Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-22
MISS PRISCILLA'S BOYS.

MISS PRISCILLA'S B0YS..
 Miss Priscilla was expecting company. Any one could tell that from the active way in which she flew around the kitchen, darted in and out of the buttery, opened and shut the oven door and smiled continually. as though she counted on having very good time of it. Three boys were also counting on the very same thing, and about o'clock that after noon three pairs of legs and arms, accom- panied by three heads and bodies, tumbled out of the stage at Miss Priscil- las door with whoop of delight and seemed to spread themselves over every. where.
 "Here you arer" said Miss Priscilla, smil- ing hospitably as one after another imprinted } resounding kiss on the pleasant, motherly lace, las large as life and twice as natural" Were ever 50 much larger" sh hputed Ted, the middle one, who generally did the talk Ing, and in voice that was sure to be heard; "Sid's grown a half a head since last sum- ner, and I'm most as tall" "And nothing hts mel" exulted Master Wally, aged 10 as ne stood on tip toe. "You're perfect set of Eiants," laughed Miss Priscilla, ''and Sid- ney's got to be quite man. But he's grown pretty much all one way; he'll have tc fill put while he's here. And that reminds me that you'd better begin on some ginger Dread-fresh made this morning"
 Nobody ever did give fellow such gener- ous hunks at once as Miss Priscilla, thought Inc three hungry boys, with hands and mouths both full They declared, as they always did, that it was the best ginger bread inc had ever made. The next thing Miss Priscilla gave them was :,wels-good big ones-as she said, II know you of old, you zee, 50 be off with you to the lake. But don't rtay too long in the water. There's huclzle berry cake for supper" "Hooray" shouted Sidney, as he executed war dance of de- light, and ''Hocray" shouted the others, fol- owing his example 'sThree cheers for Miss PriscillaI"
 They vanished in cloud of dust along the load to the lake, and the kind hearted spin ter declared that it did her good just to see shem. How we'll she remembered that sum- ner, five years ago, when the delicate young mother first came there with her three boys Tor quiet and comfort, she said, while her husband was away on a long business jour- ney; and although Mir. Elton had not been obliged to leave his family again, the boys always managed to get themselves sent to Daisybrook for the vacation. It was de- icious there, they said; they had such a ovely room to sleep in! Why couldn't the roof of their house slope like that, till it came flown most to the roof of the bed' It was jolly: and just to see that bed with the set ting sun on it in patchwork, made them feel rood. Miss Priscilla sewed it all when she was little girl, and she said she remem- bered hating it like poisou, but her mother made her do it. The bed smelled like hay, and 1t had a kind of hill in the middle, where they slided off on each other. Wally slept in , trundle bed by the window, and such a funny little window as 1t wasl-only two panes of glass and white muslin curtain that slipped along on a string.
 1 Out in the garret there were punches of herbs drying-Miss Priscilla called them | ''yarbs"-and an old spinning wheel and lots of queer things. There were two or three trunks that looked like the horse Miss Pris- silla drove around, or else the horse looked Ike the trunks; they couldn't tell which. But that roof was just the incest place to hear the rain come down on, it sounded so good when they were asleep. And Miss Pris- silla let them do just what they wanted to.
 She liked the boys, and said they ought to be
 made happy And they were all engaged to l be married to her when they grew up
 "Bless their hearts," thought Miss Pris- .illa, as she laughingly accepted this numer- ,us proposal, .'they're the incest boys, I dc
 believe that ever lived I've half mind to
 ldopt one of em, but 'paps' and mamma, IS they call 'em, would never consent" Prob Ibly not; but it showed their good opinion f the worthy woman to intrust to her the charge of their precious trio for a whole month. Miss Priscilla,s neighbors laughed 6 rood deal at her ''summer boarders," but she
 declared that they didn't laugh half as much
 IS she did, for the boys kept her in laughing
 Tor the rest of the year.
 ''There is no use in talking" said Mrs. El ,on to her husband, ''the children are mover
 half 50 happy anywhere else in the country Is at Miss Priscilla's, and as the good soul | } willing to be troubled with them, do let then
 nave their wish, and you and will take
 title trip by our two selves don't pine il
 he least after Daisybrook; the beds are to. l aard and like 6 little more civilization gen rally, but it is just the place for boys to en s by themselves in." So they went to Mis- g Priscilla in state of ecstatic delight, ant 3 low they were splashing and swimming il g he large pond, which people generally callet
 the lake," to their hearts content. But the, iidn't forget that there was mile of walkin, ! setween them and their supper, and they pre-
 ented themselves so promptly for that mea , hat Miss Priscilla declared they carrie' @ docks in their stomachs.
 n Besides the milk and cream and other goo e hings, not forgetting those wide slices c
 moist brown bread which are the delight c
 ,oys, these was Q generous plate of war;
 luckleberry cake, of which Wally said tha
 there wasn't any cake to 1t. because it wa
 llll huckleberriean It was certainly yer
 rood, and any one but the good natured lad
 who made it would have been astonished t
 eehow fast 1t disappeared. "It was mad
 10 eat," said Miss Priscilla, as Sidney,
 pecial invitation, modestly took his fourt
 piece; "why it's nothing at all just to zt1
 lip batter and make huckleberry cake I'm glad of it." replied Sidney, who was Irery polite boy; 1T was afraid we gave you ! reat deal of trouble by seating so much { t.n Miss Priscilla elaughed heartily at th . dea, and Said she was willing to make a Il he huckleberry cake they'd want to eat
 JOB PRINTING. Fl AT THE : DEMOCRAT OFFICE