Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-03-24

crlmsoned with emotion. The sight once
more of home, that dear home where she
had passed, so many happy days, bringing
up at once its thousand heartfelt recolec-
tons, now mingled and shaded with the
trials and sufIerings of the past wear. went
at once into the Utmost fountains of her
heart, and her feelings gushed forth with all
the truth and freedom of childhood. The
boys too wept and laughed in the same
breath. Theirs were the tears of Joy, for
the trials of life had not yet left the rust of
sorrow upon their hearts. Mr. Scamman
was hardy iron-nerved man, but even his
chin quiyered, as he said, "come, wife let
us go to the house and see if there is any,
body there to let us in"
The party proceeded on, and approached
the door of his dwelling Everything about
It was noseless and motionless as the abode
Of the dead. Mr. Seaman lifted the latch
\ and they all went in. Almost the first thing
that met their eyes was the old house cat,
seated upon the window-stool at the back
part of the house and looking out of the
window. Gray tabby had lived with them
four or five years; aud the idea that she
lad stuck by the homestead aud kept house
absence affected them very sensiby At
first tabby looked wild and sat out to run
away but when Mrs. Seaman called her.
2 the creature recognized her voice, and
turned round and ran towards her. She
! stopped minute and looked up in her mis-
$ tess face and when Mrs. Seaman paited
her on the head, she cried out almost like a
5 young child licked her hand, pressed round
and round her feet, leaped upon her clothes
and purred, and showed such signs of Joy
and affection, that it brought tears to the
eyes Of most of the company.
! They now looked about the house There
were the heaps of feathers which the Indians
, had empted out of the beds upon the floor,
and there were broken articles of furniture
S which they had thrown here and there, all
e lying as they had been left on that fearful
d day. Presently Samuel stepped along TO
: the shelves in the corner of the room, where
D he suddenly clapped his hands, aud called
d out with great glee, ooh, mother. here is
e the very mug of beer was carrying out TO
1 father that day when the Indians ome."--
y They all ran and looked, and there it was
d sure enough. They tasted of the beer il
9 was rather stale, il is sure but there il
S was, and the mug was more than half full
n notwithstanding all the hot days and all the
cold days that it had been standing there
e through the whole year. Mr.. Seaman
# took the mug and looked at it, and said he,
> Samuel, now this mug shall be yours
J, aud do you keep it as long as you live, tc
!, remember the Indians by.
c "And grandfather did keep it as long a,
e he lived, aud when he died he left il to me
d And that's the story Of the King William
k mug tina; stands on the table, there be
r fore you" said the old lady $50 now SCI
n up and take your lunch, for Sally's got i
Is all ready"
Is "And pray, good woman" said /, "wha
n do you intend to do with the mug wher
y you have done with it 2"
ID Il 2" said the old lady "when my tim,
lie comes, and it won't be long, shall leave tn,
'e mug to Sally"
G We seated ourselves at the table.
g 81 don't know" said the old lady, ga
ID you will find much of any thing that yo,
g can eat"
81 never knew more groundess fear il
v, my life" said | glancing round the table
lr for indeed more inviting lunch | neve
Is sat down to. There were delicious slice
I'd Of cold beef's tongue, rich dish of fre,
5, ham and eggs, bread of the best quality
ut soft milk biscuit with the freshest an
sweetest butter ever tasted, cup custard,
I'd and perfect gem of an apple pie wit
is rich old cheese. Then there was the brow
I'd mug full of excellent beer, and the way tn
c. whole was served up was the most pei
ms feet pattern of taste and neatness | eve
ahalI In afn Il
nd ner. During the operation of eating, | OF
IN served that Joe's eyes wandered very olte
III across the room and rested on Sally, VIII
&c had again taken her sewing aud seated
d, the window, Having finished our repa,
ad we prepared to depart tried to max
BY the old lady accept of some money for III
e. trouble we had caused, but she seemed hur
On and utterly refused. We gave them par
ed ing blessing, and went on our way. w
tn walked side by side, Joe and |, thin
be nearly mile without speaking word.
. At last said |,
to "Joe you seem to be wrapped u
very close in some sort of deep cogit
he ton or other what are you thinking
nd bout p
= "Im thinking" said Joe, "if ever o,
i'm married, l mean my oldest son shall inner
ne the Brown MUG."
I; NorE.-Thc story of the Brown Mug, with mo
NV of the other incidents in this sketch, is fetio
in but the simple truth.
of
ad A WINDFAII.-The heirs of one of o,
70 Oldest and wealthiest citizens, who died
,at few weeks back, on taking possession of h
oh house, discovered large sum of money
". which they had no previous knowled!
M whatever. They continued their research
ev until the sum of $l00,0 was collected {