Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-12-09


49," How much will she want This week ?" suid
Mr.. Wilder.
"If thee can let her have fifteen or twenty dol
lars" SAID Mrs. Wilder, 81 think il would do for
the present."
We'll, now I've no money by me-" said Mr.
Wilder, Except hundred dollar bin, md it is
impossible to get that changed short of sending it
TO the Bank, n distance of ten miles. tried all
over the neighhorhOod last week to get it changed
but could nor succeed. shall he TOO busy to 20
myself to morrow, Int If Delby has a mind to get
on to the old horse in the morning, and take the
bill to the Bank and get it changed, she may have
some Of the money"
This proposition was soon reported TO Dehhv
who said, "she had Jest leaves take the ride rs
not"
The matter being thus umicahly arranged with
Mr.. Wilder. there was nothing to hinder going
forward with comfort aud despatch IN making
preparations for the wedding. DehlIy was in ex.
cellen spirits turned of the work about The house
with remarkable facility, aud evinccd unusual So
lritude in her attentions to her father, answering
all his wants almost before he had time to name
them. And on the other hand, Mr. Wrl,r was
IN unusual good humor toward Dcbhy. Having
at last brought Lis mind 20 ussrni 10 tic
Arrangement which he had so strongly opposed
his feelings were now in state ofrCnriion, which
caused BIN to regard Debhy with uncommon ten
derness. His eyes followed her about the house
with looks of love, and tone Of blindness breath
ed in every word he uttered The next morning
his old gray horse was standing az The door and
eating provcnder, full two hours before Dehhy
was rpudv ia stor, &. and AIR \ViiIer b,d hoor on,
half dozen times ia examine the saddle ond br
die to see ,hn, rv,rv thiny vas ri5h, ,nd md m.
ed IN the horsrs fee, one nlicr nTu,hcr oll round
to see if any of the shoes were loose. And when
NJ last Debby was ready, he led old gray to the
horsc-block, and held him TIL she was fairly seat
ell IN the saddle, and then he handed her the bri.
die. and shortened rho stirrun lrntlor mn Inn
killed. The pirih lille ,irhtcr 70 prevept ,l,r dam
ger of the saddles turning md when he had seen
that all was ripht, hc stenned INTO the house nnd
brought out his small riding yhip and minced il in
hnr hnnd mud ,,;vi,r ber n bunI,oI ,.l,,r,as =,
take care ofhcrsoI and he careful ,h", sbe did MOI
get fall he s!enped IN on the horse block. md
STOOL and ,v,tclcd Lcr nc ebo mr., oil ;,,o ,l, rom,
and ascendcd the hin, hin She WI, cu,ir, " ont Of
sight.
ID ,bby trotted on eisurey over the long rood
she had TO travel hut she WINS inn full Of ,iensnul
thoughts and bright aniicianions, 20 feel weary At
the distance or lonely in The solitude. The road
was but hlte travelled, and She mel hut Two uer.
sons in the whole distance oue rs she wns do
scending a hin about mile from home. and the
other in the long vnlev Of dark woods nbou, mid.
way in her Journey. Had She been at n tip,id dis
position, she womb have felt pnnd deol of men
siness when She s,,v This lost nersr, ,,rrouchirr
her His npuearonce yns dn,k eil ruftinil, ,Iey
were two niles from any house, and in ,hr n,ids,
of deep, silent wilderness Bur Drbby's nerves
were uhmoved she returned lis how aud kept
on her way with perlrc, conpnsnrc.
She reached the end of her journey in duo time,
hcbed her horse in the shed AT the village hotel
and inquired of the waiter al the door the way 10,
to brink. As he was pointing cut to her its Local
lion, she observed ull, dark looking man, with
blpck whskers and heavy eyebrows, looking stead.
lily ut her. ShVy howcves, tii.Hc.! anay wi'hnn;
noticing him any further, and went directly To the
bank. When She reached the door she found it
closed, and learnt from the bysinndes that the
bank, from some cause other, shut for the
day. In her exceeding Disappointment, she stood
silent for some time, uncertain what she should
do.
els ii anything, Miss, that can help you
bout = said gentlemen at the adjoining shop
door
Debby replied that she wanted to get bill
changed nj the bank.
Oh, I'll change il for YOU" said The gentleman,
" If it isu'l too Iarge come step in here"
She accordingly stepped into the store, and Civ
ing him many thanks, handed him The bill.
"Oh, n hundred dollars said he I; Is can't do
il, haven't half that amount in the store. But if
you 20 across there 10 The apolhecarY's, lhnk it
likely enough he may do it,"
Debby thanked him again, and went across to
the upohecary's. Here she made known her wish
es but with no better success. The apnthecnry
looked AT the bill, and opened his pocket book nnd
then discovered that he had paid away all LIS
small bills that day, and couldn't change il. As
she turned 10 go our, she encountered uan be.
bind her. who seemed to have been looking over
her shoulder. She looked up ut him, aud recog-
nzed the tall man will, black whiskcrs whom she
noticed at the hotel. Leaving the druggist shGp
she observed a large dry goods store, mud thought
she would try her luck there Sill she WAS I'M
successful. As she was leaving the store she met
the tall man with black whskers again. lie look
ed smilinsy upon her, and asked her to let him
see the bill, for he thought it probable he could
change it. After looking at it, he returned it To
her again, observing, iii had been city bin, he
would have changed it, but that he did mol like to
change n country bill.
Having tried ut two or three other places with
out effecIlng her ohjecI, Debby found she must
give it up, for she was now told il probably would
not he possible for her to get it changed iii the
bank should he opened the next day. Nothing
further renuined therefore that she could do and