Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-10-26

eeiyed the bills. To my utter surprise +
the answer was that they were all set
tied. / enquired by whom, but no one
could reeollect. They were all cancelled
on the various books. ] was thoroughly
amazed, for / knew ne one but Mr. Rus
sell who could do it for me, and hardly
believed it of him. Susy was as surpris-
ed as myself. but she rather inclined TO
the belief that it was her father, so ]
quietly let her indulge in the pleasant
belief.
We got through the summer, but the
winter was coming on and | actually
trembled at its approach. Industrious as
] was-prudent as Susy had ever been
we could not hope to q through the
cold season without both suffering and
toll, and with debt superadled.
had been in the Office al day, on one
gloomy day in November, anxiously
doubling whether ] should 60 back to
printing again. | considered all the
why's and wherefores, counting the cost
again and again, and by the most careful
arithmetic could not find that the change
would benefit me a single sou. / was
toiling unremittingly now, and should
have to do so if | turned to printing,
and with scarcely so much gain as now.
was heartily discouraged at the pros
pect before me had / been alone 10 the
world I could have patiently borne it.
Suffering and privation brought no ter
rors to me individually, but the thought
of those who were dear to me +; and the
darker the prospect, the more / shrunk
from allowing Mrs. Jones to feel that she
was burden upon US. No, come what
might, the good old seul should not be
removed from the circle in which she
seemed TO have placed all her happiness
She should live with us as long as she
lived at all, and if we were reduced to
beggary, we would beg for her too.
started up and paced the office with
an impatient step. II may seem strange
that strong healthy man should be Sc
powerless as / was to procure living
but go 1T u,ao l. --os gre-~-:.s sls-sl-z On
l felt it was near my time to 60 home
I had intended sending some fuel hom'
but / was disappointed in some money I
certain publisher Of daily paper wa.
owing me, and l now dreaded that thert
was a darkness on the hearth at home
/ was just looking up when boy cam,
TO me with folded paper; it ran thus !:
Come to No. - fremont Road a
about six o'clock
: / saw no alternative but to do as wa
asked. The boy was gone, so I coul
make no excuse, and walked over tn
! damp leaves that lay crushed upon th
n sidewalk, which the November blast ha
;. shaken that very hour from the trees.
It went over the ground rapidly, for pan
ed to learn the errand and be away.
: / Irang at the number designated.
was good brick house, with substaniil
q steps, well lighted Yestibule with glai
: doors, and could see that the who
II front was lighted with gas. l heard Ii
. tie feet scampering through the hall, bI
d as the doors we're Of ground glass ! coul
il see nothing.
,fl A servant came TO tie door and wal
70 ed on me to a handsome drawing-roo
with plain but good furniture. / waite
a in curious speculation for some minute
er There had been no plate upon the do
4 so ] could not even tell the name Of 4
es person wishing to see me. was stan
< ing by the chimney piece, when litt
10 child ran into the room. il was so III
" little Kitty that | would have called b
Y. so had not the pretty embroidered 70
Se and silk apron looked so different frC
< cur children's plain clothes. But anol
er little head was peeping in at the op
- door, and that was little Charlie, OF
j for the scarlet frock and neat gate
~ and then the two made a long n
7 across the floor and ran into my arr
~ while slowly and majestieaIly sweepi
- in her ample grapes and bombazin
n came portly Mrs. Jones and behind
Susy, smiling and blushing like the da'
ho ! think / had a womanly feeling co
10 over me just then.
= ] felt sort Of faintness, and pas
ar my hand across my eyes 10 be sur
was awake. Susy laid hand upon
II shoulder.
You owe It to our kind friend he
Ten she said, gently. She has been try
,rv you very deeply
,at Trying me- said aloud
af Yes. my good fr.end,' said }
- ,Iones herself vas rich and lad