News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-04-30

But, Cousin Frances! 1t is no
going to rain," snapped Hubert.
Slam, slam went the blinds. "Brin!
Of the trunks in here" said Cousir
Frances to the statiOn-master
g Cousin Hubert, come right in ant
9 shut the door. Have you put up tn,
horse? Isn't there a barn some
e where? Do you know of a barn p
o SAID she to the station-master. -
VIII pay you fifteen cents to drive the
+ morse to a place of safety. Is that
J too little? Say twenty, then"
Inc statlOn-master was quite be-
Wlldered. Il dunno. | dunno" he
Kept saying, while Hubert stared
doggedly at the floor. A mutter OF
thunder caused Cousin Frances to
e clap her hands to her ears.
, Il tell yer, We can ride before the
ram, said the station master, sud
denly inspired
''Ride before the rainl For mer-
tcy's sakel Only to think of it''
cried Cousin Frances.
Just then who should enter the
station but Mr.. Carter Vorne, the
Princeton champion.
Have my traps Gomez" he asked.
: "Hallo, Hugh going off -
No" said Hubert is it going
to rain? Cousin Frances won't ride
up This is my cousin, Miss Dale,
Mr.. Vorne, and is it going to rain?'
Il am exceedingly distressed by
the storm, - said Cousin Frances as
she extended her hand to Mr.. Vorne.
Now you will see to the horse, won't
you? So kind in youI''
Mr.. Vorne gave his whole atten-
ton to the difficulty thus laid before
MN. Did you ever see a pleasant
smile win the day, and a ready hand
get the upper hand? You ought to
have seen Mr.. Vorne escort Cousin
Frances through the thunder storml
(Not that there was assreal thunder
storm, because 1t Went round.)
Mr.. Norne stayed to go in swim
ming
N.Y. said Hubert, as he led the
way to the bath house." 81 wish
could get along with Cousin Frances
the way you do!'
YOU'RE a fair player" said Mr..
FOrne, as he looked out to sea.
SAT tennis?" said Hubert, blush
ing
eyes. but it's all the same. cat
tention's the main thing. Go right
at it. | hate cheap, shabby work"
go at what?" said Hubert.
Making her enjoy herself" Mr..
Vorne fixed his kind blue eyes on
Hubert's face. His own face kindled
with enthusiasm Don't you want
her to enjoy herself ?"
"Y-e-es," said Hubert. "But I
shall have to give in and give in. |
suppose one ought to give in to la
dies"
"No-no-no-no. Don't you know
better than that, boy? Look at that |
jelly-fish soaking round without any
muscle! Why, you mustn't be fab
by, ifyou're going to make people |
enjoy themselves.
"Do you mean | shouldn't give in |
to Cousin Frances?" shouted HUI
bert.
Certainly not! How's she going
ing iii? Play up
This was a new idea to Hubert. |
He stood for fully ten minutes and |
stared at the jelly fish, soaking
round"
"Hughy," said Mrs. Dale, the next
morning, cousin Frances wants to
take a little drive I'm sorry the
coaehman is sick Would you-er-''
Certainly mother, I'll CO." said
Hubert. He hastened to the barn,
harnessed up, came back, and
changed his coat. Now he was ready
and the game was called.
Cousin Frances came out, attired |
in a thick wrap and a thick veil
How mOnstrous evil looms the
roadside COW through a thick green
veil)
"Oh-ah, Cousin Hubert You
drove from the station, to be sure,
but we had protection. Such a nice
young man ! I-a-realIy-"
'It's all right, Cousin Frances"
said Hubert, cheerfully. 1--WE har-
messed Mag. She's the safest horse.
Don't you remember, you drove her
last summer"
Cousin Frances was much plessed
dU GllIS EtlnelIlDEdIlce.
81 want to 60 where there are no
hay-wagOns," she said. Hubert
handed her to the carriage, and they
drove away.
And she would have enjoyed it,
Mr. Vorne," said Hubert, in telling
about it afterward, eff only-only
Didn't you play up?" asked Mr.
Vorne.
'I'll tell you l wanted to take
Cousin Frances to Adriance Hill, be
cause mother likes it, you know, and
there's lemonade on top. OF course
we went slowly. 1t was the plaguy-
est little chicken, and we were all
right before kept saying. Here's
a little incline, Cousin Frances; q
mere nothing | did itsort of broad;
the way you do" Hubert paused
to reflect on the beauty Of broad
ness.
''Chicken?" asked Mr.. Vorne.
''The plaguyest chicken! And we
were all right before! Coming home
| was mad, and so was"
''Chicken?" demanded Mr.. Vorne,
imperatively.
1--WE were turning the second curve
when a little chicken ran out from
the bushes. He kept going on ahead
Eve seen them do it lots of times
He'd run for all he was worth, and
then stop. OfcOurse we caught up,
and he'd be awfully flustered, and
run for all he was worth, and then
stop. The silliest work But Cousin
Frances said it wasn't a chicken. |
said it was. She said they never did
so. [ said they did. She said it had
lost it's mind. | said it never had
any. She said was cruel, and /"
"Wo! that's bad, You lost the
set" unused Mr.. Vorne.
Hubert began to look very dogged.
''We had to talk about it," he said.
''It kept going on ahead"
Let it, laughed Mr. VOrne. Then,
catching sight of Hubert's face, he
exclaimed, you're not going to give
up because you were beaten? | ex-
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