The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-22

me catch you meaud eriug in the woods
with any moro Bilberrys, or pll know
the reason whyp'
'You, STRIP roared tho diminutive
unclo, hopping about like an animated
frog, '.maroh along with me! And ii l
find you chasing any moro Blossoms I'll
disinherit your
The young man whispered hurried
word or two to the blushing and en-.
barrassed girl, and turning upon his
heel haughtily, with tho long strides,
he soon left his fat little unc!e's short
ones waddling on far behind.
'Pll cut him of without a shillingr
he painted, 'if he ever goes near that
Blossoms niece again! I'll nip his fun
in the budw
He puffed stormily as he watched the
long young giant disappearing with his
''seven- leaguod boots" while he, a
'1ittle Jack" strove to overtake him.
'The deceivin' little jadel" burst out
the irate aunt. "On a-walkin' with
q horrid man! If ever catch her with
that old Bilberry's nephew again, I'll
make billed puddin' OF him to 60 with
the pot-pie!"
"Please, Aunt Pennie, may l be the
'sass'a' piped blitho young voice at
her back.
"Sassboxp' Aunt Penelope turned to
calculate, but the pretty saucebox was
singing in the distance:
"Bilberries sweet, bilberries blue
Dear little huckleberry, love you."
Miss Penelope kept sharp eye upon
her charming niece after this little cpl
sode. But, alasl Love laughs at law
or locksmiths;" at aunts and uncles,
too, there is no doubt; for one fine day,
in spite of Aunt Pennies sharp eye,
Miss Penelope Blossom was missing
and, not strange to say, young Mr..
Bilberry had also disappeared.
A little note came from neighboring
town running thus:
DEAR AUNT PENNIE: Whereas there was
but one Bilberry in N, ats o'clock today,
now there are two-concentrated into one.
Dear auntie, will you forgive your wayward
Blossom that would be a Bilberry, and longs
to sign herself-if you will-still your loving
nieces
| PENELOPE BxLBERRY, nee BLOSSOM.
Have you heard the shamefu ul newsT
cried out Miss Penelope Blossom, spin
ster, rushing into Mr.. Josiah Bilberry S
kitchen door and causing that aston
ished and bewildored gentleman to spill
a basin Of potatoes that he was just in
the act of setting upon the table to pare
for his frugal dinner, he having been
driven to this extremity by the sudden
leaving of his housekeeper, who had
left him in huff that morning.
"Goodness gracious!" he gasped,
"what is ita" norvousIy beginning to
gather up the rolling ''peraties," won
dcring the while if the chickens had
been making another raid upon tho old
maids garden.
"Thoso young OILS have been gettin'
marriedp' snapped the spinster, wrath
fully.
"What young fools2" the old bachelor
demanded stupidity.
"Our young fools-you fool" she
fairly shricked at him, boiling over with
rage. "Look at that!" thrustiug the
note that she had received under hi:
nose. "Blossomed into a Bilborry!'
she added, with scathing sarcasm.
He seemed to be dazed by tho sud
den and dreadful news, and kept OF
hunting a murphy or two that seemed
yet to be missing. Miss Blossom, by a
happy coincidence, bent to assist In the
good work, when, each rising together
with the rescued vegetables in hand,
come heads together in sudden col
lision.
"Great General George Washing
ton!' cried out Mr. Billberry, rubbing
his badly bumped Uranium rusfully.
"Hevings ku ock my brains out ane
done with it!' cried Miss Blossom
sinking white and faint into the neares
chair.
'tMy dear-Tve hurt you-forgiv'
me" he said, in great agitation.
'Sir!' rising in stately indign alton t.
resent the tender appellation.
For moment they stood looking a
each other, then both involuntaril,
burst into irrepressible laughter.
"It showes which head was the hard
est" Miss Blossom finally gained breath
to say, and pointed with grim humo
to swelling about as large as good
sized walnut protruding from poor lit
tie Bilberry's forehead.
''Humphl' he groaned. 'All TO
that scamp's doings-wish it had beer
his head" rubbing his bruised forehoa'
tenderly.
'He might havo done worse" re
turned Miss Blossom in an injured ton
of voice.
$50 might your niece" he retorted
. SWELL, who's complainin ~ sh
, snapped.
, "Why, thought you was" hi
, round blue eyes opening to their full ex
/ tent.
/ 'Mel I only brought you the news
that's ALL"
HWel. we'll" he repeated. lookin