Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-03


order ours and not her own She never PIT
our inkstands in the middle of the tahlcs
Mine stood as liked It., close to- my hand
whilc Halc's was at arms length from his
and she never mixed n revise with the first
proofs. If pat book on the shell found
it there, busted no doubt. but where had
laid il. Life in our establishment was very
simple. There was no rush Of reporters,
/ no late hours, no eNcit ement over news.
Tho flowers hiOomcd in the spring end
we told how 60 care for them and what to
buy, and we grated, buddcd. pluved and
rpapcd without even as much rs II harvest
dinner to look after. NanclorouS cid
farmers sent us samples of prodigious corn
and pumpkins, and market gardeners
didn't forget to let us SIZE their prize fruit
aud berries. Everything sweet and pretty
, went To Miss Margaret as her natural fee:
and she il was vino opened the huxc4 Of
flowers, the baskets of fruit, and if was she
who introduced the spirit lamp und tea
kettle, aud who made y cOracr in her oiiirc
where she served our little Arcadian
lunches Of bread and butter, fruit and COT
fee. But il was Hale who bought he tea
cups, and money enough must he have
spent on them.
There were not two haDDior old bows
thHn We in the city thar summer, and we
never tired Of telling each OF her what IN
admirable person Miss Woois:ine was.
she was very useful 10 Us. Her stvle in
writing wac full Of sparkle, and her very
notices or giant rad shes or rev. haryoWs
he'd little graceful terms Of expression thnt
took them cut Of the common ard made
them readable. She wrote orr business
letters. she s,issorrl, she read prlof and
filed it, she sorted the lnHil, sic kent the
water cooler in order, Sic opened the en-
changes she took tie most complete and
unottrtisive interest in everything. bat
wish it all she kept herself apart with Il
gentle reserve chat made us greatly admire
her.
As l knew her better saw there was
trouble in her life, and SUSPECTED il arose
from her quarrel with her uncle. lie had
been father 10 her, and she had lcft Lin
and was boarding in another part Of tie
city | knew that it was impossible that
hc should not miss her, and she often
spoke OF her old home with a lingering ten.
derness that was pathetic. OF the circlll,l-
stances Of the quarrel knew nothing, but
Hale and | agreed that Mr. Mason had
been 10 blame
ANA 80 the summer wore away Hale
o, a''''N ".I' io''l IRON, ms mouse ny the
-, tf,',. i','. E"i i'"'ll NY I'ih
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sLa w. '-' ,,,i',si W.. SP rePhId mat
oa ho. '['', anu ''''' WORK SUIT
re- ~ . |l'.t P'"F'
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,;,5 "a, ,r WI. aP' ooo WAen
W., 90 e,o' 3e'' ','io 'e's1laI
;, .'1ii or i'l''t'N'coI III mining
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W. .,u' ~ 'r' ne I'm hH'roh' no
i': " u"' G' ','c No'lN' l,e. me man
l'-,, ''''' ''i' %O "uot everything else l.
uaUriru ';,.,,, io'r very eyes confess
c. s..
'"e my my accusation WIN as brave
. ..>' a. oi'Y W. ~ ' S,
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gu holI.e ''ao l ro!u 'h"t paper because
"J r, -:, 7'T D ~ 1t your9ci ana on the
IoohouV ior IL. ray 90 you notice how
HtnIo "i5o axe 10 Het ne orchard ara
Az, I'''"
"u 81 in'ri's'eu III nc I'M beacon,
'r.u 'T''"9e my neI'HeW' JACK Lewis,
r''',S H. am arrays ANXIOUS . see what
i'"' 'h4"5 ne VIII 90 next mere never
N"s 20! WHO So IoVeu TO sur mp the wasp
ne>t ! ""n. 10 see "A"1 ne Will say when
az !, >, '5'1'
-,"u l. 9'e ooIoly asserted, am Inter /
o e. IA ms poof miners "hom he
"o".tS 50 i!i"rh' m
A""S5s' repeated. hey nre set .
, VI r','tiH' every one OF Ohem' An insane, |
ia" ueISIil' crew