St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-02-21

Early the next morning, the old mare
was harnessed, and Taddy's adopted pa
rents set out 10 visit their daughter. -
Mrs. Ducklow having postponed her
washing for the purpose 1t was after
noon when they arrived at their ,journ-
ey's end. Laura received them ,ioytully,
but Josiah was not expected home until
evening Mr.. Ducklow put the old mare
in the barn. and fed her, and then went
in to dinner, feeling very comfortable in
deed.
'JoSah's got nice place here. That's
about as slick little barn rs ever | see.
Always does me good to come over here
and see We gittin' along so nicely, Laury.'
Il wish you'd come ottener, them said
Laura.
Wal. its hard leavin' home, We know.
Have to git one of the Atkins boys TO
come and sleep with Taddy the night
we're away.
We shouldn't have come to-day if>t
hadn't been for me- remarked Mrs.
Duckiow. Says TO your father, says
|. feel rs if | wanted to 20 over and
see I-aurv it seems an age since Eve
seen her, SAYS |. Wal, says he, s'pos'
we 20 says he. That was only last
Saturday and this mornin' we started.
And il, no fool of Il job to make the
journey with the old mare = said Duck
low.
Why don't you drive better horse >
said Laura, whose pride was always
touched when her parents came to visit
her with the old mare and the one-horse
wagon.
oh. she answers my purpose. IIoss-
flesh l. high. Laury. Have to erono-
mizr. these times
I'm sure there's no need OF your econ
omizing. = exclaimed Laura, leading the
way 10 the dining-room. Why don't
YOU Use your money, and have the good
OF it =
80 | tell him said Mrs. Ducklow,
tain,ly-Why. Laury | didn't want
You 10 b. TO 80 much trouble 10 git din
nyr jest tor u. \ bite would have an
>w,r,d. DO see, father y
At cvenin. Josiah came home and
it was not until then that Ducklow men
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Don't vou worry about that, ID, We
,nppo>e we're roin. to he such fools Il.
TO @ivc the Rebels. after we've whipped
EN- the same political power they had
before the war Not bv long chalk .
Sooner than that. we'll put the ballot in
to the hands OF the freedman. They're
our friends. They've fought on the
right side l tell We. spite of all the
prejudice there is against black skins. we
amt such Il nation of ninnics rs to give
up all we're fighting tor. and leave our