Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-08

IVt am sick. / am desperate. Never
viii dance another quadrille. | will
become a nun or get married or | will
dispose OF myself some other way.
Listen while | tell you what has nap
pened. You never heard of such a
thing in your life.
Doubtless you know that last week.
after the battle of Branyiszko, the
Hungarian army passed through our
city. They told us horrible stories OF
these soldiers. how they burned
houses and looted churches and did
all sorts of dreadful things. Mamma
told me that | would probably have
to stay in the attic all the time they
were here. Think OF It!
Instead of this. my dear, the army
marched into the city with bands
playing and flags waving and every
body went out to SEQ them. quite for
getting how they had planned 10 stay
at home and guard all their valuables.
Papa was st tho head of committee
TO receive officers, and the servants
went out TO watch the procession.
Mother went of and hid somewhere
and | couldn't find her For days she
had spent nearly all her time hunting
for safe hiding places. and she scolded
me terribly the day ! happened TO
open the door OF the big clock and
saw her squeezed behind the big PEN
dulum.
Left alone, I decided that the wisest
thing for me to do was to get some
thing ready for our enemies to eat so
they would not have 20 begin on us.
While | was busy | heard a knock
at the door.
At first was too frightened TO
speak. / hadn't expected them to
knock, anyway | supposed they would
Just come in and take possession.
when | finally did muster up courage
to say Come In" instead of the hor-
rible Tartars | had been told about,
two young officers entered. quite the
incest men ever saw. and one
especially was very handsome. You
know how | adore men with curly
brown hair!
First of all, they asked my pardon
for the trouble they had caused: and
then | saw them smile at the stuff
had prepared for them to eat.
couldn't help blushing, and when they
saw how embarrassed | was, the curly
headed officer thanked me and said
they wanted nothing but a room where
they could sleep. They said they
hadn't slept in bed for two weeks.
Poor things, was sorry for them.
FASTENED to show them to the blue
guest room and scarcely had left
them and come back to my own room
than heard horrible cries.
Help, help Murder"
l knew l had heard the voice be-
fore, tut In my excitement could not
think whose It was.
"Help!"
My door was suddenly opened and
who do you think appeared? No,
you can nevor guess. IL was mammal
The trouble was that she had chose
the blue guest room to hide In. and
between the mattresses as the safest
place. No wonder she was frightened
half 10 death when the two men got
in :he bed.
l Lad a terrible time getting her
quiet and making her understand that
the men had not come to steal and
kill, but at last succeeded In making
her promise that she would not hide
herself any more, and then | went 70
explain 10 the two very much aston.
/ ished officers that mother suffered
from rheumatism and that she had
been taking a vapor bath between
their mattresses Do you suppose
they believed me?
After that everything went quite
smoothly until evening. Then We
learned that the officers Of the division
in the city had made preparations for
a great ball to which we were all in
/ yitsd.
Ny curly haired lieutenant begged
me 70 90 and helped me tease mamma
who had firmly made up her mind that
II should say AZ home She va
Obliged 70 give in. however. and a
last she promised TO take me. I CAM
near spelling the whole thing. though
for her last excuse was that her FOO,
hurt her TO which ] replied, without
thinking;
"Oh. but mamma, I % not .bellsv,
that you viii have 20 dance al thG
tinlei"
Out o. simple politeness the nsr
DID rot lauEh. but Oh. the lecture /
got after they had gonei
wore q white muslin drasa and n
my hair a red and white rose. which
with the green foliage completed The
Hungarian ool0rL ! thought Il was ,
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