Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-30

happy -go-ldcky spirit OF the occasion.
Il wouldn't be back in Washington
for big money, would you?" he in
quired, in order to force her to put her.
self on record once more.
Emo" she replied, in tone that
didn't seem to have any vast amount Of
heartiness behind IT,
''0f course. though" she said, after
awhile, with f0refnger placed bit
wistfully TO her lip: Washington
looks beautiful at this season, doesn't
it?"
20, yes" said he, eprecatingly; ''it's
a pretty enough little old place
around this time Of year, particularly
it'll DO to spend week or so in-trees
Rll in foliage, lilacs and snowballs and
things in bloom-all that sort o thing.
We never said Washington wasn't pref
ty, did we? But it's so slow-wonder
how we managed to live there con-
tentedly as long as we did, don't you?"
"Ye-er-ye-es," answered the wife
of his bosom, but her eyes seemed to be
far away.
Look at shis zoo, now" said the
male person Of the couple TO the wife
of his bosom when he took her to the
Central Park menagerie the other Sun
dayE something like ZOO, isn't p
She looked up at him hesitatingly.
Il don't think the scenery's so pref
ty as the Washington Geological park.
do you?" she inquired, in a sort of muf-
fed tone
Emo, blamed if think it is, come
TO think of it," said he, scratching his
chin rehectiyely. That's right-it
isn't. But this is over in New York, you
seel Now, if the Washington zoo-l
mean the park. and the situation and
all that--were over here, instead of adj
jacent to pokey old Washington,
why"
He didn't mention just what the adj
vantage would be, perhaps for an obyi-
Gus reason
Thus they went on. Three or four
times a day the male person of the
couple would dwell with great Of care
fully worked-up) enthusiasm upon The
real thingness thus 10 phrase IT'D of
existence in New York as compared
with life" nothing more'n Information,
lId call it," said helm Washington,
and on each occasion she would fall in
line with eye-es'' that reallyappeared
ito proceed from a point not much
nearer her heart than her throat.
1t so happened that one evening not
long ago, as,they sat by the front win
dows of their abiding places in New
York-he dwelling with his usual in
sistence upon the joys Of life on Man
haitian island as compared with rust
ing away in Washington, and she re-
plying with only an occasional wees
la band OF six or eight colored men,
some of them with guitars and banlos
and mouth organs, wentby- singing and
PLAYING. The two young persons from
Washington, man and wife, remained
very quiet until the last echo of the
music had died away far up the street.
sounds like" the man started to
say, turning sheepishly TO the wife Of
his bosom. and then he observed that
she hadl her handkerchief folded up
into a wad about an inch in diameter,
and that she was dabbing first one eye
and then the other with the wad.
sounds like Washington on summer
nights. doesn't ito" said the male per
son. with a sort of vacuous grin on his
face. "Kind o. restful and familiar.
eho"
Very" replied the wife Of his
bosom, continuing to dab at her eyes
with her wad Of a handkerchief.
Then they were silent for a little
while
Come to think Of it, Washington
isn't such a bad old place, after all,
is ito" said he, pulling at an ear, re-
hectiyely.
NO. it isn't" she replied, decisively'
Dear old Washington"
That's right" said he. Dear old
Washington's what ] say, too
They were silent again for awhile.
"Wouldn't mind going ack to the 1T
lie old place, would your said he,
breaking the pause. and looking out OF
the window so as not to have TO face
her.
s.Pd lust love to, and that's the
truth" said she, but we can't go back
vet awhile. can we?-you know how
everybody said we wouldn't stay more
than six weeks in New York, although
we declared we were going TO remain
forever. and-and-they'd just guy US
awfully If we went back now. wouldn't
they?"
"Yep. that's fact" said the man.
ruefully.
"Dear old Washington" said she.
Dear old Washington said he
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