Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-09
d: my arms held her tightly.

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II have loved you for years and years,
and you-you could not see it. | be-
lieve now
She hcsitatcd a moment. her eyes sc
close to my cheek I could feel the bea,
Of their long las!cs.
THAT God made you for me-, she
added.
Love is Gods helper" I said. "IIs
made us for each other"
81 thank him for it. l do love you
&c." she whispered.
The rest Is the old. old story. They
that have not lived 1t are to be pitied.
When we sat down at length she told
me what ] had long suspected-tlat
Mrs. Fuller wished her TO marry young
Livingstone.
But for Uncle Eb," she added. ~
think I should have done so, for ]
had given up oil hope Of you"
Good old Uncle Eb.'' | said. Lett
60 and tell him.
he was sound asleep when we en-
tered his room, but woke as I lit thu
gas.
whats the mattcr?' he whispered
lifting his head.
Congratulate u.s. I said. "we'rt
engaged"
"IIev yc conquered herr" he inquir.
ed. smiling.
has conquered us both" I said
WAL, | swan, Is tibet so;' he an.
swered. Guess I Won't fool away
my more time here N he'd. II you
children II go in t'other room III sir
into my trousers. an then yell hear me
talk some conversation"
Beats the world he continued
coming in presently, buttonlng his sus.
penders. II thought mos likely ye'd
hitch up t'gethcr some time. 'Tain't
often We can find a pair S we'll matched
the same style an gated jest about
alike. When We goin' t git married|
she hasn't named the day." I said.
Sooner the better" said Uncle Eh
a. he drew on his coat and sat down.
Used t be so I when a young couple
he'd set up m held each others hans a
few nights they was ready fer the min
lister. Wlsh't ye could fix it fer bout
erasmus time, by lingo. They's 9TH
er things goln' { happen then. S'pose
yer g. happy now We can stan a little
bad news. I've got t. tell ye. David's
been losin' money. Haln't never wrote
ye bout it-not a word-'cause I didn't
know how twas comm out
How did he lose it?' I inquired.
WAL. We know that Orv Barker
runs a hardware store in Migleyville-
hA oatd ht~, n ,~atno< ,,vIt LInror~l
an argued night an day fer more'n
three weeks. 1t was a newfangled
wash b'iler. David he thought he see
a chance { put out agents an make a
great deal o money. 1t did look Jest
as easy as slidin' down hill. but when
we come L slide-waal, we found out
we was at the bottom O. the hill Std
O. the top, an 1t want reel good slidin'.
He paid five thousnn' dollars fer the
right o ten counties. Then bime by
Barker he wanted him t go security
fer fifteen hunderd b'ilers tibet he was
hevin' made. l toll David he hedn't
better go in nc deeper, but Barker he
promised big things an seemed t. be
sech a nice man at fln'ly David he up
an done 1t. WAL. he's he'd 'em { pay
FER, an the fact Is it costs s. much T.
sell 'em it eats up nll the profits"
Looks like a swindle." l said indis-
nantly.
NO" said Uncle Eb. "'tain't no
swindle. Barker thought he he'd a
gran good thing. He got fooled. an
the fool complaint is very kctchin'.
Got 1t myself years ago. an I've been
dOctorin' fer it ever sence."
The story Of Dayid's undoing hurt
us sorely. He had gone the way Of
most men who left the farm late in life
with unsatisfied ambition.
"They shall never want for anything
so long as have my health" l said.
Il have $500 in the bank" said Hope.
land shall give them every cent of it."
Tain nuthin' t worry over" said
Uncle Eb. III l don never lose more'n
a little money l shan't feel terrible
bad. We're all young yit. Got more'n
a million dollars with O. good health
right here in this room. So well I'm
'shamed Nv 1t. Mans more decent if
he's a leetle bit sickly. An tibet there
girl, Bill, s agreed t marry We. Why,
'druther hev her n this hull city o. New
York"
80 had l." was my answer.
"Waal, You ain no luckier N she is
not a bit" he added. "A good mans
better n a gol' mine-ev'ry time"
"Who knows" said Hope. HE may
be president some day"
"Ther's n thing ! hate" Uncle Eb
continued. That's the idee o hevin'
the woodshed an barn an garnet full
o. them Internal wash b'ilers. Ye can't
take no decent care NV Il boss there n
the stable-they're so piled up. One nv
EN- tumbled down top O. me t'other
day. 'Druther 'twould "a Deer Il pan
Their. Made me g mad l took a club an
knocked that b'iler into a cooked hat.
'Tain't right! I'm sick O. the sight Nv
EN-"
They'll make a good bonfire some
day." said Hope.
Don't believe they'd burn" he an.
swered sorrowfully. They're tin"
"Couldu't we bury EN-" suggested.
"Be a purity costly funeral he an
swered thoughtfully, Eyed hev t dig
a hole deeper N Tupper's dlngle."
Couldn't you give them away" in
quired.
WAL" said he. helping himself to a