Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-08

for when pulled his sleoyeand whispered, Do,
please lake him, father, he answered, Yes,
Pussy, IL try him, and sec if he IS a good,
honest, industrious boy
Yodslook tired and hungry said my mother
to the young stranger.
Il We walked seven miles, ma am, and have
Mt had anything to eat out some apples found
on the way.
Dear me and my mother hustled off to the
pantry.
After this Richard Sears was like one Of our
own family lie was bright, lively, active
boy, and We all grow much attached to him,
lie and | wore the best OF friends, for he was
only two years my senior, aud we went off into
the woods bc1rying together, and over to the
meadows for fresh mint. Ho caught and tanned
a grey squirrel for me he put up a swing in
the old barn; and at last my father said,
think shall send Richard to school this winter,
with Rosanna He car take htt over the hills
on bis sled when it sn .ws and he 5 such live,
" boy it is a Pity he mt have good eddiea-
ton
That Jest whatl been thinking, samwel,
answered my mother Snj SO twas settled that
Richard Sears shoald remDia in our family.
Somebody's been at chat bell pear tree, Ra,
chel' ; said my father, ctSias into the house one
afternoon where my mot y sat atringing quar-
tears of apples, which she was preparing to dry
for the winter.
Why, father you don tmoan sol
Yes, do two on ems gone. thought
I'd stop and see if they was don' well as came
up with the last load % &
knew my father was vety angry, and because
he was generally 50 kinlAd cheerful like, his
anger was terrible. l, I'D my mother say
size never saw him IT, 4 rlled, but once
in her life, aud that u some 0 the Brit
ISL troops passed thr 4sillagein the old
war, and broke into }, s!s5n'B house,
and insultcd the olI seas bed-ridden,
splittin up hCr1 breaking the
day, I've sometimes in
to a white e on q lOT.
deep tone tha~
1t did now as +
tho rt1cal III, atc
feel the weight @ 3houlo1
he snapped the pe carried.
AT last he staA IT of the kitchen,
and then he turned Sd gh new thought
had struck him.
Roslnna, you ys and girls about
here that I'll give tllar to the ono that
can tell me who st bell pears from my
tree. ~
And if find QUE Ier?
III give you the d then, my child
twas not more than week alterward, when
on going to bed one night at eight o clock, |
stopped moment at the window to look out,
for it was a still, beautiful night, and the moon
light hy like a thin sheoto freshly fallen snow
all over the earth | can see jest how it glis-
tened on the splro of the old stone mcctin house,
and silyyrad the tops of the trees, and lay like
lace work on the great meadow opposite our
house.
And as | stood looking there, saw our back
gate open, and a small figure come into thc gar
den and approach tie house, and then suddenly
it TUNED about and went down among the
ounce trees, and then saw it pause before the
bell pear tree. My Grst impulse was to call my
father, bat thoughtof the dollar he had prom,
ised me, and was always brave child, 20
jos. slipped down the back stairs and out into
the back yard. | stole softly through the grass
end past the qainces close up to the bell pear
tree,
who's there !! called quick voice. knew
it.
%, Richard Sears 1t was all SAID.
lie held both the pears in his hand one Of
them was half eaten.
saw the blood steal up into his cheeks.
What brought you olt here, Rosauna 2
q, Richard, what would father say?
I only did ror a LITTLE fun, Rosanna, and he
oG.rsl me the other pear. drew back.
Il wouldn't touch il iro thousand d'Il.Js.
Dear m, What gin. Noa ara
Aa1 whas a bay goa ar', 70 be tIiei =
jIc blusAeI d2cp.r un!.r the name, and .
turned toward ,hc b2as.. Ilesprane b.arame.
Rosansl, what are yea 8 oius to d'.
must tell my father.
IIo1l be very angry. IIr'lIs2nd NE away,
know he WILL Bchcrd.'
And shall be all alone in the world again.
O, don't tell him, Rosy, don't
But mul It'll seem as though helped
to steal EN- if don't
Was it really stealth ? and he asked tho
question doubtfully.