Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-05-30
liking a record of it; that's

I'm making a record of it; that's
all. Thank you"
They called me Sir Galabad's lit
tie sister all one summer because the
great John Harkless called me that.
You danced with me in the evening"
did II"
"Ah," she said. shaking her head,
''you were too busy being in love with
pretty Mrs Van Skuyt to remember a
waltz with only me! was allowed TO
meet you as a reward for singing my
very best and you-you bowed with
the indulgence of a grandfather and
asked me to dance"
Like a grandfather, How young l
was then, How time changes usr'
I'm afraid my conversation did not
make a great impression upon you"
she continued.
"But 1t did. / am remembering very
fast. If you will wait a moment Will
tell you some of the things you said.
The girl laughed merrily. Whenever |
| she laughed he realized that it was be-
| coming terribly difficult not to tell nor
| how adorable she was Il Woulun
risk it if were you," she warned him,
because | didn't speak to you at all.
| I shut my lips tight and trembled all
| over every bit of the time | was dane
ing with you. / did not sleep that
| night, and l was unhappy, wondering
| what the great HAIRLESS would think
of me- l knew he thought me unutter-
| ably stupid because l couldn't talk to
him. | wanted to send him word that
knew | had bored him. | couldn't
endure that he shouldn't know that L
knew | had. But he was not thinking
of me in any way. He had gone to
sea again in his white boat, the I'M
grateful pirate, cruising with Mrs. Van
Skuyt."
How time does change us!' said
John. you are wrong, though. did
think of you. 1 have all
eyes" she interrupted, tossing her
head in airy travesty of the stage CO.
ouette. you think sol mean, you say
so-now. Away with you and your
t blarneying!'
l And so they went through the warm
noontide. and little he cared for the
t heat that wilted the fat mullen leaves
|
! by skip gingerly through the burning
d dust with anguished mouth and Watery
:. eve Little he knew of the katydid that
d suddenly whirred its mills Of shrillness
in the maple tree and sounded so hot,
l. hot, hot; or that other that rallied at the
b country quiet from the dim, cool shade
< around the brick house, or even the RAIN
lie crow that sat on the fence and SWore &c
Is them in the face of a sunny sky thai
they should see rain ere the day were
Is done. Little the young man rocked OF
d what he ate at Judge Briscoe's gooC
ID noon dinner-chicken wing and younE
roas'n ear, hot rolls as light as the fluff
e. of a summer cloudlet, and honey ant
III milk and apple butter favored Xix
IT spices of Arabia and fragrant, fax!
cherry pie and cool, rich, yellow cream
Lige Willetts was a lover, yet he SAT-
he asked no better than. to just go O
10 eating that cherry pie till a swee
-, death overlook him; but railroad sane
49,, witches and restaurant chops migf
10 have been set before HAIRLESS for a
- the difference it would have made
oil him.
- At no other time is mans feeling
- companionship with a woman so stroT
49, as when he sits at table with her, NJ
at a decorated" and becatered and b
- waitered table, but at homely, app
80, thing, wholesome, home table like o
i- Judge Briscoes. The very essence
the thing is domesticity, and the il
-, plication is utter confidence and lIk1n
~ There are few greater dangers for
bachelor An insinuating imp perch
Tue on his shoulder and, softly tickling t
'lh' bachelors ear with the feathers Of ;
ty. arrow shaft, whispers: pretty ga
ess isn't it, eh? Rather pleasant to ha
d that girl sitting there don't you thin
lea Enjoy having her notice your butt
'nt- plate was empty? Think it eXhilart
Oily ing to hand her those rolls? Looks nit
doesn't she? Says Thank you rath
ing prettily? Makes your lonely breakff
eco seem mighty dull, doesn't it? HI
her would you like to have her pour yC
MIS- coffee for you tomorrow, my boy? HI
lrly would it seem to have such please
the company all the rest of your III
alls Pretty cheerful, Ell? It's my convict
ARP that your one need in life is to pick
he'd up in your arms and run away W
pale her, not anywhere in particular,
lder just run and run and run awayv'
lay After dinner they went out to
lted veranda, and the gentlemen smok
tails The judge set his chair down on
Eon- ground, tilted back in it with his
sat on the steps and blew a wavery, dc
less ed CITY IN in the air. He called
girl solid comfort. He liked to sit out fir
,ung under the porch roof he said.
ious wanted To see more of the sky. :
ned, others moved their chairs down
7ntle join in the celestial vision. A fec
r as cry thin cloud or two had been fam
had across it, but save for these there '
but nothing but glorious and tender
that liant blue. 1t seemed so clear
d al close one marveled the little chu
face cnirn in tho distance did not pierce