Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-04

- Aunt Debby ever in love Gracious -
:. Lucy, you are a foolish child. Love Is
not confined to the imagination of girls and
boys. 1t is a sober, lasting fact. The po-
etry books omit great deal in their descrip-
tions because they are meant for the like OF
you-young, pretty, ignorant Debby was,
and is, cruelty disappointed in fact, she
had brain fever which turned her hair.
She is barely forty, you goose, now, and you
think her an old woman. Lucy, you never
saw me out of patience with her. Will you
let what | have said prevail with you, and
4afsake you more gracious and afectionate
with her ?''
. Never was SO ashamed in my life. How
much did she love him? Now | am curious
about my uncle. / declare l II take out the
watch before his face and tell him the time
of day.
= There Lucy. you need not get into any
tantrum on the subject. Iguess your father
has concluded he was not over reasonable
with John. | surmise that Seth wants to
make up. for he is tender hearted man "
Mr.. lavish reason told him that the bet
ter way would he to write to s. John lavish
and Co." before sending Lucy on what mis- ght
prove a wild-goose chase but pride. and
possibility. clod-turner that he was, senti-
ment, prevented his doing SO. He chose the
experiment of sending mutual tie as en-
{ bdSSauof between nlnselI anu MS
Several DAYS afterward, dressed in his best.
Mr. lavish rode away from his door without
giving his family any reason, and returned
after an absence of few hours. He pro-
duccd what he called an :. associated ticket
for Lucy, which he had purchased at Drop
yille a railroad station twelve miles distant,
where he had been for the purpose of con-
ferring with the station-master.
Now. Lucy he said, :" this combna-
tion thing will put YOU right through You
won't have To put Your hand in your purse
for cent, unless to buy something to cat
with In three DAYS and three nights you
will be there I've ciphered it all out. The
Railroad Company is bound to take care of
Won. or it lies like thunder. Are you about
ready ?''
=. No, father the dresses l am to have
are not vet bought. and my mind is not
quite prepared.
" " hat has your mind to do with it ?''
= Would YOU have her leave her wits at
home. father - said Mrs. lavish. - I'll
tell YOU what she means. She is waiting for
me 10 sell my cheese.
=. oh. no -
- 10 piece out your generous providings. -
- Oh, no, no -
les, she is going on the strength of my
cheese"
Well, Sally. your cheese are apt to be
strong enough to take anybody along.
Plague take YOU How much more do you
want for furhelows p?
Ii Is needless 10 say that Lucy's wishes
were finally carried out. The morning ar
rived when she turned the key in her trunk
and Stood before her mother dressed in a
stone-colored suit, stone-colored hat. trim
med with wv leaves, and holding pretty
leather BAG stuffed full of small stores.
'' G0od-bve, mother Eyes look your last,
arms take your last embrace -
Mrs lavish made no effort to wipe away
the tears which slid off her round shining
checks She hugged Lucy. begged her not
70 wet her feet, and told her that she must
be sure II read a chapter every night in the
little Testament which had been ciapped in
her trunk at the last moment. Lucy hero
ically suppressed every symptom of exulta-
ton and anticipation, kissed her mother,
and pattcri heT shoulders and turned u
Aunt Debhy, who was fearless. and wore i
critical expression.
- Goodbye. Aunt Dcbby shall write. :
=. Be sure t. tell us all the fashions and
if YOU come across any curiositles, bring
them home.
- Come now. Lucy" called her father
from the outside. =. Bits beginning Il
thrash
She sprang forward. and into the wagon
beside him and they left the village
striking the highway which led up n long
hill. and from its summit showed the round
OF the purple autumn sky lowering over a
hundred corn-feids, filled with scre stalks
dotted with elns and naples. whose leaves
were amber, crimson, and green. and russet
woods running like promontories into the
valleys and hills veiled in blue velvety mist
she felt az If she was riding up TO Paradise
that vagary on the road before whicf
turns out to he nothing at all she felt to per
tection. Her feelings were sustained by
Bill'e unvarving jog and her fathers silence
which at last he broke
=. If there should be anv difficulty, Lucy
after YOU get there, in finding your Unci,
John, You must 20 to y private boarding
house. | made inquiries of a man who ha,
been there. and he gave me this direction
put it in your pocket-book. trust, how
ever. you will have no difficulty our infor
nation about John is to be relied on
How long shall | stay in do -
/ Till You have got an idea of the Western
, Country | wish you would notice tn
soil. what sort Of trees flourish best, an
what effect the water has on your system
. Who knows hat that | may sell out here
, and move Sally and Debby there -
What shall say to Uncle John -
Tell him you We come to make him
, short visit.
=
+ the Dropyile station. Mr.. lavish the
: grew anxious and doubtful. but Lucy's spin
its rose to a grand level with the sight of tn
= railroad paraphernalia
Il am not sure he said. :" that haven
! done the wrong thing to let you go. B
mighty careful of the folks YOU meet alon
your way | hope | haven't made mis-
: take What possessed me to let You G
G when you are all the treasure | have? Oar
! that John lavish he never was anythin
r but pest to me :
:. 1t is all right. father. | can take car
= OF myself from here to Jericho | shouldn
+ be worth naming as n New England girl if
couldn't. You have arranged everything
: just as like
@ '' Expect | did calculate on your grit
o There's the whistle. Now you are going
Here, give me kiss. Don't do anything {
r be ashamed of to high nor low
And Lucy was off \ tear bedimned he
: eve as she caught sight of her father an
n Bill at the turn of the road, the former hold
4 ing down has head thoughtfully. and the la
= ter thrashng his long tail vciously but, a
they disappeared, the novelty and excite
:, ment of her position filled her mind afresf
d In the first isolation, and dread of th
approach of strangers, she kept her stone
!. colorcd veil over her face, and assumed
+ naughty mien if any of the passengess mac
! IA movement in her direction: but the feelin
soon wore of. On the second day the We
n streamed from the back of her hat, h'
It gloves were off, her hair had become litt
h regardless of the eyes of strangers, and he
dress crumpled her whole air partoo
Is of that peculiar decentralization which trav'
: effects with those who give themselves up
,e it. She had even accepted piece of spon;
cake and Harper's Weekly from a dapp
middle-aged gentleman, who was subserviel
ID TO a brown linen surtout, and VINO remarkt