St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-02-14

| WHY HS WAS Ill Ie'iIllN slldllllllT Ills G3l
to catch every word his wife was say ing
He was dressed in his uniform and Law.
ing on lounge, supported by pillows
I'm just where | want to be, of all
places in this world, or the next world
either, | may say for can't conceive
OF any greater heaven than I'm in now.
I'm going to get well too, spite OF the
doctors. Coming home is the best medi-
cine for fellow i'll my condition. Not
bad to take, either Stand here, RUBY,
my boy, and let yer daddy look at We
again . To think that's my Ruby, P;,
Ducklow . Why, he was Il mere baby
when | went away =
'Reuben : cntreated the youn" wife,
leaning over him, you are talking too
much. You promised me YOU wouldn't
you know
well, won't. But when a fellows
heart is chock-full. it's hard to shut down
on it sometimes. Don't look 50, friends
as fye pitled me a'n'nt TO be piiicd.
I'll bet there isn't one Of yc halia as happy
as | am at this moment
Heres Miss Bcswick. Mother Duck
low, said Sophronia. Haven't You no
ticed her p
oh. how do you do, Miss Beswick >
said Mrs. Ducklow. appearing surpris-
cd
'Tryin' to keep out o the way, and
make myself useful replied Miss Bes-
wick, stitily.
Il don't know what | should do with
out her. said Sophronia, as the tall
spinStsr disappeared. She took right
hold and helped me last night then she
came in again the first thing this morn
mo. $50 10 your husband, laya Sic to
me don't leave him i minute know
he don't want We out OF his sight. - and
you don't want to bc out OF his sight.
either; 50 YOU tend right to him, and I'll
do the work. Thercll he enough folks
comm in to hinder, but I've come in to
help, SAYS she. And here shes been ~
er since, hard at work for when Mss
Beswick says a thing, there's no use OPP
posing her,-that YOU know. Mother
Duck low
'le,, she likes to have her own wav,
said Mrs. Ducklow, with 4 peculiar puck
er
Ii seems she called at the door last
might 20 tell YOU Reuben had come
Called ut the door Didn't ST. tell
you She calne IN and made Us Visit ''
No indeed Did She =
Mrs. Duchlow concluded. thar. !: moth
ing had been said on that subject. She
might as well remain silent - she
merely remarked,
oh yes, a vislt,-.lor ter, She amt
no great hand 10 make long stops, You
know.
Only when shes needed. sail S,ph-
roma then she never think, oi .o.u-
As long rs sle sees anything to ID. licu-
ben you mustn't talk, Reuben .
1 was saying, remarked nci-hbor Jrp-
worth, it'll Ue too bad now. il YOU have
to give up tins place but he
Sophronia. unseen bv her husband.
made anxious signs 10 the speaker to
avoid so distressing a topic III the inva-
l4A i'ASSSh'I.
We are not going 10 worry ;.hout tha;'
she fastened to >ay. 'Aitcr we have
been favored by Providence, - t.tr. AMI
in such extraordinary way>. We think we
can afford to trust Sii!l further We
have all we can thinA o. and attend to
today and the future will take care OF
itself
That's right that's tho way to talk"
said Mr.. Ducklow. 'Proyiueucc will
take care Of We, you may be sure .
i should think you might get Olson
TO renew the mortgage observed neigh
bor FcErin. lie can't he hard ON YOU.
under such circumstances. And he can't
be 80 foolish IL to want the money. There's
no security like real estate. If | had
money to invest, l wouldn't put it into
anything else,
Nor l. SAID Mr.. Duchlow nothing
like real estate with an expression OF
profound conviction.
What do you think Of Government
bonds 2 asked neighbor Jcpworth.
Il don't know. Mr.. Ducklow scratch
ed his cheek and wrinklei hi, brow with
an expression of thoushttulucse and can
dor. i haven't given much attention 10
the subject. 1t may be Il patriotic duty
to lend 10 Gov memt, if one has the funds
to spare
Yes said Jepworth, warming.
when we consider that every dollar we
lend to Government goes to carry on the
war, and put down this cursed rebel
lion. -
And TO pay off the soldiers put in
Reuben, raising himself ON his elbow.
Nobody knows the sutitrings OF soldiers
and soldiers families on account of the
Government inability to pay them OIL,
If that subject was felt and understood as
some | know feel and understand it, I'm
sure that every right minded man with
fifty dollars TO spare would makes haste TO
lend it to Uncle sam. | heard 4 gentle
man complaining Of the Government for
not paying off It's creditors he didn't
say so much about the soldiers. but hs
contractors ought 10 have their claims
settled at once. At the same time he
said lie had had twenty thousand dollars
lying idle for two months, not knowing
what to do with it, but had finally con-
cluded TO invest it in railroad stock.
Have ye any Government stock ! said
his friend. Not a dollars worth, said he
I'm afraid Of it. Sick as | wa, | could
not lie and hear that. And do You know
the reason, said l, why Government can
not pay Oft its creditors . I'll tell ye
said l. 1t is because it hasn't the mon
ey. And it hasn't the money, because
such men as you, who have your thou
sands lying idle, refuse TO lend to your
country because you are afraid. That
the extent of the patriotism you are
afraid What do you think of us who