Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-04-26
TUESDAY, APRIL a6, 1912

The roseate morn, she took up her little bundle and
followed by Brun, hurried across The meadow TO
the hedge which the two young fishers had bounded
over, one to insult, the other hae dear in memory
| the other y to rescue and defera IerI After she
crossed the hedge she hasened along narrow foot
path by the side the creek Upwards wide bridge
which she had 10 cross before getting TO the turn
pike She at length reached ilI5 road Just as The
stage came in sight.
Now, brnin, you will havato 20 baclk,r she said
patllng him and half embracing lis shaggy neck as
ii taking farewell of her favogile He rubbed his
nose in her hand and pressed sg,ips her Affection
TO obey.
Yves, but you must go, as Tent pay your fare, |"
she said, in half playfulness hall in earnest as the
driver on discovering her with hef bundlebylhe road
side,drew up his horses. There were but three pas
sengefs in the stage, farmer an Old woman and a
young man, all of whom lS ekp.s@-1s fsS.s-r
"Vhoa oah vol Want See. Miss ~ asls-
ed the coachman, throwing. In IS over lie back
OF ms box and preparing 70 deseed from i 10 open
the door, rt' ~ -
"Yes sir" said Biddy
TO the city ?" he asked, as she closed the door
alter she had got inside with her bundle
! "Yes, sir" 49,
"l'll take your fare, Miss-ffty oehts.r
Biddy searched for her little purse and drew from
it foue sh0rs shillings and gave them to him. The
good natured driver looked at theniina hesitating
way a few seconds, as they laid IN his palm, and
then shaking his head and smiling as he gazed up
on her pretty face, said
"Rather short, Miss but as yourlittle purse seems
70 De iuf as short and you are pretty girl, I'll let
you ride for this; and Dick Sherwood pocke,ed the
| tour ten-cent pieces, mounted his box, and dashed
along towards the city, b. II ~,
| 1t was the first time Bjddy had been in a stage.
coach, and the novelty Of her situation for awhile
ure" her attention rom her present object Every
thing pleased and interested her.
AT length, as the sun rose, they entered the little
village OF Fordham and her fellow passengers awak-
cd, at the stoppage pthe stage at the nn,to change
horses. Once more started, theysdashed on towards
larlem' and traversing this town entered upon the
! lhird-Avenue, which, for five miles approaches the
city IN straight line noble and magnificent thor
oughlaFe swiftly the stage rolled over the Mac
adamzed Avenue, and Biddy, looking from the WIN
dow, soon behed the towers and spires of the me-
uopoils while on her left was the Sound, lively with
Vessels ana steamers and its shores adorned by the
| ueautllul country seats oEopulent merchants As
she approached the junction Of the Avenue with the
! bowery, she delightfully."- recognized The surround
ing houses and churches, for she had twice been to
The city, IN the lamjlywagQn, once with her father
TWO years before, and once with her mother and sis
Ter, with marketing. She therefore had some idea
OF ihe place sue was entering, and whittier she had
come 10 seek her fortune rs the stage ratified over
The pavemenlsof the Bowery- We turned her eyes
4rom the bewdering scenes tnsl aluaoled her gaze,
on either crowded sidewalk hertho6phts
on some mode of roielaStsth st,,l3s(i,f & 81,
being landed at The stage office she could think
alter much reflection of no better course to adopt.
than to seek neof the intelligence offices, ofwhch
In common with all other country lasses living in the
neighborhood of the city, she had heard much and
like them, thought she had only to 90 there TO ne,
employment at once. What this employmert sbo1ld
be, she had not decided Vague ideas ofmilliners
and mantau makers, sempsresses and taoresses
housemalds and chdrens' nurses, fitted through
her lIslle head and the stage drew suddenly up al
the office before she had determined what she should
be- She sarstill, undecided and iresoute, until
the other passengers had alighed. AS the coach
man offered his hand for her bundle she said, now
TOR the first time feeling the embarrassment of her
situation ... ..H '..' ~ %"
win you be kind enough to direct me to an in
telligence office 7" -.......~. -
Certainly, MISS" said Dick Sherwood, blu flly
so you've come up TO service, Then! Too pretty a
iace to be trusted here unless you have somebody 10
look after you Here you darkee," he cried TO a
negro lad, loungng in the sun on a beach near by
you know every crook and corner in York-show
this young woman respec'be 'telligence office
When you come back come To me and I'll give you
a silver sixpence." .s. =
Done Boss" said the African, grinning al
knows hrs rate tegence office, up in the wicipi.
ty OBJ de Battery and City Hall"
"See then that you take her to it, and make nc
mistake" '"
"Boss nebber know niger make mistake when
de silver in de bargain. Come, missus, IN show
you de way. Left niger car him bundle"
hihuiJ dSSiSlcu ueE from lTe Stage
and struck with her innocence and beauty, he cord
ally shook her by the hand as she left him. saying
I'll as nov, miss, you don't get along so well as
you expect TO here IN York, and want friend you'll
always fluid one here at No 81 that is,ptoyided you
behaves yourself vartuous cause am family
man, with wife and seven children of my own
Good bye, and bless your sweet face it'll be YOU
best friend or worse ehSu.y, = lhis wicket world
Now start, you niger, and be civil to the youne
, woman or III" and Dick finished the sentence by
making significant gesture with his doubled fist.
II thank you, sir, for your kindness, said Biddy
II hope shall one day be able to Iepayit"
/ "Coniound it now" said Dick Sherwood, to him
sell, angry, that's alays the way! can never dc
a little sarvice but | must be paid for it with Q
'lhankee! never gets any body in my debt for ;
| good turn. likes, miss, to do good service but
don't like 10 be thanked for il. II is Too much like
quod for quid, as the lawyers say. Now, 90 an,
follow that niger, and may you get sitivaton L
], suit you, for knows you deserve one.''
Biddy again thanked the kind coachman with
grateful glance Of her bright eyesso long as he fur
h babe her to do so with her tongue, and, happy a
finding even so blunt friend in the great lonesom,
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