Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-12-19


"" never seed his equal fer
an self respect. I believe &c a
refined young man is put in low
lndin's he'll make a finer creature
imes than ef he was put among
est No. George cayn't hide his
$. / think maybe he had some
before his fathers disgrace. but
I'D I now. Thar was a tobacco
iner from Virginia in the office
day. an he got to runuin' on,
nom sort o men will. to me an
5 .Geor,-~ was writtin' letters ut
eSk. J be drummer begun tclIin'
out bein' astonished 10 see folks
%" 'ruustons in this out of the
place lie said Miss Lydia Was
ell" o Richmond society an had
ubiic men runnin' after 'er. He
ur S0Vcrnor-you know Governor
re- - widower about my age
he met 'er at some military en-
mcnt down south an is dead bent
rryin her. | wanted to stop the
fer | knowed George was listen
ut | couldn't take the liberty. |
George had quit writin' an was
] out o the window with his law
Ike he was sufferin'.
Ell the drummer begun to tell
how she had squelched Teller
Richmond. He was rich Yam
nat was bein' entertained up thar.
net her at some big dinner. II
she set right acrost the table
lin. an sOme'n' he said agin the
ern soldiers made 'er fire up. You
3 Two OF her uncles was killed at
8sburg. Well. instead O apologize
ke he Ort. he seemed to think il
mighty funny, an he spent the
b the dinner hittin' at the dead
4Gerate soldiers jest think o that.
ead ones.-said they had no right
be flowers strewed on Their grave
hc like. The drummer said she
pc like Il born lady. Is mild as She
out O. poHtencSS. an bcca Sc size
i hat tie lady that give the party
worried iy his couiHc,. Jut She
H. feDer a cold STARE alter din
IT, or5crei Ter carriage ID take
#mr. The whole thing, it seems,
4 with Lyr good looks an high
H.. literally turned the Yankees
lie made a dozen attempts after
10 meet 'cr. but She refused to
anything 10 90 with i'm. lie
oul 1gHar She attended church.
went thar one Sunday. an after
i'm was over be waited at the foot
j. steps outside. Seems like he
4 ted on his smile dom the work.
when she appeared at the top 0
steps lie jest tuck off his hat an
a low bow. an stood GRIMM,
CIV how sorry IL was. X.c drum
said She happened to have some
les in Ier hand. an that she jest
ped EN- in tile feller's hat as cf
as a beegar. an. without lookin' at
PASSED on down the steps. They
it got out, an so much fun was
e of it that the Teller left Rich
HI. Shes jest like Il queen, any
Mrs. Hillyer but I'll tell you
i've she likes George Buckley
! ve she likes an respects i'm. An
etimes when l see her an him TO
er | Jest feel like the two of EN-
bin right to feel that away, ever
I never comes to anything. 1t
prettiest sight on .earth-that sor
hing is. Mrs. Hillyer. An some
as it seems to me that it's jest be
E they are helt apart that they ar
Ned SO close together. She's &
top. Mrs. Hillyer, an his dadd,
put up a wall betwixt the two, Du
are a-lookin' over it into eac
hr's eyes an a-wonderin' - jes
|onderin'."
rs. Hiuyer gazed at the cotton bu!
steadily. and her eyes filled M
|1ner." she said unsteadily, Il V
|nned to some sermons once /
lille an been blessed. but it was
thing But l give you my wor
We made me feel good this mOrnln
h. I never lowed it was in you. NJ
think. YOU hain't married. Thar
Inns o. deservin' gals in the worl'
in Their good hearts wither u
hout a speck o love, an yore ric
! is dryin' up year by year in tn
stv warehouse. l tell you, Il
n To find YOU wife.
7 wish Won would" Kenner laughe'
20 got faith in yore judgment. an |
| g any you picked out an be THANH
An this affair of Georges maxi
wish I'd made better use o my TN
re it was too late"
Too late nothin>." laughed Mrs iii
as she turned away. 1ou are
hit Younger now than half o the
|ardless dudes that nave alrea'
need their youth away
ARRIVING ut home. the lherchah
fe hustled into the warm situi
som. where her niece sat sewing al
Endow. and. throwing her sha"l
chair. she stood before the wood II
..Hortense." she said suddenly
liant to talk 10 you"
|..To me-" asked the young woman
hrprise. What is it?'
Mrs. Hillyer stood before her.
ant TO say that Jim Kenner Is one
% best men ! ever knowed' seed
A,ard tell of. want to say, moreoN