Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-22
the outskirts Of the old village, out

where the hog fields were till tie imms-
grants began to settle around us. -
But what's the difference, Aunt
Martha? It's all one now There amt
no Greenwich any more; it's all just
New York city. So what is tie use CT
pretending?'
The Impotence in the young man. s
tone amazed his aunt almost as much
as the sentiment he uttered. Never be-
fore had he failed to show her respect.
On the contrary, the humbleness of his
demeanor had been a grievance to her;
it did not become one of her own blood
to manifest the same awe before her
that an ordinary Ninth warder did.
The old lady Strengthened in her
chair, the lines about her mouth stiffen-
ed, and her eyes glistened like her
knocker, as she answered:
"Percy Dean! You forget to whom
you arc speaking. You forget yourself,
sir, and your gccd breeding is evidently
suffering from the associations you per-
NIT yourself -
Percy was frightened The last time
he had been rebuked in this temper by
his aunt was when he was boy. He
meant no offense.
81 beg your pardon, Aunt Martha, !"
he mIrmuTed.
Mrs. Leveen took her knitting from
the table and worked busily at it till
she was quite calm. She looked up after
every few thrusts of her needle, indig-
nantly at first, then coldly, and finally
the habitual expression of kindness re-
turned to her face.
II dare say you are in a hurry to &C
to town, Percy, and I shall not detaiD
you much longer. You may tell me
something about this young-this girl.
How old is she?"
"She is going on 10, Aunt Martha. ;"
SIS she cultivated, educated? Come,
Percy, tell me all about her.
s'She went through the grammar
school, think, but she had to work
after that. So she can't play the piano
or sing, but she is nice girl md can
tend the house and cook, now that her
mothers dead. "
"That's right. She ought to be able
to manage her husbands household.
But tell me more about her. Is he1
voice soft, are her manners gentle, is
she modest? Describe her to me, my
dear. Is she pretty?''
Percy was encouraged by the few
words of approval he had won.
AUNT she's beaut, that So
''What do you say-a what?'
L mean she's q beauty. She's got
blue eyes and blond hair and the incest,
biggest, reddest cheeks. She ain what
you would call quiet; she's more lively
10 hi To, 1oI7S !,
we'ro down on the docks nights with
the rest OF the crowd. I'll bet you could
hear her across the river in Hoboken.
And jolly? If she gets mug as is toe
fresh, she can jolly him along to beat
the band. But she's on the level too.
She does, the square thing by her old
man every clip. The Homework has to
be done before she's in for the game.
And she slaves for her little sisters and
brothers, just slaves for them, and yet
she does it as willing. But then she's
good to everybody; always ready to
help cut with work when neighbors are
behind or sick or have company, and
she sticks up for horses and cats and all
like that. You wouldn't believe she
was that way, though, to see her at
ball or dancing On excursion boats NJ
the river. She IS gCcd locker and good
dresser, and when she's out in full rig
well, say, she's q sight. The other
fellows don't do nothing when we're
OUT
Percy stopped short Mrs Leveen had
risen suddenly, and she stccd erect be-
fore hi1il, tai and white and proud.
"Why, Aunt Martial he exclaimed.
''That is enough, Percy. Thank you.
/ sec have been wrong, all wrong III
this matter from the nrst. You shall
have your way, fer it is right con-
sent. -
s'Oh, Aunt Martie, - he CRIED, spring
ing up and seizirg her hand to kiss, =
am SO glad But knew you would after
hearing about her. And, say, aunt, you
ought to see her once. You couldn't
help but like her and admire her.
Everybody in the ward does Why, dc
you know what they call her, the men
down at the Grapevine? The way you
looked then made me think Of it. They
call her the pride of Greenwich vii
lage. II. Lincoln Stefens in New
York Pest.
The Telling of It.
The other day at a social function ]
came upon two friends, one Of whom
had just returned from a luxurious voy-
age round the world in millionaire's
steam yacht. Have you found anybody
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