Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-23

lsthe blll--goodness, Frederick what ails you p
she exclaimed, as she turned and saw his altered
position.
90 dear, dear groaned Fred,
"When was you taken? What does all you ?'
asked Mrs. Howard, again.
100 dear-O-" continued Stygle, at in
tervals for a minute, and then raised his head
and said he felt little easier.
What ails you, Frederick ?" repeated Mrs.
Howard.
"A turn of the collie, or something-perhaps
I shall get over it now, replied Fred.
"You have been at workthis morning ?" said
Mrs. Howard, who didn't exactly understand
his being at work when he was so dreadful sick.
But If thought unfayorable to Stygle flashed
through her mind, it was Immediately dismissed,
with regret that it ever occurred.
Yes, but ha'nt felt WE'LL" replied Fred.
!" Every once in about 50 long, I am dreadfully
distressed"
You look SICK"
go, / am better now"
'"I hope 80, for very much need you to-
day"
"To go to Delevau ?" asked Stygle.
eyes, immediately-there is no time to lose.
You have got to be there as soon as he is, and
there is but just time"
"No, I will go and harness, and you can have
everything ready when come back"
1T will take but moment. am sorry to
ask you to go in your present condition, but it
is all have to depend on for rent, and it must
be obtained" )" said Mrs. Howard, encouraged at
the Frightening prospect.
Frederick arose from his chair and essayed to
walk out of the room, but he was no sooner up
on his feet, than he was taken with severe cramp-
ing pains which brought him to his chair again,
and q sickness in the stomach which produced
great efforts at vomiting, but entirely without
avail.
You are sick, Frederick, quito sick. You
must have something done to relieve you
80 dear, dear, o DEAR" was Frederick's on
ly answer.
81 will get you something" said Mrs. How
ard, starting to leave the room for that purpose.
"No, Mrs. Howard, shall be easier in q mo-
ment"
"Some of DIR. Guttknechtt's Magic Syrup
will relieve you, Frederick will got some"
81 am easy now. When keep still 1 feel
comfortable, but the minute I try to walk am
dreadtully DISTRESSED
"You arc too sick to go, sec plainly"
Mrs. Howard unused for a moment.
" Well, make yourself comfortable as you
can, and see that everything is done as usual,
and shall have to go myself. fit could be de-
layed, would wait till you were better but
must 60 Immediately"
1T is very unfortunate, Mrs. Howard, - said
Fred. &C. am sorry it happened so, but it dis
tresses me so to move, that don't know as
can go.
go, certainly not" said Mrs. Howard, who
went out and and gave orders to another hand
to harness the team, and drive to the door i'm
mediately. She made her arrangements with
the utmost dispatch, and in fifteen minutes
started on her ill-sturred journey.
No sooner was she oct of sight than the
feigned sickness of Fred Sygle vanished like
the tickle fancy of a dream! His stomach
ceased its painful efforts, and his cramped limbs
resumed their wonted pliability. Styling out OF
the office into hall that ran through this part
of the house, and from thence through door
that opened on the back part Of the house, he
took circle around behind the orchard to the
east, and down the valley of brook, to Slo-
cum's tavern, where plot, which for long
tive had been connecting, was put in process OF
immediate realization.
After communicating with Socum, he re-
turned in the same roundabout way, and Sc
cretly crept into the office again in the same
manner he had left it, having been gone less
than half an hour. His first movement, after
entering the Office again, was to feign the same
painful sickness, and hobble into the kitchen
where Emma was at work, and seat himself by
an open window, and groan for while in SEEM
ingly the most acute pain, and then subside into
more quiet state, as though rest had brought
relief.
Mother said you was unwell, " said Emma
{" but had no idea you was SO bad. Do you
take medicine "
GA little of Lippincott's Compound, but it
don't do any good"
What appears to be the trouble?" asked