St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-02-22

haven't nad many pet cows. / t6iu
her to go home and to scat and all
sorts OF things. Wonder I didn't tell
her to lie down! And the way
shook that ridiculous book at her
was"-
She laughed again, and the captain
and Bos'n joined In the laugh, In spite
OF the fright they both had expert
enced.
'sThat book was dry enough to
brighten almost anything" continued
the lady. at was one took from the
table before left the place where I'm
staying, and duller collection OF SER
mons I never saw. Oh, dear-there!
Is my hat any more respectable now?'
.Yes'm. It's about on an even keel, Il
should say. But / must tell you.
ma am, you done simply great and
Seems to me the people who own
that COW must be poor set to let her
make such a nuisance OF herself. Did
your daughter run away from your
well you see, ma'am, she amt
really my daughter. Bos'n here-that's
my nickname for her, ma'am-she and
l were out walkin'. set down in the
pines, and / guess I must have dozed
off, Anyhow, when I woke up she
was gone, and the first thing I knew
Of this scrape was hearin' her hail"
The little woman's manner changed.
Her gray eyes flashed Indignantly.
'sYou dozed off, she repeated,
with little girl in your charge and
IN, I0 lot m hof
Didn't you know the creature chased
women and girls?''
'sWhy, yes; I'd heard Of it, but
sit wasn't Uncle Cyrus fault" put
in Bos'n eagerly. 'It was mine.
went away by myself
Beyond shifting her gaze to the child
the lady paid no attention to this re-
mark.
"What do you think her mother IL
say when she sees this dress?" she
asked.
It was Emily's best gown, the
finest of the new ''rig-out'' prepared
by Miss Taylor. The girl and Captain
Cy gazed ruefully at the rents and
pitch stains made by the vines and
pine trees.
"Well. you see." replied the abashed
captain, 'the fact is. she amt got any
mother"
"Oh! l beg your pardon and hers,
too, poor dear. Well, If l were you !
shouldn't go to sleep next time took
her walking Good afternoon"
She turned and calmly walked down
the path. At the bend she spoke
again.
81 should be gentle with her if 1
were you" she said. Her nerves are
pretty well upset. Besides, if you'll
excuse my saying so. don't think she
is the one that needs scolding."
They thought she had gone, but she
turned once more to add final sug-
gestion.
81 think that dress could be fxed,"
she said. ''if you took it to some one
who knew about such things
She disappeared amid the grave
yard shrubbery Captain Cy and Bos'n
slowly followed her. From the pas
ture the red and white COW sent after
them a broken spirited moor
Bos'n was highly indignant. During
the QOmoWdFQ Walk sue SpuLIGE0O AhS
damp firecracker.
1.-The idea Of her talking so to you,
Uncle Cyrusr' she exclaimed. SIT
wasn't your fault at ALL
The captain smiled onesidedly.
ST don't know about that, shipmate,"
he said II wouldn't wonder If she
was more than half right. But, say,
she was all business and no frillS
wasn't she? Ha, ha! How she did
spunk up to that heifer! Who in the
dickens do you cal'late she is?"
Such was the captains Introduction
to Phoebe Dawes. the new teacher of
downstairs at the village school.
who was to become a prominent fac