Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-05-12
An Accident and a Re.
union.

ness, sang as II they would sing their
hearts out. The mowers who slept
in the barn chamber were just yawn
ing into wakefulness. Farmer Eden
was up and on his way to the milk
g-yard, and his thrifty helpmate
was already breaking golden eggs
into the breakfast frying-pan.
cit seems as if Rosa were later and
later every morning." she thought.
And hurrying to the foot of the
stairs, where an old, corkscrew-shap-
ed little fight of wooden steps twist
ed itself up to the second story, she
called aloud in no very musical
voice.
"Rosa! Rosa, l say!'
There was no answer.
Mrs. Elden ran hastily up, and en-
tered the bedroom, where the east
ern flush was already irradiatiag the
rough beams with the softest pink
light. To her amazement, the bed
was empty, bunch of faded roses
lay on the pillow, and a little cotton
glove caught in the wisteria-vine that
trailed luxuriantly up to the second
story, betrayed in what manner the
bird had flown.
Snow I am astonished % said Mrs.
Eden. 1.-The child has got out of
the window again. She is off for the
county feir, where [ expressly told
her, last night, she was not to 60.
It's the second time she has run away
within the month. Why, she couldn't
behave worse if she was gypsy, and
/ don't believe but what she is |
told Joshua that no good would ever
come of adopting child out of the
founding institute. And | won't
stand it very long-not another day !"
Mr.. Joshua Elden, coming in from
the barn-yard with two pals of foam
ing milk, was met by his wife, whose
lips were compressed, and whose brow
had grown ominously dark.
Rosa has gone again p said she.
'Gone !'' repeated Mr.. Elden, set
ting down his pals and starting.
"Gone where?"
''How am to know" said Mrs.
Elden sharply. ''To the fair, sup
pose. There never was such will
full child -
"That wasn't right" said Mr.. FL
den mildly. "Rosa knows"
''Rosa knows quite enough to out
wit two old folks like us, said Mrs.
Elden. ''We were fools for taking
her, Joshua, and we're fools for keep
lug her. It's the last night she sleeps
under this roof! !"
s'My DEAR" demonstrated the farm
er, ''she's only fourteen y
"She's old enough to know better, -
said Mrs. Elden, who had by this
time placed pan of frizzling bacon
upon the fire. ''I've put up with her
freaks and follies long enough. I've
talked to her and talked to her, and
it does about as much good as the
wind blowing over yonder timothy
grass"
: tBut, Sarah" said Mr.. Elden
'syou never would turn little Ross
out-of-doors %
eyes, | would" said Mrs. Eden
''There She's tired me to death
,, with her wild ways; and | shan't pu
up with them no longer Call the mel
n in to breakfast, Joshua and In
a goin' to fit up her little room, and le
: it to city boarders this summer"
"Look here, wife," said good Mr.
Eden. ''don't be too sharp will
Rosa. Remember she's young; ant
p'r'aps there have been times whel
we held the reins pretty tight. IL
have taken her to this county fai
:, myself if you hadn't said No so pos
s itively."
a "And spoiled her worse than ever,
It said Mrs. Elden. s'No, I'm don
with her-out she goes p
''But, Sarah, think again !" urge'
!, MI. Eden. "What is to become o
e her? A pretty young creetur like tha
: thrown adrift upon the world -
= ''She should have thought of tha
before she defed me-" said Mrs. El
o den.
= Il won't have her treated so rough
ly!" said the farmer, little curtly
- "And all for mere girlish freak
N You are my wife, Sarah, and yo
must obey me in this matter
l. Il am your wife, said Mrs. Eden
is setting down the bright-blue milk
pitcher with such energy that
u cracked from spout to handle; ''bu
- = there are some things in which | wi
not obey any man. | choose tha
% Rosa May shall gol''
> ssAnd | choose that she shan t !!
Id SAID Mr.. Eden, reused into unwon
r. ed spirit. "We've brought her u
+ from baby, and she's just like m
L own child"
7h s'You must choose between ht
and me-" said Mrs. Eden, the har
- lines around her mouth growing grin
er mer and more grim. ''Aunt Amano
1t wants me to come to the Uphill far
he and take care of her. | amt one
10 depend on anybody for my dai
~ ~ bread and she's got money to leave.
de The hired men, as they sat at IL
breakfast-table, eating bacon al
eggs, hot j6hnny-cake and cold boilt
beef, had vague idea that som