Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-07-03

Il am sorry tor your aiiiiction, ma am
aid he, shaking Mrs. Baruard's extend
d hand, while sort OF simpering smile
played about his mouth, in spite Of the
appropriate solemnity he had endeayored
10 assume ~don'l 20 out Mrs. Paalina;
what haye TO communicate i interest
ing to you, as well as to the widow and
son Of tie deceased"
Some other time, Sir" iulerposcd
Lloyd, whose face did not conceal how
much be was annoyed by the oiiieious-
ness and busting manner OF his visitor.
Excuse me-, Lloyd | am older than
you, and ought to be liule wiser; We
must take time by the iore-lock others
are up aud doing why should we not
be p
Lloyd now eomprchended the MAJORS
business, and, panied and somewhat
shocked, he turned away but remember
ing the intention was kind, though the
mode was coarse, he smothered his dis
gust, and forced himself to say
I'VE are obliged to you, Major Perrit,
but am not in state of mind 10 attend
to any business this evening"
"Oh, / know you have feelings, Lloyd,
but you must not be more nice than wise.
They must not get the start of Us. /
always told my wife it would be so, and
now she sees was right. ! tell you Lloyd,
in confidence, your honored father was
not cold, before Lyman Barton was
handing round his petition for the oflice."
II was not in human nature for the old
lady to suppress an ahem at this exact
fulfllment Of her prediction to the poor
eolonel.-''Barton's petition" continued
Ferrit "will go on TO Washington in the
mail tomorrow, and ours must 90 with
it; here it Is He took paper from
ais pocket, and opening it, showed a long
list Of names. Z" a heavy list" he added,
"but every one of them wings we did
not ask Jackson man; there would
have been no use, you know Lyman
Barton leads them all by the nose"
Here Perrit was interrupted by a
knock at the entry door. A packet ad-
dressed to Lloyd was handed 10 him.
Perrit glanced at the superscriplion, and
exclaimed, This is too much, by George!
, He has the imPudence to send you the
petition"
II could not have believed this Of him, y
: thought Lloyd, as he broke the seal; for
he like his father, Reluctantly believed i'll
of any one. There were a few lines on
. the envelope he read them TO himself,
and then, with that emotion which good
man feels at an unexpected good deed,
he read aloud
"MY DEAR FRIEND LoYD
l. Excuse me for intruding on you. al
this early moment, a business matter that
ought not to be deferred. You will sec
ID by the enclosed, that my friends and my.
- self have done what we could to testify
our respect for the memory Of your excel
lent father, and our esteem for you
ID Wishing you the success you deserve
u Iremain very truly yours,
III Lyman BARTON
Of The enclosed paper was a petition
10 headed by Lyman Barton, and signed BY
i almost every jackson partisan in th'
he town, that the Office Of postmaster nigh
rs be given to Lloyd Barnard. A shor
~ prefix to the petition expressed the sign
re- ers' respect for the colonel. and their un
r. qualified confidence in his son. Perr
IN ran bis eye over the list, and exclaiming
,s- This Is the Lords hand by George
We he seized bis bat and departed, eager
=, have at least the consolation Of fir.
~, spreading the news through the village.
no Few persons comprehend degree {
~ virtue beyond that Of which they are then
- selves capable.
Il is, indeed, in one sense" sai
Lloyd, as the door closed after Perrii, ''tl
- hand Of the Lord Tor lie it Is III
makes his creatures capable of such di
interested goodness
He Those who heard the ferFid langua.
's aud tone ia which Lloyd expressed }
se' gratitude. when be that night, for the ia
rs time, took his fathers plase at tie fani
the altar, must have felt tbat tbs was one
aln the few cases where it was equally ''bies
3D. ed to give and receive"
me- Loyd's appointment came by return
gon mail fiom Washington. In due lin
ms the wedding cake was cut, aad Our Y
be LIgs Posl-aastsr Is as happy as love a
are fortune can make hin.
in twas bright thought in a phila
tbropist Of one Of our cities, to note dos
as the actual good deeds that passed und
lgi- bis observation. We have initiated
1 & example IN recording an act Of rare d
inlerestedness and generosity. Il eerta
a. Il Il L