Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-12

and he was in the kitchen with us.
Eureka begun the talk.
81 amt quito made ur my mind
whether they're really crazy or not
she says, referring to the lleavonlies.
They don't act much more loony
than some OF the oarls and such In
books. And yet they must be some
out OF their minds or they wouldn't do
such fool things. Once they was all
for living poor and Natural. Now
they're all the other way. Switching
round like that is sure sign of weak
ness in the top stories
Mos. city folks act to me some
crazy says l. And perhaps these
two, being the tonicst kind, Is cragler
than Others. Maybe the higher up You
so the loonier they got. / read in
paper oace about how some rich big
bug give a swell dinner to pet
monkcy. The Twins are Solomons
alongside OF him. And, anyhow, they're
mighty nice young fellers. Mcney may
have got to their heads. but their
hearts Is in the right place.
"Tain't question of hoarta,' lays
Scudder. Way | tiggcr IT out Tho
Almighty sends 'cm down hero on
purpose. We poor folks alOngshore
don't have much chance to earn al
honest living, and so The Lord takes
pity on us and makes mon Ike these
two get cracked and banker to lie
in the sand and spend money. You
put your trust in tho Higher Power.
He evens matters up in the ions run
His lordship broke in then; and ny!
but he was top.lofty and sccrnful.
Crazy yourselves," he shifts. My
eayenl. I've done some travelling in
my time with Lord 'Eary and the
rest: I've been all over And never in
my life ave ! scen such a Gawd-for-
saken country as this or such a bloom
ing lot Of ignorant 'ayseeds as is ere
Wy, you don't know 'ow TO live at all
and yet you're proud of It. You 'aven't
no conveniences. and you eat with
your knives, and you've no manners
Lord clip you. say. You're al! crazy
together. ana don't know 'ow to act
in good society. Mr.. Van Brunt and
Mr. Artley is gentlemen and what
YOU call their crazinnss is nothing but
the eccentricitios Of gentlemen. And
If YOU think the,''re eccentric. Wy
compared to some I've worked for, like
Lord 'Enry--
Twas high time to stop him. But
they're so crazy loose with their
MONEY says !.
He was hotter than ever. DO you
suppose" he asks sarcastic, that q
real gentleman as time to 'aggle over
a few dirty pennies 80
Nobody said any more for spell.
Then Eureka says, like she'd been
thinking:
Il cal'latc," says che, that rs all in
the way you've been raised. Maybe
I'd act just as queer and loOney II l
went to the city that is. II hadn't
posted myself UP by reading. I'll lend
you the Comforters with False but
Fair in EN-, Mr.. Pratt some time
Next day we all met at the Fast
witch depot Agnes Page and Miss Tai
ford and the Fresh Air tribe, including
Redney. who was clipper and gay be-
cause he was going back to New York.
The Heavenly Twins was there. So
was me and Eureka to see EN- off.
We spent H. minutes or more in say
ing goodbycs. felt real bad and so
did everybody else l guess Hartley
and Agnes Couldn't say enough to me
about my sailing through that gale for
EN- in the Dora Hassett. Tho poor
old sloop was still tied up to the
Wapatomac wharf Baker had been
looking ont for her and | was going
over that afternoon myself.
Agnes said she and Hartley would
surely come back ncxt summer. must
write and so would they. Eureka's
brothers and sisters was to have
money to help along their schooling,
and Washy Sparrow would keep
wheeling rocks, or, if he didn't Squire
Poundbe-Iy would attend TO him.
PA wanted a holiday on account Of
your leaving, Miss Page says Eu-
reka. But I told him 'twould be a
bigger celebration if he kept on to
work"
Scudder want at the depot. He
vas too busy moving the buds off OF
Ozone island to get away But he'd
sent a package by Eureka. Twas a
present for Van Brunt; something to
remember him by. he said.
Van opened 1t. Then there was a
general "haw haw." Twas that worked
worsted motto. what Is Home With
( out Mother"
James" says Van, bubbling over
with laughter, this is your property.
l couldn't deprive you OF it."
His lordship was disguised, Il
wouldn't ave the blooming thing in
the ouse; with all respect to you,
sir" says he.
Agnes said she'd take IT. It would
be a splendid souvenir.
"Scudder's kind-hearted chap.
says Van. He means we'll"
That was too much for me. tool
q piece OF paper out OF my pocket
Twas little bill I'd made out the
night afore.
Here" / says; "just run your eye
over this, will you?'
Van took it, 1t read so:
1.-The Natural Life, DR., to Nathar
Scuddcr, Natures Nobieman, Rough Ola
mond and the Ike OF that.
IS loads OF dirt. ct $500 load.
That's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS *fo'W
II hens and ! rooster at 80 cents
ID. That's .......... ...... l-.o' ails
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