The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-20

loving glance. Tie warm words at yufr,
bot 10y trembling hands, shaking head,
and the ihck, trouhlcd speech, that in.
dlca'es ihc presence of death in lie
Mother mother How shall bear
this
Now, | must find some words that
will s1licn this harl-beariel creditor.
Mr. }. Yesterday. when ! met him.
The memory Of all his villany-lhe
years when, rs lessee Of these few a.
eres, he iiecccd us gradually, the hypo.
criie until, by one bold manWvcr lee
claimed all--rose up before me. and
chokcd me. Oh mother, would that
had been older then, or you wiser
Bot your wisdom was never OF this
earth Now, will 60 down on my
knees 70 him, TO keep shelter above
your head for the little time that is
lett You. lie must be human--hc can
not be more greedy Than Death
Shall ] Try uncle again Mo- !
can work not beg. told him all
could Of this, as we came down ycster.
day and got for an nnswcr-'Murt-
cages are ugly things best get rid of
il. Your mother never had any bu,i-
ness tact. Better let the place 60; |
advised it years ago.
Sell the place: II might have been
done, aud wisely, perhaps, some months
ngo But, now when you cling TO it SO
childishly, moiher--no!
Jan. 30h---"Cast thy bread upon the
waters: for thou shalt find it after
many days You and yours helped
me many years ago, my child and
now it is my turn = and with these
words, kind old Widow Dean has in
stalled herself as my mothers nm sc.-
Aye, and reap also where ] never
scattered ! for there are bread. aud
ham, and cakes, and pies, sent in 10y
kind and thoughtful hearts, and the
miracle of the widows cruise seems like
TO be repeated God reward them
Feb. SM-To-morrow is tho day Of
my appointment with James b. re-
gret that cannot keep it but it can
not be. will write and tell him why
Feb. l0h.--I did 90; for when, to
please mother, explained to whom
was writing. and why, two days ago.
she insisted on going; and when ]
refused, fell weeping, like petulent
child, and complained TO Mrs. r.,
who happned 10 come in, that | was
undutiful and ungratetul, Oh moth
er, mother, not even death could fall
heavier on my heart, than these poor,
scnseless words and tears
Mrs. +. advises me TO 30, saving
that it was wisesl to keep her quiet
that she would come in and help Mrs.
Dean. if needed. And you can take
old Starface, added the kind neigbor 4,
'he has not done anything in week,
for fathers laid up with the rheumatic,
and the boys use the colt. lie is
lcetlc stiff nj first, like ns old folks but
there like bird. you haven fofgot
how to drive, ] s'poseF
accepted the offer, and at sunset
was between old farmer b. and his,
wife, taking of old things and new,
life and death, and the things which lie
beyond for, as the old mans eyes have
darkened, (he has been blind for more
than year, he tells me,) he has come
to see more and more with the eye of
the spirit, which discerneih all things.
They said little of James, though ]
knew he was ever in their thoughts
and did not tell them of his promise,
fearing to raise hopes which might be
disappointed. But they told me oflheir
troublcs-of the farm how it was fast
running down--buildings and fences
going 10 decay for want OF an efficient
master; and thus the hours run on ill
the tall old clock struck nine. | still
talked on, until another hour slipped n
way, and then. sad and disappointed,
took the tall, glittering brass candesiick
which had been waiting for me the last
hour on the stand. There came "A
knock Mt the door aud begging the
Old lady to let me 90 hurried INTO
the little entry shutting the door behind
me. IT was, indeed, James.
when he saw me, his face lighted
up, and taking my hand he said
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