Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-11
BY COVER & GOLDSMITH,
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eoIHeSb GAVIN ol the IOll0Wlng morning.
Accordingly at about the same time Ton
Frost sailed forth with his cedar windlas
upon his GRAND of fraud, she aroused hel
household for the work of search. Afte1
a hasty breakfast, all the family who were
Of sufficient age, were dispatched in differ
ent directions. The road assigned to Jen
ny took her towards Dumny's lead. Her
progress was necessarily slow as she had te
examine with care every hole lying in hel
way.
After diligently searching for the space
OF near an hour, she seated herself upon &
point Of land which jutted out from the
hill which formed one of chain that lined
the right bank of a ravine leading down tc
Scrabble branch, and looked with rapture
upon the glories of the rising sun which
we have elsewhere described. While ga
zing, an object passed swiftly between hen
and the light and quickly passed into the
shadow thrown by clump of small trees
She watched eagerly for its re-appearance
when much to her surprise she discovered
it was Tom Frost with the windlass upon
his back. She saw him after he had com
menced his rapid pace when he was driving
everything before him in order to accom-
plish bis purpose before being Observed
His unusual mahner, together with the
time of the morning, excited her surprise
and establishment. She watched him now
with intense interest: saw him ascend the
hill upon the other side of the branch
pause but moment, and then fling the
windlass high in the air. In moment
Tom disappeared, again in few minutes
appeared, and darted rapidly into the bush
ea and was lost to her sight She looked
earnestly for his temperance, but in vain.
Toms most unusual conduct created in
Jehnys mind a tumult of establishment
coupled with an intense curiosity to know
the cause of it. She had as yet heard no
thing Of Dummys discovery, or Tom Frost's
action, and hence was entirely in doubt
Taking another route home, she gave each
passing hole a slight examination, and has
tened on with rapid pace. On reaching
home, tp her JOY the faithful COW was in
hes accustomed place by the gate, having
been found by some other member of the
family. Jenny at once related to her mo-
Their what she had seen of Tom Frost's
movements.
Il tell you," seid the widow in reply,
after having listened .ttentively to all Jen-
ny had said, ''there'll no good come o that.
you may be sure"
Mother, YOU should not Judge too has
tily.o replied Jenny, appearances are a.
galnst him, am willing Il, grant, lint ye,-4s
know we ought not to condemn any one
upon SO slight testimony"
"Why, daughter hastily resumed the
old lady, "a body can't help speakin' their
mind. | do believe from the bottom of
my heart, that you would, in some way or
! 'nuther, take Tom Frost's part if you'd see
him stealing, or dom any other wicked
thing"
81 was not defending Tom Frost, mo-
ther," said Jenny, II was but asserting a
general principle which ought to govern
our remarks about any person: You know
the good book says we should not Judge
others for fear of being judged too closely
ourselves, or something of that kind He
may have some bad design in all this, but
it is not for me to condemn him now,-
time will soon settle all, if he has, and / do
think we can wait in patience, that long,
goodness knows"
of it was any other man In the mines,
responded the widow with some warmth,
ethan Tom Frost, [ am very sure you wo'd
be among the first to Pit bad construc-
ton on his actions. You have of late
shown considerable partiality for Tom,
which is quite strange, seeing that he is a
shiftless kind Of man, and but little tho't
of by the miners. But, daughter, let us
drop SO unpleasant thing, and rejoice be
cause out faithful Lily is again found. Su
san found her about mile below, on the
bottom, with a large number of cattle
/ feeding as happy as you please. | have s
mind to believe that some scamp of mi
ncr MIXED her. and then she would moi
come up"
At The list remark of her mother about
Tom, Jenny was a great deal PANIED, anc
i saddened. Tt was true that she was quite
I ready to find, in her heart, an excuse TO
0 any Of Toms shortcomings. Of late, al
intimacy had sprung between Tom anc
) her, which was unknown to all person
: save the two interested. He had contri
5 we'd, with good deal of ingenuity, to NEE
g her upon her rambles over the hills, quit,
: frequently, representing to her that the.
were entirely accidental. He exerted al
: his powers to please and interest her; anC
r denied with a solemn oath, time and again
: that there was any truth in the numerou;
a stories afloat IN the mines prejudicial to hi
t reputation, representing himself to her a
/ an innocent and injured person, the victim
L of some heartless fellows, who were ben
Q either upon his destruction, or forcing hin
S to quit the country.
t Tom was aware that the widows eldes
: daughter had long been a prize which ma
G nv of the miners sighed often to win, bu
! hitherto all their efforts in that direction
4 had failed. He knew that if he was sue
!, eessful, and won, it would give him
: reputation and standing among the miner
to be envied. For this purpose, among 9th
ers, he resolved to make her his, cost wha
!, it would.
e Matters had so far progressed with then
and Tom had pleaded his cause so we
| - Ia..x !, tay,,la. ,,-r,,na tby f.,r him