The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-06-28

The tears, and the simple, moving
language of the boy, touched chord
i'll the stranger that was accustomed
to vibrations.
where does your mother live, my
boy T said he, in a husky voice; sis it
far from here ?"
"She lives in the last house on this
street, sir, replied Harry. "You can
see it from here, in the third block, on
the left hand side"
Have you sent for physician ?"
No, sir, said the poor boy, sorrow-
fully shaking his bead 81 have no
money either to pay for a physician or
medicine.
"Here," said the stranger, drawing
pieces of silver from his pocket--"bere
arc three dollars; take tkeln aRcs run
Immediately and get physician"
Harry's eyes flashed with gratitude;
he received the money with a siam
mering and inaudibe voice, but with
a look of the warmest gratitude, and
vanished
The 'benignant gentleman immedi-
ately sought the dwelling Of the sick
widow. He entered littlo room in
which he could sec nothing but few
implements of female labor, a misera-
BILE table, all old bureau and little
bed which stood in ono corner, on
which lay the invalid She appeared
weak and almost exhausted, and in
her bed, at her feet, sat little boy,
crying as if his heart would break.
Deeply moved at the sight, the
stranger drew near to the bedside of
the invalid, and feigned to be physi-
clan, inquired into the nature of the
disease. The symptoms were explain
ed in few words, when the widow,
with a deep sigh, added: ooh, sir, my
sickness has deeper cause and is be-
You'd the art of the physician to cure.
am a mother wretched mother. /
see my children sinking deeper and
into want, which | have no means of
relieving. My sickness is of the heart,
and death alone can end my sorrows;
but even death is dreadful to me-for
it awakens the thought of misery into
which my children would be plunged
Her emotion choked her utterance,
aud tears flowed unrestrained down
her checks. But the pretended ply
stefan spoke SO consolngly to her, and
manifested so warm sympathy for
her condition, that the heart Of the
woman throbbed with pleasure that
was unwonted.
"Do not despair" said the beneyo-
lent stranger; think Of preserving. a
life that is so precious to your child
rem. Can | write a prescription
here 2"
The poor widow took "a little prayer
book from The hand OF her child who
sat with her in the bed, and tore out
blank leaf.
81 have no other paper" said she,
'but perhaps that will do.
The stranger took pencil from his
pocket, and wrote few lines upon the
paper
This prescription" said he, you
will find of great service to you. If ii
is necessary | viii write you a second
| have great hopes of your recovery"
He laid the paper upon the table
and went away.
Scarcely had he gone when the ell
der son returned.
"Cheer up, mother, said he, going
to her bedside and aifectionately kiss
ing her. "See what kind and benev.
client stranger has given us. 1t viii
make US rich for several days. 1t has
enabled us to have physician, and he
will be here in moment. Compose
Yourself now, dear mother, and take
courage"
"Come nearer, my son." said the
mother, looking with pride and atfec-
ton on her child. Come nearer, that
may bless you. God never forsakes
the innocent and good. Oh, may hC
still watch over you in all your paths
A physician has just been here. He
was stranger, but spoke to me Will
a kindness and compassion that was I
balm to my heart. When he wen
away he left that prescription on tho
lAble SEQ IL YOU Gun lSdu H.
Harry glanced at the paper anC
started back he took it up again, ant
as he read it through again and again
cry of wonder, aud astonishment es
capped him.
"What is it my son p exclaimed the
poor widow, trembling with apprehen
, sions of, she knew not what.
ooh, read, read, dear mother Goo
5 has heard us
The mother took the paper from Tho
, hand of her son, but no sooner hao
| she fixed her eyes upon it than-"My
God |" she exclaimed, lit is Washing
ton r and fell fainting upon her pill
| low.
t The writing was an obligation from
Washington for it was he), by which
the widow was to receive the sum o
one hundred dollars from his own pr
} vate property, to be doubled in case o
necessity.
{ Meanwhile the expected physician
/ made his appearance, and soon awok'
, the mother from her fainting fit. Th'
/ joyful surprise, together with the goo'
4 nurse with which the physician pro
5 yided for her, and a plenty of welcom
= food, SOON restored her to perfec