Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-05-19
BURLINGTON FREE PRESS FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 49, 1913


howl. and watching the rapidly disappear
ing wagon. RI NJ
she had better not made reply to the ques.
tion. for it was not asked with an expecta-
ton of reply. say she had better not have
answered it, for I'm not sure but that she
strained the truth little in so doing. Some
passages which had occurred between John
and herself as they came home from meet
ing together OH Sabbath c.ening, and sat In
the front room together till the rooster crow
ed, were the causes of the turning over OF
the new leaf in the management of the
farm.
Before night the fence was put up in the
most substantial manner, and the potatoes
all put in the cellar.
Next morning when they were all at
breakfast, John inquired, is Holmes to work
for you to-day I?
.He promised to come and do what he
could towards finishing the buckwheat. He
thinks it will take him day and half to
finish it..
We'll you don't want him to-day send
the cradle home and tell him it's oradled.'
Graded who did it 2
Il did,
sWhenr
This morning.
The look of as,onishment and admiration
with which Mr.. Butler regarded John, was
observed by Lizzy, and led her to mediate
upon the propricty of another retreat to the
: pantry. She adopted, however, the expe.
dent of holding a cup Of coffee TO her lips
an unnecessary length Of time.
what shall we 20 at to-day, after we
have shocked up the buckwheatF
Il don't know what do you think we had
best do ?
] Have the rye where we took the corn
I, Off
! well, we'll 90 at it then.
In like manner, Johns advice was asked
!, daily and followed so that before winter
q set in, the farm presented u different aspect
81 from that which it usually wore at that
e time. Commonly, some potatoes were fro
zen up, and some portion of the intended
IS sowing left undone, in consequence Of the
Is frost overtaking the plough. But now ev.
&c cry crop was secured, the grain was sowed
and up quite green, the house banked, and
quite string of stone wall made. Tha,
p the corn was all husked in season, was nc
:, doubt owing to the fact that the turning ov'
Al or of the new leaf had inspired the family
with such spirit Of industry, that Lizzy
10 had joined them in their huskings, and tool
III her seat near John, that he might break of
81 such ears as were beyond her strength. ]
us happened on one or two occasions that thes,
lis two continued their labors long after Sau
>, and his father had gone to bed.
''' In course Of time it came to this that Mr.
Us Butler used to ask John what he was goin.
to do, rs though his right TO direct opera
he tons was unquestionable. For example
one morning John had stone-boat, wit
IN several crow.bars in it, at the door.
ne 'What are you going to do ? said Mr.
'y Butler.
Il am going to build stone wall on tn
er east side ofthe meadow the ground is hig
enough there for wall to stand, and tier
"' are stone enough on the knoll there who
ought to come out and make it,
NJ Mr. Butler made no reply, but togethe
he with Saul went to digging out the stone.
Jul This looks like new farm said Mr.
or George one day to his neighbors, as the,
s rode past Mr.. buffers house.
'rc yes replied his neighbor, there's ncy
hand at the bellows
RI Does Hendricks work it on shares ?
Ell No, he works it by the MONTH
m Does! What makes him drive on so
ne Il don't know; but expect Lizzy is a
the bottom of it,
III When winter set in, Saul, though he wa
III good boy to work, felt desire to have
little more furniture in the upper story, an
ny asked leave to 90 to the centre to school,
We Uncle Zeb says he'll board me fill come
Il don't see how can spare you. w
must build in the spring, and we have al
az the timber to get out and the logs to get t
the saw mill yet said Mr.. Butler.
nc Saul looked rather down-hearted.
il; you can CO. said John, who was sittin
VI before the blazing fire between Saul an
~, Lzzy. i am going TO stay ; that is,
III they'll let me. ! tell you what it is h
~, said, turning to Mr.. Butler, . if you'll Civ
, ah me Lzzy, will stay and work for you {
=" any rate you choose
Lizzy turned very red but did not run I
"a, a' the pantry.
Ia WE'LL said Mr. Butler, who had re
80, Gently seen what things were coming t.
da that must be pretty much as you and sh
Wv, can agree, mustn't it mother2
'au guess so, said the mother, droppin
ms ms several stitches in the stocking she was kn
'' ting.
We There won't be much difficulty about
oe then, guess, said John. Saul may 20
f. school. He may go to college if he has
ne mind. ] can get his support out of tn
~ 70 farm without hurting any body, reckon
ot Then turning to Lizzy, he said, the roa
. is good, and Jack wants to stir himself, an
'' want to 60 over to mothers. Suppos
:, now, you just hop into the wagon and rid
III over with me-
Lizzy looked towards her mother, an
y then put on her things. The horse was
. the door, aud Lzzy soon inthe wagon an
the wagon was soon at Johns mothers, an
co Johns mother was soon introduced to Lii;
IN, zy, who soon, that is to say, on New Year
nd eve, became her daughter-in-law.