The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-13
The Frontier House or Old Times in the
Granite State.


II SHALL return before dark" said
Edward Abbot to his young wife, as he
kissed their boy, and laid it in her arms.
" There is no danger, Rebecca"
But my dream of those frightful
savages, Edward" said she
"Oh that should not frighten you,"
he replied. Remember you had been
hearing Indian stories all the evening.
and the wise man says, A dream com
eth through the multitude of business
which our good Mr.. Walker explains as
meaning whatever most engrosses our
thoughts, particularly just before we
fall asleep. There have not been any
traces of the savagcs discovered this
season, and | should be sorry to raise an
alarm in the town merely on account of
dream
but you know, Edward, they are
secret as well as terrible enemy" said
Mrs Abbrt, and raised her mild blue
eyes to her husbands face with that
pleasing expression. when tears seem
ready to start, and yet are checked by
the fear giving pain to the one the heart
loves, that fond husband finds it so
difficult to withstand
| will not go to the garrison to-day"
said he, laying down his hat.
But you promised your father, and
he expects you on important business" I"
said Mrs. Abbot. " You must 60 I
know my fears are childish, but they
shall not make me wicked | am too
apt to think my security depends entire
ly on your presence. | forget the One
mighty to save can defend me, and that
trust in Him is shield to the Christian.
Y GU had better 60"
"Not without you,n said her husband
who now began to feel the fears she was
endeavoring to shake off "Come. pre-
pare our little Edward, and we will go
down together If there has been any
alarm, we will not return tonight"
Rebecca paused moment, as if con-
sidering her husbands proposition.
The subtleties of the anciept school
men are not so perplexing, so difficult of
explanation, SO contradictory, as are oft
en- the feelings and wishes of the human
heart. Scarce five minutes had elapsed
since Rebecea would have thought per-
mission to accompany her husband would
have obviated every inconvenience, and
been attended with no danger. But
other considerations now arose. Ed
ward had been summoned to attend a
public meeting on affairs Of the town.
Should she go with him, it might excite
notice, for the ladies of those DAYS sell
dom visited and should enquiries be
made, she could hardly satisfy them
without alluding to her fears, and then
her dream must be tolo to justify her
fears, and there was no telling where or
when .he excitement would stop And,
moreover, her husband might incur re-
proof from the elders for listening to his
wife's fears and dreams, and thus raise
agitations among the people. All these
things might occur, because the wife of
Edward Abbot could not stay alone one
afternoon.
l will have more fortitude, Edward,
said Rebecca, smiling. a. will not
make fool of you, though appear like
one myself. l will not go,-It is near
ly mile, and you have no time to spare
to carry the babe, or wait for me, and /
ought not to go--so do not let me hin.
der you another moment"
1t was in vain that Edward urged her
to accompany him. The more she saw
his generous anxiety on her account, the