Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-11

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went downstairs 90 WIS evident '.E' .
things had Eceg going ou. " s~ i'r.~~y
came 0ut or the sitting room. earring q
broom aud with her 'uiIslr gown
covered with 3m apron. Mss 1ewN.
her ,urIS done up u papers. was busy
with ybe 't.ay" for the sofa. E#,I OF
the sisters wis nervous aai excited
Mss Ir.Ssv said sti9 little -.ar" a.
the breakfast table Miss IeapE h"i
large CUP Of ",eWer TEA" for hr'-"1
Uul ur-el BRADLEY 10 pariake. hut The
elder sister came To the De-. 're ANA
rave hIm hot milk and water Instead
After the meal was over ASH The dish
e. washed Miss rriSSy Went ont 60
feel the hens and Bradley went with
her. The house. seen 10y day. was
big square building badly iu need Of
paint. The roof was four sided AMI
eloped upward 70 a cupola i'm the cen
ter. From lis closely shut front door
snow covered box hedges iu parallel
lines defined the path 10 the front gate,
also locked and fastened and. like the
front door only used on occasions.
There was a large tumbledown barn.
with an empty pigpen back of the
hose aud hpnhpuse and yard in the
rear of the barn.
Next door TO the left-on the right
was vacant ticld-wIs u small story
and a half cottage. separated from the
Allen household by IL board fence. one
of the boards in this fence had fallen
down. aud as Bradley. wadinG in Miss
Prissy'S wake. passed this opening he
saw ii girl apparently about his own
aye open the back door of the house
next door and look out ut him. lie
wanted to ask who she was. but dIdu
feel we'll enough acquainted with his
guide To d. SO just yet
just as the dozen hens aud lonesome
looking rooster were fed-MiSs Irissy
informed him that by and by looking
after the poultry would be one of his
duties Miss Tempys voice was heard
calling excitedly from the kitchen door.
"Prissy,' she creamed-"Prissy come
in the house quick. He's comm. The
cap'n's comm"
My land" exclaimed the elder sis
ter wildly. and, her dignity forgotten,
she almost ran to the house, followed
by Bradley. who didn't understand the
cause of the excitement
oh nay sakes." CALCULATED Miss
Tempy as they entered the kitchen,
"what made him come so early?
You'll have to see him first, Prissy.
I've got TO fix my hair"
Miss Prissy rushed into the sitting
room. wheeled a chair into place, set Il
tidy straight, laid the photograph al
bum exactly in the center of the table
instead OF two inches from the edge
and p0tt"d her own hair with her
hands. lodging in front of the big
gilt framed mirror as she did so.
Then. as 4 smart knock sounded on
the dining room door she assumed her
company" smile and marched sedate-
~ to receive the visitor.
1t was Captain Ttcomb who had
Knocked, and after cleaning the snow
from his boots on the ''scraper" be en-
tered the house, bearing two packages
wrapped in brown paper
We'll. Trissy." said the captain, lay
ing down the packages to shake hands,
''how d'you do? Didn't expect to see
me in this port jest now, did your
NO. indeed. Cap'n Titcomb.' was the
reply. But we're real glad to see you
all the same. Come right in. Take
your things off. Bradley said he rode
down with you in the coach Inst night.
Dreadful storm we had. wasn't it?
HoW's your health nowadays! Walk
right into the sittin' room. You must
excuse the looks of things. I've been
sweeDn'.'
There was good deal more. but
when Miss Prissy stopped for breath
the captain. who had thrown his cap
and overcoat on a chair. replied that
the storm was bad, that his health was
good and that the room looked first
rate" so far as he could see Then he
held out his hand to the boy, who had
seated himself on a chair close to the
door, and said cheerily:
''Mornin'. Brad Well. how are you
after your shake UP last night? Want
seasick after got out. was you?"
Bradley grinned haShfully ana STAN
mered that he was "all right"
Good! We had a rugged trip comm
over, PrisSy. The old coach rolled SO
! felt like gOin' on deck and shortpnin'
sail. Your new boy here's gon' to
make good sailor / can see that.
Where's Tempy?"
"Oh, she's Upstairs for minute.
Shell be right down" answered Miss
Prissy carelessly. Tell me what
brought You home so unexpected"
Sprung Il leak and had to lay the
old hooker up for repairs. That's a
specially Of my owners - repairs.
They'd rather patch up for hundred
years than build new vessels. IL
Brad, fetch me them bundles out of
the dinin room"
Bradley obediently brought the
brown paper parcels, and the captain
handed one Of them to Miss Prissy,
saying: Here's Il little somethn' l
picked up over to New York, prissy.
l thought you might like it, amt
got much use for such things myself"
The lady took the package and began
to unite the string in nervous man
ner, blushing little as she did so.
Il know it's somethin' nice Cap'n
Ezra. You do buy the incest things.
Its real kind of you 10 remember me
this way. Oh, amt that pretty"
The package contained a japanese
silk fan, with ivory sticks ANA a red
tassel. Miss Prissy opened it and
spread it out in her lap, exclaiming
over its beauty, her face the color of