Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-11-15

be so very long
Marion was eating her egg while she
spoke across the coy little tete-a- tete
breakfast table.
Spoken like my true little Marion, and
when come back Ill bring you a present.
What shall it be
Your mother aud father from thefarm.
1t shall be that hope that will bear me
company while you're gone.
A fortnight after that. Marion Clements
ate her breakfast alone the traces of a
tear or so on her pink checks, then she
dashed them away, with a merry, joyous
little laugh.
This will never do and now that
George has gone for six weeks, to prepare
tor his return. And | pray Heaven it
may be such a coming home as shall de-
light his very soul
I'm sure l don't know what to say. The
land knows l need help bad enuf; but it
pears to me such little midget as you
couldn't airn your salt. What dye say
your name was
Mary Smith. And indeed, ifyou' u try
me for only a week. I'm sure you'll keep
me till the seasons over.
! Mrs Clements looked out Of the win
dow, at the gray clouds that were piling
gloomiiy up and then the wind gave a
great waihng shrek around the corners of
the house.
You can't cook ken YOU or shake up
feather beds-good Big ones. forty pound
! ers2 p
\ glecluI litt'e laugh came from Mary 5
/ lips
Indeed l can m. V not cook to suit
/ You, tut can earn.
Mrs. Clements walked out TO the huge
open fireplace in the kitchen. where the
Deacon was sheiliug corn.
What dye say, Deacon Keep her or
not kind o. like her looks and the dear
knows It would be good litt while were
KILN. if she couldn't 10 more n set the
table. or make the mush for the bread.
Take her of course, Hannah. You are
hard dfiv'. l know. Let her stop a week
or 80 any how.
So Nrs. Clements came slowly backand
sat down again.
You cant git away tonight. any way
There's snow storm been a BROWN these
three days. and its onto US now, sure
enough. See them ere flakes tine and
thick That's a sure sign it'll last a good
while You may as Wen take your things
up stair. IN the west carret. and then
conn, 3a,ynsrj helm ra- simmer
T5sn f.I,owed 3iTs.-.a4I :, the ives.
rarref. ana when She had zone Mrs.
Clements. turning TO the Deacon. said.
T. / never -se a r.rI atore ia trust up
stairs alone Bursucb MS her don't ,teaI
liz ..ll III, ,l,r ;t ,,,+Fir.,. els,
Dirs.,I, -be cema down in her neat
,--nr, nrlnt dress and Ill white anron
bar bair brn.bsd ofr her f,eo into , nst a
- -, III ....,....l ,-;.l, +, ~.
-. ~. - - II,
I, .aer-o5 Il + H. ba3 liva5 rbara ~
rars - banj.Iy She a.tte3 in and ont the
III ,,ntrv ir-o +ba bntrarv AMI then
8o7rr, rho collar
Trsn after the meal She Gathered the
disba. in ., nest -i,sn- v9r fbar vss,a--
60 IN. :, Nj C.s,,a,,+-- a..a.
81. 5,-.r,,,,.,...} - ..-,, H.. bro, 1,r,-
bo,r an3 H. ber ,3rn too
And the Dsac5n knew bis vgit.. had take,
q, e,,,.v - Mr. smith
a. Nv ono - L. r.or. ~, ~, b,.,
LirIinv Wa. ayor gn'j 1oaa Io9r srrfnr. oi
san.,-.ss bnn, i, t,ntg.+i. M arr.9.,c5
IL NJ. ~, g.. 80 -, 81
.5o-,I5eT. We're rirsd ava,- in ,~na bo1so-
wifelv order ana now NIarr and Mr.
Clements were SITTING i'm the rreat sunny
Inn, ron, I.r,ir.s r,,eb;n- and ,no,,j
inr,
don't know what eyer an, ..,ir, ~
l., ,r;+bo,,, Won, NJ, .l~o.5 -, ,-,,,
-. Wv MN CON- r1o+bes - ~ ~ s'' -
\ blb.b of Measure snraad over the
.,irI,. iase
I'm, ~, .,r,l ron ,.o, how, bs.,, ...,;4,,I
zri,b M. woTJ In5sg3 T,ys trfsd
lit amt the work altoretber. tbourb
ooolncss knows vou.re tbe smartest T5l
I've seen tbi. many dav. As I savI II
amt the work-it's Won. Mary. Eve cot
IN tbinkinq N sirht of ron 1a-,nd Tho
noa.on
NJ. Ii,, iron, brol ,+ tho L-in.In..ss IN H.,
old Iady,s voice but She sewed ranidIvon
Its been uncommon lonesome-ljke
since The how left tbe farm bnt it.s worse
,et since ba GOT married II seems Gto
3osertinr, rs 9Ito.-ather,
Have vo,Ia SON ? Yo, never mentioned ,
him
No George has gona his wa, and we
,,,,st ,,, ours Yes ba ,narria5 ono of.
them cracked headed bo9rJing-scbooI
raonIo ,rbo can't tou tho 5-fsre9oo ho.
fween a rollinr-nip and n tin-n,n,
Bnt, dcspite her .corn. Nr~ Clement.
dashed off the tears with her brown fist
is his wife nrettv2 snnnose Won love
bar da,rlv
don't know nothing about her. and
naver want to know He.s left ns for her
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