St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-06-16


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}, night mother; for we 90 from there b.
| the first train. Say God bless me an,
+ let me 90"
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after fetching compassionate neighbor
. and feeling her to stay with his mothe
: till the morning, VIII Sicnt shouldere,
his trunk, took one glance round tn
dear old home it had been his pride tc
: embelish, and dry-eycd but heavy-heart
ed, bent his steps across the common
nor once looked back.
''Fctch Jennie, fetch Jennie from tn,
, Hall " were the first words the misera
Bile mother uttered and the ncighbol
, eager to Obligc, sent Dnc Of her chil,lreI
: 10 say that Mrs. S!ent was be.gine Il
see Jennie, directly.
; The girl flushed joyfully when tho
message was brought to her Will had
accepted her explanation; VIII had Sent
to bid her come to his mother and she
lost no time in obtaining leave and hur-
rying TO the cottage.
The night had closed in when she
reached il The nc;gLhnr LoI onna
home TO put her children TO he'd. and
Mrs Strnt sat olonc ,ho family RIM,
open before her, her rigid features ghast-
ly with suppressed emotion.
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she said. "IIe Will come back to Ms
when he knows all"
".lnd who shall tell him ," was the
,lcspondinu query. ..B,lorc = letter can
reach him h,..U i. an his way to this
new country he's bound tor. lie only
stays at Marlborough till early morning"
Jennie went 10 the door and looked
out. y stormy sky and intense darkness
met her gaze as she turned her eyes in
the direction Wills footsteps had trod 4
few hours earlier. But her resolution
was taken.
She came back to Mrs Stent's side
kiss me, and pray to God TO take care
OF me. I'm going II Marlborough to
fetch Will back"
The old woman caught hold Of her
hands. "Child, you maunt think ont.
Why, It's Il matter u eight miles, and
all cross country, nothing but common,
an mash, an sandy ridges and no road
but 4 loot-track, that we'd never find
such night rs this
I'D do more than that for Wills
sake" cried Jennie, with Il sob bet
ter Iisk any thing than let him 90 away
thinking me false to him
'Id 90 wi We, but the strengths all
gone out q me-" sighed the mother, be-
ginning TO wavcr. ''lt | were sure and
certain nothing would happen ye''-
Jennie listened TO no more. With
one ieryent PRAYER for protection. one
hopeful, encouraging smile TO Mrs. Stent.
she was cone.
Only those familiar with the wild.
desolate moors of that region can fully
understand the difficulties that beset the
undertaking. Jennie had often rambled
with Will to where the hills oycrhunn a
wide, marshy valley, looking like the bed
of a lake whose waters had been dried
up centuries ago. On the further side of
this galley hehind Same densc nIont,-
tions of the Scotch fir she knew that
tbe IittIc town of UorhnrourI, u,s situ,-
ted.
For Wills sake she resolved to he
brave and strong for the love Of him
she strove against the dread that assailed