Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-10

OF 'olee like a crater. My back is that
sore you wouldn't believe It. And
w'nt makes EN- 80 noisy'
That's the husks," says T. They
do rustic when Teller amt used
to en-
Rustic! When I'd roll over, upon
me word the sounds was Certifying.
Like the water washing around that
boat Of yours, It was. dreamed about
being adrift In that awful boat all
night. About that and ghosts"
Ghosts. hey? Did you dream Of
ghosts"
That I did. I could ear en- groan.
ing"
Twas yourself that was groaning."
says l. "a Teller that took aboard the
cargo OF supper that you did hadn't
ought to sleep on cornhusks"
II didn't sleep: not a ealthy Chris
tian slocp. I didn't say. Pratt, did
you ever ear that this old 'ouse was
'aunted?"
Well" says I. IT don't know A.
ever heard that exactly. But old Mrs.
lived here alone till he died. Seems to
me he died in that room Of yours.
come to think Of IT," says I, cheering
him up.
He turned pale, instead Of the vel.
low he'd been lately.
"Oly Moses!" says he. You cant
mean It."
Il can mean more than that without
half trying" I says. Yes, remem-
Der now. He did die there and they
say he died hard. Maybe that was on
account Of the bed. though"
He was mighty upset. Commenced
to tell about friend Of his over in
the old country" who had been butler
at a place that was haunted. | asked
II his friend had ever seen any Of the
spooks.
NO" says he. 40 never saw em
'imself, but IL was n tradition in the
family. Everybody knew 1t. 1t was a
white lady, and she used to trip about
the 'ouse and over the lawns nights
be says.
White. was she?" says I. We'll, I
suppose II she'd been black they
wouldn't have been able to see her in
the night. Never heard Of a colored
ghost anyway, did your"
II mean she was all dressed in
white" no says. scornful. And they
say twas 'orrid to see her a-gliding
around over the grass"
Want TO know" says I. We'll II
you see old Marcellus gliding around
the hummocks outside call mo. will you
Id like to see how he manages to navi
gate through the sand. That's a job
for q strong. healthy man, let alone
a dead ono
guess he see didn't take much
stock In his ghost yarns. SO be quit
and went to getting the things on the
breakfast table. But he was nervous
and broke a dish and sprinkled forks
and spoons over the floor like he was
sowing en-. Pretty soon ne had Ia
stop and hustle upstairs. for the
Twins was shouting for their duds Fol
grown men they was the most helpless
critters: his lordship was a sort Of
nurse to EN-, as you might say.
After a while he had 'sm dressed
and ready and they come down to
breakfast Nate had brought over
feather beds for them. so they slept
pretty well. Van Brunt 7as rugged UP
special because he was going to East
wich that forenoon to see his girl
I'd cooked whopping big breakfast
but twas only Just enough. Van was
a regular famine breeder and Hartley
want far astern Of him. The Natural
Life was agreeing with both OF 'em
fine so far. Martins cheeks was filing
out and him and his chum was sun
burned to brick red.
After breakfast they went out for
their usual promenade. BY and by
heard EN- hailing me from the back
OF the house. When I reached EN-,
their hands In their pockets, and look
ins as happy and proud as II they'd
discovered America.
Come here, skipper" says Van
do you see this?"
He was pointing at a kind Of fat
place In the lee Of the pig stiles. Twas
sort Of small desert, as you might
say: A bunch or two Of beachgrass In
the middle OF 1t and the rest poverty
| grass and sand.
Il don't see much" says l. VIVA,
do you mean?"
Il mean the location" says he
Here's where we'll have our garden.
! looked at him TO see II he was
joking. But 1t appeared ne want.
"Garden?" says I.
Sure" he says IT'S an ideal spot
Sun all day long"
You could make garden here
couldn't you. Sol?" asks Hartley
Maybe l could" says l, III | dug
through to Chiny and hit loan or
tother side. Otherwise you couldn't
raise nothing In this sand but Bills
ters"
"Scuddcr could bring us loam." says
Van. We've thought OF that"
Starting garden In July" says
What do you callate to raise--Christ
mas trees?'
Late vegetables. of course" sayt
Van. Martin and intend to stay al
through September. Think OF 1t, Mar
tin; green corn from our own planta
ton. And cucumbcrs In the morning
| with tho dew on EN-"
And tomattcrs already baked ir
my advice and buy your green stuff of