Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-06-24

fident smile the clergyman walked t.
the counter, but to his surprise Mr.
Low seemed to have noticed his en-
trance, and he was confronted by
little woman whom he recognized a
the stationer's wife. In reply to hi
request for sermon paper, she limo
Gently produced box of the mos
delicate French note. He objected
and then a variety of commercial
note, fools-cap and linen, was bro
out with like result.
'sMr. Low knows the kind / use,
said the minister, ''if he would stel
here a minute, / presume
"He is particularly busy in this af
ternoon, and can't be interrupted,
said she with dignity. "Won't this
do?' producing qulre considerabl,
smaller than he generally used.
In sheer desperation he took it
with the forlorn hope that Mr.. Low
himself would sometimes exchange it
Next was his visit to the halter
Mr.. Thorn. He was good FRIEND
of the minister's, genial and accom-.
modating, and generally lent a han6
whenever he assayed that most diff.
cult thing, fitting beaver. To-day
the merchant, with one or two clerks,
was busily engaged unpacking and
putting up a box of hats that had
just arrived. AS Mr.. Little entered,
Mr.. Thorn looked up with a pre-oc-
cupied nod, and continued his work,
while his customer observed with dis
may that Mrs. Thorn was waiting
upon the few in the store. He never
remembered seeing her there before,
and it was evidently new work, for
she responded to his request for bea-
vers by box of straws.
"Mr. Thorn knows my number, %
observed he mildly; elf he
"He can't stop, "she replied briefly.
81 guess we can find something.
At last "we" did, after a half-hour
of tiresome hunting. That is, she
pronounced hat right, and he meek
ly assented and paid for it, though
morally certain it was too small, and
would always give him headache.
"Queer that Low and Thorn can't
attend to their own business How
can they expect their wives to under
stand it? 2" was his mental soliloquy.
Having gone so far down the
street, he decided to call on Brother
Haynes before returning.
elbow | shall enjoy one of his
good talks this afternoon, was his
thought, as he mounted the steps of
his friends pleasant cottage, and
rang the bell. 1t was answered by
Mrs. Haynes, refined middle-aged
lady, whom, with her husband. Mr..
Little highly esteemed. To-day he
had a special GRAND with Mr.. Haynes,
in regard to making an exchange for
the next Sabbath. After waiting for
some time, therefore, in the hope he
would appear, Mr.. Little asked for
him.
"Oh, Mr.. Haynes will be sorry not
to see you, I'm sure, !" replied she, po-
litely, "but he's very closely engaged
ip bis seEm29p inst inst JR9T and ufReGiiallv
"Ah-yes-" stammered the sur
prised dominic, awkwardly. "I-
that is,-sorry to intrude, but merely
wanted to arrange an exchange for
next Sunday"
EYES," responded Mrs. Haynes
compassionately, 81 will ask him, :"
and disappeared but almost immedi-
ately returned with, she hasn't time
to see you now, but will send card
in a day or two
Exceedingly nonplussed, the rev.
erend gentleman bowed himself out,
angrily wondering what the meaning
might be, till an unwelcome memory
of the preceding afternoon partially
enlightened him land he walked home
ward ,meditating upon the afternoons
events with conflicting emotions. APP
preaching his own door, an animated
bundle of red, yellow and blue seem
ed to be fitting up and down the
basement steps, until, as he came
nearer, it resolved itself into the ro-
bust form of Mary Maloney, the
washer-woman. She had deposited
the basket of clothes, and met him
with an insinuating glance of expect
ancy as he opened the gate.
"Shure, an it's a long hour I've
been waitin' for We, an Mis- Little
alus here before, and never failed me
at ALL"
"Why, you needn't have waited
Mary he said condescendingly, "we
should have found the clothes if you
had left them and
"Shure, and are We sposin' that I
do the washin' for the plazhur of
bringin' it home and LAWN it by yer
lure p
''By no means, Mary" returned
''his reverence" with dignity, and it
must be confessed, some embarrass-
nent. "You want your money,
suppose" and with an air of perfect
familiarity with the amount due, he
paid her fifty cents. His manner in
10 way deceived the shrewd daughter
If Erin, however, and she took the
,oin with we'll assumed contempt.
"Shure, an do We 'spose I'd be
vaitin' for less than usual ? Mis- Lit
lie alus gives me seventy-five cents,