Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-03-13


hand lrcmblcd so II dropped from her TO
gers Ius hriore !, reached his, =, that mo.
lnenl a little gust Of wind waited It back
gently towards the brook The stranger
lcopcd from his horse and ran back two OF
three rlds h rcoycr Il Dolby was not 80
hr gone IN her fright bit that she had her
Thoughts about her aud sciyinc tho rom al
the sirnngers horse, she applied the wh,r
10 both horses at once, aud va. instantly of /
upon cauter. The man chilled to her to !
s,op, in loud threatening tone, md
NJ once fred his pistol at her but n. .ho
DID no; feel tho cold lead. she did not ror
or turn even 10 give him farewell look !
Tho remaining five miles was soon passed F,
over and ms she came out into the settle.
meat nni passed the dwellings Of her neigh.
bots, many were The heads that look I'd
from the windows and doors. and orca, wn.
the wondcrnent Mt seeing Dolby riding
home so fast leading such fine strange
horse
! Her father who had seen her come over
the hill, met her some rods from the house
cSc!alming with looks Of nsonishmen,.
what upon earth have YOU here, D,bby
J WHOSE morse - Uht
/ why Dchhv, what has ,hcc been doing1
said MIS- Wilder. who was hn, n few steps
behind her husband thee doesn't lool, well
wha, is the mnl,cr2'
As soon MS they were scntcd in the house
Dclhv told them the whole story When
she had rested lll,lr and tho rush Of feel
ing began 10 suhsldc. Mr. Wller felt 81 re-.
ioicrd at his daughters escape. that hc
began To feel in excellent spirits He led
the s'rang" horse TO the door md began to
examine him
well. Debhv, said he. Since you vc got
home safe nj last. we may begin to talk a
bout buslnossn Irlle now. The hundred
dollar hill is Con" bn, nllrr all. YOU have.
nj made very had bargain. Tint. tho
likrlcsl horse I've seen THIS many n day |
don't lbiuk tWoulI be av.rv F"Ih matter
To srii han ~, two huni,d dollars A,
any rate I'll ,nke the horse for the hundnd
dollars and Won may have The saddle for
the twenty dollhrsvon was to have out OF it
AN! the snlll'.hncs too ! suppose said
D.bhy feeling lilIr dispose to join in the
joke
Yes. said Mr. Wilder, nm. stop we'll sec
what's IN them first he continued, untvln q
= them from ,h" s,dllc 'Oh there's lots Of
shirts aud stockings md han ikerchief., md
capital good ones too YES, D.bhy, the
saddle bugs ore yours these things come
r IN very good time for Joseph YOU know
Debbv colorcd but said no,hng
Now, W,l,inm' SID Mrs Wilder, "hee
p is n li,tlc too (nl OF thy fun
T. ~ fan ,Lpr, +, s,,1 WALL
T. the leather bags here, Drbby. take them
and take care Of them.
J Drhby took the saddobags to her cham
Der, not liue gra,ih"d with the vnuabl,
7 ARTICLES OF clothing they contained Sh,
D cmp,Icd the contents upon the bed md on
= examining 10 see If every thing was ont she
discovered m inside pocket in one Of tho
y hgs She opencd it and drew thorcrron
D an elegant pocket book she found 1t contain
u cd quantity Of bills She counted. anC
J. counted, and counted, md her heart bca
p quicker and quicker. for before she had got
" through she bad fifteen hundred dollars n
good hanl, money.
= Dtbby kept hsr own counsel In few
II DAYS it was rumorrd tina, Joseph Nelson
had purchased an excellent liuIc farm il
the ncighborhood, that had been Offered III
J. sale some months since ut thousand dol
lars and considered a goat bargain.
3 Joseph, said Mr. Wilder, the next tim,
they met ! am nstonshcd that you hav,
e been running in deb, for n farm such time
MS these Think you ought to have work
IS cd three or four years md cot somc,hln!
q before hand, before running in debt O
c much
But haven't been running in debt sal
Joscnh.
Haven't YOU bought sanderson, farm I
! saId WlIler
- Yes, have, snid Joseph.
" a. n thousand dolldrs9 said wilder
D 'Ycs, said Joscph 'hnt paid Tor it al
down don't run in debt FOR any thing.
!. Mr. Wilder was too mach aslonished L
D ask any further qucs,ions
n Joseph Nelson made an excellent hrmc
. and respectable man, he was indusrior
n md got rapidly before han1' md Mr. VI
n der was always proud "f his ,on.in.hw -
=. 4 was some ten years after this, when NJ
/ Wilder was suing one day & troninc hi
b thiod grandson on hs kncc that hc sld.
.e D"bhy Should ike - no.. how Jo,,p
Is r'r."r,l = "ar-'1ss IBIS "a 10 %, the ufa
yol vrr. married
4 D"hby stepped 10 he closo', brongh, gu
,r the oIi s,1lIr brcs md opcr.os ,bcm pom
Il cd to the lnnCr pocket. saying, Thc none
d came from there. s,L'
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