Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-12-26

bul, as sald' shc was male OF good metal,
and she answered very low
do like you, George but never will mar
ry Britisher and a Tory
spasm Of real anguish distorted the hand
some face, bent forward to listen.
DO you mean that, Sally Can't YOU love
me because we don't think alikeY
Sally choked little her tones fell to whis-
per. George had to sit down close to her TO
hear.
| didn't say didn't love you, George A
hlissul pause of a second then in clear, cold
voice. But my minds set. | cant marry a
Brllisher and Tory, if died sayin' So
George gasped.
And cannot turn traitor and rebel. Sally.
! can noL love you better than ANYTHING in
the world ; but cant do wicked thing no,
not even for you
lie was pale as death. Sallys secret heart
felt proud of him, and 'vei had she been So
near rcpenlni Of her work in the good cause
before {; but she was rcsoute
Very well = replied she, cooly, if YOU pre-
fer The king to me- IT'S not my fault; when your
side Ne ITS, you can take your revenge
The thorough injustice of this speech reused
her lovers generous indignation.
If you can think that way OF me, Sally, it is
better for us both to have me 90 Good night =
back to see bis sweetheart have good cry on
the pine log, and then an equally comfortable
fit Of laughter for she knew very well how rest
less Mr.. George would be, ali alone by himself.
and how much it meant that they both loved
each other, and both knew it,
Sally's heart was stout \ sort of Yankee
Evangeline, she would not have gone after Ga
brlel she would have staid at home and waited
for him TO the end of time doing chores and
mendng meanwhile, but unmarried, in the fixed
intention OF being her lovers sixth wife possibl,
but his wife at last
SO she went home and got supper strained
and skinned milk, set sponge for bread. and
slept all night like dormouse. George Tuck
er never went 20 bed.
llooraw roared Long Snaps, trundling in
10 dinner the next dav; they're wakin' up
down to Bostin. Good many on ems quit the
town. Them are BrilIshers is a-get,in up
sech breeze and they doc say The reg'lars is
comm out full sail, TO cair' oil all the ammunition
in these parts. fear, o mutiny 'mongsl the mi
lishy =
Come along" shouted Zekle, let EN- come q!
like to see 'em takn our powder an sho, 'lhour
askin' Guess they'll hear thunder, ef they
stick their heads inter a hornets nest
Drediul suz exclaimed Aunt Poll. pulling
turnips out OF the pot with reckless haste, and
so scaidlng her brown fingers emphalicaly; be
,bev a.cnn;r, moro viii ,b.v f.,c,, .Ion, ,,'o
batterin' ramsr
Tbnnder an dry ,roes oi.cnl,ted Z.Llo
what does The yo,nap -. by, At ,bst ;nstar,
Long made for the door, AMI flung it open, there
by preventing explanations.
Coin to Concord, George 2 shouted he to
Georg, Tucker, who in a one-horsc wagon and
his Sunday-best clothes was driving slowly past.
do ,nvtbino for yon ~
.Weu ne I,ynoc, M, Vbcn he 20, ,.cor,.
in, hact l.
u don,t kno,v,
Wall M l,no ,ool luck IN 20 Loo, 10
w;,d'ard n, snraIls f,.nr,.'
Lam, podInd and G,nrga drovc on TL.,
dav the whole VILLAGE of W.stbnrv was in an
urroar News hal comc FINN Rost,p ,h,, thc
Rr;,;sb wore aho,,, d, s,,d on, c,,.,s -, ,,s.,,s
themselves Of ali rho ;litarv s,oro. in th connY
trv and Gy,es,all rebell;on bv RENDERING II holm.
less. From every corner Of every farm and VI.
Lace. youno men and old mustered from everv
harm horses ~ all sizos and descrin,ions ,yoro
driven ou, and s,dJlnd rustv muskn,s halls of
all shanes and of arv available r,.,,i ,b,, ,,o,,d
melt and rnr. I;s,bleJ broad s,ynrJs horse.
pis,ols. bunJerbu whatever wore anv ,esrm-
hlonce ~ , wa.nor or could be rerd.rod sar-
Vlcrable tn that pnH,--all were hunted out clean
ell m.nded and I,d rs,dy ..n ,rr,r tLa,
mi.bt have mad. a nro,erlv drilled and en;nned
army smile in cnn,aron, bp, whose Ie6a;,.pr;ss
wer, NOR, than sunnl,od bv irnn sinoys ,rus
hlno1 r.solvo and de.nn,a,. courane
S,llv.nd Ann, P,Il n,r,ool, ,he GALA If r,tro,.
ism. Thev scoured tbr ole nneen's ARM ~
hr;lliancv ,h.v ran hullo,s bv the bonr halsd
bread and brew.d sn,i,g becr with M mar, do.
fnite nurnose than General coov;'tion hat mon
must and woulI emf ss tbe men or ,L,r ho,se
certainly did, in the intervals Of renairing bar.
nos. 6li,ny nnwle,-bnrns and sbn,. .bshs tr,,,;nr
over 10 the tavern after news nnJ comina h,rE
to retail !, IN Anut Poi hno,n to n.a,Se sha
heard the distant strokes of a battering ram ami
rusbinn out in terror IN assure bers.f J;.coversd
!, to he onlv Sam roouot an nld indian who
with tho an,tbv nj b;s rare ,bresL;n', in ,ha
harn
Aunt Pol took down Josenbus IN rcfrtsb bsr
memorv. and ariunl,v draw langb from S,Iiy,s
ora,e iins bv cnnfd;ng tn her th;s extrene hor,
Tor of the case a IanTI She torg,ye, since SalIv
ro' 'assn,a1 bnr hy r',orn,nerJ;n, 10 har ,o,;,'a
the fact tha, Jer1saIem had Stone walls that werc
more difirult to climb than stune fenres A.
f,r Sally she ,hou,b, of (;enros oil J,y or
George, ali night and while the mex, day dtep.
on.d ,oward noon uas st;ll ,I;nk;nn ,ch;,,
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