Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-17
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LINN BLNTHE.
STORY or Srw ENGLAND FARMHOUSE.

East mountain just as the clock struck four
The great squares Of light lay out on the
kitchen floor, and across them stepped Mrs
Samantha Pike, walking briskly, and talking
in default Of other audience to herself
-Four O'Clock Why upon airth don't
that crectur git up She'd lay abed till noon
| s'pose, if didn't start her. It does beat
all how lazy some folks be. Lalness amt
one Of my faults, bless the Lord. I've got
my iailns', but that amt one Of en-. There
was my sister Carline now, Carline She
What CarIine she" might have been was
not told the period being rounded to conclu.
sion by the fingng wide of the stair door
and shri call sent up the dark passage.
Linn Linn Blythe
Yes M"
! 1t was drowsy little answer that came
sliding down a dusty suu-bar.
Well, well. Come. Time you was up n
dressed. Fly round n be spry now. Mind"
Yes m" again, and tange Of heavy
hair stirred up there among thin pillow and
coarse bed cover Then two hands long
slender, and much tanned, were raised to part
away the falling locks, two sleepy eyes looked
out, and a little figure sat up on the bed side.
90 dear I'm so sleepy moaned the
child but o sudden thought came to her and
she -prang mp and set busily about her
dressing.
\ bare, attic room, without plaster or
oncn w;ndors 80. - ai,u 'i,o, - !" ~ =,
berhs old feather. sn1 sn;Jor,. woSs n.o1 u,'uH
timos nnlrnliod on ,f,rn;.L.I ;. "'us iu"iyy "y
room Ana 90, r,anr ohiIJ 49, .l.t sriO'.J
woted Nm ,nJ S.ann D - ""s sop SUI
rongb than mi. Rnt RtfIi; I;,ue t;Un oI p,rbo nI,e
in mite of bor nome was no;,hor im han, 10y Wv,
/ bly,bo hoo.,,so ,.horo sho ,rs. - rty W.
and ,bot was vby az sbo 49, ohs vas .J,, ,I
room, wos 10 bor ,I;s sr,.n,o. 's'-.' s~'
ldes;r,IIo 40 nnhannr -, 1,Iaoa "'V''"e W "''
nWou Von,rdl ~, aiapn'.o,I.a, ~
Ms pho w,s 3rv;na soi, no,L "a oror ~
s,o~o an1 NJ ~. "S' 10y ~ '"s I"'. poiN o'e, 'ae
linn ,s tho cbild oaterod lr s.ois - "
les in feor Of tbis great red d.r.ced wor0ar SrOO
.be m;,bt boye caIle5 ,bo ala 49, - Gu,s 49,
tho, /, vos hr, tor " "lIuess L
caIoJ Rt IL t;s IonaI 49,, ~ -. u"1 NJ ~"
plo Lsoi,.l'. ,,,'o,i 10 ~. -
No,nl in tho midst 81 H. sioro. "' '"S St - ~uu
80, Lo,.oaI ,.Lt.L IL ~ ~ "a'
"A =, ,ho - .,,lL wa? Nv ui1ou'' S; X
ntrnos, .tro,b oc oonraae - aJ, rhaE % .n's' 'ug
oonoo;r, ,La - III -
~ ,r;od 70 ho ,nint "''' 'P'N'"
nTriod 70 ho on;cL d;a ro,9 wou ~
m,s, Loan % nrt or 90. L. go :;a yVu
not be oil day ihor, Z 7, novor ,atoS - =
more n sro winntes 70 o;, dsossod M "e
Grain over ere n;nn,es NJ pito .;".S w. !
Ser vo;co 70 o,oommodn,o ,La no;., s,',." $50
/ VIZ "N''l HlNNNNA7
nnnecessoriIv b;9b es sLa snannod AZ, ~
"WelI como now Flv rorpd soe;n on,u
cot bere Tbor's worL - ho dona y't "
5ouse today can teIl 70 Tbom c;,v c'ils '
air comin; on tho oeo,noo, a,aa .O'H
Ivelv now pnt s,;st -, ,rooJ ~ H. ~, w
can't vou Al, m;nd ,or sSo, ~ 5ss,- sso'.'
not let the boat oil 20 ~, oh;ratios Waa ;,
yvortb monor ,oll ,.o -
y, use irwin; 10 hon, m al on, doors WI,
now Sor,G,I boor, rha, - 10y, ,,,'5 ~,
10 do ? We'll it's yer own , concsyu u S'"'' '''
II wasa bu,o st;ct anJ I;nr ,. .u
Girl for her twelve vcars In hor nosr"'',
/ haste confused too bv those sborn wa,.t;na
evos she had ,;von tbo ,sood -. -, ;s
the stove. and crushed ber slender Sraors
AGAINST the red.bot iron Sbe mado No o,,
eTv Only ne tbe nurnla HOOD settled nj
the bruisod nail her face tnrned nn;,a whi,a
w;tb--wlicb was 10 Tho Dai, or .ho -,
inc tbrobbing wound or tbe smart ON aud s,;nr
| of the words3
Never mind You must leoro 10 ,ooL
arter YOUR own dnger, / dunno Who ,oi'n
to take care of 'em eff YOU don't Take care
o. yerself er nobody n take care Of y. Thors
nv xperence. Remember that,
Poor Linn She was in no dan,er of for
getting it " Take care of vcrself or nohoJr
/ n take care Of ye.r In this was wronne3
up the whole philosophy of life for Mrs Sa.
mantha Pike, and she dinned the same into
the ears of her charge until the child had
learned to expect il in the case of anv acci.
dent whatever. to herself The trntb mon
her side doubtless Mrs. pike had. and the
wisdom Of this world commeuds those who
do well for themselves. But none the less for
the little Girl moving about The great kitcben
and LAYING the table that June morning II
seemed a yery dismal outlook unon the crcat
world. and the life only lust begun to Know
that the trouble of it all must be met alone
She was too Young to explain to herself the
full seGshness of the Grabbed woman,s NAV.
i'm. She only knew that " nobodv N ,aLe
care of ven meant IN her sometbing 90 hard
and so lonely.
Nobody will, nobody does O dear
and she choked down something hard in ber
throat. Aunt Samantha would scoId her #
she cried So she wiped the tears with tbe
corner Of her onron when she wen, ;n,t ,bo
pantrv for dishes and came ont irwin, 10 loot
bright. but all the while saving re. herself