The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-24

the child, until come to you In the
morning. and 10 keep The whole trans
action profoundly secret
Bot ] must tell julia
who is Julia ?
oh my--my servant always
tell her
oh indeed. Call her in then
must judge how FAR she is to be trusted.
Shall ring r
Mono stop. IL always call her.
Julia, don't like TO be runc for. Iu-
lia--lulia. Ahcm Julia
Stop. ! said. i perhaps nigh,
trus, you, but won't trust Julia just
tell her TO get me a post chaise. if she
can, and then you need make 10 eX-
planalion nj all. will take the child
with me
You needn't said the servant, OPEN
ing the door; i have heard it il all and
will take care Of the child. Mr. Spragg.
Fm quite ashamed Of you.
'Of me Julia ? Ashamed of your
own spraggy waggy Oh dear!
laughed in spite OF myself.
Julia ! said, you will greatly oblige
me; and ] shall be here tomorrow
morning at half past seven o'clock pre-
cisely.'
The reader may be quite sure that |
was, upon the following morning quite
punciual at my friend Spragg's when
found the child TO whom both he aud
julia had paid the greatest attention, per-
iccily recovered.
Now, ] said the church will be
open; and what ] want you TO do, Mr..
Sprngg, is TO watch there until call
for you, with the child. There is no
time TO loosc--so 20 nt once. As
tell you | think the funeral will take
place.
u know il will said Julia.
Indeed =
Yes. ] went to the Bigg's cottage,
sir, after you left there last night, and
listened at the door heard Biggs say
in "A loud voice. You have been dream
ing woman. No one has been here -
Look-here is the coffin all nailed
down as left it,
Open it--oh open it. che cried
and then he swore fearfully, and replied
The worms will open it by degrees in
the churchyard.'
This WIS quite conclusive, ana just
as ! expected it would be; so | packed
off Spragg with the child AT once, and
followed myself 1t only wanted ten
minutes TO twelve when we reached
the ediiice, and Spragg went inside,
while seeing an individual with a
white handkerchief at the door, said TO
him.
is there any funeral this morning?'
Two he said Mr.. Bumpus is 10
be buried, and child is TO be put in
the same grave, by leave of Mrs. Bum
pus, who is quite convinced the child is
respectable
That's very liberal of Mrs Bumpus,'
] said.
oh very, very he replied without
at all perceiying that intended paying
Mrs. Bumpus a very ironical compli.
ment indeed
At that moment saw John Biggs
slink into the churchyard
who is that man ? ] said.
j don't know, sir. think he is one
of Mr. Lanes set. They don't belong
to the church. Prayer meetings, you
know, sir, and all that sort of thing
Very, very bad sir.--Nolbing like the
regular parson and the regular service.
But here comes Mr. Bumpus'
A funeral cavalcade wound its way
in at the cburchyard gates, and almost
Immediately following there came man
with child's coffin on his shoulder,
followed by one woman--ihat woman
was Mrs. Biggs. could not see what
sort Of expression was on her face, the
mourning hood she wore entirely Gov
cred it, but ] could see that she shook
aud staggered SO much as she walked,
ns to be scarcely capable of getting on
along the churchyard path.
carefully KEPT onf of bsr way. for
She had seen inc, although her husband
had not
There was subdued sort of hustle
in the place as the coffin containing
The remains Of The respectable Mr.
Bumpus was brought 10 the edge Of
deep grave. The clergyman made his
appearance, hooking as solemn rs possi-
BILE, and the funeral service began, amid
whispers among the friends Of Mr..
Bumpus Of what very respectable
man he was, and hos sad a ihing il
was tina, be should 70 80 soon. &c.
The service was concluded, and then
], who stood nearly behind the parsoo
to screen myself from Mrs. Bigg., heard
the clerk whisper 10 himi
j beg your pardon. sir, bat II you
please there's a child to be pat in the
same grave, through the kindness Of
Mr. Bumpu..'
oh very well. The Child will be
included in the prayer
The Clergyman turned aside, and one
of the grave digger snid
Where is the ehilds coffin ?
Here, said Biggs aud be handed Il
into ihe grave. ! stepped uP aud cast
q handful u earth upon Il.
'Dusi 10 dust said 's.sles 10 ash.