Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-28

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g Well, my good woman, = said the gentle
man, I" think he will be Mr.. Cults for IN
business, too | wish to see him.
I" What do you want Of him? asked th
shrew, thrusting her head still further on
of the window.
g To do something for me. But | mus
see himself was the reply.
. Is it raal business for pay, or only ia
yor you want; 1 can let your boss have
peck Of cats, or | can direct you to the short
est road to the Four Corners, or L cam car
do anything for yOu that he could and {
good deal more l. take the money and write
the receipts, and pay the men, and L take of
the produce Im as good judge of stock
as he is, and Ycan' t be beat on horse flesh. .
- But, 'ysaid the gentlemen, drawing dowr
his face solemnly, - you can't lake his place
~ow- Fi1l h.-a for ne a. J-4ce.
The shrew was ba1led.
- Look a-here, mister, aybe you do not
know the circumstances Of the case. This
here farm Is mine, and it was my father :.
afore me; and Cults, he haint no more claim
to it than that hen down there has. AnC
besides, m seven years older than he is, d
foot higher, and weigh twenty pounds more
What's your business en my place, If I may
make so bold -
g To see and talk with your husband, .
replied the gentleman, getting out Of his
carriage and hitching his horse to post, a.
if he meant to stay until he did see him.
q Be you a doctor? Cause there amt a
living thing the matter with Cults. He's
the weliest man in the town, and so be -
said this woman for the times
- No, my good woman, I'm not a doctor.
Do you think your usb3nd will be in soon ?
Send that boy to find him y said the stran-
ger
The boy looked up in his mothers face
but he knew his own interest too we'll to
start without orders.
- Then you re a minister, | suppose, by
your black coat 1 may as well tell you and
save you time, that he don't 90 to meeting
nor don't want to- 1t ain L no use for you
to leave no tracts nor nothing-for I've got
ii big dairy and hain't no time to idle away
readln', and | keep him about so early and
late, that when he's done work he's glad to
60 to bed and rest -
g I'm no minister, madam ; | wish 1 was
though, for your sake, said the gentleman.
g Send for your husband l cannot wait
much longer must see him at once"
The boy started to his feet again, and
looked in his mothers eye; but it gave no
marching orders.
Z. Look here, mister now appearing at
the door, and looking defantly at him, you re
a schooImaster huntin' up district school :;
and you think he's q committeeman but
he amt, this year.
Ma'am Cutt's.' as the neighbors called
her, dropped her hands at her side and heav-
ed groan She had found a man she could
not manage.
g See here, now, mister she said, "a |
can read a boy right through, and L knew
what you was the blessed minute | clapped
my eyes on you. | can tell by your ever
lastin' arg1Iin that you are a lawyer. We
- lon't want - ec,lsii
drawed @af-4iis made, 50 if you re huntin' a
Job of my husband, you may as well onhItch
your horse and drive on. We know enough
to make little money, and l know enough
TO hold on to it.
my good woman, you entirely misunder-
stand my errand. | can tell no person but
himself wAsteit il, and must tell him in con-
fidence alone. If he chooses he may break
it to you the best way he can
90, my goodness sake alive Brother
Lifts blowed up in the Mississippi boat, |
bet o, Ia me, the poor fellow He left
little something, Iidn't he ~
. noyc- heard of him, and nobody's
bloweG up, that know of, replied the
gentleman.
..I-now know? You re the man what
wants 10 20 to Congress, ha, and have come
here huntin' after votes. lie shall not vote
for YOU | hate politicians, especially them
that goes agin women, and thinks they were
made to drudge and n0thIn else l 90 IN
for free and equal rights for white folks
men and women-icr ~criptur says, there
isn't neither men or women, but all's one in
politics / believe the day is comm when
such as you and me Will have to bow the
knee to women, atore you can get the big
places and high pay that's a eatIn' US up
with taxes You can't see my husband
We are goiD' to the polls on the way to the
mill, and III promise you that be votes
right.
..I'm no candidate, and don't know who
YOU are talking about. All, there comes
the man | want And the stranger went
toward Mr.. Cults, who had just leaped a
pair of bars which led from the potato patch
into the lane.
Mrs. Cults few into the house for her sun
bonnet. to follow them bat by the time
she got to the bars, her mysterious visitor
and Cuts were driving rapidly down the
road.
The strong-minded woman shouted after
her husband, =. You'd better come back l
tell you - but the wind was the wrong way,
and carried her words into the potato patch
Sir said the gentleman to honest
Cults. = have a very simple question to
ask you, but 1 shall have TO ask you in con-
fdence / Will give you five dollars if you
will promise not to repeat my words until to-
morrow.
nc Y %s sig Esgisd Gasts s.. sharldnt
trouble among my neigbbOrs. | have my
hands full, | can tell you, to keep out of
scrapes now; but I've done it, an han't an
enemy in the world, as ! know
But, sir, you needn't reply to my ques-
tion unless yoI perfectly willing, said
the stranger.
ASK your question, - said Cults, . and
will not repeat It.
Well, Mr. Cults, | am laying fence on
the BTisley place, that ! have Just bought,
and was directed to inquire Of you where |
could buy cedar posts. A fellow in the store
raid, Cults can tell you if his wife will let
him, but she won't. SHE'LL insist on telling
you herself, and perhaps offer 70 drive you
wherever YOU 20 70 order them
~ told them | would see you and ask you
only; and the fellows bet on it. They are to
give you Zen dollars, and to two or three wild
ows in town a cord Of wood each, if succeed
In asking you this question alone, and max
ing sure your wife does not know my bust
until after breakfast tomorrow morn
ing"
Cults knew his wfe's standing too well
TO feel very sensitive, and taking the bill from
the stranger lie smiled and said:
- III 20 with you to look out cedar posts
and keep dark, for the jokes sake but |
don't know she'll let me stay in the house
tonight l don't own it, replied the good
natured Cults.
Suppose you go to the place and see to
setting the posts. l will send boy TO tell
her you had to go off suddenly on little
business, and will be hack in the morning."
said the stranger .
IN do that replied Cults, ..lor never
quarrel with her, but let her tave her own
way. don't want to worry myself about
trif1es"
% Good man., said the stranger, . there
are no trifes in this life. The smallest act is
important, and the easy good nature of yours