Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-06

DuN VIC idIltr Hhll salui Numt any way. / wan
to Sc the Baby, line 81 old uitur, sinkin
into my graiy, and when george Gums back flon
the wars he must ly hear the rest off bis lite.
Dely' tender heart was greatly stirred by th
letter. yet she was undecided what TO do. Her,
she was alone and poor there would be be-
moth and she loved her mother, though eht
could not respect her there, too, was plenty
for all ard IT George should ever come home
me bakery business vas just the thing for him
he bad energy and courage enoa h 10 redeem
o sinking affair like that But then what shoulc
ahe do with the cow? Puss could 20 home with
net but Biddy ? there was no place for Bid
d7. Pasture was scarce and dear about llaner.
ford Oely's father had given up keeping a
row long before bis death tor that reason but
how could Dely leave and sell hef faithful frien d
and companion Her he5rt sank at the thought
It almost turned the scale, Tor oae piufu mo.
ment, against cOmmOu-sense and hlial feeling
But baby coughed nothing more than a slight
cold, yet DEFY thought, as She bad often thought
before, with quick thrill Of terror what if
baby were ever sck f? S3ven miles betw 60 her
and the nearest doctor nobody t0 send nobody
20 leave baby with, and she herself utterly in
experienced IN the care Of children The mat
ter was decided at oLce and telore the driver
who brought her mothers letter had come, on
bis next journey, for the answer be bad offered
70 carry, Dely's letter was written, sealed, and
put on the shelf, aud she was busy contnvirg
and plecing outa warm hood AID cloak Tor baby
to ride in.
But every lime she went to the barn 10 milk
BtJd7 or feed her, the tears spr ing to her eyes
aud her mind mlsgaVe her. Never before had
the dainty bts OF food been 50 plentiful ior her
pet, or her neck 20 tender,y strokei. Dsly had
VT tten to her mother that sLe would come to
her as soon as her affairs we're settled. a d she
had spoken to OrFn Nye, who brought the let
ter to hod purchaser for her COW. Grand
father Hollls, who bought Blddy, and in whose
Iarm yard made her acquaintance, gave me the
dToyer's account Of the matter, which will be
better in his words tLan mine |. seems he
brought qulte herd Ol mich COWS down to
AyOnda.e, which 10 twenty miles from Hauer-
iord aud hearing that Grandfather wanted
couple OF cows, be came to " trade with him F."
as be expressed it. lie had two beautiful AYR
shlres IN the lot, clean heads, shining skius.
and good mixers, that nightly pleased the
old gentemans iarcy for he had long brooded
over his iavorite scheme Of a pure-bloode1 herd
and the red and v hlte clouded Ayrshres showed
beautifully on his green hillside pastures, and
we're good stock besides. But AaIon Stow in.
sisted 20 pertinaoously that be should buy this
red cow, that the Squire showed his hat back
and POI both bis hands IN his pockets, a symp-
tom Of determination with him, and began to
question him. They fenced awhile, in true
Yankee fashion, till at last Grandfather became
sxasperated.
" Look here, Aaron Stow p said he, "what
u thunder do ycu poster me 20 about that COW
orr Shesa good enough beast, zee. ior
iatiVe but those Ayrshiie4 are better cows and
]etter blood and YOU know it.. What are you
laygatlng round me for 30 glib?'
Well, now, Squire, returned Aaron, whit.
ling at the gate with sudden yehcmence, iact
s I've set my mind on your buyin that critter.
N yoi ss set down on that ere mlkin'stool
N IN tell ye the rights ont though feel kind
r metchn myself to be 50 soft about il Is be-"
Leave oh shaving my new gate, then, and
lon { think IN gong TO trust 0 hundred and
lghty five solid flesh to a three.egged stool.
m 100 old for that. Ill cit on the step here.
'ow 20 ahead, man.
81 Grandfather sat down on he step. and
Ieked one boot on the other. Hewas not used
} narration.
We'll, you know We bad d dreadful sp.l O.
Gather month ago, Squire. There ha'n't
ever been such March IN my day as this last. I
n I was worse up our way u { WIS here. an |
own TO llartland Holler was the beat Of all. !
by, 1t showed an 1t blowed an it irIz ull all
atur' could n'tstan' 1t no more Wei. about
lcm days was ut tlar,and Centre buyu' some
I cattle for llanerior market au' met Orrin
ye drivin his team pretty spry, for he see It
as comm on TO snow but when he cltched
ght me, he stopped the horses an hollered
1t to me so stepped along an asked what he
anted an he SAID there was a woman down
the HolieT that hal COW to sell. an he
lowed | was apt to buy cow-ettters along in
e spring, SO he d spoke about It Tor sLe was
nder IN hurry 10 sell, for she was going TO
owe. - said d see to I, an be iriv along.
thought likely should git 1t cheap, ef she was
hurry 70 sell, an concluded | d 90 along
~ day 'twa'n't more n seven mile from
% Centfe, down by piece o pny woods, an
c woman was Miss Adams. used ter know
'orge Adams quite spell ago, an he was a
iely teller Well, 1t come on 10 snow list as
% au' dry as sand, an the wind blew like
edles, an, come next day, when stared to
Ut 1t down there, didn't lsel Us though
uld ha gone, et had ne been sure Of a good
rgaln the snow had n I dnv much, but the {
lather had settled down dreadful cold was
ad sill, an the ar sorier cut We 20 breathe
) but | m materially hardy, an kep along
| got there. didn't leel 20 al,-fred cold {
hey sometimes, but when stepped in to c
e door, an she asked me to have a cLeer ny
q lre, tust knew dld Mt know no.hn'
me to the llo0r like iellcd OK. cx.eet !
lst ha' been nigh on % dead with clear cold,
she Waa the best part OF teu inmates 6ringin' ,
me to- She rubbed my hand, an face with =,
mlhlre an gin me some hot tea she hadn't
no speri's In the house, hul he d,l tyety-
nga little woman could do, an Was warmed b
rough an through alora long, au we stepped n
into the shed to look at the COW.
' Wei, Squire, ha n Z got much n ,tur' in
noway an it s well ha' u't but that COW u
At ali, declare for = Shd put her head b
md the minute Miss Adams como 40 an IT n
II YOU seo dumb beast pleased, that ere cow =,
s tickled to pieces. She put her nose down
the woman check an she licked her hands,
she moved lp agin' her an' rubbed her ear q
her,--she oil but talked an when looked
md an see them black eyes o Mise Adams ,
IA wet in 'em, most wished had pocket
ndkeroher myself. h
" You won't sell her to haid master. will II
4 ? says she, | want her to 70 where ,he'll e
well cared for, an shall know wbero sho u
for II ever things como right agin, want
hey her back. She's teen half my liyiu an u
my COMPANY Tor quite spell, au shall P
% her dreadully. y
- Well,' says |, IN take her down to h
liro Hollis in Ayondalei he's got a cow tatn
ID enough for a Representative to set in, an ~
m water, an chains to halter EN- up with. il
a dry ward where the water nil dtppns n -,