St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-11-25

at amt for you to be compIimented
by the like of me- she went on hurried
". II know it amt for me to be comm
here, in broad day, to do it either but
| come to ask favor-not for me, Mis-:
not for me-but for the darling boy
Encouraged by look in the youn.
schoolmistrcSs' eye, and putting her lilac
gloved hands together, the fingers down
ward, between her knees, she went on
in low voice:
''ICu see, Miss, there's no one the boy
has any claim on but me, and | amt the
proper person to bring him up. | some
thought, last year, Of sending him away
to Frisco to school, but when they talk
ed about bringing a schoolmarm here,
waited Till | saw you, and then | was al
right, and | could keep my boy a little
longer. And, oh, Mss lie loves you SC
much; and if you could hear him talk
about you, in his own pretty way, and ii
he could ask you what 1 ask you now,
you couldn't refuse HIM"
at Is NATURAL she went on rapidly,
in voice that trembled strangely between
pride and humility, ''it is natural that he
should take TO you, Miss, for his father.
when | first knew him, was a gentleman
and the boy must forget me sooner OIL
later, and 50 | amt going to cry about
that. For | come to ask you to take ny
Tommy-God bless him for the bestest,
sweetest boy that lives-to-to-take
him with you"
She had risen and caught the young
girls hand in her own, and had fallen OF
her knees beside her.
I've money plenty, and its all yours
and his. Put him in some good school,
where YOU can 90 and see him, and help
him to-tC-to forget his mother Do
with him as you like The worst YOU
can do will be kindness to what hc viii
learn with me. Only take him out OF
this wicked lite-this cruel place-thi-
home OF shame and sorrow. You will ;
know you will-wont you? You will
you must not-you cannot say no -
\ on will make him as pure, rs gentle a.
yourself; and when he is grown up, yea
will tell mm Lis father : name-fhe name
the name that hasn't pa~Se | my lips for
yrar>-thc name of Alexander Morton,
who they call here Sandy, Mis- Mary :.
10 not TAX yonr hand away, Mis-
Mary. speak to me You will take my
boy Do not pat YOUR face from me.
| know it ought not look on ~Ich Us mo.
Miss Mary, my God. be mcrcitul. She
l. leaving me -
lIi-- Mary had risen. and. in the gath
eling twilight. had felt her way to the
opening window. She -t,.oi there, lean
lnL aGiin~t the easement, her eyes fixed
on the la-t rosy tinis that Were fading
from the Western ky. There was still
some Of it- liglt Lett for her pure young
I forehead ON her white collar, ON her
clnspgi Whit, hands, but all fading slow
/ Iy away The suppIiant had dragged
. herself. still ou her knees beside her.
Il know II takes lime 10 consider, |
viii wait here all night; but l cannot q
until You speak. DO not deny me now
You will i see it in your sweet face
-uch face rs have seen in my dreams
l see it in your eyes, Miss Mary you
will take my boy"
The last red beam crcpt higher, sutius
cd Mis- Nary's eye with something o
is glory, tiickercI and faded, and wen
out. The sun al set ON Red. Gulch. II
the twilight and silence Miss Mary
voice sounded pleasantly.
Il viii take the boy. send him t'
me tonight"
The happy mother raised the hem o
Miss Nary skirts to her lips She woul,
have buried her face in lis virgin folds
but she dared not. She rose to her feet
"Ducs-this man-know of your in.
tcntion p asked Mary suddenly.
"No-nor cares. He has never seer
the child to know it,
$50 to him at once-;o-night--now
Tell him what you have done Tell hin
[ have taken his child, and tell him-h,
must never see-See-thc child again
Wherever it may be, he must not come !;
wherever | may take it, he must not fol
low. There, 90 now, please-I'm wea'
ry, and-have much yet to do ~
They walked together to the door. Or
the threshold, the woman turned
"Good night"
She would have fallen ut Miss Mary.
feet, but at the snme moment the youn!
Girl reached ont her arms, caught the sin
full woman TO her own pure breast TO
one brief moment, and then closed ant
locked the door
1t was with sudden sense of great re
sponslbility that Profane Bill took tn,
reins Of the Slumgulion stage the mex
morning. for the Schuolmi~treSs was on,
of his passengers. As he entered the higI
road, in obedience to a pleasant voice
from the ''inside'' he suddenly reigned N
his horses, and respectfully waited, as
"Tommy' hopped out at the command
of Miss Mary.
"Not that bush, Tommy-the next"
Tommy whipped out his new pocket
knife and cutting Il branch from Ion:
azaea bush, returned with it to Mis-
Mary.
"All right, now -
'.All right"
And the stage door closed on the Idly
of Red Gulch.
STOOD IT I'LL HE GOT MAD.-1h
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