The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-08
Miss CaytOn' S
Father
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elinawau ~ urgal ab1 pleasure otle
ihaa ihe aHnll donorsic 10 whiel
Mics castu misbI ast desled 10 in
dslze
Il was Ais custom o. Observe that !
our had goad bone thsy bome wa
de4deilg ihr hesi fiace f9f one nH'
90 ee1ha0us when BE- kHea aliss Cax
tan aBt DESTROYS u spending an even
lag o8i u YVES his wont to introduce,
this statement "a tbe supper table a.
tie mnFai % sandry fables
Likewise he manufactured numer
eas Beiltions conversations supposed
to have taken pince between himself
end othrrs 10 pAich Miss CaAtou was
heid up ~ shining example q do
aiosiieity Then De would lieht bis
cigar Had sauutef downtown u play
AZ whist nntii . late hour 81 the night
Thai there was anything ineougru.
Qua 10 bis conduct ~ any discrepancy
between bis words and his sets never
occurred 20 him
Once when Miss Caxton yentnred 60
pplui out this apparent difference Ia
word and deed be- had explained that
the polse The children made wore upon
hls nerves. boz Ne was quite sure that
DO man loved bis home morr than be
did and thu, when Thsadeus. Rofer
lck and Lennds 81 twin grew az
and attained decent age be would
greatly enjoy Spending an evening now
and then with Bis family Nothing
could haye Induced him 10 believe that
tie noise wore np0u Miss Cations
nerves he knew very well that WON
"a liked that sori u thing immensely
He WAS not man ~ imaginative
temperament Or hc might have won
dered what BE- would have done had
there been 70 older sister to look after
the children when Miss Cations
mother followed the youthful Lenders
mate out u this world II this thought
ever gained place Ia bis mind he bad
put Il aside With the convincing argu
ment that IN supplying the little boys
with an elder sister he had placed him
self beyond reproach Miss Caxton
Was a living proof II that f0rethougbt
that marked the serious operations OF
BIS life. nor was Miss Caxton over
looked IN tlis happy adjustment she
had rhaddeus and Ilnderick, not to
mention the twin. and even hair twin
was better than no twin at all
This satisfactory arrangement had
continued for some years when the
advent ~ the fool" upon the scene
disturbed the serenity of the CaxtoD |
household Of course the fool was
not the name bestowed upon him by /
bis sponsors in baptism II was an
appellaton conferred by Miss Cations |
Indignant parent and be made use Of
u only IN his daughters hearing lie
thought Il very mean that any one
should slip IN and supplani him in his
affection while be was
away playing whist He also was as
Ienlshed that bis daughter should seem
10 care for the fool Though he sci
ION saw him be was was aware that
most q his nuoccnpied time was spent
10 Miss Caxtons society. and be also
knew that o1ch night ~ be came IN nj
me door ~the fool was taking bis
cave ~ Miss CaXt0n at another But
he young mans departure was SO
iiecly timed with reference T. the
harms " whist that he had never
actually sci eyes upon him IN Miss Cax.
ms presence
Never before having come 10 contact
With the inevitable. Miss Cations IA.
her had q poor opinion 81 II He be
an Q vigorous campaign In which he
vas uniformly w0rNtel They had
iunser mn for breakfast. Miss Cax.
20 ifiumphantiy crossed the Delaware
Or dinner, and CORVALLIS surrender
q ~ supper time and withdrew 70
lay whist leaving Miss Caxton and
the fcol'' III POSSESSION ~ the hcld
Miss Caxton's ability to keep her
'mper and preserve that equanimlty
'hich Was her most marked character
ne gave her undonhled umlnencr In
iis species u warfare. FOR the cloud
battle hung forever over the house ,
er eaimHess exaspefatcd her father
lore than ans words could have done. /
Under these trying circumstances
ian Of less fxed habits would have !
ken 10 drlng as means Of relief
lsS Cations fatber took 10 abusing I,
ie children The little bays ana the |
sin began o. lead dogs life. partic.
afly The youthful I.eander. who
ened 70 possess great though an
.nsclnus fawer of euraginr his par. 5
{ Oar "a excess ~ all endurance. At
uner and asmet. the only meats q
81 took with their father, they were
rcly permitted IL speak IN whispers. ].
Il then only 20 make known their \
ants IL the most direct English ri
elr command
How long Il would have been posi-.
e tor THIS unhappy stste ~ affairs to
ntinte there II 10 telling Miss u
IstoH aw 1t 10 bring matters 10 q
Isia One dny. 81 company with the
q, she lef, the ranrnai roof Az the
ne time she dispatched communi- e,
Son 4 -er tatavg requesting his ina
siiatc presence u home When he n
'elyed tie summons II bad d mysti. 10
ns effect upon him. hpt 80 obedience ~
the request Be- repaired 10 the scene
tis aomrala i9ys ne bad 80 soon.
erosse4 The ilafrabeld than some hi
ng wlihlH han corresponding 10 in
tion made manifest "a his mind'r "a
J ihst a1 Wss aei hshf The iitils III
Is were ncg visible Even Lean. eyl
Is ra,oe was busted Most assur- "a
, something WAS wrong Ia
iai whatf N
llss Csxtons father inapegted the
9aGs rooms comprising ais esiab u
imsut ~ hs ewu rpgm be found
tackled 10 one corner u 20
hooking gisss neatly folded note
seized q blhlself in Miss cantou's -