Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-18

! out of the station we rattle away
WI u changer of aXcl and wheel:
There's merrier sound than we know in the
north
The merry. merry shrek of the reel!
oyon that shouther the heavy iron gun,
ANA nave steep, steep hracS TO Spccl,
We envy You not; enough is for Ms
The merry, merry shrek OF the reel
When the wenty-four-poundcr leaps in the
And the line flies out with a squpal.
q hat is the blcssedcst sound on earth.
The merry, merry shrek of the reel
So here's to good fellows for them that ar
not
Let them gang and sup kali wi the dell.
We've other work here so look out my lads.
For the first sharp shrek of the reel
lie did not care to put the rough -iolting
verses down on paper. for the further amt
more rapidly he walked out of the town.
the more was his brain busy with pictures
and visions Of all they would be doing AT
TINS very moment ut Inver Mudal
God bless me-" he saiu to himself, /"
could almost swear hear the dogs whim-
pering in the kennels"
There would be the young lads looking
after the panniers and the ponies and tn,
mead keeper up at the lodge discussing
with Lord Ailine the best way of taking
the hill in the morning, surprising the
WWlhu 10 remain IN the same direction and
M murray at me door OF the mn, smoking
ms Plpe' as usuai ana the pretty Nelly
indoors waiting upon the shooting party
Iusl arrived from the south, ana listening
10 an lhelr wants. Ana Harry would be
Woiluerlngi aihiu al thls new oustle and
turnout why ms master dld not put in an
appearance; perhaps scanning each sue
cteuluS uog-cart OF Wagohette thut came
aions the roaa ana then, not so bllthe-
spirited, making his way to the doctors
house. Coinlort awalied nm there, at all
events lor honald had heard that Meenle
,i''u tahen plCS on Tue NIUE terrier, ana
NAV. .hae !. was u Roou Iehl oItener with her
man ~ .ne nm OhIy an lhis seemed now
SO strange the great DUSK CITY lay behind
nun liz 1iiar9 rom whlrh he had
pu' PaIuitIi! eSca ecu an" tnat WIN llght-
clrI pre'th uhu ne seemed TO ne strain
lilE ms ears 10 calch tnost SOFT ana friendly
voices SO TAR away And then, later on, as
ih' uarkneSS triI' what would be happen
.ls 'ne.c ne avs "ou,' ne coming along
10 me Inn. lamps llt, ana chairs drawn IN
TO the table, Nj Murray looking in at
,lnes with ms Jokes, ana perhaps with
plt OF treat on so great an occasion.
And surely, surely. as they begin to talk
OF this year, and of last year, and of the
change, surely someone VIII say-perhaps
Nelly, as she brings in the ale-but surely
some one will say. as mere word of
friendly remembrance We'll, J. wish
Ronald was here now with his pipes, to
play us The barren rocks OF Alden only
single friendly word of remembrance;
it was all that he craved.
lie struck away south through Dowan-
hill and Partick. and crossed the Clyde at
Govan Ferry then he made his way back
to the town and Jamaica street bridge;
and finally, it being now dusk, looked in
to see whether Mrs. Men2ies was at lei
sure for The evening.
What the matter, Ronald - she said
instantly, as he entered, for she noticed
that his look was care-worn and strange
ell, Katie, lass. don tquite know
what S the matter wi me. but feel as if
! Just conldna 20 back to that room of
mine and sit there by myself-at least not
| yet; think I've been put a bit daft wi
seeing the people going away for the
twelfth, and if ye. wouldna mind my sit
ting here for While with ye, for the sake
/ o company
Mind she said. Mind What do
mind is that you should be gangng to
| that lodging house at a, when there's
room-and II comfortable room, though
say it that shoui In tin this very house
at your disposal, when ever We like to
/ bring your trunk till it. There it is.-an
empty room, used by nobody--and who
more welcome to it than my ain cousin
I'll tell ye what, Ronald, my lad, ,ye're
wearing. yourSel' away on gowk's err
/ ye II get your certificate? How do We ken
| We will do such great things with it when
| We get it You're a young man; yen no
/ he young man twice; what say Is, take
your ling when We can get it. Look at
Jimmy I.aiilaW: he's OFF the first thing
in the morning to the Mearns-sl5 for lis
share OF the shooting. Doye think he can
shoot like you and why should ye no
have had Your share too. -
"Well, it was very kind Of you, Katie,
woman, to make the offer, but-but-
there's a time for everything
Man could have driven We out every
morning in the dog cart, and welcome
| I'm no for having young folk waste the
best years of their life, and find out how
/ little use the rest OTIS to them. no that
consider myse! one O the auld folk
! yet"
You, Katie dear" whined old Mother
/ Paterson, from her millinery corner.
"Iou, Just in the prime o. youth, one
micht say; you one O. the auld folk y-ay,
| in thirty years time maybe"
Take my advice, Ronald. my lad"
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