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


CHAPTER VII.
Sweet Simplicity.
And so that's how they begun 70 live
he Natural Life. what Van called the
approximations kind. | says
they" but ought 10 have said we
tor I was in IT, | was In II over head
md hands frcri that timo en-. didn't
mean TO be When | said wouldn't
smigrate to Hcrsefoot Ozone and be
rook and general roustabout for the
Heavenly Twins l was just as certain
meant what said as body could be.
NO" says I.
Yes" SAYS Van.
How can leave the Old Home
lolks?" says.
How can you leave us?" he says.
But you've got James
Yes but James hasn't got us"
But can't afford to come" says |.
you cant afford 10 do anything
Else" says he And that's about what
i amounted to- couldn't afford to do
nothing else The wages kept jumping
like summer folk, bids at one Of them
auction sales of antiques " l seemed
to be as VARIABLE as Grandmother's
busted hair cloth sofa. If I'd hung out
long enough cal'late the Heavenlies
would have fixed me so I'd have begun
TO feel twas crime to die rich.
give IN first. | want everybody to IN
derstand that.
"All right" SAYS i. "Thatll do; I'll
come. Bl. hope you'll pay me in a
dark room. II! be ashamed to look
you In the face and take that much
money"
They said they was satisfied II |
was. was satisfied. all but my CON
science. Made me wish could swCp
consciences with Scudder.
Mates conscience wasn't worrying
him any; you can bet on that. |
wan'nt around when he made the deal
for renting EN- the island, but, from
what I heard afterwards the price
would have been high II he'd been SELL
ing it to EN- by the pound to scour
knives with. He agreed TO get bedding
for EN- and tin things, and a pig. and
crockery, and hens, and groceries, and
boards to tinker ny the barn with, and
anything else that might come In
handy. Likewise he was to fetch and
carry for EN- between the village and
the island; SO much to fetch and twice
that 10 carry And Hubby Ann was to
do the washing.
When the Twins told mo about It
you'd think they'd just pulled through
one Of them stock deals" OF theirs,
and come out on top.
Isn't II great?" crows Van, happy
as clam at high water We've ar
ranged It all. Everything is provided
for and will be done"
could see two things that was 60
Ing TO be done-brown; but I didn t
say nothing.
IT'S mighty good OF Scudder to &C.
commodate us this way" says Hart.
ley. Hes gem, a rough diamond"
"Scudder." says Van, is one OF Ma.
lures noblemen."
OF course twan't none Of my funer-
al; I couldn't interfere. But I'm a
democrat myself, SO the nobility don't
appeal to me much and If Nate Scud.
der's a diamond I'm glad cant az.
ford jewelry.
The next day was busy one for all
hands, each in his own particular
line. Nate commenced running "ac.
commodation" trains, so to speak. be.
tween his house and the village and
Horsefoot Bar-Ozone island, should
say AS for me, | went up to the Old
hntIco oh gff ,1,t-
tors to the manager and cleared out
for my new Job. The Heavenlies moved
over to Ozone that very morning Lord
James went with EN- and the simple
naturalness commenced
Fast as Nate would arrive In his
dory with cargo OF dunnage ia cart
It up to the Berry house and dump II
on the piazza. Lord James was Aging
around. with a face on him as sour as
cranberry pie, opening windows and
airing rooms and sweeping out, and
the like OF that, The old shebang had
been shut up for couple OF years
nd was as musty and damp as re-
Deiving tomb. His lordship looked like
NE head mourner; this kind OF worh
Jared his dignity
Look acre, Pratt" says he to me
"Ow long do you think we're going tC
stay 'ere?"
"Where?" says I, sliding trunk and
coal hod OIL my shoulders, and mop
ping my forehead with my shirt sleeve
why ere. ON this orriDIe SAND
cap"
You want to be careful" says I
''how you call names. This Is Ozone
Horsefoot island. and It's a branch sta
ton OF Paradise. Didn't you hear thu
boss say so7"
But 'ow long are we going t. stat
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