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In desperation he began to learn the carpenter's trade and, because he liked to handle tools, did pretty well at it. But he continued to be "queer" and his absent-minded dreaminess was in evidence even then. "I snum I don't know what to make of him," declared Mr. Abijah Mullett, who was the youth's "boss." "Never know just what he's goin' to do or just what he's goin' to say.
"I do not," said Miss Mullett, crisply. "A walk will do you good. She stayed up until all hours last night, Mr. Herrick, writing. I wish you'd say something to her; she pays no attention to me." Wade flushed. Eve turned and shot an indignant glance at Miss Mullett, but that lady was busy over the kettle with her back toward them.
The houses are as much alike as two peas." "I know. But, oh, Carrie, if you could have seen his expression when it dawned on him that he was in the wrong house! It's too bad to laugh at him, but I just have to." "I hope you didn't laugh while he was here," said Miss Mullett, anxiously. "I'm afraid I did just a little," replied Eve, contritely. "But I don't think he saw it.
He was an abstainer, generally speaking, but his scruples were not as pronounced as those of Miss Abigail Mullett, whose proudest boast was that she had refused brandy when the doctor prescribed it as the stimulant needed to save her life. Over and over again has Miss Abigail told it in prayer-meeting; how she "riz up" in her bed, "expectin' every breath to be the last" and said, "Dr.
"That's the Walton house, and that's " "The what?" asked Wade, sitting up very suddenly in the green rep rocker. "The Walton house, sir." "Oh! Hum! And er who lives there, Zephania?" "Miss Walton and Miss Mullett." "What's this Miss Miss Walton like? Is she rather stout with quite black hair, Zephania?" "Oh, no, Mr. Herring! I guess you saw Mrs. Sampson, the dressmaker.
The Doctor laid a hand on Wade's shoulder and, with a mischievous glance at Miss Mullett, whispered hoarsely: "Stern in her anger, Mr. Herrick, but of an amiable and forgiving disposition." "I'll forgive you when I've had my revenge," answered Miss Mullett, laughingly. "Ah, the clouds break! Let us be gone, Mr. Herrick, while the sun shines on our pathway!"
The fact is, dear, that the ensanguined condition of Mr. Herrick's face was due to his having mistaken our humble abode for his." "My dear! How embarrassing!" "So he seemed to think," laughed Evelyn. "But I can quite understand it," continued Miss Mullett, laying aside her hat and smoothing down her hair.
Snow's pleasant, wholesome face beaming proudly beside Captain Jerry's red one. He saw Captain Perez and Miss Patience sitting together close to the front, and Ralph and Elsie a little further back. The Reverend Mr. Perley was there; so were the Smalls and Miss Abigail Mullett. Melissa Busteed was on the very front bench with the boys, of whom Josiah was one.
Wade and his guests sat on the new side porch while awaiting dinner and Wade came in for a lot of praise for the improvements he had worked in his garden, praise which he promptly disclaimed in favor of Miss Mullett. "Goodness only knows what I'd have done if it hadn't been for her," he laughed. "I wanted to plant American Beauty roses and maiden-hair fern all over the place.
Their travels took them around the house and finally to the gate in the hedge, over the arch of which Miss Mullett was coaxing climbing roses. When they turned back Eve and the Doctor walked ahead. "Eve told me once such a quaint thing about that gate," said Miss Mullett.
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