Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-04-16

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er down into their hearts every day, till
Jamie had said "Ol Dick want to die,
my heart is so tuK Of aching"
Dick had resolved to 90 back to his moth /
er and that was the reason why, this /
evening, they came so stealthily across
the door-sill.
must go, now father is asleep, but
don't cry Jamie, whispered Dick, " don't
cry"
can't help it Dick shall be SO lone
some when you are gone"
Il know it, and / hate to leave you,
but you are too small to GO with me: and
I'll be sure to come back and get you in
a few years, can't you bear ii so long
jamie? Just think how many years
mother has been lonesome, how she has
cried for us every day for l feel that
she has, ard can't stay any longer from
her, indeed! can't"
Well, go Dick, and tell her not to
cry for me. any longer because l shall
surely see her sometime now good
bye"
Good by Jamie, don't cry when am
gone" and Dick walked down the path,
: looked back once, waved his hand to
Jamie who stood watching him, and then
disappeared among the trees.
And Jamie-he felt as though his
: heart would break, it swelled and beat so;
: he stretched out his hands toward the
+, East with the waiHng. Oh! Dick, o!
; Mother I'm all alone"
: Lower and lower bowed the moon to-
. ward the Great Lakes its white light
;, quivering over the trees and through the
: dusty cabin window, showed where Jamie
e rocked back and forth in his sorrow, and
where his father slept with a rum jug al
K his right hand, the poison he loved bet
n ter than his wife and children, better
st than his own soul. For that he had for
y gotten his bible, forgotten his God, anc
e forgotten as many another man has, the
woe pronounced upon the drunkard.
:, Jamie had found the West dark place
% for his soul, though every day God;
-e sunshine had been about him as his ole
home. But now Richard was gone The
It burden was doubled, and there was n'
f end to his wearing homesckness.
ID When Mr.. Winlay had first discover
ed Richards absence he beat jamie
soundly for telling him Of his Intention
so to leave But perhaps thinking he nigh
W also run away if he vented his anger mp
:" on him, AIr. Winlay after this treate'
to him much more kindly, than ever &c
fore. Yet Jamie was by no means con
IN tented, for in his fathers drunken fits h
had still enough TO bear. And when
ht year had gone by he was stronger AM
nd bolder; in his sorrow he had almost pa
away childhood, had grown serious be
ng yond his years. For he was very youn
lat to know how to suffer and be strong.
as With no one to advise him save III
so promptings of his own heart he resolve
ay to 90 as Richard had done to the HON
lid he could just remember. So in the eve
ming he coaxed his father 10 show biz
,ds how to construct light knapsack Or Il
,ry dian wallet of birch bark, but without eA
mt citing a suspicion of the use he wishr
to- to put it TO. Not long after his tathe
ith went to the forest as usual taking J
lis. dinner with him, and leaving Jamie
md oversee keule Of meat and beans %hic
nv he hung over the fire.
cir With impaiienee Jamie watched Ii
ian they were cooked and then pouring the
,ws into his wooden wallet, lifted it in h
cir hard, passed out and left the house alon
vas On, on, he went, only stopping to eat h
n a luncheon at noon. As night came on
ck- stopped at a pleasant farmhouse al
ow asked to tay through the night.
~" Stay all night, why, how far ha'
cry you come 2"
the / don't know how many miles, but
ike is from Wilder Creek"
ark From the Greek have you?" exclait
the ed the farmer, that Is about thirte,
out miles. Where are you going r
TO the White mountains to see II
he mother, said Jamie struggling to ke,
nan back the tears.
ven ''To see your mother my boy, and he
in came you so far from herr"
God Then jamie told his story, and L
farmer listened till dimness came in
eyes, and he turned his face away to hi
it from his wife. We cannot tell preci,
ly his thoughts, but when jamie finish
there was silence in the room for {,
ayT minutes, and then the old man started
EEK exclaiming,
io" Come wife lets git them ere but
5'' tabs ready 10 carry 10 markii arly
Iep- marrer morain."