Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-15
The Widows LOdqer.
Continued from last week.
CHATTER III.
A MUTINY DOWNSTAIRS.

tenUlOn OF going. Inc COOK gave warn
ing, the housemaid would not wait up.
on him, and NJ. P. Parker stole in and
out OF the house on tiptoe; he wa:
dreadfully afraid Of that eminently dis
agreeable old gentleman upstairs Wher
he walked about the house the ceilings
ehook, and when he called his man II
was in roar that made everybody trem-
BILE. Up to this time Mary Allenby had
not much to thank the friendly lawyer
for. but she did not tell his so.
He isold, and irritable, and in pain, "
she said, when Mr., Joyce inquired how
she liked her new ledger, land perhaps
the climate does not agree with him.
He will be better by-and-bye. -
Nothing ever did suit him or agree
with him except having his own way
said Mr.. Joyce; "he is rich and eccen-
trio, and most people let him do as he
likes for the sake Of what may he got
out of him. BY the way. forgot to
mention that he hates the sight or sound
Of children. They drive him mad 50 |
told him you had none"
Mr.. Joyce, how could youfn
"A little evasion. my dear lady, moth
ing more, quite legal. He asked me if
you had-nO, | am wronC-he did not
ask anything about you i'll that respect,
he wanted TO know if there were child
rem IN the house; now. one child is not
children. SO | could answer him fear
lessly. and then yours is such Il quiet
little angel
He certainly is very quiet" said
Mary, and keep him out Of the way"
quite right, too, most children are a
nuisance, except to the people they be-
long to; how does the little chap yet
along with the niger for Of course he
has seen it,
Il was never so surprised in my life.
Arthur took to him from the first: he
understands children wonderfully; but
you should not call him niger. Mr..
Joyce"
''lle would not mimi Why should
he? The negro is a man and a brother,
and have told him not to mention the
child to his MASTER
Il was about to ask you that.
Il would not have him know it for
the world 1t would aggravate the govt;
inflammation might set in. and then l
should lose my best client. Keep that
child out of his way, Mrs, Allenby.
whatever You do
1t was difficult TO tell whether Mr..
Joyce was serious or testing. but he
said that so solemnly that Mary was
frightened; there was no knowing what
such 4 singular gentleman might do if
he came suddenly upon Onc Of the in
nocent race that he hated with the
f3rocity of Ilerod.
Had Mr.. Barker 5 irritability not been
q natural infrmity intensified hy pain.
it might have been thought that he was
trying to see how thoroughly disagree
able he could make himself. He grlIm-
bled whenever he had a chance. ana the
way he went Oh nj the poor man Of his.
was, as the cook said, something dread
ful; not that's understood WORT. for
Mr.. Barker ruarcd al him in an I'M
known tongue. and Cinci replied in the
saule, with his quiet. mellow voice and
Irresistible smile; and then she wanted
to know why he did not have bis came
and fish. and poultry from the proper
tradcsmcn. and his meat from The butch.
e., instead Of eating those timed things
like cannibal. Evidently the cook lIar
curious associations of ideas, or else hcI
impressions as t. what tbu-" tinr cen
tanned were decidedly erroneous.
With q cook who gay" warning twice
in n nernctraI STATE NJ rnn.in, Wr.
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in,.i4,' Wa ;" 'u H.. u, l
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if she rbonced toLear her I"Jaer's v"ice
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widow had = yrrv indrnandant snirit Of
her own and in her inrnn.t hrart .Ll
wished Nfr Rarke,. would 60 '
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would take him ia. he !. co disagrne,
ahle y
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lot vour naiohLnrs crfra,. hut II eaa,.,,
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self.willed old oen,lnrnan fo,, . IoIgar
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