The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-02

to myself. His eyes snapped, but he
was as polite as dancin' master.
"Miss Bashford," SEE he, 81 pre-
sume," payin' no attention to me, the
mistress of the mansion, which WASN'T
high bradin'; but he spoke as soft as
priest. She couldn't say word for the
life of her, poor girl; but she bowed.
" 1 have heard of Georges visits here
he said, "and | have called to have
reasonable talk with you. May L ask
your given manner" SEE he.
Cherry, SIR"
"Ahl yes, Charity, | suppose" giyin'
kind o. shtart.
"No, SIR" she said. 81 was chris
tened Cherry, the same as my mother
You should av seen how he looked al
her. "The same as your mother?" h'
SEE. Fwat-fwat was your mothers
maiden name?" SEE he.
Wellin'ton," SEE she.
"Good heavensr' he SEE, JUS SO.
can what do you do for livin'?"
CT sew on the machine, sir" sht
said, as proud as if she'd said, 81 cut
coopends off my bonds"
"An' you are Cherry Wellin'ton';
daughter?" he SEE, workin' for your
livin' in tiniment house up four pairs
o. stairs. What changes in life" w
10 h began to stare at him, an in walks
Master George, an he stared at him,
too. "Ahl' seq the ovid man, an
then we all was as still as mice.
AT last the ovid man spoke" What's
your intintions, young man." SEE he,
"toords this young gintlewoman?"
~ inc ~
whin he said that, for ladies are ladies,
an common as blackberries, but gin
tlewoman is compliment.
"My intintion, sir" SEE George, /" is
to make Miss Bashford my wife, if sh
will honor me by acceptin' my hand
with your free consint, 1 hope, hui
with or without it,"
cam what do you say Miss-Miss
Cherry?"
"Oh, sir!" SEE she, an she gript his
hand, I" won't stand betune father
and son, but "-an' thin she fell to
cryin' an so did L.
"It strikes me-" SEE the ovid man,
"that you'd better wait to talk about
marryin' widout me consint when
you've axed an been refused" SEE he.
JUS so.
CT do ak ye, sir" SEE George, but
he spoke kind o dazed.
"Ax Miss Cherry" SEE the ovid
man, " an av she seq yes, so will l.
Yer borryin' trouble, young man, which
you can do aisy at any time widout in
terest."
Thin there wus time. l didn't
Farm the rights of it thin, but L die
oCor Tho Guild man bod ham 6aoJ IN
love wild Cherry's mother whin she was
a gerrl an she cast him off an married
Cyrus Bashford, who was no good, an
he spint her money an kilt himself vic
the drink. Bit by bit they whit down
until his wildly died and left Cherry tC
take care of herself, an we'll she did it
How they two young ones got &C
quainted niver got the rights of-sur'
| couldn't be pokin' an pryin'. Any
how they got married, an l was at thu
weddin', among all the rich folks, in
new gown, though l stud in the back
as bakem me whin among the quality
Well, the week after the weddin' an
they off to spind Their time abroad,
whit into the buidin' here wild my bas
ket, an what should l see but thi
beautiful stand heaped wild apples an
paynuts an candies; an my heart fell
for said, "There's an ind o. my bust
ness here"
The janitor SEE to me, SEE he: eye
forbidden to 60 inter the room thar wit
yer basket" SEE he. 81 amp" SEE
''Who SEE SOP" "Mr. Gaskel," Sc:
1. This stand is yours, an all that
, in it," SEE he, " an yer to keep on We
own premises" An with that OWL
Mr.. Gaskell KEN out an spoke up
"Yis, Mrs. McAvoy, an don't be day
moralizin' my clarks,' SEE he. Co
bless you, sir" SEE l, an may tn
heavens be yer best feather bed!' An
I've been here ever since, sir, an that
the whole story. Bad scran to yer, J
little rascal of newsb'y, are ye striviu
to stale the paynuts? Git ut."-Thoma
Dunn English, IN Nep York Mercury.