Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-09

Comet" said Mrs. Howard, interrupting
him. "Imua see him 20
"No-be calm-et me tell you He knows
where to go and what to do. You cannot bet
ter his condition. He's gone to the West, and
swears by all that is good to regain all that he
has lost. What do you think Of that! "
If he had only come home" she murmur-
ed show I could have helped him.
$50 you could, Mrs. Howard, 30 you could
but he kneeO best. You could have helped him,
but what could Socum and his old companions
do He calculated wisely, you can depend OIL
that. No, away from the hellhounds that dog
him here, the powers of darkness combined,
can never make drunkard of John Howard
again, guarantee You have reached the bot
tom of the hill, my good woman, so take cour'
age. But where is Leon -
q" Gone to peek his fortune; don't know
where. If had only k~Own, and he hal
stayed"
Well, never mind" said the good Doctor,
where, so we peedn t mourn for him."
mo; but he wouldn't have gone if he had
known He could have done so much to help
us keep along, and to comfort and encourage
US, l wish he had stayed said Mrs. Howard.
"And SO do I, but there is never gain with
out loss, and in this case the gain is so much
greater'"
Mrs. Howard sat for moment in silence, dur.
ing which a fuller realization of what she had
heard, seemed to dawn upon her mind.
81 am ungratgul, Doctor. 1t is enough o,
it is enough if my husband is indeed reformed.
God be thanked We can sntfer now without
a murmur, for we know that loved ones are at
work to help U.S.
"Give yourself no uneasiness about your
self, Mrs. Howard, none whatever. Mr.. How
ard provided for you. He left you in my care,
and shall exercise my authority, assure you.
Anything you need, come to me for. Slooum
has deed of the place, and whether he will let
you remain or not, | do not know I called to
see him as came along, but he was gone. II
he don't, you will come and live with me.
need just such help. But if you think it would
be more pleasant to remain here in the old
house, think can arrange to have you stay"
Yes, Leon made an arrangement with Mr..
Slocum, before he went away, to let us stay
here three years but the rent is SO high that
fear we shall be unable to pay it,
" How much " asked Dr. Goodman.
" Five hundred dollars"
Five hundred dollars - high-very-still =,
/ think with good luck you can pay it, and 1.-Two
comfortably. At all events, if you desire to
stay here, you can, and if you lack little at
the years end, I can make itup. So just mako
yourselves comfortable, and everything that you
want, let me know. | am determined not to
let you suffer for any of the accessories of life,
for have all confidence that John Howard will
do all that he has attempted, and in less than
three years 1 shall expect to see you all united
again, and happy in the old home.''
"God giant it, said Mrs. Howard, earnest.
ly.
"And now" continued the Doctor, " as am
in something of hurry, will take my leave.
shall call again in the morning to see how you
get along, and to provide help, &C., for farm
ing ). for you will need good management, and
the work we'll done, in order to meet your ex'
penses, saying which DR.. Goodman bowed and
retired from the house.
The Doctor drove his round of patients, and
was returning home sometime in the afternoon,
when he met Slocum going up the road towards
Howard's farm.
"Mr Slocum, said the Doctor, 4" under
stand that you have purchased the Howard
farm1 :"
"Yes, answered Slocum, bought it day
or two ago, and am just going up to look il
over"
" Yes-did Leon speak to you about letting
Mrs. Howard stop awhile where she is, and pay
rent?
SloCum did not answer Immediately, and the
Doctor continued
1.-THE amount of the matter is this'-Mr
Howard came to my Office this morning, ant
said he was going to the West, and wanted tt
leave his family in my care. called to set
them this morning, and they told me that Leor
had made an arrangement with you, to le
them remain for three years where they are ant
pay YOU rent-Gve hundred dollars year,
think they told me-"
Exactly SO, Doctor, jest the arrangement
we made, and was going up to see now, !
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