Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-09-13


psncy of the premises to wondering
what had caused the tapping. l arose,
went to the window, threw up the |
sash and, putting out my head, looked |
about me- Seeing nothing, went |
back to nay seat before the fire.
In a few minutes there came an
other tap Turning again, 1 saw the
cause The fame on the hearth light
ed up the face Of a young girl.
Now, / maintain that there's nothing
prettier on earth than a pretty girl,
and when a lonesome bachelor in a
house by himself sees a pretty girls
face at his window, illuminated by a
freight, it's the prettiest sight he ever
saw. At any rate, if a vista of heaven
had been opened to me 1 couldn't have
been more delighted.
I whirled my chair around and sat
enraptured. The window was just
high enough from the ground and the
girl just tall enough to show her face,
but not the rest of her body. She
could see me fairly well by the light
of the fire.
"Who are YOU" she asked, 'and
what are you doing here?
I'm a pin peddler, and l stopped
here for overnight
'Is that all? I thought you must be
a r0bber."
Il suppose a robber would be more
attractive to you than tin peddler."
Not a nice tin peddler.'
There was some encourag cement in
| this. But l was curious to find out
about the house l was in.
"Where did you come from?' l
asked
From just over a rise in the ground.
Our place is hidden by trees. l saw
smoke against the sky and came to
the hill to find out what it come from.
Since it was from this chimney l
thought I'd come on and see who was
in the house"
I'm very glad to see you. I'm Gu
rious to know how the premises hap
pened to be left as they are. I've been
forming theories about it. Perhaps
you can tell me which theory is cor
rect"
what are they"
"That couple pointing to the picture
Of a bride and groom, had just been
. married and come to live here. Is
that 500"
: mo; another couple just married
did"
'well, one of that other couple
died"
2 mo; they're both alive -r
: "They had a spat and separated
"No such thing"
d "Then they were separated by that
/ crusty looking old woman whose pic
e ture hangs there. She was the mother
q in-law of one of them"
'Not at all. She is my mother and
|, perfectly lovely"
q zone more guess. One or the Othel
K was extravagant, and that broke then
: up"
a guesses is right"
e "Well, tell me-"
h "My married sister lived here; that
all. Her husbands father died ant
left him a better farm. They had t.
Ie go right off and left everything as
l. was. They've been trying to sell thi
y one ever since"
4 What do they ask for it,"
n 81 don't know, but 1 can find out
l you want to buy it. Pa can tell yol
l You'd better come over to our house
" We have i spare ROOM
81 Covering the fire, I went with tn
~ girl, met her father and mother an
K remained the night in the house.
re apOlOgized for breaking into the Vaca1
Of place, which they said was under the
e. care. and asked them what it was
+, be bought for. They named a ia
IS. price and l told them they migl
IA write tle owner that l would buy tt
a property Somewhat surprised, the
ne asked why / wished that particuli
IS property.
Because" I replied, Il am full {
od romance"
sc, what did you say your busine
ne is? asked the old lady, she by who's
lS picture l had judged her to be mot
We er-in-law.
er "a tin peddler"
90 "Humph."
The girl who had discovered 4
ar- laughed.
he "And what are you going to do wi
ed it after you have bought it," asked t
lr- Old man.
no Live in it,
IRE But you're not married, are you
Ill put in the Old woman.
nd "No, but I'm going to be-"
)re I gave the girl a look, and she blus
Ou- ed. She was the only one present W
res suspected l.y intentions. The otht
me had DO conception Of them.
at The next morning before leaving
ou- shook hands with them all, the gil
css hand lying in mine longer than
an Others l told them that l would
md along that way again in a week q
ers if they would have a deed for
'ide farm and everything on it just as
stood I would give them a check
use il. Then | went to the barn, got
lied team and drove away The girl 10