St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-08

/ struck nv arms Out into the ar, and
shouted out her name, and yelled II out.
then crawled out once more into the
drift.
| tell You, Johnny, L was a stout
hearted man, who'd never known fear
l could freeze. / could burn up there
in that horrid place with fever. could
starve- 1t wasn't death nor awfulness
couldn't taoe,-not that, not that but L
loved her true, l say,-I loved her true,
and I'd spoken my last words TO her,
my very lasi / had left her those TO
remember, day in and day out, and year
upon wear, rs long as she remembered
her husband, As long as she remembered
anything.
think must have gone pretty near
ly mad with the fever and the thinking
| fell down there like LOG, and lay
groaning. God Almighty God Al
mighty :" over and over, not knowing
what ii was that was saying, till the
words strangled IN my throat
Next day | was 10 weak so much as
push open the door / crawled around
the hut on my knees, with my hands up
over my head, shouting out as did Ice
fore, and fell, helpless heap, INTO the
corner after that never stilreL
How many days had gone, or
nights, have no more notion than the
dead. / knew afterwards when knew
how they waited and expected and talk
ed and grew anxious, and sent down
home 10 see if / was there, and how she
But no matter, no matter about that.
| used TO scoop up a little snow when
| woke UP from the stupors- The bread
was OF the other side of the fire l
couldn't reach round Beauty eat II up
one day | saw her Then the wood
was used up. clawed out chips with
nv nails from the old rotton legs the
shanty was made OF, and kept up a little
blaze BY and 10y | couldn't pull any
more Then there was only some Goals,
then little spark. | blew at that
spark a long while,-l hadn't much
breath One night il went out and the
wind blew in One day opened my
eyes. and Bcss had fallen down in the
corner, dead and stiff Beauty had
pushed ont OF ;he door somehow and
gone. | don't think | cared about see
ing Bess,-l can't remember very well
Sometimes thought Nancy WAS there
in the plaid shawl, walking round the
ashes where the spark went out. Then
AGAIN thought Mary Ann was there,
and Isaac, and the baby. But they ner-
q wers. / used 10 wonder If | wasn't
dad, and hadn't made mistake about
, tie place that | was gong too.
One day there was a noise. | had
, heard 4 great many noises, SO L didn't
take much notice. L. came up craunch-
ing ON the snow. and didn't know but
II WAS Gabriel or somebody with has
chariot Then l thought more likely IL
was 4 wolf
| Pretty soon looked up, and the door
, was open some men were coming IN
and i woman She was ahead OF them
: all, she was she came in with 4 grca;
Sprin-, and had my head against her
neck, and her arm holding ne up, and
! her cheek down 10 mine, with her dear.
I sweet, warm breath all over me; and
, thai was all knew.
I Well, there WIS brandy, and there
: was fire, and there were blankets, and
, there was hot water, and | don't know
| what but warmer than all the resi- | ielt
: her breath against my cheek, and her
Z arms about my neck, and her long hair,
o which she had wrapped al in, about my
n hands
4 80 by and 10y my voice came Nan
il ME, :" said l.
e 20 don't :" said she, and first knew
y She was crying.
o but l will says |, for I'm sorry. -
. We'll, 20 am l. says she
il Said l, Il thought 1 WAS dead, and
:. hadn't made up, Mamie
II 80 dear - sad she and down fell i
i great hot splash right on my face.
d Says l, at was all me, fur / ought II
/ have gone back and kissed YOU"
No, IL WAS me-" sand she, ''iOr
I. wasn't asleep, not any such thing.
W peeked out, This way, through my lashes
o. 10 see If you voaldn't come hack
<. meant to wake up then. Dear me :
1t says she, s'to think what a couple Of fool
lt we were, now :"
of mamie" says J, you can let tn
As lamp smoke all You want to -
Aaron" she BEGAN, Just as she ha,
l begun that other night, Aaron" bu
nj she didn't finish and Well, well, n
ne matter; guess you don't want TO hea
w any more, do you ,
" But sometimes think, johnny, whei
a it comes my time 10 go,-if ever If does
I've waited a good while Tor it,-th
n first thing shall see will bc her fact
| looking As il looked At me Just then.