Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-22

Van listening. But twas short ses.
slon. When Gene In, about 10 min
utes later. the hook was bottom Zip or
the toor ard tho Twins vas dealing
what they callsd Col. heads" with
cards for a quarter hand.
That weah was when we renped our
harvest from the garden. Two mid
ding lean cucumsers end tomatter
that was suffering from yellow jaun-
dice They vas pretty sick vegetables
but tho Heuyenlos seemed to think
they was something wonderful. Inc!
made mere fuss over ON shan Il they
was solid gold. Aud they disosted MS
II they was, too.
News ccmo that Dewey, the sparrow
baby, was sick with u Geld over to
the fresh Air school and Eureka was
worried. Finally she decided to 80
over there fer dey or SO and see to
him. Lycu7gus wouid lcct out for
pa. so she went and m and the
Twins was loft al1ne.
The day she vent vas beautiful and
clear. Hot lad July, aad not breath
of wind 1t acted to me like wcath-
or breeder, and | said 80, but all /
rot for thc rrophesy:rr was Vans
callin. me jeremiah ssain. II" had
planned q gunninr c-uise icy the next
day.
That night wc.c up about IL
O'Clock anu MGrcelius' old slab castle
was shaking liks as If It had the
palsy. The wind was roaring and
gcreeching and The rain was just
swashirg against the windows. |
turned ont and put In a lively half
honr shutting Blinds and making
things fast. Usually September Is a
pleasant month down our way, bot
sometimes we get reSnlHT gale, and,
when We do, We get all the back mum
bers without snbgor'G!ag for en-. |
was soaking wet when cot 10 bed
again.
Next morning twas worse than ever.
The bay looked l.&e a tOrtoisc-sheli
cat In At, Just whirliCig Of Black and
white and yeliCw w2ter. Scud9er man
aged 70 gec acroBs, bat his milk cans
had UPSET IN the d7ry aAd - said he
wouldn't risk another trip I'll she
faired OK some.
Alonr about noon the c!shcd-tho
late lameated Vashy's boarding house
-blew down with bang. Thcn the
Dora Eassett h.oke loose from her
mornings ard dyovc ,ato the cove head
flr.t. She Tas b-urd to bang hcrse,i
to flinders uHless somebody got TO he,
quick. 80 out 7 went into the storm
I did think maybe the Heavealier
wouId Offer % turn to and help. but
they was pi:chins half dollars at a
crack in the focr and was too busy te
think OF ANYTHING else.
had a sweat time plovirg through
tho ,s,d sc.ias; that wind and rain
and vhe, yot 10 the cove my 10y
w.. crt ONT for ma The sIoop was
hard s,d fac. aground an the fat and
the It'd. was coming in. She couldn,
stsy vh.r. she was so | worked 70,
,vo horr, un "a nay yaist In ice water
and more a.peurins on to me from the
clouds. getting her OF and made fast
The Twins cid hslp me long towards
the last part ef IT, That Is to say
they set in an upstairs back window
and pounded OF the glass ana mace
--superin.sas!1s, as usual.
wish they ceu'c ha7c heard some e
the language hove b'cI at eS'
Then theya have rcsii.ed nc" crate
III. vas
| got supper ~ithou. changing II,
wet clothes ana "heh l N9Ae up ne'
morning decided w''hoh no arEu
ment 'nt eome'A!aa 20 H"u nay
pened' was lock WIN 'ne sailoplf'
rheumatic - ny oid 'rAuo!c - az
Couldn't move. scarcciY, "'thou
howlinS Same IS a's WIN MS "a!
shut In a toor. The IRE was ont-th
old chimney MAJ ur!oadc1 ha!f OF II
top rigging in TO the "inc-tAe stoTN
was bad as ever ann tN'fo ! WHs lal
up on the corn-huaks The He9Venlle
was Worr'co. n'o"N "S' was so'-i'
where's 'rouna tNe next corner
Too bad, Old man. says Hartley
What can NO Ge?"
Do" l answers. between yells.
don't care what you do Only don
bother me. Ow, O-o.o.o, ny shou
der."
But vhatll we do for eatables ?
ask Van Brunt.
I liked than feNers first rate an
they knew Il. But new they made n
mad.
"Doo" ravs DO, Why, scratc