Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

room | missed her. Some one alse had been
sweeping and putting away things, but il was not
N tne accustomed order.
Brains didn't come I'm afraid she's worse"
Mas Granger said Ihey had oil fallen into the
habit Of ealing her tFaloa-the name seemed ap.
pIopuatt-there was 60 much thought, and care,
and womanliness in such little body.
Hall an hour later there wa'a tmId knock on
tie door, and in came q gil whom had never
seen before. recognized her at once for the
ienyear.oId sister Of my little errsnd girl--rec-
ongnzed her, as one often does, BY some myste'
rous family likeness, when seemed 10 vanish
shen looked at her more steadily This one
was real, actual chlld-large Of aer age, with
il.i, rosy checks, and eyes round as beods, She
came straight up 10 ne, end delivered her mes
slge VITA tue a'r oi one who haG been taught 1t
eireiuhy'
" sister ousy is sck, ana c3nt come. She IS
sory and hopes II won put yoa TO much incon-
'eniencs.
Il WasJusl IKE brains '--'ne polite, careful
message
Ana are you BODY asked.
Yes ma'am and she looked as if she long
ed to AK now had learned her home name
g." Yes ma'am am Jane and they call me
BODY.
" L Susy very sick
Pretty bad, guess, masm She can't st
up, and she coughs most all the time, and mother
sent me after doctor This morning"
! asked where she lived, and she mentioned
number On Pleasant Street
"Wel', said, tell Su'y not to worry |
Shall get a..ns nicely, and will come to see her
as soon as can make tme-to-nghl, II not be-
iore...
" Yes maam w.
She geat away then she had lazy sort Of
voice, lld spoke dngerngy-qulte uuhke the
quick, Characteristic utteranee Of little Brains
lio" vel ! remember that br5t day, and the
orsA ie' ~ thAI nroAe IN upon my musIng''
II was quite late IN the afternoon before !
could make time 70 90 10 Pleasau, Street
Iound lhe MoTys mag IN me 1hHd story Of
comfortable looking house. went hrst into a
room which seemed 10 serve as kitchen and
sattngroom Mrs. Mory, tired looking Vo-
man who hAd Oeen pretty once, was sLlrrng some
tu'ag 10 saucepan over the hre one turned
g gIes' me- ana nSlea me 70 80 'n'o 'hs
he4t room, Where Susy was. II was 'maH
6ed-ioom' but every hing was neat and Clean
lusIe iay ploi NIUE nTaln' WIN ofighl nush
burning cheeKs' her eyes gitleflng, ana her poor
l.tue body shaken by PaToIym OF coughing.
AS soon a. shs coua speak she pu' Out her
manu-
inauA you MISS Msegregofi was very
N'uu VI you 70 come ! u'a ny mean 70 give up
th.s "4i, and dsappont you. And suppose you
Will nave 70 get some one else thought hrst
l'al perhaps Douy coulu 40 my %ork lor week
or ,"o' 'huI 30. Ue''efi out aon II suppose
enc answer
NO ieAt sue "oGIan . snd besides,
WINE you are ,il your mo'hef VIII heeu her al
no4e. bu' III keep ihe pace Tor you.
s.iai' HA'e " sv' some one eise' 70 oe sure Out
l F." seI 'Leln wan 'ne un"'i i'.anulng ina, you are
y oOhe uA1N JusL az soon % you are Hole' ana
lHe! must oe re1ul y give Up % you az an!
ums'
Ou' now soou' no" soou you are lhe poor
''.'e morse. Wy, cieI' "''A A'huIog eyes was
- aifAa shou!d lose my place thaI j was worse
9ut4 'ue acNHess
Hs' sFaH'uue 'ouoneu me profoundly, ioF Il
sesmee 10 me- even men, mat she would never
es' any oeuef Aaa ]. wa' so nara TO 'hinS oi
'n't poor a'ts pauehl NE gong oat so early
qugneusa 10 '.s daSn.
y Drought On her cough 70 tslS' 50 d'd not
say WIN hef iong' 10 'he way out sara TO
ue' mo'Hsi'
10 hot be troubled oy any lear oi want
saiH pay ousy her wages lust the same as II she
were we'll can well atiord IT, 'or am prosper
ing N my business ana II she wants any thing
.a'' you can h'l get ner you must Jet me
Ano~'
As went oni o. tne nous, caught liant
teu go" q toe March sunset shooting up high
ehouih 70 'no" glimpse OF It's spendor even
~ ~ tae u"eilsrs 10 o"eA walls Nouid htlle
bta'ls see many more days dechne longed
70 laSe Lef a"al INTO lle country snd give her,
before sue died. one glimpse OF wide'streiching
heidsi Of sunsets and sunri'ings. But It was too
ATE she was not well enough to be moved, and
u she should never get any better sbe would see
hght before long such as no sun eysr kindled,
breathe alts Of healing, smell flowers that grow
not on earthly soil ier country would be
brighter lhan any Of her dreams-lne land that
me- very iaF on
lhe neAt day wert to see her again. had
not thought OF going so soon, but spell seemed
u draw me- II was reward enough to see her
poor iiue face brighten, and her eyes grow eager
with welcome when ! went in. Ba; was no bet
lef' one never Would hei thought. ! asked
hef mo'her "hat me doctor sad, and she an
sSefed me, w''h burst OF sobblng,
don think he has much hope OF her. lie
SAYS htf lungs are yer! much nhlmed. lie
thnNs l. might have been better Il she had said
at home when she frs, got her cold, but
coaIQn keep her ohe was such an ambitious
chud. %, ma am Il God takes her how shall
ueat j. / since heT tAtner lett me, little as she s
shes been what depended on.
could well understand Il. The girl had one
OF those natures ON Which weaker ones resi in
silEcNtig She was thoroughly reliable, with
courage patent hope, quite strength Ut.