Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-27

chowder and four kinds Of crackers
with II, and chicken and asparagus,
and p.ne sorts Of pickles. and canned
plum pudding with sass, and coffee
and good loud healthy cheese, and red
wine and champagne When I'd
hoisted in enough Of everything so
my matches wouldn't shut tight, and
pulling on ono Of the Twins cigars. |
says to VAN
"Mr. Van Brunt," says I, rs this
part of what you call the Natural
LIFE"
You bet, shipper!" says he. He
hadn't finished the chowder end Of
the layout yet.
Well, | heayed a sigh. Twas kind
OF unnatural TO me, having come on
me all to once: but cal'lated I could
get used to 1t In tilnc without shed.
ding no tears. Didn't want to get
used to It too quick, neither;
wanted the novelty to linger along, as
you might say.
When the dinner was over--the
Heavonlies was we'll enough ac-
quained with the famil. to nickname
It "lunch"-T started In to help his
lordsh,r wash dishes. The Twin
sprawled themselves under a couple
of pine trees and blow smoke rings
Hurry UP there. messmate." says
to the valet; Il want to get through
time enough to run up to the fair
grounds and sec that creased pig
race"
Hartley haze been keeping so still
cal'lated ho WAS dropping off to sleep.
but II seems he want. He set up,
stretched, and got TO his feet.
'',,ll 80 with you, skipper" says he.
Might ss we'll do that as anything.
I've never seen . creased pig race.
They don't have 'em or tie Street"
Chase nothing but lambs there
draws Van Rrunt, lazy, and with his
oves half shut, Then he turned over
and looked at his chum.
Great Caesar. Martin" he says,
"vou don't mean to tell me that you're
going up into that crowd Of haysccds
=. hang over a tcnco and watch some
one run, do YOU? Why any one on
Gods earth should want 10 run," he
says, when they can keep still Is be-
yond mo; and why you. Of all men,
should want 20 watch EN- do it
that's worse yet. Come here and be
natural and decent
But Hartle! wouldn't do IT. His
blue streak seemed to have struck In
again and he was kicking the sand,
n.rvous-like. with his foot.
Come on, Van" he says. Il want
the walk"
Not much" says Van, "Walkings
almost as bad is running. III be here
when yon get back" And he stretched
out on the pine needles again.
1t may be that Hartley did want
that walk. same as he said, but he
didn't seem to get much fun out of II.
Went pounding along. his cigar tipped
up to The visor OF his cap, and his
eyes staring at the ground all the
time, And he never spoke two words
TIL we got TO the fair grounds.
There was dickens OF a crowd
1--WE or six hundred folks, | should
think. and more coming all the time
Everybody that could come had Dor
rowed the horses and carryals of
them that couldn't and had brought
their wives and mothers-in-law and
their childrens children unto the third
and fourth generation There was con
siderable many summer folks-not go
many as there is at the cattle show in
August-but good many, just the
same. | counted five automobiles, and
l see the Barry folks from Trunot
riding round In their four-horse coach
and putting on airs enough to make
'em lop-sidod,
Hartley gave one look around at the
gang and his nose turned up to l2
o'clock.
Cad" says he, this, or something
like 1t, is what I've been trying to get
away from. Come on, Sol. Let's go
back to the boat
But hadn't seen so many shows as
ne had and wanted to stay.
You wait a spell, Mr., Hartley"
says I. Let's cruise round a little
FIRST
So we wen: showing along through
the crowd, getting our toes tramped
on and dodging peddlers and such like
every other minute. There was the
test our'streaG'h" machine and the
nerrygo-round and the "os1ided man
In tent: Walk right MP. gents, and
cast your eyes on the greatest marvel
OF the age all alive and solid stone
only two nlckels dime ten cents,
and all the rest OF t. Pretty soon
we come TO where the Teller was sell
Ing the f Pluribus Unum candy-red,
white and blue, and q slab as big as
brick for dime.
hartley stopped and stares at II.
Fer heavens sake" says he.
What do they do with that"
DO with it," says /. Eat It, OF
course"
MOI" he says. Not really"
"Hnmph!" says. "Yon just wait
q shake"
There was little red -hcaded young
sser scooting in and out among the
folks knees and caught him by the
shoulder Hi, Andrew Jackson!
says l. Want some candy"
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