The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-09-19


country.'-Hard bone aud snew did charac
terze hIm-cunning looked from his cold
keen, grey eye, toll seemed to have harden
ed his heart as well as his HANDS, yet kind
Of shrewdness made the man rather agreea.
BILE; accepted his proposal and mounted
his wagon.
He asked me my age, my parentage, my
circumstances, my residence, my intentions
my preludices, my opinion OF the President
the cost Of my coat, my panraloons, my boots,
and my hat, and what my past life had been,
what my future would be. il had ever keDl
school, and Il belonged 10 the church. and
where | went 10 meetin when was at hum,
all within the first mile.
The second mile he was struck with new
idea. had deemed ii my privilege 10 mys-
tiy the questoner somewhat, and all he had
found out was that was MIR. Brown, and
that was engaged in no particular bust
ness. That paid very extravaganl prices
for my boots and hat and that should like
very well 10 stop in the neighborhood a
few days. He considered few moments
and said,
You know Bechervile is nigh, don't
yep professed my ignorance Of this ge-
! ographical iact.-'WeIl its tu mile from here.
we are comm TO it live tn mile beyond
that. My name is Moses Goings, though you
haint had the civility 10 ask il Ell you'll in
quire al town meetin next March, you'll find
had been run for selectman several times
and got considerable votes, but that skin
ming miser of Jew Grimes, got the most ;
now you amt kind Of doctor chap ex-
peci?'
Medicine, reader, is not my calIing-it new
~, (aa4 b,,t hau
am moi thing, | always feel disposed TO
contradict them, and must confess 10 a little
curiosity as to MIR. Going's future move
ments; so answered ambiguously. what
makes you think am noll'
SWELL knowed you 1raS, by your look and
that big book you was a luggin round-l
spose you take that 10 put YARDS into, don't
we But was goin 10 say that one ofmy
gals was aiiin, and if you was a mind 10
come and doctor her I'd makeit aesy about
your board
Merciful Heaven thought |. here is indeed
an adventure. Is this man fool or crazy.
entrusting the care Of his daughters health
TO stranger !
is your daughter seriously III 2 inquired,
IF so you have doubtless had medical ad-
vice before this
MOL haint neither answered he, with
with some asperiiy, you don't catch me a
payin my money 10 that ere DR.. Bigelow as
lives in BelchervilIe, and she amt very sick
neither. only kinder low spirited md the like
and thought if you was mind 10 let il gv
towards board, you might give her some
advice
saw through it; quack medicines are
the great weakness of New England, and
this man, with all his shrewdness, was one oil
many who are victims 10 this system OF i'm
position. The lancied saving, loo, was an
appeal to this man, and all things considered
l concluded to accept Of his invitation and
at least see the patient before declined.
But l am no regular physician said l.,
and if find the young lady serious ly indis-
posed | shall only recommend 10 you TO ap-
ply to a man Of experience and science
health is not 10 be trihed with
MIR. Goings and l logged on very amicably
after this, he letting me in to the entire histo-
ry of himself and family-he had half doz-
en- poor mans blessings, he said, ard the sick
one was the eldest, she had been off keeping
school, and had come home scarce able to
braid palm leaf hat" he said ; her name was
Mary, and she was eighteen years DID, be-
came quite anxious to see my patient
We reached the substantial red house of
Mr.. Goings at "supper" time. i. c. six p. NJ,
and | was introduced as I" DR.. Brown, who
would like to stay few days. to Mrs. Goings,
who bore the impress Of many scorching wood
fires on her otherwise good-natured and well
formed face. She was better looking person
than her husband, and evidently a splendid
house wife, for the floor and table shone like
mirrors, and the children about the door re-
joiced in clean faces. l looked around for the
sick one but did not see her.
Mrs. Goings showed me into a bedroom
beautifully clean, and the ten commandments
printed on the counterpane, so had been for
eetful of those important words, here they were
to greet mine eyes the first thing in the morn
ing.
/ refreshed myself with cold water and came
out to supper, which was substantial and excel
lent / did such Justice to the preparations
that Mrs. Goings took me into great favor
| inquired for the invalid and learned she had
rome to sec sick friend. Then she is not very
bad. herself, thought
Next morning / awoke quite early and look
ed out of my window it was sort of wing In
which l was, and looking across to the main
body saw young lady. (probably my pa
tient) sitting with her back to the window
brushing the hair of little urchin, whom / re.
membered to have seen the evening before
could only see her hair and her white dress
the hair was dark and beautiful. the dress be-
tokened greater refinement than had anticl
pated, but thought l, when she turns, / shall
see some mark of her coarse featured father
upon her-I stood and watched her some time
while she washed two or three urchins, and al
length she turned.
She was very pale, but very beautiful.
had seen very few faces so purely Madonna
like. She bore family likeness to the Going:
tribe, but she had the refinement and lowell
ness of early womanhocd in perfection. Hel
ewes were of the dark blue which is black III
the distance. Her figure was slight and seem
ed wasted from its original proportions. Hel
face indicated intellect and refinement beyond
her years, but an indefnable sadness oerspread
the whole face. questioned my head in vair
to account for this apparition
went into the enclosure denominated ;
garden where found Mr.. Goings among The
furnips. l told him preferred to pay my
board as did not feel sufficient confidence tC
undertake cure that if could do his daugh