Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-22

conceivable, of which, save ior month
! or two in the autumn, he is the absolute
master. He enjoys an ownership over these
! hills and moOrs and lochs more obvious
than that the Duke himself; he would
not exchange that for the possession of n
| bit of tableland on the Platte Valley, I'M
| less he were fool, and that he is far from
being. The Presdentshlp Well, |
waved your beloved banner over him,
but he didn't enthuse worth IA cent. How
ever must cast about and see what Is to
be done with him. for am really interested
in the man.
At this moment there was a tapping at
the door, and Nelly appeared with huge
armiul of peats, which she began to build
up deXterously in the fireplace, always
leaving the central funnel open
Say, my girl, when will this letter go
south Y' Mr.. Hodson asked.
Tomorrow morning. was the answer.
"And the fish too ~
Eyes, SIR by the mail cart"
Has Duncan packed it in the rushes
yet ?,
"Oh no, sir; Ronald will do that he can
do it better as any of them he would not let
any one else do it, for they're saying it is
the first fish of the year, and he's very
proud of your getting the fish, sir"
Ich duch ~ observed Mr. Iiodson to
himself; and he would probably have con
tinued the conversation but that suddenly
strange noise was heard coming from
some distant part of the inn-a harsh,
high note, all in monotone.
What's that, now, Nelly :"
"lt will be Ronald tn hing his pipes,h
said she, as she was going to the door.
&C IN ne can pa! 'ne P'le t, o.o m ,, in
iil,ieeu vs. str anu p ,r an "i'y s, hn
| added
just as she opened the door the drones
1 uiiu olal'vi "iuhV ave-! NY ui ~
hNels l.;.t't td". nutt,u" '''o' WV
houIe Ti,h "n eneI , I',,,,iH 'o'e inls hos
,1,,,i,,,t" EoiI, soiG u,itG 81 ni,i"t smile
H.'f% Hr t'Eere,s one Of the tisherlads come
w ~. . ~ W 81, -, u;,, oN'''0
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0ie lci, v,'ei, nu' no co,,i nmt
u a. ~, o W., tLa nm AVID .ten
fnr ,.bi,o to lie .t,a,,,,o S,rt If mmsir
~ w. ~ 10 Ld ,o1.a,. ha,rd ,I,vad ,rnn'
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t t;,Itt,,;l ~ fna ,hi a,d 'ii,aI,,
S St,S th,,. horn a,'J thn1a occ',rrad m
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,I nr tio y. p,irn'h Of Hon.
iiJ' NJ " t " tbo rn,,ay If
a." t nI' ne i p,,' tn',I, ,Id ninrti,,i
Nv ,,n',t # 10 ,,rnssei I'M if WINS
, ,nna e." -" i",d tbn tr3mH of .nljiers And
h H.. ,,id 70 binuoif "
hV 11tu W mn ~ int. f,,o,,, ,.bo r,i,,b =
o i ,,on Iii,l t, rn',,cnt mi
liz liz , ali thn &C., 10 ,,ini-ns of Lis 81. III
i &c I'll a., Joirn ntoiL thn dinin
roon, ,,indnpv nf Tho iodttn and NAV IN n
io ~, nf ,,.hito, rn.d Eri,iiyGncn v!ha1 thev
come dawn for me nIItI,mn sh, otinr
III liz r:. :Drna - tn III inttnr
~ ra~a Tho honor ~ inform Won that
,ho $40 ,oI,,, .r' ,,u,rbt nn INV Scntrh
liz ~. ,,-,,t ofter,
miou 'ntH ea' m,r W. irv i.'1 to
Won If YOU don't believe the story. look
| nj the snimOn il self for evidence And as
| 70 cards Ills loch-tishinlt il appears to me
| Won might have "a turn at it when we
| come IN in Misunderstanding one of the two
rods n little practice with indian clubs
meanwhile would enable Won to make a
better light of it when yoil have to keep
a cont nu u, strain on a fourteen- pound
| Fl n for TWENTY minutes or half an hour
You must haze some amusement or oc-
equation. for there is no society-eXcept,
! by-the-Way the doctors daughter, who
might be a companion for YOU | have
moi seen her vel. but The hand maiden
mentioned above informs me that she is
n ferry prptty younr lady. and ferry
much though of, and of a ferry great
family too | should not imagine how
ever that her HirGland pride of blood
/ Iyouid liar the way npainst your making
her anuaintunce her father Is merely the
parish doctor-or rather, the district
doctor for he has either two or three par
ishes To la k after-nnd DOM siIppose
lis cmolumrnts are colossal Thov have
a pretty cottage: il is the swell feature of
/ The VILLAGE if Won can call the few small
and wiJeIv scattered houses n village
Sou could nrnctice Texas talk on her All
/ dav long | dare sny she wouldn't know
HGood- night. it's rather sleepy work
being ont i'm that boat in the cold
Your atlectiouate
PAPA"
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anu Will in, u ~ INA, Mn m"1 Svi.iiis
nei cay a. i'oli"'u "ii''o 'ItN 'iuoHiii :
/ Nelly, Tor her part, declared thilt Ronald
was nothing but poor SOuLh-cOuntry
/ body: while he, III iar warfare, had to re
tort that she was las hielan's n Null
one and when ronald look up his pipes