Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08

az sin. pat his mouth in. He a,-i lhet
irs' Atom. SHUTDOWN a man Kim inter
tlIr sIur, an aNrl If thar wuZ ar p.lr-
son ,uuywhyr, ia the drc>Jricr.
- toly him. S,-i the clerk. that
thar WIZ one over in the lslkrt sittlc-
mrnI an showed him the way ter g!t
thar, hut. bcin kinder curious like ter
kno' what the trouble wuz | aNrd him
II sumbOly WIZ d"'d.'
No. hc Sed, hits not quite so bad
AZ tibet. Nc see. we hey a new Skule
teacher in the valley. an him an Coon
PurkcrS gal are awfully stuck on each
other. Things hey cum ter sich "a pint
tibet nothing will satisfy 'cm but ter
git fined trrgcthcr. So I'm after Iar-
son ter do the j'inin.'
Then the whole shooIin match hoop
ell an hollrrcd like er set Nv crazy lu-
natlcs. | fined in, hut ! only lated
with my mouth an kinder grinncd a
lertlr tryln ter look pleasant. BIZ
King, who he'd hin scttln On q pile ny
Hour sacks in the corner NV the room,
got up an slowly Sauntercd ter the
dorr. AZ he passed me he wnllcd hiz
eye. an l follcrrd him. Win we got
outside he led the way ter an ole gum
log, an We both sot down.
"'What yer a-gwinc ter do crhout
this thing| said Bin. 'Ye amt a-gwnc
ter set still an let tibet Internal dead
beat NV er skule teacher take yer gal
rite out frum under yer nose, mir yeF
IL don't know what ter do, Biz
said l. I'm in CT monStrous lot nv
trublc an would rUther lee dr'd than
erlivc, but see no way ter help hit
~ do said Bill, an cf ye will stick
ter me ven git the gal yet,
81 shore will do thct, pard,' said |.
"'Wrll, We know the path that leads
over the hill trum Coon Parkcr's ter
the big road"
"Yaas.'
"'Now. tibet is the path what tibet
. Teller travels. You meet me tomorrow
I mite at the big chestnut tree nigh the
top NV the hill an bring rrlong two
/ plow lines.
"'Gce whi@. Bill, We air not a-gwinC
ter hang him. air ycE
"'Naw. but he deserves hit. tho. In
only a-gwlnc tn teach him lrsSol
thct he'll ricomcmber az long az he
/ lives
81 made n sneak fur home an wln'
ter bed. but hit wuz mitcy lectle
slept. Ev'ry time | doZed off | coult
see tibet plague TAXED skull" teacher Il
maxim luy ter Nancy. | got up Whil
Their chickens commenced CROWN fcl
day an elm up on the hill, whar
sot down an watched Nancy a-lnillI
the COW in the lot down at Parker.
house. wanted ter 60 tn her So ba,
tibet | WIZ crmOst crazy. but rcm"m
bcrrd what Bill he'd said the mite afor,
crbuut me a-stayin ter hum all day M
not Eoin nowhar, not even To the Sto'
After awhile elm back down In" hill
an wint ter my cabin, Whar ! paSSc,
one NV the most miserable days or ma!
liver seed The sun hadn't morc'I
crawlcd down behind Lavender noun
tin IN the ives tibet cvenin aforc wa,
on my way ter the chestnut tree. Will
l ariv' thar, found BIZ, an with hin
wuz Zen sanders pcrtickl"r fricn
w mine. They had mad" DUNN.
woman by stutiin a dress full Nv Ia,
an tyin moss on her her cr head, Th
they covered with an old white bonnet
In the twilight she looked '2actly lacl
or human being.
voices up Their path
"'Thut'S them now said /. That
Nancy an tibet Teller on thcr way t.
the shndig now. Lay down an kcc
quiet till they git by
"Whcn they got opposite Ter Whcr
we uns WIZ a-hidin, Nancy said:
~ knoWWr'll hay or jim dandy tim
NV hit tcrnitc an fun world witAou