Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-09-28
THE COLONEL'S WOOLNG.

The Colonel sat in chair, out by tn,
front door, summing himself
1t was one Of those delightful October
days. full Of mellow light and gratefu
warmth which is priced all the more becaus,
Of the brieiuess Of its glory and an ntui
tive knowledge one possesses, Of the bleal
and wiutry weather which lies just littl,
beyond.
The Colonel was "A unique aud highly
| interesting feature uf the town, and not
man woman, nor child within it but knew
his dusky smiling countcnance, and laugh
ed at his original and quaint figures oi
speech
He was skilled in numerous things, anC
had acquired, long ago, the reputation OF
being handy around the house. 50 that
when wood was to be sawn, gardens work
ed, flower, pOtted or bedded, and such 9th
err cares performed as perpetually beset the
/ huusekeeper, the Colunels services were in
frequent demand
In the care If de gyarden truck patch
/ he was an authority, and planted with pro.
/ found regard 10 lunar conditions. He did
not like "a new ''pariety' of tomato, be
| cause its "ahra,ipus' we're too multiilari-
| GUS
Hi, long. lank figure. now somewhat
''"'f was uauillE 'lhd III "a pictures. lue
| Iarh. Heterogeneous III color and material,
| hnl 'I.1'Iy resembling crazy patrhw"rk,
"iIe ihe tufhah lke head gear ne wore
gave hlh sort OF oriental appearance.
\ 81" ana horse, or garden lmple-
mrnt' generally proclaimed the nature OF
ms prospective TASK
"W.ll honey j, yo' takin' suu-wash
ii, maWniu' e ho called out As paused at
'hr ilttie gate Whlch led To the cabin
iiis greetings to all we're usually Of this
'fder' irrespective "l RANK age or conhl-
tlon.
Do" sun Is pleasant, answered smll-
In-IN see you, also, are enjoying 1t.
hui long been intending t" pay tn"
Colonel VISIT and draw from MN some
th'n' Of hl' h''t'r. and the present "pp"r
luuitl seemed very laN'ranle'
am coming IN T." chat with you a
"hII'. "nd learn something ol your court.
snip "i Aunt Hannah, Sald, aS walked
IP tie narrow pain.
now l's us en- at im exclaimed the
colonel Win broad grim ~ welcome.
lie came mp ter speerheriy "ld de Colo
hrH
vi course money / mIsht oradiat' re
'h'ei de matter Ter go pre"ashun' ne salh,
"aVIn- me Z" hen'n near at hand' over
l j. i,.' .,' ,''.ii- i's -o',''l u J'5
NM. In i az ~ go -" ~ '.e
misery pans dat We ned Oh late IN de Jihts
'" n''e'' 'a' a'"' III very proper sna 'y
~ yer wants 'ei "e"' "T nv" Vo'TH
Aunt Homer which Aunt Homer Z he
''Neu' ''iPt''"- S''oi anu "e'''" '''E an III
4h'ilns glance ON me.
~ hch repeated IN mid amaze
inehl 1 Hidh Nho" there were wv" oi
Ineiil' ...r. -.
Jes u, en- az ll' Jrs l' en az IN
rrIe' 'ne C9'oh1'' WIN an eNlresSlEe yes
iirf, g.n i''dn kno" now Itr WIZ Two iWo o9 'sn: EN-
" en- I,''et 'al " "1 wv" y" ue.''' I' luS
=, ;t"H' l."nhe' d" ne se'""" Aun' 'io'ler'
'. '"rter s'' " nhlNerln "r'er "e naiile'
ell tue l"S' one l reP'en aV ven
'"It' ,
her "uEhVt' 'a'i so' Responded the
N''"he' Win nec"iIihE ulshl'y' row
a'H''' 81 WI" 'e' h"''hel la'e WINCH hoSs
yer war ullNW
The last one, repeated rontrltely.
'Lemme see saii the Colonel reflect
lvely ~ lit up "id de las Aunt homer
bout hve year arter de iuS un died. De
name he'd a Sorter 4ualntance sound
bout mt an zen Nhe haae herse mighty
keen en- handy roun de place "har | tuS
seen her. She war Npry an qWck' an
could make a track IN de ashes SeandaIous-
ly. She kinder tuck eye-speck linsPec
ton oher matters Elneraily'
orl ter myse T. shes likely oman
'h" hut all chickens look mlghty hne
r"oNtin 10 de trees, so yer he'd better
proarh her cautiously
At iu' d lrs drop 'hoWdy DO, now
AN den, ez pronul-ated tli"ng' den ez
got more sassy an Jawcry Id stop an Jaw
"Id her Ieet.e,
"vne ma"mn tuck erl"ng nice
h'wky "h tower~ what Mis- Marthy he'd
gave me. homer was standin at de do >
"id one eye sot ON me an one on de bowky.
~ dressed her e@ toliers
err seem quite emp an 'hattery dis
ma"hln' se% l..
Sez she, lAkewiSz de same ter yer,
Mi>tah Wade.
seq l. 1 IN "a setHlh Ter good -lpoklh'
likely oman dat kin gave dis bowky ter. y
'Hez she. Yer KIN look round but III
case er ugly un II do, kin pint out one
what u take Int oten yo. hands.
SCI !, er welcome ter Keep hit yo So
tell iiud good l""klner oman den yer Is
yersL AN ups an represents presents J
her de buWky
'Praps yer halnt got no OBJECTIONS ter
gwlne ter de tnnerl wld me termorrow.
iiltS gWne ter be "A spacious one, sen !, an
she lowed she he'd no objections.
DIs sprter broke de crust Oh de PIE yer
see, continued the Colonel, with an eN-
presslve wave OF the hand.
'Arter dat, ld drop IN FER spell ca
SionaIly. brudder Smlii an his WIFE, at
which Homer war stayin', dey wuz sort
er coaNin De bizness erlong, an when Id
drop in dey would drop ont mighty inner
cent like an onsuspicious. give her luh
charm too
"A love charm ~ | interrupted. Pray
tell me something about that.
well, deed honey, ! will ef Yer wants
ter know bout hit. I'll ieS subscribe hit
ter YER Yer gifts some beech tree bark