The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-18
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STEPHEN ROYCE.
Ea-t Berkshire. Ane / ls5l.
Tusu tsifs ten. r.pti iirtis rirsf. 'f
WHAT CAME cr AN OMNIBUS BI3u.
ANp
acne Tui 70 the Right

some tine ago tuo matter when
liulr hiks shouldn't le curious , was
riding in an omnibus with some hall
dozen well dressed ladies, aud white
k.idrl gculicmrn.
Ata signal from somebody on the
siArN nlk. the driver rrnrl NJ his
horses. ani very ull man. With trrn-
ol"u' limb. and .ilrery locks. presented
himself ut he door for admission. The
driver shpn'rd through The sky Hight
Room lor onr more. Ihrrv, inside {"
but the gentlemen loukrd NJ the old
mln and irownrd nnd the ladies spread
out their rnillrd skirts. Tor hi. lnt was
shabby aud his cont very ihrraibare.
lie saw how Il vas, aud Why there wn-
no room" and mcekly turned 10 -
down the steps, when iiue lookIng
yonng man, who sat next to me, sprans
To the door, aud seized him by The arm.
said, "a Take my place sir yon Hrr quito
welcome 10 Il. am young and hrarit;
il won't weary me TO walk and kind-
" leading the old man TO vacant seat
he lcaped from the steps. and walked
bri-klv down the street. while hooked
almring after him, saying 10 myself.
thai yunng man ha, had n good molher
We drove on, aud the more looked
NJ the Old man, silver hairs. and fur
honest face, the more indignant iclt NJ
the way hr had been treated Wheth-
er he read my thoughts in my couuun.
ance or not, | can't say but. after
most Of lhc passengers had got out, he
moved up to me and said. " Good boy
--good--wasn't hep Ny dear (and
here his voice sank 10 confidential
Whisper have got money enough To
buy out all the up-'art people that filed
til, omnibus, twenty tunes over; but
Ike ibis old coal aud hat. They are
as good a cruciblr. Help me to find
out the trne metal. Good morning. my
dear. Ttank you for Your pity. Just
as much as If needed 1t '--nnd the
old man pulled The strap. got out OF the
omnibus, and hohbled down street.
Some time after, advertised for
lodgings, aud was answered by wild
ow lady. | liked the air of her house,
it WAS 50 neat and quiet and then, the
Towering plants iu the window were n
"A recommendation To me. Your cold
hearted, icirle people never care for
flowers 4; and (and You may write that
"n the ny-lraf Of your primrr.) Bp
what particularly pleased me AT
Mrs Harris, wa, The devotion Of her
son to his mother, expected no les.
because the minute be opened the door,
<a" thar he was the same young mnn
who gave MP hi, seat in the omnibus 10
the old gentleman.
John dil all the marketing, and pro.
yidinsa. wisely aud ~ well ~ il be-
were seventy. in,trnl Of sevcntecn.-
He whrrl,l his mothers armchair to
/ the plrn>anicsi corner handed her his
toot-sIool. and newspaper. and spe,ia-
clrs; offered her hs arm mp stairs and
down, and spent his evenings By her
side, instead Of joining other young men
in racing over be city, to find way- 10
kill time.
II was a beautiful sight, in these days.
when beardlr.s boys come .tampii .
and wh,iling into their mother, pres
ence, with their hats on, aud call her
" the old woman
! spent Il pleasant autumn under M,
Harris quirl roof And now, winter
had .ei ia, with it, nice long evening",
john came ~ 10 tea. one night. with
hi bright face oyercloud,d. III, moth.
er va. at hi- side IN an instant. .Ioin's
master had failed, and John wa. thrown
oui Of eDllo, mcul!
Then lrarrcl that il was only by
the stncirsi economy aud harding
OF every rent Of john. sma'l salary.
that ihe house rem was paid aid the
table pro, iird.
Aud nov, - the widow said. ih~
house must Le given up. i1r ',ha might
be- bong ph.le getting another plac, /.
clerk-Alp' uere 20 difficult 70 obtain /.
ani lhrn iioy mast not think ol iun-
ming ,n debt
IL sas such a ply. We we're al. 20
comfortable ani happy ib-rr. in that
cosy lii'ie pa.iIr. >liA ia snuny bow
~indoe iail oi iIpsers. and iis iign
LrhsA frr and -odly cnshiourd claar-.
thai cozy ialr iar."r, who're tie liiir
roand table, siii. ~. snoay cloth. bad
I h'rn 20 "i,on .Pr' al ani ihe ftasfsni
r"hrr. ani lrii,uir i.a biseuh, nnd "a.
rs aru.larrf. bad been -. often d..
cp-.rd eh-f, iatn iu o.. sIipt,,r. nn,l
dre--'ng guae. ~tl, i,i, d,rk hair l.u.L.
cl ~ Dc broad f.rieai. read io %.
fa~r HH~r Iasr pf ome fa,"iiir anil4.r.
vl''t- iLr " 'nd ou. u,lconr 10 hi.,l.
iiseN duioi oaf-.i ihg iLfy.bald. aud
n.d Nnf,r tu ..- Hp 10 sno4 a. iLr
DOR '.il h. ea tfrd u IT, j va.
hard
John walked sp ars ioua fhg floor,
with b.. band. cro--. j l.rhini, nil Mr,s
iiaui' vcui raund ih- ro-ia. lani.n,