Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-11-30

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The ncrt minute The door opened, and
More Lucas stood there.
Her fine dark eyes looked as if they might
fash at times with passionate anger, but the
lines about them were pleasant traces left
by mirth, and her long upper lip and broad
mouth seemed made for laughter and good
cheer. Her habitual geniality, however,
was less obvious just then, for she scanned
me with distinctly unfavorable eye, and
her pursed lips showed that she disap-
proved of her master bringing home such a
visitor Had been we'll dressed, or only
tolerably good looking, it would have been
anothe thing But she respected and loved
Taras too well to let him read her dssatis-
faction, and drawing back into the passage
as he led me in she received US with a pro-
found bow and opened the door of the adj
| joining room.
This is my housekceper Mere Lucas -
said Taras TO me as he entered, and turning
to her he spoke a few words III French
which caused her to gasp an exclamation
! OF astonishmGnt as she clasped her hands
! together. Then, after regarding me for a
moment in silence and round eyed won
der she addressed me in her unintelligible
! language, but ! understood her tone of
| apology and self reproach, and the tremu-
lous emotion in her full lips and the atfec-
tonare warmth III her soft eyes fully atoned
/ for any hostility she might at first have
shown. Finally, ~ if by an ungovenable
! it,,ruI sbq sniypI mo ny fnp shoiIll,-r.
and planted a couple of sounding kisses on
! my cheeks, saying as she gave me one last
embrace before leaving the room, "P1uvre
! cheric, va
| remember that phrase because for some
time after she never looked at me without
repeating it in the same tone of compassion.
/ Indeed, with my thinness and careworn eX-
preston, | must have seemed to the eyes OF
the fat, jolly soul deplorable indeed.
We were in the room which had been he
shop. 1t was low ceilngcd, but large and
very light and bright, by reason of the long
window, with the white muslin curtains
the flowers and many pictures hung upon
the painted walls. But that which aston
ishcd me greatly was the surprising neat
ness and cleanliness of everything, for re-
ally this was the first time in my life that
had ever seen the inside of a decent room
and next to this the table, which was laid
lor inhch' excited my wonder.
There was vase of cut flowers in the
h'i"''ie Oh enc Spo'le'' '"pIIcio'h' ana IN
the plate set Tor Iaras stood a small loaf.
SSN' up II " "n',c 9rrE.et'e Mhich WOULD
nave mace me laugh II haa not been SC
perpIeNcu py 'he stl'iheehcss OF every
'hlA9' me qu"hli'y Oh Iood alSo seemed
qH'e numerous 700, ~ was the ortlhar!
Lo"r lor "ll'il'i, ana a! lh"' was prepared
ior 'le Iel''S. "l Il great he"tt! man was d
DON Oh s''loihc'' p!a'e Oh raulshcs and
some butter, ana Mere Lucas brought
nothing more except Il cover Tor me and z
bott!c OF Nlle' Whlch she s'oou on SINAI
silver platt'
we sat Gown, ana seeing laria take the
ioai ont ana spread the SerNlcttc over hl'
knees ana the same though 1t seemed tt
mt ahouu the ouueso i"lhG III thc world
AMI then he passed the sardlneS for me II
help myself. could very well nave eater
all the little fishes there were in the box
but ont OF consideration Tor him who was
three times a. big rs me- only took a5ou
At quarter of the contents, and also tool
about quarter OF Inc Number OF radishcs
but could not help looking at Tara5 il
surprise when he TOOK but two sardinci
and only three or four radishes. "Wcll
however Goes he i've: asked myself.
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