News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-04-27

like other desperate men, a rival not to
be deSpised
"She's atohully goin' t. have the OF
coot SOS t. git them children O. his'u
n learn 'em bugs n mice N things,
said Uncle Nate Arkwright from the
armchair by the grocery stove. Il do
know wut the worlds comm t. these
days. In my time mos any girl d
jump half out'n her skin t git a man
like Bert Matteson. yit yere this Talbot
gal, she goes a-palaverin' round tryin'
t. git h0I O. other folks childer t
teach 'Cm a lot O. follOlls N contrap-
tons, m even willin t. take a roomatic
OF cuss like John Hawkins throwed in
min t git my oil courtin suit outn
the attic n go n cut i'm out myself!'
go in and win, Uncle Nate" said
Bub Salisbury.
"If Al had gal lax dst All spank him,
maEbc two. tree tam a week, quaite
one paid the slightest attention to his
disciplinary IDEAS.
Il wonder the OF fool amt got no
more sense 'imself," Lie Curry ven
tured at last.
He amt in no ways t blame said
Uncle Nate emphatically. she done
most O the courtin' herself, they do
say. jes t. git hol O them childer.
Wants t learn EN- about bugs And
Uncle Nate spat COMPREHENSIVE at
the box Of sawdust. IS for John Haw
kins, he'd Go wuss'n that t git shet
O them young ones. Can't do nothin'
with 'em-John he can't Johnny's a
terror he is. n ye know wut hi'ed
help is nowadays"
An answering murmur of cordial as
sent greeted this appealing statement.
Nothing is too astonishing to be
true, l suppose" said Matteson, as he
paused on DR.. TalbOt's front porch to
mop his forehead. The day was warm
and sunny and there was sweet
smell of blossoming wild currants in
the air.
How well you are looking, Mr.. Mat
teson," said Diana Talbot. Shall we
sit upon the porch? It's pleasant to-
day"
'When | see you-yes, it's pleasant
Tell me, is it true, as they say in the
village, that you're going to marry old
Hawkins for the sake of a ready made
zoology clasp
She flushed. "Mr. Hawkins is only
siXty-seven," she said, land an estima-
BILE man. | find that he sympathizes
with my views on many points. He
is surprisingly liberal in his way of
looking at things"
"Is he going to let you teach?"
81 have no opportunity here she
said. with some hauteur, land since
mothers death l hardly like to go to
another town and leave father alone.
But Mr. Hawkins has no objection to
my prosecuting original research"
"In the vast.leisure remaining after
looking out for five small children and
two old menu" queried Matteson. How
generous! You could have more time
as my wife, if that's all"
NO" she said, you would consent
to anything now, but you are fippant.
You do not sympathize with me deeply.
as he does. You would ridt'
Guile and interrupt my life work Per
haps it is written that l am to remain
an investigator rather than teacher.
And he is lonely and-but | have not
yet decided. have not given him an
81 hope" Matteson began, choosing
his words carefully, that you will de
lay your decision as long as possible
and try to see if you have not duties
Of your own now, without ASSUMING
new ones that do not at present con
Germ you. You have your duty 10 VOW
self. This passion for self abnesat.ol
Is morbid and unwholesome. You my,
your duty to me. You have a day I,
the generation that has reared and et
ucated you to remain in it and not h.