The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-02-24


at la.t oonr taihsr We eNl cs, vilr I
cot him. and ici him ,omc vhruh Be et's I
t,Rdv
Bot 2cb came pretty scon. Wcaricd.
bot with brain iull Of pleasant ibo.'.. |
which ,bonc out urop h,s munly cpuu
t,uapce. WEI. Ruly. | am .~ty J /
bn,, kcli vou waitipf. he .aid, b. be- /
drew water fer bis oxen m ihc vtl
ann urry too, .hc answered ip
rplu drtided tol.o tha, indicated itig' /
ia state st GelIpr
Come. Rmhs. WOW don't bc ,oN,d. /
said Zcb. laughing a0cr Ihc ola fashion
CHAPTER III.
We'll. Rulll wonder il ~ ha-
found a better place said Mr. Nards
our evening. nboul fortpieh n0cr the
,oung man had gone TO seek hi. ior
tune.
i don't kpow she answered, laying
The cmhcIs togctl.cr, for !, was cold G.
uough ior fire now i don't know
do wonder where lac s--hul hc will
take care Of himself III wnrrnu, that,
i hope hc will, said Mr. Sands but
! don't know. lie was always good
boy-l wish had not been quite 30
hard with him
The silence that followed was caused
by rap on the door
Come in. said Mr. Sauls. aud tlr
cousin mcntond rs living la the city
suburbs, entered Icb was at Nj.
house. and very sick, The ply ,ician
had pronounced h. disease small poN
Of lh most virulcnl nature.
with the suspense, sotue .oltncss bad
gathered about the hearts of father and
sister but when this intelligence came,
more than the old hardness returned.
'If he had staid ai home and minded
his business said the father, he would
have been well as il Is, lac must get
| along the best he can II would bc an
awful Thing to bring him into The neigh p
bnrhool'
'Drar mc, cant go 10 ,er him snid
Ru'h ruling up her sleeve, to examine
the scar ol vaccination. III was too
had lor Zcb to act so. hope when he
gets well he viii behave himself.
lie is very good all at once said
the father, is he broken ont in the
face p
SO the cousin rode back again, little
prohtcd 10y his journey.
Two or three days went by without
further tidings Of Icb, and then n
neighhor chanred to hear in town that
lac va. vory bad still it was moi dcin-
itclv known that hi case was desperate.
Very bad = said Mr. sands, when
hc heard thi. news--'crcrlbody !. very
bad who has the small pox like enough
hen bc marked for life Bot though
hc was uneasy, be never sent mcssen-
ger nor went himself TO visit biz un-
happy son. For three days nothing
further was heard Roth said she
thought he must be better, else they
would hear. and the father guessed ~
too, or they would certainly get some
news from him.
The day wa, ono Of those dclicioHsly
genial ones which sometimes gladden.
the autumn and the father and daugl.
ter, well and strong. could moi realize
that Ich was dying. H. tie afternoon
Ruth went To pass an hour or fvo nnt
drink tea with friend Thee wor,
many things TO he seen, and many in
ieresling matters 10 he talked about
50 her thoughts wcte quite dfnwn awn'
from her hrolhefi or,,I now and iher
they returned TO him, il was less fear.
fully lhan they had done before Il
was nighliall when She sal out f,r home
and though the distance was not long
star after star came ont. n. slowl,
walking, she recDuniGd all thai she had
seen and heard Ilai afternoon how
such one had made her new drrss
and whether II WIS probable that shcl
an other were 10 hr married, as report.
cd and 50 musing, she reached the bin
that overlooked the homestead. All
was dark; ln,oluntnrily she quickcued
her step, and IN a moment recognized
her father. walking backward and for.
ward. IN the road before her. lis
form seemed moro Than usually bcnf.
and his hand. we're cro.scd hchind him
according 10 his habit in times oi
froublr--and his grey huir wn. un-
covered. and blown about ia tie Wind.
lle was waiting Tor her. she knew.
aud why he was waiting for her sbe
felt oh, father" she said, seeing be
did rot speak, have you heard from
ZclF
4 ui,h | bad gone to zee hin, Rulh.'
he an,Ncred, covering bIs face with
bis banda.
i. BE- dead z she a,tcd. in n low
ronr--foe the aNful fear kepl her bean
siill.
4 don't knov, hc answered, ireu.-
bling. 'bui l'm afraid We shaI n,,er
zee hin alive. lle has not spoken
since last nigh, ai mijnighi --lhru he
said hr should soi Fei ndl, and ihai
b, .laolld ike 90 -e~ ne snd yoa. kuih
yei hr told fh~m iHt ~ srpd ior us.
ayins SO oa',ld do bo sood aud lha,
oaI hives mosi not b. endangered igr
him
.Oh, poor Nv r sob5ed ihe girl, 'lei
o. ~ ava sec lln Can't ve go io-
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