Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-04
A Fair Exchange.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harem were farmers
in Rockport. Mrs. Harem sat in
little rocker, hemming the last dish
towel of the pile before her. She
looked around her kitchen, surveying
the newly painted floor, the new
range and glanced beyond into the
dining room with it's new appoint
Inents. She also, with her minds
eye, surveyed with equal complacency
several rooms around and above her.
The old house had been changed.
The roof had been raised one story.
To tell the truth, it had been raised
several times in a small domestic way
before timbers made an appearance
and her demands were recognized.
Mr.. Harem objected to change, but
Mrs. Harem was determined to have
1t She said she "wanted to see
something of the world" This to her
ment enlarging the old house and
taking city boarders.
Now everything was ready and it
was expected the first couple would
make their advent the next day. Mrs.
Harem was ready for them, even to
the nice loaf cake reposing in tin
pail, safely hidden from Jake, the
chOre boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harem, though old in
years, we're still industrious, healthy
people, and both had the reputation
of being spry. Mrs. Harem, in par
ticular, had a reputation Of possessing
faculty" in great degree, which
meant the adjustment of her affairs
toward securing bread and bank
stock.
hsNow, JOSIAH" she began, s'I don't
see no arthly reason why we should
not make money this summer. What
with my spring chickens, an aigs, an
butter, an your vegetables, an milk,
am berries for the pickin', should
think we'd orter do we'll AM all
them bosses O. yourn can be put to
account, an if you'll jest let me hev
the managin', I'll resk but it'll all
come out right" and she laid down
her scissors with click.
oval, Sallie, you kin hev it all your
own way. Pm jest goin' to wash nv
hands of the hull business. I'll agree
to take orders from you jest as if
was hired man am let you run the
consarn, 'ceptin' my work on the
farm; course you won't NEEDLE with
that; an I've got likely Teller com
IN tonight an he will be at your dis
posal, too, SO, don't see but you air
well fixed If you'll only charge sem
enough you'll get on!''
NeLet me alone for that, Josiah!o
she replied, significantly. "I'm goin'
TO hev a good price, am no bosses
thrown IN eitherI"
When the stage arrived next day it
brought the expected guests. Mrs.
'Slmson, her sister, Miss Abigail Hanes.
and young lady, Miss Macy Reeves,
a niece.
$50 we are the first to arrive9,, said
Girs. Simson.
Eyes, but I expect another ter
morrow, young man who used to
Know us well. His folks used ter live
round here, but they are all dead
an he had fancy to come up here to
spend couple o. weeks, SO I said he
could come"
The next day the gentleman, Cleval
.Ashby, arrived. AS he did not seem
socially inclined, Mrs. Simson did not
regard him with anxiety.
The house rapidly filed, and before
the week had passnd tho f,7Il ,,,,n,ho~
of twelve were comfortably estab-
Gshed and all seemed contented. We
wish to give you particular intro
duction to Miss Macy Reeves. She
was of medium height, slight, grace
full, with good, sensible face, lighted
by honest brown eyes; a well-poised
mead, crowned with an abundance of
yellow hair. She looked i'll and nery-
Gus, the result of a fright at fire.
She seemed languid.
Cleval Ashby, was tall, dark, mus