Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-07

you have done me-the money you are I
so proud of. 1t is an unjust gain, and un-
less purified you had better by half never
see it again. / have still an affection for
you, notwithstanding your harsh treat
ment, and will tell you the truth. Put
your greenback under the roots of the oak |
by which you are standing, leave it there
all night then tomorrow morning you
can take it away, and all Is right The
wood nymphs will have banished the evil
it contains, and given it their benediction.
In the days of your youth listen, o listen
to wisdom that speaks to you through me,
Maid Brindle -
Christie was much overcome. She felt
as weak as the brakes that were leaning
on her shoes. Her money seemed as moth
ing to her now. She concluded that what
Maid Brindle said was certainly true, or
else such consequences would never have
been. So, quietly and awestruck, she
stopped down and hid the national bond,
and hurried from the spot.
Moo" said Maid Briudle, taking
some rapid steps after her, then stopping
short, with this distinctly uttered caution,
Don't speak of this at home see that
you tell no one where you left the money,
Or
The final of the sentence was unheard
it sounded like a threat, but if so, there
was no occasion. Christie was far from
being disposed 10 let any one know of her
incredible experience in the grove.
When asked by Hannah to let her see
the money she simply declined and hasten
ed to the parlor There. on her mother
/ inquiring where her money was, she only
replied, Somewhere" and FASTENED out
to the garden.
/ By-and-by she came under the window
and wanted leave to 90 to walk Her
mother said but it was most tea-tme.
4 Christie didn't care for any supper Then
calling the little dog Cash-very approp-
riately named he seemed nOw-she took
/ the path to the grove
/ She had been for the last hour or two
hard thinker, and though undetermined
what do further Christie had decided to
see the color Of that money again.
The sun had sunk to the hilltop the
grove was duskicr than when she had pas
-ed through it, but talking to Cash to keep
her courage up, she approached the hiding
note. II was missing She looked to-
ward the thicket, and even went near
enough 10 see where the heiicr mad tramp
led the underground, but no Maid Briudle
was visible now.
To have seen the crystal drops hanging
on The ferns by the foot Of the oak, one
might have supposed that the dew was
falling so early and abundantly; l am
afraid however, they were human tears,
not angels Christie dreaded lest her
req eyehds should reveal everything. Still
She did not quite give up the hope that
her money might be in lis place again
next morning. after the wood-uymphs
should have carried it through the purify
in1 process.
With this lorlom expectation She found
herself at home again calling Cash
through the garden gate.
Mercy me what while that boy Is
gone after the cows said Hannah. who
had the burcen Of milking on her pair OF
hands III Josiah absence
"Naid Brind'e won't he found with the
others thought the little girl There
30 telling where She win he found
But gancng down the road she saw
hcr coming that minnie leading the line
IT cows Christie ran into TIE house
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Not five minutes afterwards She heard a
powerful rattliag of wheels aud saw
through She window the hired man driyine
up at iu,t tilt. standing III tho wagon auc
becAouinr to Chri-tio.- father. who was il
the ward.
Squire p, he ha.'0ael. s, ~.uire -
What doe, the fellow mean bv driv
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That Luke Bangs. and he's eonfesse,
70 stealth Chr-t.e'~ two do.lars-told al
about ii.
WHAT Whats this about Christie.
money? p" inquired her father. addressin.
the family, who by this time were collect
ine about him. s. I've heard NOTHING al
money lost"
Neither had anv one save Christie her
1 SELF who was shrinking IN the background
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