Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-15
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m, viii Fern!' said Trotty.

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" ronnd, for Heavens sake don't go
70 him! He'll put you down as sure as
ever YOU were born. Here! come up
this alley, and III tell you What mean.
Don't 90 to him. :.
His new acquaintance looked as II
he thought him mad; but be bore bim
company nevertheless. When they
were shrouded from observation, 1rot-
~ told him that he knew, and what
character he had received, and about It.
The subject of his history listened
10 with calnness that surprised him
He did not contradict or Interrupt 1t
once. He nodded his head now and
tbcn-more in confederation OF an old
and wore out story, it appeared, than IN
reCutation Of it; and once or twice threw
back his hal aud passed his freckied
hand over brow, where every lurrow
he had plowed seemed to have set It's
image in little. But he did no more.
IT'S true enough in the main, he
said. master. could sllt grain from
husk here and there, but let it be as
It's. What odds? have gone against
his plans, to my misfortune. ! can't
help ii; should dothe like morrow.
AS to character, them gente-foIks will
search aud search, pry and pry, and
have it as free from spot or speck III US,
afore they'll help us to dry good
word! Well hope they don't lose
good opinion as easy as we do, or their
lives is strict indeed. and hardly worth
the keeping, For myself, master, ]
never took with that hand'-holdlng 1t
before him-'what wasn't my own;
and never held it back from work, how
ever hard, or poorly paid. Who ev-
or eau deny it let him chop it oil! But
when my work won't maintain me
like human creetur; when my living
is so bad, that am hungry, out OF
doors and in, when see a whole
working life began that way, 20 on that
way, without chance of change; then
say to the gentlefolks * Yep away
from me. Let my cottage be. My
door is DARK enough without your
darkening of 'em more. Don't Iooh
for me to come up into the Parh to
help the show when theirs Birthday,or
a fine Speech-mating, or what not
Act your Plays and Games without me,
and be welcome to 'cm. We've naught
TO do with one another. I'm best
alone.
S cling that the child in his bad
opened her eyes, and was looking n
bout her in wonder, he checked himself
TO say a word or two of foolish prattle
in her ear, and stand her on the ground
beside him. Then slowly winding
one Other long trcsscs round and round
his rough foreiinger like ring, while
she hung about his dusty log, he said
TO Trotty:
SIN not a cross-grained man by ma
ture,' believe; and easy satisfied, I'm
sure. bear no i'll will aginst none of
'cm. only want to live Ike one of
the almighty's creatures can't, /
don't; and so there's a pil dug between
me and them that can and do. There's
Others like me. You might tell 'em
off BY hundreds and by thousands, soon-
er than by ones
Trouy knew he spoke the truth in
this, and shook his head TO signify as
much
'pyc not bad name this way;'said
Fern; and I'm not likely, I'm aieard
TO get better. Ta'int lawful to be
ont Of sorts, and AM out Of sorts,
,oough God knows I'd sooner bear a
cheerful spirit il could. Wcll!l don't
know that this alderman could hurt
me much By sending me to goal; but
without a friend to speak word for
me, he might do it, and you sec =
pointing downward with his finger to
the child.
She has a beautiful face, said Trotty.
why yesn replied the other in a
low voice, as he gently turned it up
with both his hands towards his own,
and looked upon il sieadiastly. 1--WE
thought So when my hearth was very
cold, and cupboard very bare. | tho't
so tother night, when we were taken
like two thieves. But they-they
shouldn't try the little face too often;
should they, Lillian? That's hardly
fair upon man"
lie sunk his voice so low, and gazed
upon her with an air to stern and
strange that Toby to divert the current