Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-04-23

UItEU takes OF Providence.
The captain was seated by the open
oor of the dining room in the rocker
vith the patched cane seat. he was
pparently very busy doing something !
With n piece Of fish line and pair OF
ong legged rubber boots. Captain |
Perez, swinging back and forth In the
arlor rocker with the patchwork cush-
On, was putting deliberately at a
Yooden pipe, the bowl of which was
9rved into the likeness of a very
akish damseI with a sailors cap set
pom TIE side OF her once fiaxen head.
lsresponse TO his companions remark
le iaziiy turned his sunburned face to-
whru the cane seated rocker and In
lulred:
what on airth are you dom with
them boots?'
Captain Fri tied a knot with his fin
gers and teeth and then held the boots
out at arms length.
why, Perez" he said, I'm aver
agiSneup, same as l told you. Provi-
deite made me two legged critter, and
a. TWO legged critter needs two boots.
I've always been able to find one Of
these boots right of whenever l want
ed 1t, but It's took me so plaguy long
to find the other one that whatever
wet there was dried up afore / got out
of the house. That's why I'm splicin
7em together this way. 1 don't want
to promise nothin' rash. but I'm In
hopes that even Jerry can't lose 'em
now"
"Humphr' grunted Captain Perez.
81 don't think much of that plan.
STEAD Of losin' one you'll lose both of
Fem"
Eyes. but then l shan't care. If
there amt no boots in sight I'll go
barefoot or stay at home. It's the
kind of responsiveness that goes with
havin' one boot that's wearin' me out.
Where is Jerry?
HE went out to feed Lorenzo. 1
heard him calm a minute ago. That
cat amt been home sence noon, and
Jerry's worried
A stentorian shout of "Puss! Puss!
Come, kitty, kitty, kitty came
from somewhere outside. Captain Fri
smiled
I'm 'fraid Lorenzo's gittin' dissipat
ed in his old age" he observed. Then
as a fat gray cat shot past the door,
There he isl Regular prodigal son.
Comes home when the fatted ca I 5
ready"
moment later Captain Jerry APP
peared, milk pitcher in hama. he en'
tered the dining room and, putting the
pitcher down on the table, pulled LOT
ward the armchair with the palntel
sunset on the back, produced his Owl
pipe and proceeded to hunt through
one pocket after the other with trou
bled expression of countenance.
where in tunket is my terbackerf
no asked after finishing the round o
pockets and preparing to begin all owe
again. 49,.
Il see it on the top of the clock
spell ago" said Captain Perez:
.sWas that yours. JerryF' exclaime
Captain Fri. "Well, that's too bad!
see it there and thought twas min
Here it's. or what's left, Of il"
Captain Jerry took the. remnant Of
Ming from his friend and said IN
aggrieved tone:
THAT'S lest like you,s Fri! New
have a place for nothin' and help yo'
self to anything you happen to wal
don't make no odds whose It's w
don't YOU take care of your terback
same's l do of miner
.sNow. see here, Jerry, amt so 81
that is yours. Let me see it. HUM
i Thought so! This is Navy Plug q
You always smoke Sailors Swe
heart Talk about havin' a place.
thingsw
That's my terbacker, if you want
know" observed Captain Perez. i
got yours. Fri Here it's"
well, then, where is miner S
Captain Jerry somewhat snappishiy
BET a dollar you've got it in Y
pocket" said Captain Fri.
BET SO I ANTI l amt quite
fool Wit. Fri Hedge. 1 guess KIN
Well, snum! / forgot that upper
pocket." And from the pocket L
toned Captain Jerry produced
missing tobacco.
There was a general laugh, in W
Captafn Jerry was obliged to join,
the trio smoked in silence for a t
while the expanse of water to the
ward darkened anu the outer oedcA
came but dusky streak separating
ocean from the inner bay. At lei
Cantain Perez rose and, knocking
ashes from his pipe. announced tina
was going to 'show glimi'.
Eyes, go ahead, Jerry!" said CAP
Fri. "Its gittin' dark"
"Its darker in the grave" obse
Captain Perez. with lugubrious ph
ophy.
Then. for the lands sake. let's
It light while we can! Here. j
them matches is burnt onesl Try
'Twon't be so damagin' to the NOR
Captain Jerry took the proffered n
and Lit the two bracket lamps fast
70 the walls Of the dining room.
room. seen by the lamplight, was
Ike, but as decidedly not shipsl
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