Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1837-07-21

con, so the sooner you go about your business |
the better" "Do, Deacon Mixer, let me have a |
gill; said Enoch, with whining beseeching air.
II WON'T" said the deacon. Enoch held on like |
a leech. ''Dear Deacon Mixer" said he, 'iust let
me have a taste" "Not drop, Runlettn an
swered the deacon, stamping his foot, and break
ing his toddy stick in his anger. "We then -
cried Enoch, running his nose in the taverner's
face, just let poor fellow get a small of your
breath, Deacon Mixer" This drunken wag, who
knew and remembered every body, recognised
Mr. L. in the grave yard and from him, Mr. L.
learned the history of many of the villagers whom
he had formerly known and in their history,
learned too, the awful ravages of intemperance
AT length, keeping his eye fixed on the object of
his search, he asked Enoch where Squire LIE Bar
on now lived
"Why, Master Isaac, didn't you know was
tSl rcpy 'as tsvVRhr sS1,'ire ha.)b een on DAconl
Coosebcrry's farm for these six Years p o.
is Deacon Gooseberry % "Why Deacon Goose
berry has been distiller in this village for twelve
years. and this graveyard is called the deacon's
farm and here, step this way, Master Isaac, "a
piece; here is the Squre's head-stone." SIS it
possible?" said L. 'Was he Incorporate ~
"Wery, wery," said Enoch, with a ludicrously
solemn expression upon his countenance "And
pray tell me what has become Of the Squirrels
family" "1he old lady is gone; she took lit
tie spirit herself, in sly way" Sand what"
(to come TO the point nearest his hearth "what of
Miss -, his daughter!" Wewill here give an
extract of some length, tho copyright work.
"Why Master Isaac, you havnt forgot her
name, guess; Miss Nancy, you mean. She was
your old flame you know; / guess you've got
married alore this, Master Isaac" | fairly wish
ed myself rid of the fellow; but putting the best
face upon the matter, | observed, with an air OF
indi hat | ha1 of t,a
manson-hOuse window, and that had coniec-
tured Nancy was married, and that those children
might be hers" II guess they are nj, answered
EnOch "Master Isaac, always thought that you
and the Squire's daughter would have made a
good match, but Miss Nancy tho't she could dc
better; SO she went farther and Jared worse by
great chalk. It's about nine years since she was
married; and for so good 4 lady, and for ore who
was brought up delicate, she has had IA hard
Time on it. She married Doctor Darroch, who
is soon lost the chief part of his business, and treated
r The poor creature roughly enough She has three
little children, and they're as poor snakes il
ul winter. He cheated her by great show of reli
o gion. May be, Master Isaac, for sake of old ac
r. quantance you'd be willing TO give em lift ,
h Poor Nancy" said ], after a short pause
he Good Eneoh, tell me, if this unprinciped brute
es THIS Docl51oarroch, that you speak of, CONTINUES
= hash Nm IN 7fA9h 9@ As repsg
to Doctors "a two years. at least, upon the dea
IS cons farm here lie fell off his horse one winte
night and was found dead in a snow drift mex
Y morning"
Is, Some folks thoughthe died of rum palsey, an,
nd others that he had swallowed some of his owl
re physic by mistake; but the general opinion seem
LIE ed to be, that he broke bis neck. Nobody wa
rs, sorry for his death, though his wife, notwilh
ms standing he used her like brute, said it was he
ny duty to remember that he was the father Of he
en- poor little ones, and SO she gave him decen
err funeral, such it was Twas melanchol
of enough you may be sure, for there wasn't dro
so o liquor, from the time we went in, TO the tin
in we lifted the body Old Mclaughlin, our seXto
led said twas the driest corpse he ever buried, by
ely odds 1t was so plain case, that every body r
ay ioced, because his wife was relieved from such
as drinking tyrant Rum Master Isaac, you ma
But depend upon it, has done a mortal sight o. mi
EN- chief in this town." 'But Enoch," said |, "whe
ex- do they live az present, and what means ha
fe- they of support" "Why said he, you kno
I'M where Long Pond is they live in the old cottag
,ut, upon the skirt of the pine wood. "Ihe moth
ov- knits and sews and now and then gets chan
to wash and iron, when her strength will let 1t
though she's quite down Of late and two of I
ch- children are old enough to pick berries in SUI
by mer; and in one way and another, they make {
ears Ia rub along" "Wlal reverse Thought i.
4 of The old squire and his lady were the nobility
had the village their wealth alone was enough, sol
ays fifteen years ago, 10 give them rank and imp
was lance; poor Nancy, preemlnent in the little {
had Gle of the parish for her sweetness of dispos
ling and personal charms, was their only child.
non, The parents have died poor and degraded; a
eng their daughter lives, the widow of a worth
ent, drunkard encountered with three starving Ct
rich, dren. Nancy lie Baron reduced To such eXtre
nily tiles as these Winning her bread by the sw
1 oc- Of her brow II is impossible! "No it ian
only cried Enoch, " and that's not half the misery
null neither Poor soul, she's had to run for life al
: the now, and hide her children in the wood, o
gers; Swapping cold night Why, he used to fog
what like sac, and then drive her down cellar
ct bv kick the children round the room, like so m
most footballs She bore it they say, like saint,
and never told of il for long spell. Old Chloe,
vern- fortune teller that used TO be, first brought 1t
days. She was passing by the house one night and he
ais her scream and peeped in at the window.
EN- Chloe was always as bold as a lion, you kr
Ell re- and she's about as strong as three year
every steer You remember Bliah Larkln, Ma
h.. had Isaac-wel, Biiah's called pretty smart, but
room trimmed him like a saplin. lie got rnnnin
l was her about telling his fortune, and raised her
n his per; so says she, A" Bah, F tell your forum
n was you-you'll get thrashing before you're
dog, prayer, if you don't let me alone" Bijah
/ here her "a saucy answer, and she gave him
ulsive drubbing. Folks havn't left off to this day,
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