Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-12-20
THE STORY OF A WALK.

being cousins and all of them near relations
to myself. Some had just returned fSOn
riding, Others from driving or walking and
all seemed bent upon half an hours uncon-
strained, unconventional comfort. One dam
sci had thrown herself at full length upon
sofa, two Others sat upon cushions placed for
that purpose before the fire, while the young
men were sprawling about, as young men
will in different attitudes, indicative of ones
peculiar stage Of fatigue or laziness. Can
dies and lamps had been discarded, and the
freight alone illumincd the ROOM Sudden
~ one of the young girls addressed me in
coaxing tone, thus:
Dear Aunty Madge, do tell us a storyl"
"a storym / exclaimed; "and pray what
about"
"A ghost story" exclaimed a chorus of
young voices.
con, mol l never tell ghost stories, al
though know good many, butt
"Wcll," persisted the first speaker, "tell us
something 49, something truly dreadful and
dreadfully true!'
"Woud you like me to tell you something
that really happened to myself years ago"
"Oh, yes; better than anything else"
every we'll Poke the fire into blaze
so, and now if you are all ready l will begin;
and remember that what | am going to tell
you is really and literally true.
'Some years ago l took to the strange
holi+ ,P ,isi,r oorl,.l,,t vow, ,.o., aorl,, 7
,,,a,,, o,d +al.i,,, sait+a,.,. oo,,,,tr,, ,.al,
M. Iii ,,at r. 1,.o,, e,,aL - S+ra,,or,
+ti,,. oI,' ti ,t ho,,r l,aa, Ioss ,,,,oo,,,,a7,
tiontlly early, and had | confined my pedes-
trian loats to the summer time; but this did
not do. Winter and summer were alike to
me then. and ut both seasons | invariably
,ll, o,i,l. ,,,,, ,,.,, ,,,,. - Civ, ho,,s, Ia
fo,o :. a,,d ,ooI h,r,lI,- ,.o,,,ird ,o, tho+ o+
49,. l.; 49,, into, l. ! r,,i+, aorl. ,,,loss
81 oc,,,s, +ho,., sh,r1d ~, - ,,oor
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,.o,,r5,l,os Oy.h.t , fooIish old vo,,,1 IN
t,,. ,.,,,,ra.+,lIo 80, ta1 n+.,,,I, ~,
,,,,1oorl ~ I.n,r. i,s4,od of ,,oitir,r Iil.o .
sa-.i,,Io ,,asr, g., ''o o,,t i, tbo do,fi,nan
uNbi foolish If NAV. bava hoon NOD os il
turned ont if co,t,i,,I,- ,,.os. },+ fl. Lohit
did nor oririroto in my casa from, canrice
t. rr.. f,.,f,, =, ,,.I.,, ,,st1os.,,, ~ ,,,,,i
.nd hod, tho ofyact. If a ,,,ao+ ,c,,.,,,. tho
greatest in nv opinion. that can bcfall onv
woman. especially a Young one. as | was
tbep. Some of YOU here know TO what I al
Ind 50 7 need NOT enter into rho circum.
stances bovond savinr briefly thot on one
,,r.t,i,d yyinta,,s m9rnir,. ne tha clocls
=. n blow
inc, all my earthlv homes of futuro lonniness
"For months nfterward | conld NOT sIeen
and usnd ia lie restlesslv. fevcri.hlv TOSSING
abont i'm INV he'd 1norbidiv r,collin,, and Iiv3
Inc, over amin nncu narticplar of fho r,,.ful
nir,,t ,,bi,.L nrocnjad INV tr,,,llo dre,iirg
also to hear the rutl.los, clock Chin. ONT tho
fatol boi,,.. and oftcr if Ind donna ,o NV.
o.,,-ation and di.tra.. vonII roorb such q
nitcb tna4 ,.otbh,o couId ouirt mo
At1a.t Gcorcei,ed tbe nIou eff ,.is.re, a,rIv
from my weary. sonploss cc,ch Ir..s;,Y,
bo.tiI,. .rd l,i,,.-o ot ,,,1 ,r.,,,...,. 1r,,.o
th, dr.,l,l ,,,,,,.. ~ .,o,,,d o,.iso CA ,ron+
tbo+ mama of ,.ou ,,,ov owen. ov,o,i,.,,'o tho
,,,r+.r, ia +Lon only +, md on. too how
i,n,,os.iblo il is To- RIM away with from ono
eeIf
..NIv home at tbat time was in Scotland T
lived in dear old house which was Iroisod
like d bird mon n rocl, md literally burg
oy,, Tho zen the silver snrov dosbinc- ceose'
Isl ,o,i,.t its windows I'm ono eido If
tba hon.a tbrre was a rood sizoJ ola f,sb-
;r,.d garJ.n laid ont in TERRACES dow n
tlo SEP and no, u Quarter If a mile distant
fro,, t5. nthnr .i,la wa. y tbicl, fir ,yooJ II
,,a. inn. mi. wood tbot -eneralI,, et,,,.ad
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