Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-05-05

"She may sit in the servants hail."
said he to one of the maids.
They took my shawl, as he went
away, and sh owed me to room where,
evidently, the servants did their eat
ing. They were inquisitive, those
kitchen maids, and now and then
was rather put to it for a wise reply.
! said as little as might be, using the
dialect, long familiar to me. of the
French Canadian. My bonnet amused
them. 1t was none too new or fashion,
able, and I did not remove it.
afraid we IL steal It," heard one
Of them whisper in the next room.
Tn en- there was a loud laugh.
They gave me a French paper.
read every line of it, and sat looking
out of window at the tall trees, at
servants who passed to and fro, at his
lordship's horses, led up and down for
exercise in the stable-yard, at the twi-
light glooming the last pictures of a
long day until they were all smudged
with darkness. Then candle-light, a
trying supper hour with maids and
cooks and grooms and footmen at the
big table, English, every one of them,
and set up with naughty curiosity.
would not go to the table, and had a
cup of tea and a biscuit there in my
corner A big butler walked in hur-
riedly awhile after seven. He looked
down at me as if I were the dirt of the
gutter.
They re waitin'," said he, CURLY.
"An' Sir Chawles would. like to know
If ye would care for humberreller?"
"Ah, m'sieu'! he rains?' I inquired.
mo. num-"
"Ah! he is going to rain. maybe?"
He made no answer. but turned
quickly and went to a near closet,
from which he brought a faded UNI
brella
There" said he, as he led me to
the front door, "see that you send it
back"
On the porch were the secretary and
the ladies-three Of them.
"Ciel what is it?" one Of them
whispered as I came ont.
The post-lghts were shining in their
faces. and lovlier | never saw than
those of the demoiselles. They
stepped lightly to the coach. and the
secretary asked if | would go in with
them.
mo. m'sieu'."was my answer, 'T sit
by re drivaire."
Come in here, you silly goose" said
one of the ladies in French, recogniz-
ing my nationality.
Grand merci." ! said. taking my
seat by the driver; and then we we're
off with as lively a team as eve,
carried me. our lights flashing on the
Tree trunks. We had been riding more
than two hours when We stopped for
water at a spring-tub under a hill.
They gave me cup, and, for the
ladies', l brought each bumper of the
cool, trickling food.
lei, my tall woman" said one of
them, presently, my boot is united"
Her dainty foot came out of the
coach under ruffles of silk. | hesitated.
for | was not accustomed to that sort
of service.
Idul DlHe. Sne eNCldlmeO. MAKE
haste, will you?" her foot moving i'm
patiently.
My fingers got numb in the cold
air, and l must have been very awk-
ward for presently she boxed my ears
and drew her foot away.
"Dieu!" said she. Tell him to
drive on"
got to my seat quickly, confident
that nature had not intended me for
lady's-maid. Awhile later we heard
The call of a picket far afield, but saw
no camp. A horseman-I thought him
a cavalry officer-passed us, flashing in
our faces the light of a dark lantern,
but said nothing 1t must have been
near midnight when, as we were going
slowly through deep sand, heard the
clang of a cowbell in the near dark
ness. Another sounded quickly bit
farther on. The driver gave no heed