Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-01

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| so far 10 borrow something's.
"And almost efery time It was Lotta what
brought me those things what came to bor-
| row, and she tells me 10 come often. She
say they always very glad to borrow me any
things"
Nov / can see," said smiling, "why
Lotta did not tell this part Of the story"
'Oh no." said Lotta, 'it is not any reasons
at ALL Chris he knows why he did come 30
often TO see my father, better as do
"Well," said Chris, continuing, 80 those
days we're very bashful, and l nefer dare
| to stay for talk with Lotta. 1 always talk
onerly with Mr.. Janusen. Mr.. Jannsen very
good man, " he added, in explanation "but 1
did rather talk to Lolita.
But always afraid, so l make believe
go efery day to visit Mr.. Janusen, and bor-
row something's.
"And Mr.. Jannsen he think was his very
| good friend. SO he say one day, Chris,
nefer had any ones care 80 much for me be-
| fore like you does, and come so efery day to
| talk with me-
80 when sees Lolita nefer knows what
to say, and 30 / borrow knife or nails, or
shovel, and go right away.
80 one day, after go away, l say to my
self, Next time shall go and shall say, 81
hsf not come to see Mr.. Jannsen, haf not
come to borrow something's. ! haf come to
see Lotta, and shall talk with Lotta.'"
"But when next time comes, cannot dare
to say 80. And talks with Mr.. Jannsen all
| times.
80 by and by wants to ask Lotts to be
married with me, and come aud lif here after
new house is built But could not dare to
| talk to her about that.
"Well, then, 30 had saved up my money
for long time, for build house. But Oscar
those mule named for King of Sweden and
Norway-he die : those good old mule Poor
| Oscar And 80 l must got TO take those
money, and buy new mule, so 1 buy white
Yack."
An EXPIRE s,ion Of actual misery settled on
his face at the mention of white Jack and it
took him a moment to recover his equanim-
| ity.
Those dreadful mule !" he exclaimed in
continuation. "He eat and eat and eat. He
eat his oats, he eat his hay, he eat his straw
bed all night. But he would not lof TO work.
"He lof to put his ears up straight, and
stand up on bis front legs, or lie down and
roll after those harness is on. Sometimes he
lie right down in furrow and roll, and break
harness. And FIRE pour out of his eyes. He
are dreadful mule.
80 l whip him some-not too much, l
very kind" he added, at a reproschful look
from Lotta-'and starve him-onerly stsrve
him little bit to make him feel sorry for
| been cross.
But all no good He jump and bite and
kick, and sometimes he will not do some
| works atall.
80 could not tell what l shall do.
Zone day l is working in field near house,
! with both mules, and be stop and put up his
old white ears. Then he throws his back
heels clear up in the air. Then he just 60
ing to lie down, but 1 whip him-onerly a
| little very easy. So he did not lie down.
He onerly stand still. He stand still half an
| hour.
First try to pull him, but he stick his
hoofs in dirt and pull back. Then try to
coax him, but those fire come out of his eyes,
and he snort and stand still.
when been got all discouraged, 1 saw
Lotta going down those road on OK team with
little brother. Those oxes stop, and go to
road to see Lotta.
$50 Lotta laugh and say
'Good-morning Mr.. Tronsen. Why do
you and mule stand still all times in field 2
Then say, 1 do not know; you must
ask Yack
Then Lotta say, Does those mule willing
TO work.
$50 say, Those white mule he will not
work, he will onerly stand still. haf pull
him, and haf push him, and he will not CO.
80 then LoIta say, We'll, l thinks if
shall ask him to go, he will go. Mules and
dogs and cats love me at all times
"And say. We'll. think he will too
$50 she got off ox-team, and we go out to
where Yack stand.
Then she put her face on Yacks old white
face, and she rub his nose and talks to him
little whiles and make him believe he are
very handsome and very kind. So then she
say
furrOw so NICE
80 takes reins, and Yack start and work
better as he nefer had work before, and she
walk along aud talk to him.
80 by and by she haf to go away.
"And after she go away we feels very lone
some, but Yack he keep on and work hard
all day. And that night l gif him more oats
and big, soft bed. But be eat it all up, efery
scrap.
"Well he work very we'll for few days, and
then he got bad some more. So efery time
he got bad 1 drive him over to see Lotta. He
always willing TO go. And he be so ugly, and
bite and groan and stamp his feet, and
wrinkle his nose.
"But after Lotta talks with him little whiles,
and tell him he very handsome and how he
must be good and work bard, he get so gen.
tie, and run home very fast and be so good.
but he like to go and see Lotts too often.
Sometime he will go efery day. If he
cannot go to haf Lolita pat him and talk to
him. he will not work.
so when harvest time been come, are
very busy, cannot go to see Lolita efery day.
1t were impossible. tell Ysck so, but it
didn't do some good atall. He should not
work. He onerly bite, and wrinkle his nose
and look ugly, and some fire come out of his
eyes.
"And while he are ugly, those wheat must
be cut, or it get spoiled. 1t are those whole
years work. 1t must not been lost. 1t ruin
nue. to sit still in harvest, and not cut my
wheat. But Yack would not work. He hate
| me, and almost eferybody.
$50 one evening we went over to see Lotta
about it.
''She came out to road to see Yack, and
rub his nose, and pat him and tell him to
work
"And 80 jes' tole her how it all was.
tole her how Jack he ugly at all times and
would not work, because he hate me. But if
she talk to him and pat him, then he work
81 tell her all about wheat, how it must
been cut, tell her didn't know what to do
about it, and then stop.
80 then she say she don't know what to
do about it.
$50 then got very bold and say
"Lotta, 1 long time want to ask you to
get married with me, but too afraid you
would laugh at me. But will you not come !?
$50 she look down on ground, and poke
little stone with her shoe, for long time, and
| Dy-hnu-Dy sue Say,
perhaps, Chris, by-and-by.
al hat want you to come for efer SO
long l said But how can 1 wait now
Yack hate me. He will not work for me. 1
shall lose my wheat, for can get no one to
help me; they are all busy. So then shall
haf no money to build house, and we cannot
get married at all.
'Lotta poke the little stone with her foot
some more, for long time and look at ground
Il has got very dark, and eferything 80 still
and quiet.
"After awhile she say in very low voice, -
"My father been say that Pastor Hofsen
shall be at our house to see him, tomorrow.
"That was all she say. Then after a min
ute she turn and run into house.
$50 talk some more with Mr. Jannsen,
and tell him l want TO borrow one thing
more to keep always. He very much sur
prised. He say he always thought l come to
see him, all those times.
"And next day
$50 if do not tell the rest 4" said Lotta,
from her corner, 81 shall tell nothings. So
We been got married those next day, when
Pastor Hofsen come, and came to here and
feed Yack, and rub him down and lead him
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