Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-08-17

very rapidly, and when he went away to GIL
them, put his hand on her shoulder and told
her to sit quietly few moments, and he
would 20 with her. And then she sat down,
like a very child, as she was, and told him
the rest Of her story. Poor green Caleb had
never heard one Of those stories before.
They had been very poor, she said, ever
since her father died, and that was when she
was about ten years old. Her mother had
supported them for good while with her
needle, and then Josey--that she said was
her name Josey Caro-, had been able to
sew, too; and thus they had managed to
live, but that was ALL And then her moth.
or was taken sick, and then--the waiter came
in with large covered basket, which Caleb
seized and after he had paid the bill, he
tucked Josey under one arm, and they hur.
ried up the steep saloon stairs and out into
the starlight and the glare Of street lamps
again.
They took a car, and about twenty minutes
later were finding their way up dark court
yard, into a narrow alley way, up flights Of
rckety stairs, and 20 to a room on the top
floor Of tumble down tenement house, which
was Joseys home.
There was no FIRE in the little stove--a
spluttering bit of candle burned on a rough
pine table and on the floor, upon mattress,
and covered with few old quilts and rags,
lay hudded the widowed mother and the poor
little brother
Caleb dropped his basket, and saying that
he would be back in a moment, fed TO a
corner grocery which he had seen boy about
closing as he passed.
Five minutes later he was back in the
room, with the boy following, laden with coal,
wood and candles.
Then he made the fire with his own hands
for he had learned that accomplishment
when he was a boy at the old homestead.
The candles were lighted, the table was
spread, the mother and little boy were seated
and when they were fairly at work, and he
saw how hungry they were, then Caleb broke
down.
He went and opened the window, and
looked out at the stars; but he didn't see
them, for his eyes dropped too many tears to
see through,
And presently little hand was slipped
into his, and as he turned around Josey said,
Don't cry you have made us all so happy,
"nu you ""''
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