Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-03-30

he stay away, having once got off ? To
be sure, Luce was his wife and Luce
was dying. it was said. But it wouldn't
be apt to sweeten the death hour for her
to know that the wolves had got Jerry.
Rose, futtering out to the porch to lis
ten for approaching guests, caught instead,
glimpses of Slocum and b assistants,
stealing along in the evening shadows,
watching for Jerry, aud heard enough of
their talk TO know what it meant.
" Wha'li you do Slocum, ef you catch
ole Jerry ?" asked one Of the men.
"Ill give him some Of whS Luce is sick
on, durn her y said the overseer. Aud
Rose, who did not like Slocum, and did
not know what allied Luce. ran away -
the citchen to ask Diasa, the cook.
/ But Dinah was non ,commitIal. She
had had her orders.
"What all Luce Dat Lrce lazy,
reckon" she said with solemn shake of
ner iurban.
j 81 don't believe Luce is lazy" indig-
nantly replied Rose, with whom Luce was
a favorite. And, having received from
Miss Merlin an evasire reply to the same
question, she watched her opportunity, and
stole out TO the quarters 10 ask Luce her.
S If.
"Now, chile" said the cd negfess, try
ing TO struggle up on an elbow, and falling
back with groan, I" jes you go away
and left Luce ia kar herself"
want TO know what ails you first
heard Siocum say if he caught Jerry,
he'd give him the same that made you
sick and want to know what ii was
so Lor' Is old chile; but reckon
Massa Slceum's whip done did de mos
to'ard il; an ef dey cotch my ole mi n,
dey serve him worse'n dey do mt. o L,r!
o Lori"
Papa won't allow it. know he
w'n't and it's my birthday too. lie
!. won't refuse me anything to-day and I'll
make him promise not to whip Jerry !,
= though you know Luce, it was very bad of
him to run away"
Was il /? Wish me and him had gone
&c logedder, do"
'o Rose did not hear She was ALREADY
3 running back to the house, for fear she
= should be miss d. She found he father !
= but he was not in propitious mood, and
= would make no promise, birthday though
it was. Rose shrd few tears over il,
= and wandered about vaguely uneasy. The
= guests had but few of them come yet, and
: presently she stole into the garden for
some roses to put in her hair. She heard
a commotion from the other side, as she
: stood by the bush, and in minute some
dark Object eaped the fence, and crouched
among the bushes. 1t was Jerry. He
> had nearly fallen into the net they had
prepared for him.
. Bress dc Lor' Miss Rose, DAT you?"
= he said, his teeth chat.erng. Don! leff
: 'em get ole Jerry don't honey, Tor de
: sake of de good Lor'. Dey heat all de
bref out of ole Jerry's body, shore"
. 40 Jerry r she said anxiously,
can't do anything. Papa was very angry
. when asked him."
/" Yes, you can, chile. Jes' tell Massa
y Slocum Is run pas you like streak oh
lightning, and he'll belieb you shore and
den wien he gone, ole Jerry clar out fast
er'n he come, a heap"
Slocum was close at hand He put on
an air of cringing obeisance at the sight
: Of Rose. She was the daughter of has
" master.
Seen anything Of jerry this way
Miss Rose ?" he asked, little suspecing he
' was within three feet OF him.
:. shouldn't tell GU if | had" Rose
said spiritedly. hope you won't catct
y him at all, if you are going TO serve him
as you did Luce Mr.. Slocum."
''u Oh tLen he did run this way.
thought So" Slocum said, hurrying OF
'"- with the men. Rose stood looking afie
" them, TREMBLING.
ad :. Is dey all gone, shore p Jerry asked
W peering up. " Bless de Lor' honey, i
nifty glad. Glib my love to Luce, chile
OF and tell her dat de las you seen o oil
MT Jerry he was kitin' and Massa Slocun
was clear off de track" He struck ava,
md as he spoke, across the fields.
'iy. Rose was too frightened to say WORD
RI though she was vaguely afraid il WASH
lad just the thing for Jerry to run away agar
ant She crepi back to the house, however
ALL and kept her oAn secret when she &C
hat there, in spite of all questioning abou
vas soiled slippers and dewey skirts.
hr. No one suspected, amid the chagrin Q
Jerry's escape, after all, that Rose kne'
see anything about it. Only Miss Merli
to drew from her the story, as. almost hyste
ct isal with excitement and fear of what p,