Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-08-21
THE BLUE ROSE.

Yes, your grandfather he was one o. the
Old sort-houest as the day, as the sayiu is,
an well brought up if he wasn't allus easy
TO live with-an that set on the truth, an
shat perticker-wel. if it hadn't bin for
i'm being that peltickler, you gells would
n 'ad a red aired woman to your granny
instead o me
a smile went around the tea table; Mrs.
Minver's grandchildren nodded and looked
ut me-you know the look when there's
story in the air and you're expected to ask
for it, but | was too shy. 1t was my first
visit to Myrtle cottage. Lottie Mnver and
/ were both serving our time with Miss
Ellendes Modes ct Robes, and was only
sixteen then.
"A red 'aired woman" Mrs. Minver
went on, IAN that would a been a pity on
all accounts, for e was a fine man as ever
see an me bain no slip of Il cht-'is sons
all measured over their six foot-an all
bin measured too
She sighed, and looked ont through the
open floor at the narrow strip of back gar
den where scarlet runners, and stocks, and
reluctant sunlowers had been coaXed to
grow We were having tea in the kitchen.
The table was covered with brown oilcloth.
The cups were white with mauve spots
We had crosses for tea, and wrinkles, be-
cause it was Sunday
"A fine man e was to be sure" she went
On. That's is portrait as 'angs to the
right o the parlor chimley piece just over
the crockery lamb yer Aunt Eliza give me
1he very last fair day afOre the Lord took
FER. y fine figure of man he was, my
dears, an much sought after but mighty
pertickler An so e married me"
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