St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31
80 Cynthy Ann, I'm so miserable -

! 'leS. | told your ma this morning
that You was looking mis'ahle. and that
you had Orter have SasSafraS to purify
the blood. hut Your ma is so taken up
with steam doctcrin' that she don't be
! IicVc III nothin' but corn-SweatS and
such like"
"Oh. hut, Cynthy. it ant that. I'm
miserable i'll my mind. wish knew
what to do.
II tho't you'd made up your mind.
our ma told me you WAS engaged to
MIR. Humphreys"
Julia was appalled,. How fast the
spider spins his web
II amt engaged to him. and | hate
him He got me to say YES when |
WIS crazy. and | h"licve he brought
about the Things that made me feel 50
nigh crazy. DO You think he's IL good
man. Cynthy Ann!
well, no, though don't want to set
IN no .icdgncnt on nubodN: hut don't
see Is how he Kin hr good and wear all
of them costly apparclS that's so forbid
i'll the Bible. to SAY nothing "f the Dis
zip line. The Bible says you must
know Il tree 10y It's fruits. and | low
his'n mostly watchSrals. think Il
good sound conversion ut the mourn
eIS bench would make him strip off
some of them things. and put them into
the missionary collection. Though
maybe he amt 50 bad arter all. fer
Jonas says that likcI'n not the things
amt gold. but pewter washed over
But I'm att.arcd he's wullN minded
But dou't want to he too hard on II
fclIcr-crrdtcr."
"CNnthy. | drempt Just now | was Il
fly and he WAS Il spider. and that he had
me all wrapped up in his web. and that
Just then N"n came along with Il broom.
That must he sign" said Cynthy
Ann. Its good Nou didn't dream after
day light. Then 'twould come true.
But " hat about him tho't Nou low
cd Gus Wehlc. and tho I'm afrard
You're maxim Il idol ont a. him. and
though I'm atrard he's an onhclieNcr,
and don't nowaNS like MARVIN with
onhclirNcrS. Vet did want To help Noll.
and brought Il note from him wunSt
and put il under the head of Your bed
| WAS afraid then | WAS doin' what Tim
oth\ torhidS. when he SAYS not Ia I've
pcrtakcrs in other tolkS'S sins. but. Won
see. now could | help dom it. when YOU
Jonas. he aNcd me To do it. Its awful
hard To say Nuu wont tn Jonas. Vou
know. :" put the letter there. and
don't doubt N"ur ma suspected it. and
got :. holt on it
Ibid he write to me! Amt he go
ing with that BctScN Malcolm ,"
"Cam't Lee. low. On'y this evcnin'
Jonas said To me. SAYS he. when tolc
him You wa> engaged to Mr.. Hum
phrcN>. SAYS he. in his way. The hawks
lit. has he That'll hc the death of
two. SAYS he. fer she'll die on it. an
soil poor tilI>. SAYS he. And then he
Went on to tell a> how as Gus is all
ready /" leave. and had aNed him It"
tell him of ANY news: but he said he
wouldn't tell him that. He'd leave him
some hope. Fer he says Gus WAS
mighty nigh distracted to-day. that l.
Yesterday. irI it> most mnlnin' | low"
Now this speech did Julia Il world of
good. Ii showed her that Gus WAS not
taithlc>S. that she might count on Gym
Thy. AMI that Jonas WIS her friend. and
that he did not like Humphreys. Jonas
called him II hawk. That agreed with
her dream. lie was Il hawk and Il >pi-
der.
''Hut. tNnthl Ann. | got letter
night before last. ma threw in the win
dow. In it GuS said ne released me. |
hadn't asked amy release. What did he
mean
.Uour,. wish r,uld helm van It's
that hawk. - Jonas calls him. that's ot
the bottom of all this Trouble don't
/ hclirNr huI what he's told some lies ur
'unthcr. dnu.t believe Inn WHAT h.'s
=, had man. alters said | didu't Inv
no rood could come of = man that uut.
ON costly anparcl and wears ,tr,r- I'm,
at,ard yu,i,rc makir,. - idol nf Gu.
| Wchir. Don't do it. if,nuJn. God'Il
take him. Misses prar,ons mud,. = idol
of hrr i,lh,.aki>Si ard lru,rin' If ever,
minnie. and | said. ,3,s I Misses Pear
sons. ,uu hadu't hrtirI. make, iInI nf E,
/ rcIi-iiu creature. Aud sure ..unr"h.
/ cod tuck il. Ii,'> iraInu> of our idnl-.
Eut can't h,lu h.Iniu' van n,I.r, ,
niri.rii;.,rr Yourself. and low 'taiut
nu sin icr ,nu to mann, Gus. lis yok
in like with lihr. wish Won WAS both
/ Christians. IU snc,k io .!n,,s
b don't knov What nInhI Ia dn. hut IN
sneak l., .I,u,, U,'> r,i,It, nc,rt
;ihnut >r,h thiuu>. J.. .Jouas and On, =.
o.,nd 8, heart ~ Won ever SEQ \uI
"CNnrh-cr A-an~ II was the cner-
rrtir voice. of Mrs. \n.rr>ou rousinu
the house hctimr<. For the first time
.Iulia and CNnthN Ann noticed the earl,
li~ht crr.niuo i'm M tbr viud,v 'Th.y
sat still. raraI>/cd.
..C\utLcc'" =" Th, voice MAS un,, ,t
top of the stairs. for Mrs. Anderson al
w:,ys carried the war into 1fric, if
C>nthy did not wake at once.