Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-11-14

IuSt lHing Ut. J0De Qi0 was 10 uAi'S
US all acrost the hall to the setun
room an begun to examine the baby.
But Mrs. Dugan, bless yore soul, &C
cordin' to her that was her house an |
she was Mary Hough's stay an sup |
port an she wedged 'erse'f in the SICK |
ROOM Some of us went in the kitchen |
so we could git look an hear what |
tuck place He told er in plain Eng |
lish to git out, but she didn't bulge:
he ordered 'er ag'in. but she only STOOD
the firmer. l don't think | ever SEED
madden man. His black eyes was jest
blazin' an his hands shook so ne
could hardly mix his medicines. linen
the crash come
Says he to her. Have you been
handlin' this baby? An she says
reckon it's hardly been out o my zap
fer the last two days Then says ne
with a satisfied grin, You'd better not
90 out to the rest o them hens IN the
other room, fer this childs got scarlet
fever Scarlet fever yelled Mrs. Du-
gan, an she looked like she'd SINK III
establishment. Why, you don't mean
it, He told 'er yes, that's what allea
| the baby, an that he was goin TO re-
! port it to the authorities an put up
| quarantine Us women all scattered
like a flock O. scared blackbirds, but
we heard em jowerin' clean out TO the
| fence. I'm not a-goin' to stay cooper
up here that long Mrs. Dugan salu'
| Yes. you'll have to- we heard I'M say
'Gaddin' about like you do, you'd scat
ter more microbes than Texas lorna
| do After he went off old Dr. STONE
passed along on his hOss an she Went
to the gate ana called out to I'm an
tried to git i'm to contradict what d.
lobe had said about the disease, but ne
lest sorter laughed an said 1t Woulu
be contrary to professional etlquetIe
fer i'm to express an opinion. Furdef
down the street he met Miss Cyntnla
Gibbs. an she hauled i'm in an axed
i'm what he thought about the case
It looked like he thought it was pow
erful funny, fer he mighty n1sh SPIN
his sides a-laughin'. The babys go'
some'n',' he said, an that's all she
, could git out'n i'm The marshal come
I'D an put the red flag on the gate, an
the two women an the babys houset
> ND till DR.. lobe lifts the quarantine.
was lest a-thinkin' me n Hortense VII
. have a rest. Mrs. Dugan would a me
9 YOU at the gate to find out about bu
7 clean forgot to tell Mandy to put TIT
~ biscuit in the stove an warm over yor'
y later pies" And, with little hush OF
- her face. Mrs. Hillyer rose and trlppe'
n from the room.
10 Hortense Snowden turned from Id
n window, where she had Deen stanuln
while her aunt was talking. and stoo
before her uncle.
10 George is In love with Lydia Crar
ston," she said softly. THAT'S one req
- son this is going so hard with him"
y Eyes, think he is" replied the oil
man, IAN l was jest wonderin' eff tn
= conviction would have any-you kno7
W effect on her"
81 don't think he's ever spoken on
= word of love to her." said Hortens
a 'sShe is the proudest, haughtiest ere;
:, ture that ever lived and yet at the sam
. time as simple and unaffected as sh
o. can be. 1t seems like she gets tt
sweet side Of her nature from herse
and the other from her people. Uncl
i. they are just about the most artist
u cratic family that ever lived here"
NJ "Oh. | know that. l don't think
h ever seed the major without his 81
hat, kid gloves and gold headed can
Is Somehow it seems a pity George loo
u ed so high, but, HOrtie, the boy is Je
d. that way about everything; he W
IL 1N+hiy1' Rut 7 rock
/" he knows about how the Cranstons W
e look at i'll say l reckon he kno7
DIT that. an that's what's made i'm so Il
- spirited"
., "That must be it, uncle" And silen
III fell between them. The sound OF t
ne coffee mill came harshly in from
~ kitchen, and then they heard Mrs. ii
'0 yer singing a hymn as she moved abe
-, in the adjoining dining room.