Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-09
NO TRESPASSING.


TO it as two peas are to one another, but
for Derwentwater you must, of course,
substitute the rapid, shallow, shingling
Barragh.
The road was inches deep in dust,
and that of the whitest, and the boots
and stockings of the knickered, Norfolk
jacketed traveller could scarce be dis
tinguished from the dusty way ITSELF
and he looked, had there been any to
see, as though he foated in the air, be-
reft of feet and ankles.
Now, half way down the road, the
traveller, who was young and fairly
good looking, though perhaps not en-
dowed with that facial strength of char
acter which is the dear delight of au-
thors who are feminine, happened upon
stile spanning the graystone and
messy wall that separated the wood be-
yond from the road. 1t was famous
stile, somewhat like pair of steplad-
ders, with three rungs by which to
ascend from the road and two to ascend
into the wood ON the other side of the
wall. The traveller assembled, and perch
ed upon the happily placed platform at
the summit of the stepladder and pom
dered some, and while he pOndered he
mopped his brow and gazed upon his
boots besides, giving the lie, to those
who say that lone cannot do two things
at once'-this for one who has refused
to close the door at my behest and in
draft most thorough Then he struck
Ao, f0 inh oir l%YO
ought to nave been pipe but it was
cigarette-and drawing it along an adj
iacent post, saw, for the first time,
notice thereon. 1t said:
ANY PERSON
FOUND TR E P A SING ON
THE BARRY ESTATE
WILL Sc c Q ED.
By Order,
Agents Office. j. SMITH.
A very ordinary notice, but one which
had been the subject Of much merri-
ment while back, when 'Ar1y-you-
Juggins'' had eliminated the harmless
o and interpolated the direful E for the
amusement of his consoeurs and con-
freres.
The effect it had upon our traveller
was not that which henceforward, for
all 1 care, may be described as de-
faciensis tripperii He had no desire to
drop in 'tnot'' between the "wiIl'' and
the "be, - neither did he change ''per-
son. into "peer,'' but he did allow his
feet, which had been resting on rung
two of the roadside ladder, to change
their position to rung one of that of the
woodside.
After the first step the way was easy.
So appeared to be the grass path
which meandered among the trees in
curves most sinuous, path that looked
as all forbidden paths look-sedUc-
tive, and, moreover, by far the most de-
lightful in the whole district.
Our traveller looked at MS watch, at
the up and down of the road. and not
soul was in sight to deter him. He slip
ped to the ground, and in brief space |
was in the thicket.
On and on pressed he till the black
ing was restored to the boot by the dust
banishing grass agency. The cigarette,
smoked out, was replaced by a second, !
and then he came to a halt at the brink /
of a cunning little tree mirrored, tree
surrounded lake, whose clear waters ip-
vited-nay, almost communicative
mersion, with the thermometer taxed |.
to its utmost heat recording limits
Birds were singing, the lakelet rip
pied, and with delicious spIashing a
waterfalIet threw itself in wanton aban-
donment into the embrace of the all /
absorbing tarn.
Delicious spot for bathing, but a spot !
wasted, impossible. On the farther side /
was one who gazed at our traveller, the !
intruder, with eyes beautiful and pro-
voked-one attired in kerchief of lawn,
bodice and skirt of print and in other
dainty things.
ga pretty girl - said he mentally.
ga wretched tourist!' she reflected.
The path was winding, like to a
maze, but surely mazelike it led to an
eventual goal? 1t would do no harm to
ask The traveller meandered Oh and |
found himself in a space but three or
four feet from my lady of the lake.
His cap was off.
Said he, ''Will you kindly tell me if
this path comes out anywhere near
Marleydale?''
Eventually at the village itself, ;"
she replied.
He thanked her, and with steps re-
luctant would have advanced, but she,
reddening and paling alternately, denied
him progress except over her hthesome
self.
''Please stopT" she commanded. "Are
you aware that this is private proper
TYP"
81 could hardly imagine it was pub
lie, F." said he.
She flushed angrily.
"You are trespassing," she contir-
ued, land are liable to be prosecuted. /"