Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-24
"'As often in the purple nigh.
Some bearded meteor trailing light
Moves over still Sialott.

Moves over still Shalott"
You can then imagine Dr. Lloyds feelings when,
one morning, he saw that the Old Place across the
river had been taken, busy people putting it in
prder. and horde OF children moved in the alleys
pf the overgrown garden And although the yellow
heads and peachy cheeks lovely as flowers, to
Dr. Lloyd the trolls of undc- ground would have
teemed less forbdding. Good-by to still Shalott,
to the undisturbcd saurcrng with thoughts and
problems! But, thank Heaven, the river ran be-
ween and there could be no actual contact, let the
lir be rent as it might.
OF course, there were hours Of quiet over in Old
Place, although even then the tnklc OF piano,
Inc echo of a song, the vail OF a child, made muifed
iiscord Sometimes he saw a walking in
the paths or tying Up the roses that had run riot
pm the gallery, young woman, often gowned n
white, perhaps prctty-at any rate, graceful. No
orc need object to such a neiehbor that, il it
were not for that host of hornets about her There
she was now, at each hand another pushing
between, two running after! And she seemed to
enjoy it. But sometimes she sat on the gallery and
an old colored woman con1bed her long dark hair
and mothered her He could hear her
Dem twins 'sponsiblc for all desc yer cad
aches Missy Paula Wen Miss Bella done die an
lebc yo' dem ar twins an de liz gal, wild dare
traptions, she glib 20 desc ms'rics, toe"
There, there, Nanny Rose he heard voice
OF silver.
TO be sho, it's de Lords will, honey He do
torment dem he lubs l reckon he thinks dars de
maxim oh an angel in Missy Paula. Dare. yo' shet
20 sweet eyes"
So her name was Paula; it sounded the way rose
petals feel.
She singing the :;vcr bank;
the little wrctches clamorng for song after song
"Now, Paula, sing The Young Chevaicr,'" and,
"Oh Paula darling, Isl Bleus SEES Yeux'" And
her voice seemed to people the place with nghtin-
gales
Well, now and then at nightfall the other side
of the river, ono could not complain. And he was
safe on his side Safe, was he? lie went out one
morning, and thcrc-two little yellow heads bert
over one Of his frames, and four audacious hands
hitting the and working ruin, What are you
about" he called and fcrccly that, starting to
rum they ran directly into his hands. He caugh,
one; but the other in desperation made for the
towering old pine, OF whose long, low boughs
leaned over the stream How I'D you come herc?'
he demanded. 1--WE jumped" in one breath Their
jump backW
To his horror, for, after all, he was human, the
pne that had clambcrcd to the end Of the big pine
Tree bough, suddenly harlcd himself through the air
with a shout landing on the other side, which, in.
deed, the bough almost touched.
Now you" said DR.. Lloyd to the other boy.
IL dasscnt,' he gaspcd. 1--WE fetched run and
Jumped. II can't jump standing, Monty can dc
most anything. II can't
Then III show you how" said Dr. Lloyd And
suiting the action to the word, nc swung the boy
back and forth a moment and then let go. Under
other circumstances il would have been only light
toss the soft turf opposite, But the boy squirmed
and kicked such degree that the toss failed and
he fell on the bank ard rolled off into the water
In moment, OF course, DR.. Lloyd after him
Although boys holy tcrrors, you mus. not
drown them. And he brought him up the bank
dripping, yelling crab, all struggling legs and
himself dripping, too and in altogethc, un
propitious condition in which to meet lovely LADY
fer the first time
For the shreks Of the two had brought the other
as !: they sprang out OF the ground. "Iic threw
Johnny into the river! Oh, Paula. Paula, he threw
Johnny into the rivcr!' rcsounded the shr cries
And there, suddenly, towering over them will
heightened color and blazing eyes, Paula
go, sir" she commanded. And bowling, DR.
LLOYD took hold Of the long pirc bought, regardless
OF pitch. and swung himself across the water.
The mex day Benson told him the bough of tn
one.tree that leaned over the river, had baen GU
off TIL. lady across the stream had ordered it, h
thought, This outrage. And Dr. 10y
found net only the long bough gone but the ire