Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-13

SOOln ] can [ conceal ".
This timid prayer and its rcpulse had not
escaped the sharp observation of Miss
kerfOot.
ooh" said she, "thcre's no doing any
thing with Carry ever since we came to
Fort George. Nothing's Cood enough for
her: the hills are not high enough; and
the place is not wild enough and there 8
no catching Of salmon In Grenchng rain
so there's no amusement for her Amuse-
ment ? | Know where the trouble Is; !
know what amusement she wants; l
know what makes her grumb!e at the big
hotels and the decent clothes that people
prefer TO wear. and the rattlesnakcs and
all the rest. OF course this lake cant be
like the Scok1 lake; there isn't hand
some young amekeeper here for her to
flirt with. Filtration, was it Well
suppose it was, and no more. don't UNI
derstand the manners and customs OF saw
age nations Look Mt her now Look ut
that thing on her head I've heard OF
girls wearing true-love knots, and rings,
and things of that kind, to remind the IN
Of their swccthearts but never heard
of their going about wearing yellow
Tam o'Shanter."
Miss Carry smiled superior smile she
would pay no heed to these ribald re-
marks; apparently she was wholly en-
crossed with
I'm in love, sweet Mistress Pruc.''
at isn't fair of you to tell tales ont of
school, En-, the young matron said:
But | wasn't there. If ] had been,
there would have been a little better be-
havior. Why, | never! DO you know
how they teach girls to use salmon-rod
in that country ?"
The question was addressed 80 Mr.. Huy-
sen, but Miss kerfoot's eyes were fixed on
Miss Carry.
NO, don't" he answered.
ION, you don't know" she said. you
don't know. Really. Well, I'll tell you.
The gamekeepcr-and the handsomer the
shoulder; and she holds the rod &; and he
grips her hand and the rod at the same
time"
but know how" the young doctor
interposed. "Sce here-give me your
handful show you in n minute
"Oh no, you shan't," said she. instantly
disengaging herself; "ths is a respectable
country. We don't DO such things in New
York State. OF course over there it's
different oh yes; if | were there myself
-and-and if the gamekeeprr was hand
some enough-and if he asked me to have
u lesson in mon-iishing-don't you
think would go? Why, | should
smile ~
But here Miss Garry burst out laughing,
for her friend had been caught. These
two girls were in the habit of talking the
direst slang between themselves Cand oc-
casonally Miss Carry practiced n little of
it on her papa: but this wickedness they
did in secret: outsiders were not supposed
to know anything of that And now, DR..
1lllev did not seem very much pleased ut
hearing Miss kerfoot say 81 should smile;
and Miss kerfoot looked self-couscious.
and amused, and little embarrassed
and Carry kept on laughing. However,
1t all blew over: for now they were down
at the landinC-StaCe: and presently the
doctor was handing them into the spick-
and-span new cat-boat that he had Just
had sent through from New York that
autumn.
Indeed it was right Joyous party that
now went sailing out on the clear tapping
waters, for there was brisk breeze blow
ing and two pairs of swectheHrts in one
small boats cargo make Il fair proportion;
and Lake George, i'll October, before the
leaves are beginning to fall, is Just about as
beautiful n place as any one can want,
The far low hills We're all red and brown
and yellow with maple and scrub oak,
except where the pines and the hemlocks
interpOsed dark blue-grecn and nearer
at hand, on the snNery surface of the lake,
We're nnumerable small wooded islands,
with a line of white foam along the wind
ward shores and overhead q perfectly
cloudless sky Of intense and brilliant blue
And if these were not enough for the gay
voyagers, then there were other things
laughter, sarcasm, subtle compliments
daring or stolen glanCcs until at last the
full tide of JOY hurst into son@ Who can
tell which of them it was that started
rs going back 10 Dixie; no more Is gwinc To
:, "nnaef; ,,...
MY hEarJ tu, ne ,. .acN I" b'A'e' ca" 's'"l
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No matter: nor was it of much conse
uuence whether the words OF the song
were of IA highly intellectual cast, no!
whether the music was of the most dis
tingushcd character, so long as there wa.
a chorus admirably adapted for soprano
alto. tenor and bass. TWAS very speedily
clear that this was not the first time the,,
four had practiced this chorus Mrs. La
lor was allowed to come in iu~t where She
pleascd), nor was there any great sndnes,
in their INTERPRETATION of the words
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- EW!A" pac< TO iiA!!e'
."ie , uJrh 10 ,'M,e' l,,,.,,,, r,,,
For Lra, The ,h iIlrrn coIlim,5. 7'0"
ptncir sad tears falling,
My h,art's uinud back To Dixie
And lAuat -.
IL IS ltApossl3ic TO say nov oiien they re
p'aleu the chorus uhtlI MIS- i'aIor ASKED
me girls why tney were SO roma OF slhSlh-