Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-22

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cigars, said the Misses Tilley.
he was bad because he went in and
out at all hours of the night, said the
matrons. He was bad because he did
not go to church on Sunday morn
ings, but seemed to take childish
delight in playing with the hose noz-
zle and the pointer pups. He was
bad because he kept bachelor es-
adjustment with no elderly and Sc
date females about, quoth the mem
bers of the family who lived opposite.
In truth, as he seemed to take no ac-
count of Eucalyptus street in any
manner whatever, he was very bad
indeed.
The only person who ever dared to
express a contrary opinion was Miss
Byzantine Confey. who lived with a
very dilapidated father some five doors
below bad man Mr. j. Fenton Barton,
Miss Eglantine's greatest folly in life
had been self-sacrifice. She had i'm
molated herself upon the altar Of fam
lily respect, the remnant of which was
the delapidation before mentioned. 1t
may be said in passing that the old gen
tleman was one of the class known in
former days as "cupboard drinkers"
This secret form of tipping did not de-
tract from his position on Eucalyptus
street, or in business. But il made
him the most irritable and exacting of
parents, and Miss Byzantine. from her
eighteenth year TO her thirty-ffth.
had danced like puppet on a string
to his caprices. As Miss Byzantine
had once been pretty, the inevitable
sutton appeared early and was sum
marily dismissed. Her father at once
demanded of her what she thought
would become Of him. As Miss Egg
lantine could not reply satisfactorily to
that question. the sutton was at once
sent to the right about. and, within
two years, he married another Young
woman. He lived now on Bear street
and had several nice children whose lit
tie faces always brought queer feel
ing to Miss Eglantine's heart when she |
saw them at church. After this un-
timely nipping of her early romance.
Miss Byzantine settled into a gentle, |
colorless creature whose life was one
long and irritating sacrifice. There |
fore il was quite a surprise when, at an
extra session of the Sewing Guild. held |
opposite Mr.. J. Fenton |
Barton's residence, she took up a cud-
gel in his behalf.
Il don't see that he's done anything
so terrible" she said, stoutly; "he does
as he pleases, that's ALL"
Forty eyes scanned her in disap- |
pFoval. One of the Misses Tilley said:
"Oh, Eglantinel" in a neat, shocked
way.
Il wish | could DO as pleased" went
on the quiet voice; st must be splen-
lid"
But you wouldn't smoke big cigars
and stay away from church and be so
so hateful asserted the minister's
wife. who really liked her.
Then Byzantine uttered the muffin
Jus sentence which was never forgot
en- of her in the light of subsequent
events.
y declare l don't know what would
10. Nobody does"
1t may be added that Mr.. Confey had
been more difficult than usual to please
or week. which fact may account for
his incipient rebellion.
When Miss Byzantine reached her
nome that evening the colored cook
her mysteriously into the
back regions.
Il don know how TO tell You. missy"
he said, "but marster an JULY Ann
lone got mixed up erbout sompin' an
he frew dat cat obah de fence inter de
ley. An dem pintah pups Oh Fen
on's war obah daR an wat become
b dat July Ann ] don know"
"Julianal" She cried. pitifuly. for
he kept a sleek cat as something to
our her affection upon. rs she dead ?"
"Jes' you slip out an call 'er. missy,
Betty. "She may hab got
way from EN-"
SO into the alley way, in her best
'rown cashmere. her hair falling. her
heeks pink with excitement, dashed :
he poor little woman. She hurried
iaintively up and down. calling piie-
usly: "Juliana" and kitty" over and
ver. There was no returning new. no |
urry form on shed or fence. Miss Egg
antine could not bear to return With