The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29


farewell to my house and employ Tor
ever!" exclaimed the enraged master
standing in the door way. and lool,int
down with ineffable scorn upon III.
PROSTATE person of the elected Bart. n,
he lay sprawled out upon the spo1
where ne landed, without any DISPOSE
''on 70 rise,
should IKE to know what I've
hone criminal, squire!' responded the
a'tcr' LOOKING PACK over ms shoulder
y" tne thpef' win a doleiul grimace.
| Mhat nave you doneY' sharply re.
torted brush. why, you impairment
puppy, you have done everything
wrong ana nothing right ever since
you got your lubberly carcass out of
nea' al the nne time OF eight O'Clock
IN clearing on the table, you must go,
WIN your ioau OF ihe.ts ana half-hlled
gravy uishes', thorugh the parlor,
whefe YOU hau no business to 60, and
there' ike piuhuering Jackass, as
you are, you must rail- down and ruin
the pest carpet In the house! I've had
qulte Enough OF you, sir so up with
you tnsfe and clear out, you vaga-
ponG =,
wen, ! spose ! know what you
want, muttered Bart, by way OF reply
to this tirade-"you want to accuse,
ana drlve me away, 80 you won't have
TO pay the Two crowns you owe me for
work, ana other things.
II don't owe you half that sum.
YOU living lout." returned Brush
fiercely. But to get rid of such neat.
and prevent your going round Town
with that lie in your mouth, I'll give
you all you ask and there thew are y,
he continued pulling out and disdain.
fully tossing the coins down at the
others feet. Your dirty rags. II Won
have ary in the house. shall he tbrown
to you; and il YOU amt off. UI set
the dogs on ye.'
With this. and an EXPRESSIVE clam of
the door behind him, the secretary re.
turned into the hot Sc; and in a few
the sash of a garret window
was thrown IN. and a nair NJ shoes !. |
pair of old summer pantaloops. n snare |
coarse shirt. and pair of STOCKINGS we're
flung down into tbe ward
near where the owner was still living.
~ the hand of grnning and blush
ng servant maid, while her dainty
fingered master stood by, directing the
operation.
"Well, Bart'' now soon began TO
nutter this singular being in his usual
manner Of addressing himself as a
econd person when alone. well Kart.
our plan of getting driv away has
worked to shaving. You've col ymur
,ay too Jest in the way Won calculated
you'd fetch it: YES ali vonr honest nav
nd one crown more: but Won cbarged
hat, YOU know when Won told him two
rowns as damage for the kick and cane
ick YOU GOT, So that's settled And
$ to the other accounts against him.
nd the rest of 'em there You'll be in
way to square all fore long guess :.
Or YOU will be your own rebel now
TART, YOU know
While thus communins with bimself
e had SLOWLY. and with many wincas
I affected main. patbered IN b,s l,n,bs I
isen ON TO his feet nocketed his two
rowns. and collected and tied i'm bis
lothes. And he was now. With a
rIeved look. as If sorrowino Tor The
ISIS of his home. looking hack ~ TIA
ouse. where several curious half.
half-pitying countenances
ere seen peering through the windows
, witness his denartnre He tben
,oked hesitatinply abroad. one way /,
nd then the other with the sad and
espairing air OF one who feels there J