Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-05-22
MY INTIMATE FRIEND.

III l. 4IN 11D1h L IL 4 lLllIIN ~
At the time Of which l write was living
with my parents In what are now called
the oil regions OF Pennsylvania, but it was
In the early days Of tho Use of coal oil, and
the indications Of It's presence were not so
well understood as thoy arc now, 30 it was
not thought probable that any one IN our
ueighborhood would be warranted In I'M
dertaking expense IL an attempt to bore
for oil Spectators were not ready then
to take upon themselves the expense OF
boring, and my father did not feel able to
undertake It. So he had toiled on, trying
to be content with making both ends meet
from what he could wrest from the soil
above.
Ny grandfather owned quite q tract OF
land on one side OF the highway running
through the little country village Of P,
and the father of my most intimate friend
owned an equally large tract adjoining us.
We had formerly lived just over the line
in New York, md my principal objection
when father decided to remove 70 grand
fnther's was that l should have to leave
my most intimate friend behind me; but
there was no help for it, and had man
aged not only to survive It, but to dnd an
other friend whom thought moro nearly
perfect than any one who bod gone before,
for | had had several iutimGtes in the
course of my fifteen years.
Betty, poor girl, Is addicted to intimate
friends," was q frequent saying Of my old
est brother, Albert, rs If they were kind
of intoxicant was unable to resist.
Such remarks never failed 20 send me TO
Abigail Potter for sympathy, which l al
ways received. We were inseparable, and
when father once spoke OF returning to our
old home / was the most violent opponent
Of the plan. couldno leave Abigail
you'll get enough Of Abigail some day.
said aunt Kate.
Yes" said grandmother. "IIer tongue
is hung in the middle, an wags both
WAYS"
you should not DO 80 intimate with
any girl" mother added you ought 10
learn that If you can't keep your own Sc
crots no one will keep them for you"
Now l really did not tell Abigail every
thing | knew, though l must confess
came very near it, but | reasoned that it
wGs natural to Ike to talk, and 70 have
some sympathetic person % talk 70. OF
course We must have something q talk
about, so whore WIS the hurm when she
was my most intimate friend;
r,otLer ra1 ono ,n,rr. ne, fio,, fila bo',l-
door.
"6he's hanGin' over tho front gate with
| Abigail" Aunt Kate replied.
SO was, but | fastened to the backyard.
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