The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-18
Roger at Uncle Ned's.

Well, did 60 to Uncle Ned's, but L
was most afraid papa wouldn't let me 60,
after was 80 naughty. l rode up there
with Mr.. Browns mamie goes to the
city with butter and eggst to sell, and when
he went back he stopped and took me
and my valise; for mamma said might
stay two or three weeks if Aunt Susan
wanted me to, and if they didn't have
any company staying there, and if was
good boy, and, oh, dear, there was a lot
more, but don't remember it all. And
she said must be Every particular to
wash my face and hands clean, and not
60 fishing alone in the big pond.
1t was long way up to Uncle Neds.
We didn't get there till it was most dark.
Mr.. Brown lives the next place to his
both of them are big white houses, with
lots of trees in front.
Aunt Philura is Aunt Susan's sister
she lives there now all the time, and helps
Aunt Susan. 1 wish she wasn't there,
though. J knew as well as | wanted to,
when first seen here, that she didn't
like boys. Sh's cross-eyed, and 1 can't
really tell which one of her eyes is look
ing at me; then she is always asking
Aunt Susan why she don't make Roger
do this, and why she don't make him do
that She's got little mite of pug
away up at the back of her head, and
big wart on her nose. told Silas-he's
Uncle Neds hired mani told him that
didn't like Aunt Philura; and he said,
"That's cause she's an old maid" 1 said,
"What's that =? Is it woman that's
been made a long time ? " and he laughed,
and said he "guessed it was"
The other day, rode old Whiteface to
the brook to drink, and coming home |
asked Silas to let me drive all alone, and
ne said / might little way, while be put
the bars up; so he let 60, and then old
Whiteface tried to eat grass, and that
frightened me. held on to his name as
tight as could, but when he was bend
ing down to eat the grass, off | slipped,
right over his head, and went into big
thistle all full of prickles and that same
day | tore my pants on brier bush.
That night when Aunt Susan was mend
ing them, Aunt Philura said, "Well, L
guess you'll have enough of that boy, if
he stays two weeks longer" Aunt Susan
only laughed, and said she wished she
had boy of her own. She's real pretty,
and guess she isn't as old as Aunt Phi.
lura is. She laughs at Uncle Ned-he's
real funny-but Aunt Philura doesn't
laugh very often, and when she does, she
acts as if she hated to awfully-most as
if she was real mad cause she had to.
Afternoons she knits stockings, and
sometimes she gets asleep in the red chair
under the piazza. One day she dropped
her knitting while she was asleep, and
Spot, the kitten, got it, and tumbled it
away out on the grass, and the needles
got out, and | tried to get it away from
her, and she pulled, and pulled, and it
was tangled in the rose bushes, and in a
little while it got all pulled out, so there
wasn't any heel, or any toe, or anything
/. left of it, only lot of blue yarn all
twisted round Aunt Susan's rose bush.
Pretty soon she walked up and looked for
her knitting-and ran and hid behind
the fence. Then she saw the kitty and
the yarn, and she jumped up and went
after her, and said: "Good gracious p
and Sakes alivel' and began talking to
herself, and she said she "wished there
wasn't cat in the whole world" then
she saw me, and she said, "nor a boy
nuther."
She has been real cross to me ever since
brought in the pig. You see, Uncle Nee
said, when first came, that might have
one of the little pigs-hes got ten o.
them-and said, Which one 2" and h,
said the smallest one would do TO
me, and he said if I'd make it grow a.
large as the rest, might take it hom
with me when l went, and | thought tina
would be good, cause you see could sci
him, and get some money to get fir
crackers and candy and peanuts. INCL
Ned talks real funny. don't suppose h
thought I'd really want it, or catch it an
carry it up to my room, but l did. slee
in little bedroom at the top of tn
stairs, next to Aunt Philura's room. 1t
nice little room-Aunt Susan lets m
60 up there with my books and toys whel
ever / want to.
Well, had heard folks say that pi