Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-04

SHHlnlE rs II cnallSuEluS llltNl 10 Nt
ny the undeuiahle, and was met by an
asserting murmur of Abs"
Miss lilian," pursued Graufer With
an air of inspiration, lis turned Your
aud-twenty. Nour-aud-t twenty year old
come last May is they twins. Well
minds the night they was harurd. The
last time as ever | druv Il 'oSS. 4
vroSty night twas, and nipped all the
orchards miles round. and there waru't
no vruit that year, All, Warmer Long
he'd lost drcc-and-dirty yowcS lamb
ing-time that year. Well l minds it,
l dWlv ponN-chaiSc into Oldport, and
votchcd out t doctor. And ZcS to
my miSSuS, | zeS, when | come home
Masters got twins" All. that's what
zcd, cure enough. And my miSSuS she
yes, 2es she, Lard love zee. Granfcr,
she zeS, YOU don't gay zo.' she zeS:'
and again Grautcr paused and looked
round to perceive the effect of his clio
qucnce.
"Ay," said the landlord feeling that
courtesy now obliged him to entertain
the intellectS us we'll rs the bodies
of his guests, twins is zummat when
it comes to that. Twins is bad enough
for poor volk, but when it comes 10
ladies and they, Lard "A Massey
"Ah"' murmurcd Granfcr, shaking
his head with profound wisdom, aud
At the same time regretfully contemp-
lating the vacuum i'll his bcer-pot,
them twins done for Mrs Maitland.
She amt ben the zame CONAN zincr,
never Zimmed to pork UP agcn artcr
that Vine children they was. too, rs
ever you'd wish to zee, and brought up
on Warmer Longs Aldcrncy COW, KEEP
special for 'um, as | used to Vctch
the milk marnin' and cvcuin. | did,
zure enough.
Here Tom, the soldier, who, in virtue
of his red coat, was bound to be SllS-
ceptiblc To feminine charms, opiued
that Miss Lillian was still "a SmartiSh
looking GAL" and jim, the sailor add
ed that he didn't see why she shouldn't
heart was warm and he could not bear
to conS2n an unottending girl to the
chillS of single hleSScdncSS. There was
Lieutenant Everard, of the "BclltrD-
phon, a frequent visitor at the rectory,
for example as smart an officer as
Jim had ever seen, he added.
"Ah, goo on wi ye! cried Granfer,
greatly refreshed by the polite rcplen
ishmcnt of his pot at Toms expense.
Miss Lilian's as pretty a maid as
Tom'll zee in Il days march, But she
wun't marry nobody. Nur why? YES |.
Cause She wunt haze the common Fart,
and the upper crust they wun't haze
she"
"W'atcver'S come over Iudkins
now" asked Hale, the WhCclWright.
muSingly He'd had drup too much
5 afternoon, and he was Il lathcrin'
into llotspur like mad coming down
shoot. He hadn't ought To treat boss
like that"
"A man med well drink" said the
tailor, "aforc trusting hiSSrll to Il am
NAL like that there. Steady as Charlie
Judkins was, poor chap! What these
ere rich men a got to answer for.'
Il never Zern 'oSs rampageouScr,"
replied the smith: "but | never Zccn a
'oSs Miss Lillian couldn't quiet, or
Il ass either"
Your misSuS 'ull he sending for
her one day, then" said Jim; ard
the whole assembly broke into loud
gutfaw, after which Granfcr very i'm.
preSSivcly related the history of the
hunted fox, which appeared one day
with his paws on the window sill Of
Llian'S sitting-room, followed by the
pack in full cry, and the whole field
at no great distance. He told how
Lillian quickly opened the window,
Reynard leapcd in, and she as quickly
shut 1t; and how the huntSman, on
finding the hounds at check round the
rectory window, looked in, and was
greatly shocked TO see poor Reynard's
pointed nose and glittcring eyes peer.
ing out from among the skirts of "A
young lady sitting quietly at work, aud
surveying the Daftied hounds
baying outside.
Lillian refused to deliver UP her fugi-
tive, holding parley with the master
of the hounds through the closed and
latchcd window, until the latter had
withdrawn his pack; and it was not
until the premises had been cleared
a good half-hour of every vestige of
hound, horse, and man, that she I'M
bolted door or window, and suffered
her weary painting prisoner to depart,
which he did with evident regret and
for hospitality-a hospi-
tally poorly requitcd by him, since
he managed to snatch a chick from
the poultry yard in effecting his escape
But no one seemed to think there
was anything unusual IL Lilian's pow
or over living creatures; ii was sim
ply what one expected Of Miss Lillian,
just as one expected church bells 10
ring and cocks to crow Nor had any
one thanked her for assisting so IF.
fectively at the shoeing Of Hotspur
Then followed long history of ami
mails healed by Lillian, and in particu-
lar Of a d0g Of Ingram ynestOne'g