Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-09-25

like blows, and the manifold shakngs
which the children took almost as a mat
ter of course, ard without the least out
cry. But though harsh to her own chill
dren and her overtasked servant maid,
she was kindness itself to the orphan
Barbara.
"You need Mt touch the Dishes" said
she,witb her obstinate good nature, you'd
a heap better keep still, Bah. Nine year
old children are no account help"
The Quaker was struck with the open
eyed wonder on the little girls face, at
these words, and at the first opportunity
asked her a few leading questions. 1t
was not easy to say much, for Mrs. Bean
was fitting about from room to room, and
making good use of her eyes and ears ;
yet lie was well satisfied from the few
wolds which Barbara stammered out
with her fingers in her mouth, that his
old acquaintance, Stephen Linn, would
have been sorely troubled ifhe had fore
seen what guardianship bis young daugh-
ter would find
81 could take the child home to Ohio"
though. the good man, "but what would
Liddy say? We've brought up one fam
lily of children, and we are getting old"
But the idea intruded itself again and
again. "If she is only a good girl, and
has been led in no bad wa.s-ahem-
perhaps Liddy would be pleased. lis a
fearful thing for a little one to have no
mother to remem b ber. Liddy's heart
would take her right in, who knows ?
She has a mothers feelings for orphans;
or if she should shrink from it, there's
Johns folks Well, well, not unless She
Is a good child, and hasn't been corrupted.
I'll stay about here a day or two, and be
on the watch, and if its right for me to
hafooT such an ld2a' l shall be leo Oy the
Spirit
So by dint Of keeping this last thought
uPpe'm0''' tue s0'a oIu sen'lema" al last
'e'' asleep
The next morning as he entered the
house after sauniering about the Prem''-
es' he overheard niue barbara ana 'ne
nousema'd IN earnest conference.
'on' l can L "a'eS "'' sa'd bafoa-
Fa'
" Ha' 'oF 'g"'eu cn'u you 0e' re-
'u'''7' '"7 o'"e. '"'''''5' " ) w ~
"0' s'"'' q''1N O-' ''''S' ! ~ '"' ''"
NO. no. cileu 'ue c"''u' !" d voice o'
aIafn'
ooon a''er' as ''Isnu H-''o" SUN s'oo'
IN Tue doorway ''e NIUE s'I4 s'ole up 10
nun Ieluc'"n"y' Whispering
! recon We 'ou"u soWe''.'s "
yours Sl' "nu suusS""S mo MS manu- "
do''ar olI'
i 'nahN NEE Sa'o '"e 'I'"Ne' grave
" ""here d'a 'nee ma ms h''oo'"
'Oh 'ne Hoor' III your roo"' Iep"eu
sue' III was ""en ! 'n"u7 our osu'
u 'uahA 'hee' IePe"'eu 'De I'aNe''
ana WITHOUT saying noI'' He ""'Aeu oo'
OF the house. Inc o'" was on an ONO
bank ana could be iden''hed' 1aNing
OUT ms pocket OooN ne uh'o'uea ron o'
bank notes received the day before and
counted them. lie was very sure he had
never opened the package before but 1t
now appeared that one dollar had slipped
out IL some way and tins was the one
barbara had found lie remembered
that he had earelessiy le't ms pocket BOOK
onder his pdlo" un''i a'ter ne h'd Oreah-
tasted
The dear old gentleman5 brow was
ruiiIed' lie sought an early opportunity
10 TAX with tue ooasema'u' VINO assured
''''l III ner ofoNen I1"s'''" 'n"' barbara
'.'u ''','' 10 ''i VIZ" '''' D'o"'y' say my
N,''e'''' see "l''' l 'ou'u III .'e S',a"-
ger room Du. L'soe'o' WIN s'ra'sn'-
'o'"a.1 N'7fio"n noueS'y IuS's'eu lna' 1t