The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-01-24

Come here, Tom, my poor prosecuted
boy she sobbed IL know you to be nc
thief, and your old mother'l stand by you
If all the rest of the world should turn
away from you"
GAS for me-" now put in Charley, with
a gloomy face, II have left my place a,
lIarkcr a. Co.'S and have made up my
mind to try my fortune at the silver mines
in Nevada"
LEFT your place at Harker's? Char.
ley, are you crazy? And such nice
comfortable place as it was, with faiI
chance of promotion"
Cant help that" said Charley, shrug
ging his shoulders. Who wants to spend
his life in plod-along old hole like that
| want little adventure, and Stock and
Merriam are going next week"
"The worst characters in the whole
village" pleaded the widow eagerly "Oh
Charley, my son, don't go with them
stay with your old mother, for PHYS
sake. I'd rather see you in your grave
thanmixed up with sucha set my boy"
But Charley sat sullen and quiet, look.
ing into the fire, and paying no heed to
the piteous appeal.
"You would not talk so mother, if you
but knew how necessary it is for us to
make money. The C-Bank shut up
last night"
1.-THE Bank where all our savings were
oh, my son, what are VIC to do ?'
"What other people do, of course, when
trouble comes upon them
"But never had any trouble before,
at least not since your poor dear father
died. And now it has all come at once ~
Never had any trouble, mother ?" re-
peated Charlie significantly - "why it
was only this morning you were complain
ing that you never had anything else."
But | didn't realize what I was say.
in" walled Mrs. Spencer, rocking her.
self backwards and forwards.
IL was tempting Providence in my
folly and ill-tcmpcr! Oh, dear, if | could
only see my way through this real trouble,
| never would fancy any more trials !"
Are you sure of that mother ?"
"Yes, sure, hut it's too late now. |
have had lesson I've had bitter les
son. Oh, why did l not know how well
off | was before !"
Charley looked at Susy. Susy looked
at Tom.
"Mother, it's all hoax ~ cried the
latter impulsive youth, burying his curly
head in her bombazine lap. 1.-The bank
did smut up last night, but it'll open again
tomorrow morning, and Squire Parker
hasn't turned me away, but he says he'll
raise my wages to a dollar the first OF
January"
Mrs. Spencer started.
"The blessed everlasting, hope I-may.
de-if.it-sn't the truth"
And mother" murmured Susy, play.
ing nervously with her mothers cap
strings, "it's nonsense about Farmer
Wyllis turning me away, or stopping my
wages. | did break the glass, but the
kind farmer said it was no fault of mine,
and-and, mother, I'm going to marry
Elnathan Wyllis next spring, and 60 to
live at the farm house for good"
"Well, | never !" was all the astound-
ed widow could find breath to exclaim.
married to Enathan Wylis why he's
the smartest fellow in the township !"
81 know it mother, and oh, am so
happy" murmured Susy.
"And |, too, have been deceiving you,
my poor little mother" sand Charley with
n roguish twinkle in his eyes. "Fve no
idea whatever of going to Nevada so long
as Harker Il Co. continue to be the kind
patrons and friends they have heretofore
proved" 3"
The widow looked from one to the
other fher laughing children in a sort OF
happy bewilderment.
"Well, now," she said slowly, "wil
you inform me why on earth you told me
those awful stories? ~
"Why, mother" said Tom, mischievous-
ly, I'VE though that perhaps dose Of
real trouble would cure you Of the imag-
mary ones that have made you so misera-
BILE all your life long"
"And you have solcmnly promised us,
mother, that after this you would conjure
up no more fancied trials to make your
self miserable" coaxed Susy.
"Well, don't see but you've got me
tight" said the widow, half disposed to
laugh, and half inclined to be vexed
"Ain't you ashamed of yourself children
to go and play such mean trick on your
poor mother. But l do say fort there
are worse troubles in the world than I've
got"
The widows Thanksgiving hoax prov
ed an eflicacious one. She never grumb-
led any more.
Mother always sees the sunshiny side
of things now," said Tom, "And amt il
jolly?"
Tom was right.