bad as
this, poor old boy! !" and Jack sighed
heavily.
"PoOr old fiddlesticks "
Fanny"
''Of course | don't mean that Won
know ! don't" protested the repentant
though somewhat inpetuous Fanny.
"Grandpa is an old darling, but-but
never would have believed it of him
ne-ne- never-boo oo-hoo-hOoi
''That's just it," said Jack, hugging
his sister to stop her crying. ''lf he
wasn't such Il trump, it wouldn't be 81
bad; but to see the poor old fellow
taken in and done for by an adventur-
eSs Is an internal shame; hang me, II
II amt
is she an adventures querled
sue IN pl g-eyed wonder
lis she an adventures why
what else should she be Ihe gov
ernOr is as good as gold, but you don't
suppose the woman has married hin
for anything but his money, do you 2
"Of course not" SAID Fanny, land
Just think It's perfectly awful! We
were so happy mere with grandpa, anc
now TINS spolls everything A NEE
OLD man Is nice, nut horrld OLD wom'
an is horrld "
son, she maynt be so very old,
suggested Jack.
"Maynt she Y lnnocently inquired
sue;
No; adVentureSseS cant stand toe
much III the way OF age; 1t Interfere
with business. They re sort OF betwlX
and hetween-nelther one thing no
the other"
"lesP We'll, You see" said Sue, "a
though apOloSlzlnS 1or lamentaol'
defect in her education. lyon see,
don't know much about them"
81 should hope nOtn Responded
Jack, with vigor. ''lhe woman ha
probably made up to the governor
nursed him, taken care of him, and al
that sort of thing-yOu know that h
was ill. This is what comes of lettin!
him go away alone. We ought t.
have known better"
"Well, | should think grandpa wa
old enough to take care of himself,
put in Fanny, pertly.
"Thats Just the trouble; he's to-
old. Let's see the letter again-th
old boy doesn't give any details-look
us if he was ashamed of himself-onl
this" and Jacks reads from the letter
:" Il shall bring you, what do yo
think, my dears Now guess befor
YOU turn the page-a grandmother
What do you say to that ? | kno,
Won will he pleased
"Pleased :" sarcastically interpolate
Fanny. so, yes, were awfully pleas
ed; amt we, Sue ~
Sue half laughed and more than ha
cried, and Jack went on with the lei
ter:
And hope we shall he very hal
py together
"Happy that's very likely" nut
tered Jack, savagely.
81 should say so, the wretch :
mean her-nOt grandpa" explaine
Fanny, ''to come here and make us IA
miserable. | always said I'd nevt
marry, but | Will now. The very fir
man who is fool enough to offer hin
self shall be accepted on the spot"
''Is that so, Fanfan Wei, I'll wal
all my friends. But | tell you wha
girls, this is serious matter. | sha
d hate most confoundedly to leave you
. 'Leave us? o Jack :" and the si
# ters fairly howled ut the very idea.
"Of course | can't stand it here. l.
take rooms at the club"
go Jack Dear Jack Please don't
''But | must. I'll see yOu as often
| can. You can come to me, yC
know, but must he off nOw-this vel
/. minute-the train leaves in half q
o hour. | was dreading this trip for ii
d firm, but now | am thankful to
y away when they come, and they'll
,s here IN the morning, sure. | wouldl
hurt the dear OLD governors feelln:
| Tor the world, but, by JOVe, l cOuluI