The Newtown bee., 1896-12-25

that gave him interest, looked iihtently across the common. At last he said : Come here mother, and tell me if tha6 Is not the maid Dorothy that see yon- der in the doorway of Gov leete's store"
 The wife went to the window, and the sight that she saw caused her to be silant, longing to see more. Across the common, 200 yards away, stood the store where the governor of the colony, MT leete, had his busfh6as9 Pbe wind had drawn itRe snow, ,agaipat one side of it SO high that, with the overhaugiug fringe from the roof, there waaRorhed a bank R white, broken in two places by the faint outlines of the window From the duOr ou another side, ,rhet, Wa@ 6h-us a heavily hooded head that l seemed to be slylY locking each way A if fearful of discovery. At one 'fnon1er't this head was thrusg out and rhen~for -gf ip'tant Yithdrawp, tP be again put ouJ a little further. At last the door, wd: .op4qed Vide and there stepped out int. the drlf- the figure of woman. Shs WAS well wrapped and she walked wit} ease"
 "That is Dorotby," said M9thej itAIting;r : -a.*orr.m J
 1,sa5i}I4 is a,strRpge pRrfornauce, ''said AZ ner. Why does she come so slyIl from the g6verho5r'{ tst6ffe " at this early thnuN whouIthe men have mot all gone {, break t4R}9 t4R}9 FgYdaT% T%1as .p wai
 She has a bundle under har'clh ky RhdwjtBat BPRothy Was 4a maid df~pospt to be fond If frivolous things, but l. dIC fRQF 7q FhiqqR R.}ihl8R'a }ihl8R'a sRe,5w ely, 'fsaid thi mother.
 "To be ky heah5 fleteft; that Is some kthihgthat must be punished. An, therr 1 is SamgeI with the oxen. He break the path well, But now he sees Dor othy, Ard ARHl j'F Bfo~, stop and speak L, her, for have surmised mother, that hi likes that maid too well " ''''"
 He does husband "
 NSO Dng asaheais my appreutfce At tn forge and anvil he shall woo no maid Iq4st of all this orphan, who, II greatl, tf6ar,, wfCh her soft ways, does cause ou 1 governor to relax bis duty at times. H. r even psrthitted her ito wear broocl upon the Lords day. We must discip line the maid to day. Truly I will sum mon her before the magistrate. I ii pn6ts I will. See, Samuel is speaking with her,7a 't" "'" '.I h
 The girl had gone through tue sno J nnti she was neaEfthe meetipg-houae l some 60 yards away ysfrom the soorej nd there the young ti4aun sstAuel, met her He had seen her aR she came from th store, and, although her head was wei ilhooded, yetthdj yedng man knew her a 1 we'll as if he saw hereyes, that .aiwayI bastowad ruPoaihim-a smile. He tuypa, tbe .qSenA and aWita .much goadial forced them to b-eak a path from thI ! 4goVeFnQr'9 hRQseu uYlaEe the girl lived to the place where he met her! !!"t'aoa"" IG HWhy.lM4SteE Sanuels' .''' ,'''' '.. '.'. '. q
 Why? You kuow well .whg. Tor know whatis to happen, the day an taB, Inq3ter,9 and ..s9 gWeee,do you appeal this nd5rhihg3 my D 1Fothy, that I 'wisf it was today, for I hay" your "prot1ist tq wed tda on that daygi.f Now tell me ihowfris that you are put 80 early. snG -whatls-that. under your cloak P''AOS C4 l9.l' ,.i E f vii auswet lnel5HurloF your ,qpes ti0ns, Master, Samuel Are yoasnot oon tent to have me HefeS Come put, he, or Ishe slsdkss f9F. I must Be back to MI Asste's' attouce. sataat allm Iias asoA a5I The y9qng al4h put bis strong arms igantlgrab0lat her and lifted her to .the sleage,,9 HheEb ghs Stamped the snow from her feet, and thens swi6a uau arm thrownq around q stake, she held se, licnrelg gn #hils Samuel started the oxen away. nhen he came and wslksd heg bar Ala lttisst es44aaiatssa
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 She khaw thats iIe' was half testing. rhalf cagloua ishe would not ansWet him. but she said ya '.qh, samuel,y you made me. forget my purpose. I wish gon ~ aiarrg GnEisflaas str.' .as5s " a,i.. < |, Hs locked At Der pgfplexgd, wonder ing what she naeants for he had never beard Ehase words befaFe. and he, sknew that no oue ln the town had e9er re..i peated them.
 "What do you mean by thatG Wha