Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-02-06
RUTLAND, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY G. 1876

~ savage moment before could have
Lc,nFnoI,licd on the instant 10 the low, sui.
ky and h.edimg tonee which this mat
adopted IN p-Isundins the borcc back to
hls keeping ngain. |, sounded though
, the woods Ike The mellow tones ola bird
calling for his mate Hut the horse plung
ed on. ,ill the call terminated in a low,
sweet whistle Tie had lcaped ncrnss n NV
ulei rureng along the depths Of the hoI.
/ low, and his front hools were buried deep
! IN the opposite ascent when the whistle
came signing through the bushes lie
stopped suddenly, with his ears still laid
back, and hi, boots on high A shiver ran
through his limbs lis ears began to
itcmble ms they arose TO their natural posi-.
/ tion--his fore feet sunk slowly down, and
wheeling round, he rc-cro:sed the brook
and ctepi up the hill Ike hound called
back from the chase
SO, old fellow, you have come bac i,
have you, muitcrcd Wheeler, tying the
broken bridal anil tightening the knot n.
cross his knee with both hands ii is we'll
for you that have no other horse to carry
me on to the Bend now see il you can
stand quiet, vii you 2
This speech terminated with another
oath, while Wheeler knoued the bridal ,o
the splntcrcd trunk Of the snplin, and NOV.
cd away. He crcw s,eal!hily around thu
clearing taking care to conceal his pro
gross by tho underbrush tina, grew thckIy
IN tina, portion OF the wood At length he
reached the little patch Of vegetables which
lnv between the forest and the back wind.
ows Of the cabin Here he paused a mo
ment, and pcer,d nnSiously through the
thick foliage 10 the right md lef, parting
the branches with his hands, he stole softly
forth, then dar,ng across the garden,
crouched down beneath the windows,
where he lay holding his breath for two or
three minutes and afraid to STIR a limb
lest he should aCilnic the creeping plants
THAT hnrP around tho window, and thus
give notice Of his presence.
AT length he arose cautiously first on
one knee: then to STOPPING, and at last to
nm uprigh, position, which brought his
hcetoa level with the window lie lifted
his In nds and parted the network of CON
vulvulrs and Towering beans lha, dropped
on the sash, with cat-lke caution that
scarcely shook drop of dew from the
hosts OF purple bells ,ha, clustered around
him Having thus made an opening,
which commanded the interior ofthe cabin,
hc remained molionlc.s. cxcop, thu, nov
and then. his Gngers clntched themselves
together, and once he unconciously crushed
n cluster Of the scqrlc, bean flowers which
fell against his palm with n violence that
SHOOT; the whole vine
VIVA, Tranquil and happy scene it wa:
that The had mon gaz'd upon In the
centre Of the cabin stood a small table with
coarse linen clot$o snow white linen,
plate Of ,avorv ham-lhe rudy color oil
cnch slice relieved by the pearly and COL
den circle Of mn egg, which formed n
tempting mound npon ii-siood in the cen
trc warm corn bread n plate Of potatoes
with their dark coats torn jus, enough to
reveu tempting md mealy richness n,
heart n saucer Of wild honey. and another
Of golden butter, composed the wholesome
rcpnst of which David Hunt and his CUES
were par,nking
The farmer had filled his plate a second
time Hard labor and the morning nil
had given him a keen appetite, and hi,
thirst seemed in proportion, for Hannah
was holding forth but without lifting hi,
eyes to her face, his third cup OF rye coffee
on which the heavy cream was mounting
like foam when Wheeler looked in upon
the peaceful group
Shaw ate but ntle, and Hunnah-di,
/ kn
eyes from the bright coffee pot, and deug,
every cup she filled with a double 1unnll
" OF cream, that lluie brown hand Of her.
was so very unsteady. Il seemed so stran o,
Tor her TO SIT there, wIlh her father directl,
opposite and isauc Shaw lihing those brigl
saucy eyes TO her face every other minute
!, and then dropping them as # he knew per
iccily well that he ought 10 be ashamed o
himself there before her father. II was n
much as Hannah could manage to sit sill
and wait on the table. II seemed mnrve
that her dear old hlher could eat SO henr,i
ly. Everything seemed looking at her
4 with peculiar meaning
The old housedor there on the hearth
TIE cot as she moved along demurely acros
/ the room. thfpuTpe mornlng glorirs trend
ling around the windows, all seemed per
, fcctIy aware that everything was s,u!od be
; tween E,r and lslnc Shaw. but ra.hcr as
,onished that the old man should take II al
so quietly, when they had every one 0
them heard han protes,a thousand times
, tina, 1t would be the death Of him T. she
were cvcr,o think ofgeitng married
At Lug,h when David Hunt had trans
ferred the last m6rsel Of ham from hls pint
to his lns and drained his coffee esp 70
theihlrd lime he drew back his char nn'
looked at Shaw
Wei, nov, Ike, lam ready 10 talk o
T ycr,he business as soon as you've n min.
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