Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-12-02


And sit and grieya anl w5uicr. ~
-s.e-h
s Widow CObb's First Love.
. The FIRE cracked cheerlully on the broa
hearth Of the old farmhouse kitchen. n en-
= and three kittens baskcd in the warmth. an,
a decrepit yellow dog lying full in thc re
Election Of the yellow blaze, wrinkled hi
j black nose approyingly, as he turned his hin,
} feet where his fore feet had been. Over thu
chimney hung several fine hams aud piece
Of dried beef Apples were fcstooned alon,
the ceiling, and crooked-neck squashes vie,
with red peppers and slips Of dried pumpkin
IN garnishing each window frame. Their,
were plants, too, on the window edges-hors,
shoe geraniums aud dew plants, and month
ly rose, just budding to say nothing Of pot
OF ylolets that pertumed the whole plac,
whenever they took it into their heads {,
bloom. The floor was carefully swept, tn,
chairs had not speck of dust upon leg OF
round, the long settle near the fireplace shon,
as If had just been varnished, aud the eight
day clock in the corner had its white face
newly washed, and seemed determined to tick
the louder for it. Two arm chairs were drawn
up at cozy distance from the hearth and
each other a candle, newspaper pair Of
speciacles, dish of red-cheeked apples and
a pitcher Of cider, filled little table between
them. In one Of the chairs sat comforta.
BILE looking woman Of about forty-ive. with
cneeSs as reu as the apples, and eye as dark
and bright as they had ever been, resting her
elbow on the table, and her head upon her
I hand and looked thOurhtfullv into the fire
MS was lhe WIDOW Cobb, " relct' OF Dca-
con Lew Oooo' VINO mad been moulderng in
me aust IN the bytown churehyard for more
tha9 seven years she was thinking of her
uead hnspand' probably because, her work
Deing done and the servant gone to bed, the
s,ghl OF his empty char at the other side Of
,he taole, ana the silence OF the room, made
her a niue ioneiy.
seven years so the widows reverie
ran II seems as II twas more than fifty,
ana ye. cont iooA so very Old either. Per-
maps u s not naVlng any children to bother
my ne OUT as other people have. They may
say what they IKE children are more plague
'nah proht' lhats my OPINION Look at my
ss,er 5 JeI,lsna wiIh her SIX boys. she,s wore
20 shadow, ana ~ Slre they done IT, though
~ u ~ - o". w.
~, e wv" .e0N d." "Pi'' ''o'' inc u'9'' anu
51i' ~. W ~ pS.ic.i e..l NJ. ~,
oe a. ~ e'''ui ~ 'o'iu ~ ui S9oo u9eI . pc
of -, -. ell r.. ". W. cav .uy lioie
'",'l' PYo' 80 '0l = uon SIPPoso ''o{
- ~ - ,i ~ s'T0 VI iiI'sno !
iSii'V''iDoi ~ 'clJ wen no" l uscu 70 'nf'" ap-
pc p".iii-' o.of NY ny'u "non l was " g'ri'
~ A. w. T'it : ""s soils - mary i5i,,, =
Il ~; oo'9 s'9iP'u s"I'' uuI p'us,9I o,i II,
uioao .,'}s sile ulu NOT mo" WI - Sopu ana
I5 E1 a.@ays 'oo'llls e1so5iy 70 see Il inc Pee
.i i'I ioinio' q '"s''"' p iie' ul'u'''''io'S
'0oN q uo" 'u'n o.
no" r'uusyino sam I"yson was' ana
'io" li'uon l useu 70 care lor uiin' JeruSha
says ne Weut away IRON our yiHege Just al
tof l uiu' ana mo one na5 nearu OF MN since,
- Gnu T". NAV % Z sll'{ .uing .""' quarrol was II
u IIu nv not ' 'ecli i ,or ''la' 40.
5ler1 ,3 eIliiS " long pauSe' curing ~hicn inc
wluoI iooAe'i 'ei{ s'l"u,uslly ~, AZ '4G empty
armchair OF Lew CoDp' deceased. lier nng-
ers played o"relessiy y win the appie-parng;
she arsw II saieiy towards her' ana looked
around ~, the room. =.
pom my Word II Is very huieui0uS' ans
1 uoh Aho" "ha' tue neighpofs "oulu say II
tney saw ', me-
sun the pump hngerS drew the peel near
er'
Dut they can see me- mats comfort
ana 'ne cat ana olu bowse WIN never know
VIVA, II means. vi course l doht peleVe
AnS.h'ng ~ aoouI IT,
Inc parlng hung gracefully irom her hand;
But sun l should IKE to try 1t would
seem IKE ol9 llines' ana
oyer heao II Wehl' ana CURED up quietly
on 'h1 moor s' httle distance ola bowse'
VINO Always slept WIN one eye open, saw 1t