The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-26

kindly 10 Jagworth and his guitar,
actually hung on to Cohee just as oohee
hung on TO Jagworth, did solo act
in this concert of admirable happiness,
and passed most of my time sitting ON
the front fence.
II was photography all day, and Jack
was taking lessons of Cohee. He was
uncommonly stupid about it, and spoiled
most of the plates Cohee let him develop,
Jagworth hadn't much to say for himself;
he Just hung about Belle all day, and in
the evening he played the guitar until
the whitewash began to drop down in
flakes off the ceiling,
Twas pretty near ready to die when
one night heard there was to be va
ration. Cohee had got some flash pow
der from New York, and he was going
to take us by dash-light. He got his
three-legged machine set up in the par
lor, where we young folk were left to
ourselves, now, as much as we pleased.
There were Jagworth and his guitar, and
Belle, and Cohee and Jack and Miss Be-
bus, who was making sort of a dead
land buried) set at Cohee, and l was
there, too.
First he darkened the room and
flashed up the light, and took Belle,
standing before the white mantelpiece,
looking too pretty for any use. And
Jack sat there, handing him his plate
holders, as much as if he liked it. /
couldn't have done that. was out of
it; but l couldn't have done that.
Then he took Jagworth, standing up
with his left hand on his hip and his
right hand ON the head Of his guitar,
like the goddess IF music. Then Miss
Bebus began to curvet, and he had to
take her. That made me tired, using
the same camera for Belle and Miss
Bebus, and went upstairs to bed.
The next morning we were gathered
in the parlor, in our strictly limited
family way, waiting for Cohee to develop
the flash-light pictures. Pretty soon he
came out of his darkroom, which was
the hal-closet, with dead wasp in his
hair. He looked puzzled.
81 can't make it out" he said; "I've
got Miss Belle all right, but there amt
a thing on any of the other plates ex
cept one, and can't make out what that
is. However," he continued, 'I'll take
a blueprint of it, and see how it looks.
! guess focused little wrong
He printed the blueprint, and brought
it in, and we all helped him wash it off.
Blue prints are Whitley yellow tirst-you
wash them in cold water, and they turn
blue, like baby.
1t came out after while, and we all
saw what it was. There was the mantel-
piece. There was Jagworth, standing
up, with his arm around Miss Bebus.
Jack had given Cohee the same plate
holder twice, the same way. kept that
blue print.
go Mr.. Jagworth. y said Miss Bebus,
Chow could you take such an advan-
tage,H
Young people will be young people,"
said Doctor Bebus, smiling.
"Well, | wish | may die if ! ever"
said Jagworth, and there language failed
him.
But language didn't fail old Prender-
CAST.
"Lemmc get out of this" he shouted;
II have been grossly deceived. Lemme
get out of house where such goings on
are allowed This is healthy SAM
tarium This is nice Don Joon you've
played on my innocent darter and me.
Make out my bill I'm going by the ten
o'clock train. You, Belle, go and pack.
I'll git the sleigh. Make out my bill,
you manoovrin cobra"
Belle cried; but it was no use. The
doctor said he wouldn't have any one in
the house who had so rcvied Il revelation
of innocent and natural affection. The
doctor was proud and easy since he had
seen the photograph. 1t came in handy,
the following spring, in the breach of
promise case.
In haitian hour the sleigh was at the
door and Belle in it. Jack and | went
out to say good bye. Jack stayed longer
than | did. He seemed to have more to
say.
old man Prendergast was inside, set
ting DIR. Bebuss bill. As have limited
before, this was not what you might call
an off-hand job. They were wrangling
over the third item-'use of respirator,
81. 27"-when Joe, the driver, came in
to say that if they waited two minutes
longer he couldn't catch the train, and
there wasn't another until nine o'clock at
night. Mr., Prendergast dumped down
his money and started for the door. On
his way he met Cohce. II guess you
needn't bother to hurry, Mr.. Prender-
CAST" said he; "I've taken another
photograph. If you will look out of the
door, you'll just get the subject--instan
taneous etfect-in the distance"
| have blue print of that photograph,
too. 1t shows the sleigh going off at
full speed, headed for the depot, and
Jack and Belle arc in it. | have the
photograph framed with the wedding
cards of Mr.. John Coddington Collins
and Miss Isabelle Prendergast. Puck.