St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-07-28


| love you, and tell you yes. Stop
do not touch me cannot he your
wife. have mission which | canhot
divide with another. That mission is TO
make the declining years of my dear old
grandfather happy, TO lead him tcnderly
to his last home, AMI keep the "rass
green and the flowers hri@ht above his
crave"
Il never had Il thought of separating
you," said Tom.
',lIc could not leave his native place,
Tom. Here he was born, and here he
will die. lie conlI not bear to sec me
married, even TO you, whom hc loves 50
well. 1t breaks my heart to -ay this,
Tom; but"
"Ihcrc." cried generous Tom; Il
was brute to make you cry but
love you dearly, little one, anl don't
mean 10 give you up. iou have SAID
the word Il love You, and if we never
meet again that thought viii Give me
strength. Nil wait your time.
And She cave him her hand, and ihcy
walked on bcsi,le the shimin" lake. Oar
Tom was not one Of the pulling sort Of
lovers. lie saw that the time w;t1 not
ripe, and waited.
1t was Getting du,k whcn thcy came
up the path which led to the cntta@r,
and As they opened the door the sound
Of the distant whistle announced the
coming OF the express train. The old
man halt started from his chair rs Toms
manly figure appeared in the doorway,
but sank again with Il -igh. Il thought
lac had come" hc murmmrrI. W i'll he
come in time 2
"'lIr means your father" whispered
MiiIy. "IIc talks ot him 4 "rrat dead
nov"
They -at in the dccpenin! twilight
talking in low tones, and did not hear
the step coming up the patti, until 4 tall
li"urc blocked the door, and voice said
II am looking for an old soldier called
Jared Wcntworth-'
''lrc>cnt:" cried the veteran AMI in
spite OF wounds and a4c Il" stood erect
before his chair, lis hand raised in the
old military salute. Thrn hr- strength
gave way, and Tom GranYrr caught
him in his arms.
Father" he cried, ''you here ,"
".ttIa,t, old comradr," aid the col
oncl, a. he stood beside the chair. "I.poh
up; do you not know me !''
"know you, think il you was to
call my name wien wa. in my crave
Id say present. Its the captln-my
dear young captin-comc To see the old
soicr die"
Not for that, old friend. Bear up
you and | shall sit in the chimney cor
ner many years to come, and talk of thc
old times"
"No," said tie feeble voice i've
GOT my orders, and | only waited for
you 10 come. lou are here, and have
answered 10 my name, and now I'm
ready to 90. Little Sunbeam, | want
your arms about me when | die
AIilly had gently removed the arms OF
Tom Granger, and was supporting the
old man, head upon her bosom These
two had loved each other well in all
Their troubles, and their simple lives had
been lived out 50 far that the other might
be happy.
"lvc done great wrong, little GIRL,
said the sergeant, family. Il loved you
50 much that when the lady talked OF
taking You away it wrung my poor old
heart to its depths. Yes, 1 loved you,
but | ought 10 have lie; You 20 What
light had |, Il useless old hulk, to tic
your youn" life down to mine ~
''llu>h, hush, grandfather, She SAID
"lou know would not have left you"
"ll's 4 true heart this, my captin.
s,iI the old man. Il recon shes cot
the good old blood i'll her veins, the
blood of the Wentworth who died at old
Bunker Hill. I'm going, captin; let
me take your hand. Promise me, 10y
the field of Buena Vista, by Palo Alto,
and the Belan Gate, that you will make
the path these little feet must tread hap
py to lis close, ii you can"
IL will - replied the colonel, prompt
ly. 'She is my dan@htcr from this
hour"
"rhamk you, captin. a soldier keeps
his word you promised TO come in time
TO see your old sergeant die, and you
came. lou will keep your word TO me,
and Little Sunbeam will be happy. Now
lay me down, my darling; let me rest,
for am tired
They laid him down, and the old man
seemed TO sleep. lie was asleep, but the
slumbcr which can only be broken by
the summons upon the resurrection morn
ing.
Two years passed, and the grass wa~
green on Sergeant Wenthworth's @rayr,
under the apple trees on sunny slope.
Two came down the hillside hand i'll
hand, and scattered flowers upon the
crave. Who were they! Tom Grang-
cr and IIttlc Sunbeam, man and vile
rs they stood looking down upon the
crave, his arm about her, the bright
head resting on his shoulder she wills
percd.
"Do you think hc sees us, and is clad,
dear Tom ?"
81 hope So" said Granger, and stoop-
ed his proud head TO kiss her and they
went on i'll the fading aftcrnoon, and so
into the great world which lay beyond,
happy and beloved. The blessing OF
that old man dead had followed, and
will cling to them even 10 the cnl.
MARRIAGE EXTHAORDINNEY.- "A mar
riage under unusual and very peculiar
circumstances took place at Tiverton
Corners Thursday afternoon.
1t appears that the bride, Miss IL
w ,,,l