The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-09-09

lifting her up and looking into her face,
causing her to smile through her tears;
my old brass fiddle here shall be ref
uge for you It's back is out for repairs,
and as you are fairy in form as well as
manners, we can pack you inside as neatly
as china in crate
''When heard this l felt so happy
that my bad back ceased to pain me.
"'Now, come along, Rosie said
Walter, chccrfully, and turning me round
he helped her within, bade her kneel
down, and after arranging wrap around
me on the floor to prevent glimpse of
Rosie's dress, | was stood securely in
the corner, with table pressed agains'
me to prevent me from falling.
"a knocking at the front door proved
that the hiding had not been done a
moment too soon. My master composed
himself, took up his violin and began to
play. Two men burst into the room.
The elder gentleman whom took to be
Miss Rosie's father, went up to my mas
ter brandishing his walkingcane as if
about to annihilate both the player and
the violin.
"'You scoundrel YOU broke out the
old gentleman to Walter, who stopped
playing and looked up with most as
tonished look on his face, what have
YOU done with Rosie? You came here
together
"'Sir, here is the room,' replied my
master, coolly, do you see her"
"'Come, now, Walte:, little less
independence, broke in the other, my
sister is somewhere around
"'This is my room, gentlemen, and
I can show as much independence in it
as I choose. You are quite at liberty to
search. I have another room, the one to
the right of this. Kindly examine it,
Out went the brother, leaving the
father and would be son-in- law together.
"'Walter Goodson,' said Rosie s
father, bitterly, you have secrcted my
daughter somewhere. ! warn you not
to lead her into a disobedience of her
fathers wishes, here Miss Rosie became
excited. and had it not been for the ta-
bic holding us firm, we should have gone
to the floor. 4 wish her future to be
something different than being the wife
of fddling Bohemian
"'Sir,' said my master, turning pale,
your age and the fact that you are Ro-
sizes father protects you, otherwise
You will regret using those words. /
have but this to say, am determined to
marry your daughter, and if you prevent
it now, the next suitable occasion will
settle the matter
"The brother now entered, saying he
could find no one in the other room, and
suggested their exit from such den,
as he was Pleased to call the music-room.
The father, after pcering around the
room and into the only cupboard it pos
sessed, agreed, and the two left the
house.
"When my master heard the front
door close, was dragged out of the cor
ner, and pretty Miss Rosie released from
her unpleasant position. Her face was
one mass of bushes. When the happy
lovers had finished complimenting them
selves upon the success of the stratagem,
into which they introduced large num-
Der of kisses, they turned and fattered
me until l felt quite g.ddy. They
punched my sides and Master Walter
actually tried to play tune upon me
with my back out. This ii .kled me 80
much that l broke two strings.
"a few m nutes later Miss Rosie and
my master left the room.
THE next time I saw them was not
altogether surprised to hear my master
address me: Tear old basso, you once
sheltered my darling Res as Miss Fern
ley, let me now introduce her to you as
Mrs. Walter Goodson' OF course | was
not taken back with this speech. Ihave
long neck, if not very large head, and
l had looked for something of that ma
ture every day. responded in my
clcarest tones and made my best bow,
but the happy pair apparently did not
notice for they turned away Immediate
ly. To end my story properly must
tell you that not many months after Mr.
Fernley forgave his daughter and with
drew the epithet 'iddling Bohemian,
which he applied to my master, who is
now a celebrated professor of music and
composer"
"a pretty story" murmured the flute
"And you're a jolly good fellow"
added the violns in unison.
The contrabasso thanked them for
their kind remarks and soon the quar-.