The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-12-30

wac stitching sui asked what ws. do.
ing.
.Na much of sn,th.og.' sn,~ctcl. I
I ii down 90 make horse Tor hi,c !
Nutly Lee
i. shat child here sgaia, to-day (: /
She asked sharply.
80. ! prapi-yd him some days aro.'
i really should ihink. EliEAbr,h. lhd
ciili had enough 10 spoil him without
yon lis mother and grandmother
make food of hin; and Mary, She must
be running home every other day TO
sec him--or. what ia worse, he Is
brought over here. ! shall pot stop
20 ,his--I can't abide children
! looked up in her pretty, delicate,
wcll-kcpt face. in Wondering surprise
but when, moment after. she turned
and spoke 50 carcs,iugly TO her pet ca-
nary. knew that ia the above ss>er-
ton she bad bclied herself and the
good God. Earth without children
Oh. do not believe that lie sends a
single soul into this world, 10 bear long,
weary years of toll and sorrow, unhrighi-
ened by the love Tor little children No
nor that Heaven can be Heaven with
| out childish faces aud childish voices, or
that Paradise was quite Paradise with
out them did not shock aun, by my
heresies, however, but said, eaily--
oh, don't wonder at Mary. II
had such nephew. would 20 twice as
/ far to ceta look at his healthy, happy
fare, any day. 1t is enough TO put one
in good humor for month. ! wish ]
had Just such boy
lad shocked her, but had only time
to catch her. why, Elizabeth Lytlon'
whena hearty laugh, followed by q
deep voice, crying, a right, true, hon
est, womanly wish Stick TO the truth,
Bessie, aud shame the devilr started
me, and turned To see the ample pro-
portions Of DIR. G.. filling the doorway,
while lis cheerful, intelligent face
beamcd down upon us from above the
barriers of his fur collar, warm, heart
inspiring as the sun itself
sprang forward TO meet him, for a
short illness has made me acquainted
with his eNcellencies, and, what is bet
ter, won him to be my friend, but stop
: ped short when he moved his broaC
shoulders aside, and | saw that he was
J accompanied by H., aud Harold /.
! f., whom | had not met in more thai
= year
> fancy ! have some control over m,
nerves, but this rushing current o
, blood is quite another thing. | felt
pouring to my heart like water in
mill race, impeiling me TO spring for
e ward and meet him; but mastered il
c and listened, as, with my hand burie
: in his great palm, the Doctor went on
Get along, H. and pay your res
poets to your aunt. MIR. r.. let m
y, introduce you to a young friend {
u mine. Miss Elizabeth Lytton, goo,
l sensible sort OF girl. who, If it wcr
!, not for certain Lydia Mason--wel
q well, if there were no IFS in the worl,
d some strange things would happen
u This Lydia Mason is no other tha
the Doctors excellent wife. who, NJ
,, cording To him, stands in the way Of h
d wedding as many wives as solomon
" ! turned 10 T. but, oh, Egypt, Thebe
karuac, and Luxor, ye contain nc
y within your mysterious temple one ii;
y ure which can out-rival, in calm immt
% vability, cool Indifference his face. a
slightly touching my hand, he passc
the usual compliments. and moved Q
= TO be introduced to my aunt
10 What could it mean He was Il
's successful lawyer now did he mean
~ TO ignore all memories and things coi
/ nectrd with his earlier struggles Po
sbly so and for one moment fc
d. what Agassiz means by" lee Period
ID The old Doctor drew me along to
Jr quiet sofa and soon reused mys,
5 enough to listen 10 his conversation
sr was all Of 4. lis father had been :
s. old college friend of his, man Of u
o. stable mind, who was unfortunate
ne crytling, if a man could really
Sc said to he unfortunate who possess,
such son. (ihc doctor j. ohillless) Il
- nohlost best boy that ever lived, d
kindest. most considcrale Of sons, (ar
though f. had never spoken TO u
,ri much Of his youth, knew it must hn
been 500 mother. n lovely womu
died when he was mere boy"-h'
the very image OF her-poor III
Byue | knew as little girl +" a
the good mans great blue eyes hll
with tears =. BE- gazed preudly on r.,
.- he stood talking with aunt. She wa.
rs cousin Of mime he added md 1t "
4. well he did 50. for began 10 wonder
some LYDIA Mason hal not stool [
tween them. 80 marked Was biz inter,
as ---- nv cousin and her boy inherit
to her spirit. Educated himsriL gradl
ted ~ili high honor and had just co
e.. mauced the study 81 law 10 the office
- Judge IS. shru the man iu whl
hands lli, remnant of thcir property "
or drpp.iiri failed, snd lefi hl. father b
ud ten down. f-rile. purpas'less. ard {
.rf prsyirts dependent upon him iar 81
he I.0r. ll~ gaze up bis studies ni on
.er sui took ihc situation ~ principal oi
8w Academy iu ----, well. sIm" where
iaf sonr fes,an. ! "a b. hanged u ! can
he rnemirr the place, bot somewhere
ihe Sound There sas no seed oi
ar, rrmrtub-rinr--i dtR
rb- lIe .iAii ihrrr tuo yesr.. alen
.ra- faihrf hsup,y diri. Don't .saro ri
t.c. fir .s,ius hapniiy, child | dilni 3
!. scfib. fDr him l.e-alrs. YOU sanHoi hI
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