The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-11

CHARTER v.
 N1ATS passed Cyrus saw the
 house becoming Vn0e9u1ly un-
 " f1dy.s Something must be G1me. - The captain drew his chair near the center table, took from his poclst a sheet of nots paper and pro esedsd to read what was written on It's pageA It was q letter which he had received nearly a month before and had not yet answered During the past week he had read 1t many times The writing was cramped and plotted and che paper cheap and ddngy. The envelope bore the postmark of small own 1n Indiana, and the 1nclosure was $or7ed as follows:
 captazn~Cy- Whitaker.
 Dear SE-4 suppose you will be good Zeal Turrrased to hear from me. especially Eron way out west here When you bought the old house of Seth he and I was living in Concord. N. E. Re couldn't make a go of his business there so we Eane wssE and hs has been sick most oE ehe time E1nee- We ain't we'll GIT like you. and times are hard with us. What I wanted to write you about was this: My cousin Mary Thornas-AEary Tfayer that poor and needs help. though l. don't sup pose Ehs would ask for 1t, being too RLDGl-4G4&G pT1u0 C1ll IL lAo anu Beth would me to do something for her, but Wo have e hard enough job to keep going oursefves- Mary married arEnan by the nRns cf Henry Thomas. and he turn cd out Co bs rIserable good for snoth- ing. ! always said he would She w0aldnNe Elsesr eo me though He run and. understand, was kfladsor drowned BnmSwh@res up fn 1koutmnA. Hary and EssEerz1 words scratched out harsl got how vvzns we lived An Concord Seth sort oc kepe an ere on her, but noEx he can't o9 course Ehefs a good gfrl. or weman. Ea<hAr. being most forty. and wrould make e good housskesper ER you mhouid need ones as suppose an1eiy you VIII n yo1 ceuld hsaD-laeE ft Seosald be an above Seth gays why not wrfs0 4oeher and ten her to come ana ses .you- Be feels bad abcuf her, becaussrheE4s goss1ck, and couAd do good lf you 6ele 1Iiza it. Her sakhar'9nans was John ThayaE. EERouIanat She was Emily Riohzrda afors che mar rted. and thsyNussd to live In OEhazn- xcurs erulYs ELIZA ABETHs4O71EIS
 P E-Mszy'B address 1s 1Efs- Mary Thomas. ea<s Alrs. Oliver. X 12S Blank utresk, Concozn- N. H.
 N BE-9sEh aonst saZ sas s5ux ax svzzIf: youseouId hslp hdnIa1d me with eae loan of q. 1tttis money f. would bes41ankfu1Fy received
 Czptzin Cy~xead- the,AsEter.s foAaed it ana replaced if in his pocket He knsHfhe HoEesseznn1ly by xeputztaun, and the reputafznn FEas that of general ahsrpness ln trade end stinglnsss in moneymattsra- Bstzy's personal appeal did not. therefore, couch his. aeart to any. great extent He -suxn1sed also that fer 6eth HovvesaAnds his wife to aak help E10r <somsI person other than thsmsalves spramissd a darky.. tn the wood pk1s somewhere. But for rthe danshtsr sf:Em11y Richards to be sug- sestsd. as possible housekeeper at the Cy Whitaker piace-6hat was interest ing certainly.
 When the eapEa1M svFas n0t=a captain -whA shs ~as .nera1y. ..yozmsS Cy.'s a boy living with his parenEs-a dancing schooa was organized in Byport. Itl wag 9msAuncvatto0 for our NV6Hage and erozned upon by smanys of the older ma gtzzetE znhabftznt4 However, nncst oeathe.captainss boyAfrlends were. pemitta@ to atkend- fYCungf Cy was: no< Hds sfzfhG consfdered dancingsa waste -ofst1me and, ,tftnotazzicked, cer~ tnin1y frivolous and nonsensicaf, so the boy remained at. home. But, in spt1e ofsth parental order.zf he prac- Eiced some, Of the figures ofxthe qua 6xE1es and the coutradanceg in his comrades 1zrns. learning them atssec- nnd hand go .tosspeak-
 One winter there swas to be party, In sOER1Em given. by the NfcIrersons, wealthy people with atnfbeen-year-old da1ghtar. IesTas to be q grand af- fair. and most of the boys and-g girls in the 1elEhborfng. towns were atnv1ted. Cy received an inv1tatzon{ and. for a wonder, was apegndtt ed<to .atbend. The Bayport contingent went over.1na big hayzlck on runners. ana the$E1oon1aght EifsSwas- jolly enough. Thes3uckeeson mansfon was crowded, an1s8heee were music and, dancing.
 Young Cy was miserable during the ERnc4ng. HB didn't dare attempt it h spite of. his 1essons in the barn So, while the rest of his boy friends sought partners for the Portland Fancy" and '.HuiFs Victory" he sat forlorn in a corner.
 As he sat there he was approached by a young Iady radiant in muslin and ribbons. She was three or four years older than he was, and he had wor-s shiped her from afar as she whirled up and down the line in the Virginia reel She never lacked partners and NGGME4 UO O@ A 5LGAL 1aFOT1G9 W1LA C4t&s young men especially one good looking Ehap with a sunbuKned face, who look ed like a sailor.
 They were forming sets for Money Musk" It was ladies choice" and there was a demand for more couples The young lady came over to Cy's cor her and laughingIy dropped him a courtesy.
 If you please" she said, T want a partner. VIII you do me the honor?"
 Cy b1ushingly avowed that he could not dance any to speak of.
 .sOh, yes. you can. Pm sure you can. You're che yTh1ttaker boy. aren't you? I've heard about your barn lessons, ana I want you to try this with me. Please dol No, John,p she added, turn ing to the sunburnsd young fellow who had followed her across the room. n- .n-. fs.