Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-12-30
MONTPELIER, VERMONT, THURSDAY,

bills on the old "Farmers Exchange Bank, 81
which broke just before the mortgage became
, due.
Everybody said how kind the deacon was thus
to assist the poor widow 10 her necessity. Miss
Mehitabel Megrim, a ancient maiden, exclaimed
: -"'Twill sartainly be match though for my
part, | can't diskiver what the deacon sees in
} Widder Wilcox so wonderful captervatiDg-
alters looked to me like very patcEiky kind of a
body; and what's more, what kinder right has
she got to have two husbands, when some of us
can't get even one, shonld like to know. Not
that want husband, no, by no means;
wouldn't have the best man in the whole univar-
sal world; and | don't care who knows it,
don't"
Now, the widow, though very thankful for the
loan of the money. could not FOR the life of her
discover why she should surrender up herself to
such a man, in liquidation of such debt so she
very kindly. but very unequIvocally, rejected the
deacon's offer.
On the night of the widows refusal deacon
E,,seHs l.oune, nffsing his wrsfh tJNsel sstIs.
The deacon was implacable in temper His
pride was wounded. Revenge to him was ever
a sweet morsel. The next day he sent the
sheriff with writ of attachment on her goods
and chattels, real personal and mixed; and FOR
want thereof to take the body The widow still
had friends; gave the required BAIL aud the
deacon was baked, as we shall see in the Sc
quel.
The gentle reader, the kind reader, or the
reader neither gentle nor kind, no matter which,
will please stick pin here, as we must make
F trAing depression in our eventfu history.
f Jacob Wilcox, the eldest child and only son
of the departed Gabriel, inherited all the muscu.
lar energy and the mental goodness of his father
before him. On him his fathers mantle had fall
EN-, and he wore it with becoming dignity. He
f had filled his fathers place in the abors of the
farm, in the pew at the church on the Sabbath.
and at the family altar whose daily fires were
never suffered to go out. On the adjoining farm
resided the Westerlys. Between the two fam-
lies interchanges of kind Offices had always been
practced, and social neighborly intercourse fos
tostered and cultivated, In this family lived
sweet Sarah Westerly.
Sarah Westerly knew that she was beautiful.
! She knew it by the smiling countenances that
met hers at home, by the roadside, a, the church
on the holy Sabbath, aud from her kind teachers
at school. She knew it by the faces Of the old,
= that always smiled upon her in her geeful glad
ness; and the happy face that mirrored her mer'
ry laugh as she stopped to dip water from the
, cool spring on the sutry summers day, also
told her that she was beautiful.
, Jacob Wilcox and Sarah Westerly we're chill
dren and playmates together. In company they
hunted hens eggs, and jumped upon the bay
from the great beam in the barn-they were
taught their a, b, e, from the same spelling
book at the woman's school together" they
chased the butte3dy over the greetlsNA ss'and
when The evening" came, they sat under the old
: aPl'so 49, sa----- S''S''atd -s--.a- >.e
their blackberries and milk from the same little
porringer.
1I WUuI WUuuSIy lllClit AleL thCh uhONliOh iO'
o each other grew and strengthened with their
r growth and strength, and when he arrived a
h years of maturity, and she was just bIushng in
4 to womanhood, they should be drawn together
by the sken cords Of love, and shoald seek II
9 unite their fortunes for veal or for woe, in til,
d ndissoluble bonds of marriage?
q How Jacob wooed and won his mountain
nymph--how his heart beat against his ribs, an
eaped into his throat, half choking his ute ranc
a when he urged her to become his forever and 70
d aye-how she blushed rosy red, when in the jo,
10 of her young heart she gave her full consent
e their plans and hopes, their joys and sorrows
e are they not written in the Book of Unforgotte
E. Memories, and safely laid away in Loves Libra
ry? There let them remain.
IL At the time of which we write, Jacob was i
le his nineteenth summer, manly, muscular Lac
10 the stay and staff of his widowed mother. Hi
lg assistance on the farm seemed absolutely necef
I'd sary but the debt to Deacon Grimes RENAME
= unpaid, and some plan, if possible, must be de
IS, vsed to settle this annoying debt 1t was the
of great trouble; the spectre that constantly haunt
Sc ed them in their sleeping and waking dreams
ey After much family consultation, 1t was at la
~ determined that Jacob should 60 TO the faro
- city Of Boston, seek employment, and endeavC
r. by honest industry to earn the requisite sum-
all Ona bright sunny morning in May, Jacc
e, swung HE pack and set forth on his travel
o. With eyes running over with tears, his moth
said to him on leaving" My dear, my only so
ii you are going forth into a wide and wlck'
rs, world, full of alurements to entCe the unwa
p- and entrap the nexperienced---tear not-re'
no your Bible-say your prayers-go constantly
to meeting on the Ssbbath-avoia evil company
you would the pague-and may the grea: G,
ow preserve thee If at any time your way seen
me blocked up, and all before you is dark, drea
ca. and desolate-fear not my SON God tCM p
he Utdc a icdy."
he With these instructions from his honor
no mother, he set forth tor the distant city, sayin
es as he bade her good bye,-" For your sal
of mother--for the sake Of my sisters, and for
ety sake of sweet Sarah Westerly, will work l
an fingers off to the knuckle joints; but Deac
n.y. Grimes shall be paid, 10 the uttermost cent"
al. After eight days OF weary travelling, Jac
in came in sight of the great city. As he entere
,ta the noise and hustle, the contemplation of true
on. and carts, of men aud women. hurrying to
ous fro and the jar and discord of the tumultuc
IN civ at FIRST amazed and bewildered him-t
self whole contrasting strongly with his simple
chi in the country.
heir Walking in the middle of the street, clott
inst . IL, i. r rrs,ic accommodating at