Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-07-29


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Come along, Mirandy," called Eliza,
with a forebudmg voice.
But Mirandv stood still.
"Whv don't you come Harriet said.
81 amt coming, said Mirandy.
"What?'
81 amt coming till get my bucket
Then the whole procession stopped and
reasoned and argued, but Mirandy was I'M
moved.
"What are you going TO do? You can't
get i'm, said Eliza.
I'm going to sit on the doorstep till
Cap'n MOscby comes OUT answered Mi
randy
"Goull sit there all day, likely not,
said Eliza. "What do you spose moth
err say? I'm a-gOing to tell her.
"She II send me right back again II
don't stay said Mirandy.
And there was some show OF reason in
what she said. 1t was indeed quite proba-
Bile that Mrs Josiah Ihayer would send
Mirandy straight back again to confess her
sins and get the bucket.
- don know but mother would send
her back, SAID Ellla' ana Daniel nodded
I'D assent.
II u stay with you, SAID Mary Ann, al
though she was sun lremhllhg with fear OF
the dog
Doh want any ouy To stay protest
ed Mlrandy.
tlhally she sat on Cap Mosepy door
step anu watched them all slraggle out OF
sight. The creak Of jonathan wagon
grew FAINTER ana FAINTER, until she could
hear 1t no longer. The dog was quiet
now. Mlrahly SAT up straight III front OF
the panelled door.
she waited ana waited; the time went
on ana 1t was hlgh noon she heard
dinner norm III the distance. She wonder
Ell vaguely II zap MoseOy dldh nave
any dinner because he hved alone. She
began 10 1eel hungry herself. There was
not a sound IN the house. She wanted to
cry, out She would moi; she sat perfectly
sun once III WINE sue 'alu over 10
nerS'H 'ne questions she had learned from
the catechlNhl' ana she reflected much up
on the two boys IN the Pilgrim Progress
ohe hau eaten lew OF the cap ms Der
LltS as Illr u'Ieu hr' bucket ana she Won
derrd that they did not make her i'll, as
the fruit did the boys.
No3ouN passed the mousse the insects
r%,Peu III her ears she thought ner iorlorh
c'''IuISh tilouSii''' ana II was an hoUr ailel
noon Hile ana nor see curtain trimmed
WIN Wh'tr pals III window overhead
PUIru cautiously 10 on' sIGr' ana grlllIed
iiea' thrust OUT p''l TINS happened several
''l',rN'
AoouI Two CLOCK there was sudden
PT" Oh cooI "Ii' o.. her PACK; she game
ga ca "Iowhu itnlpHhS' ana 'here Stood
zap MoSeDy III the open door, WIN ms
great oIack doS al MS heels. His old lace
was 'he 'oIor oil tanned leather ana iuII
UI severe burrows; ms shaggy broWS
ITo"hed over sharp hldck eyes. lie leaned
/ upon a stout oak stan, for he had been
laihTI ny britiah mu,ket BALL
/ ,, Wv no ''l'S' ne aShed III Sr'm voice;
Mlran"y arose ana stood about, and
cour'eSied' she could not ma her tongue
/ yet,
uty' SAID zap n Moseby.
Mirahdy mayer. she answered then.
IN shaking voice that had yet touch OF
/ ueIlance IN IT,;
MirahdN mayer hey? Wen, what do
you want mere Mirandy lhayer?
Mlraid\ dropped another courtesy. MY
/ bucket
our bucket nat nave got TO do
/ win your OucKei'
~ leit II out m--your berry pasture.
out IN my Derry PASTURE 80 you have
oeeh stealing my berries, hey? What
ABOUT your bucket
MIrahd\ niue hands clutched and open
eu al htr SIDES her lace was quite pale,
ouI she looked straight up al Gap Nose
/ oy, on TOOK II, SAID she.
zap Il Moseby looked straight back at
her, lIo"nlhS terribly; then, TO her great
aStohlShlheht. MS mouth twitched As II he
were gong 10 laugh. y on think l took
your bucket ana you nave been waiting
mere All TINS tllhe To gel II Dack, hey? SAID
ne.
eS' SIR
"Dldh you feel afraid that Id set the
uoS on you, or shoot you out OF the win
/ dow with my gun?
NO SIR, SAID Mlrandy
wen, SAID Cap II MoSebN. He pauS-
/ ed moment, his face twitched again.
~ on nave got to come into the house and
settle with me II you want your bucket,
ne continued and his voice was still very
| grim.
Mlrandy stepped up on the threshold,
and the black dog growled family.
BE still, Lafayette. said Capn Nose
| by. II III going to settle with her You
lay down.
she followed Capn Moseby into his
kltcheh, ana he pushed a little stool to-
ward her. sit down, said he.
Ana Mlrandy sat down. Directly op-
| poslte her, ON corner of the settle, was
her berry bucket, and near it stood the gun,
! propped against the wall. She eyed ii.
There was vague fear in her mind that