Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-12
She Was Pretty.

TO see Miss Kitty clearly enough, but
IN doing SO had no very fixed idea
as to what I should do when I did see
her, and in fact I was entirely non
plused by the whole situation.
determined to retire to my ham
mock and think over matters in gen.
eral. AS I lay there, swinging lightly
over the water, and with the distant
sound of the weir lulling my senses
pleasantly, it is not to be wondered at
that fell into dreamy reverie.
Old half recollections came throng
ing upon me of little fiaxen haired
Kitty, whom I used to torment and
iaughingly asked to be my little wife,
nearly dozen years ago, when she
was little chit of 10; of her father,
my old friend John Dobson, who used
Co say in his sober business way,
EsAnd so she shall be, Mildenhall, if [
can help you;" of that quantity
touching clause in poor Dobson's will
by which he had done all that lay in
his power to help me.
And I, engrossed in turning over
money in the city had clean forgotten
all about her!
L was aroused by the sound Of
voices and looked around. There, in
the very Identical place where Mr..
Bob Tyncker had done his extremely
futile fishing in the morning, he and
Kitty were sitting and talking.
@EAnd SO the old fellow-and a queer
old fellow he is, too" Mr.. Bob was
saying, evil be round at the house
this very afternoon to see about
claiming your hand"
sFOh, Bob!" said Kitty, trembling.
e'I say, Kitty" said Bob mischiev-
ously, '.suppose he really wants to
stick to his old idea Of making you
his little wife, eh? What shall you do
tt1en?' g
ooh, Bob, DON'T" said poor Kitty.
He has been such bugbear to me
lately that-that''- Csthat there is
danger of a young lady shedding tears
at the very mention of his name," [
thought to myself grimly, for Kitty
Gid not seem to be able to complete
the sentence herself.)
"Never mind Kitty" said poor Bob,
hugging her tenderly. 81 am brute
TO have suggested such an idea. If
lie doesn't r fuse to have you, why,
you will just have to refuse him, you
know, and that will bring the whole
matter to the usual way of doing
things, from d young lady's point Of
view, you see."
$50 it WILL" said Kitty, frightening
up once more; ''but, Bob, then the
s25, 900 will have to go to the Metho-
dist chapel, and that is just the very
thing that has been making uncle SO
terribly savage"
esLet him be-" said Bob stoutly. cit
won't hurt us after to-day; you will
he free then, you see, and marry who
ever you like. And we have plenty
TO set up housekeeping on between
US, without the beastly money-let
him be angry if he likes"
'And SO he is, SIR" shouted Mr..
Dobson suddenly, poking his head
over the top of the bank. $50 he is!
It would make saint savage to be
set at defiance in this way. [ begin to
think''-
''s5op!" 1 called out, rising hastily
IN my hammock.
Spish! Somebody had fallen into
the water.
Me, my Jove, and SO I began strik-
ing out Justify on all sides, with hands
feet, fingers, elbows-I cannot exact
Iy call myself a sWimmer-and get
ting my boots above water more fire.
quently than my head, am afraid,
till L was suddenly grasped by the
collar firmly.
|'Keep COOL" said my young friend
Bob Tyncker authori6atively-forh he it
was 11imbiy swimming on his back
with two legs and one arm, and draw
ing me after him with the other.
Keep cool; I've got you all right!''
HCool it isl" I thought to myself,
my spirits reviving as [ felt myself
towed along-right across the river!
For Bob, it seems, like retriever-he
certainly swan as well as one-would
not conde 5cend to lay me anywhere
but at the very feet Of his mistress.
H'There at last! hurra''--
An overwhelming rush Of water
across my face cut short my self-con-
graduation; I was fairly under, in
fact
And the remarkably unpleasant
thought flashed upon me that was
driving down under the dipping bush.
But spasmodic jerk from Tyncker
brought me to the top once more, and