Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-07-09


folks couldn't say you went. out of
town fora teacher when you could
have had ,one.r right from home. Then,
she's some relation of your cousin, amt
she? Course, that's all right, but
well, you can't pay attention to every
thing that's said"
Gould have got one right from
hofne!' Who'd we get? Dave Ell
dredge's girl. suppose. L heard she
was after it"
The-conversation that followed was
in lower tone, and Elsie heard but
little of it. She beard enoHgh, how
ever, to infer tharCaptain Fri was
still the disinterested friend, and that
Solomon was very anxious to retain
that friendship. After awhile the
striking of matches indicated that
fresh cigars were being lighted, and
then 0the pair rose from their chairs
and entered the outer office Mr.
Bangs was very gracious, exceedingly
so.
Miss Preston he said. "Cap'n
| Hedge tells me that it-er-might be
| possible for us-er-fOr the town to- Sc
cure-er-to-in short, for us to Aave
you for our teacher in the upstairs
room. 1t amt necessary for me to say
that-er-a teacher from Radcliffe
don't come our way very often, and
that we-that is, the town of Orham,
would-er-feel itself lucky if you'd be
willing to come."
'"Of course, l told him, Elsie" said
Captain Fri, that you wouldn't think
of comm for $40 dollars a month or
anything like that. Of course, 'tisn't as
though you really needed the place.
| II understand, | understand" said
the pompOus committeeman. II think
that can be arranged. l really think
| er-Miss Preston, that there amt any
reason why you can't consider it set
tied. Ahemr'
Elsie thanked him, trying her best
not to smile, and they were bowed out
by the great man, who, however, called
the captain to one side and whispered
eagerly to him for moment or two
The word Seth was mentioned a
least once.
! why, Captain Eriv' exclaimed Elsie
as they drove away.
The captain grinned. Didn't know
=, was such heller, did your he said
"Well, l tell you, if you're fishin' TO
I cells there amt no use usin' mack re
jig. Sol, he's a little mite eely, ant
you've got to use the kind of bal
that'll fetch that sort of eritter.'
But / shouldn't think he would car
whether he was on the school commit
tee or not. 1t isn't such an exalted
position"
i Captain Eris answer was in tn
form of parable ''Old Laban Siml
kins that lived round here one time,
, he said, twas a mighty hard ticket
. Drank rum by the hogshead, pounde
his wife till she left him, and was
tough nut ginrally. Well, one evenir
Labe was comm home pretty how
come-you-so. and he fell into Jonada
: Wixon's well. Wonder he want killed
but he want, and they fished him on
, in a little while. He said that was th
: deepest we'll he ever saw; said he bt
+ gun to think it reached clear throug
/. W TIE ueFedIt6I, anu wien hC OIL w
: the water he was s'prised to find
want hot He fined the church th
5 next week, and somebody asked him
he thought religion would keep hil
d from fallin' into any more wells. e
said no; said he was lookin' out fl
V somethin' further on.
o well, that's the way It's with Sc
oil .srrl,+ fazr+ =
O section of the Cape dominates a sta
representative next year.
I Il mustn't forgit TO see Seth"
J. added. Il promised / would, and, b