Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-03-27
atliStellanu.
Mark TIrbrr'S Luck.
AN INDIAN STORY.


frtLers funeral with thr problem Of bis own
futuIe pr, sS.ug upon bis thoughts, aud DC
handing d pr mpt solution.
HIS home bed ieen. from his earliest re-
mem prauce, up n IS stony, worI'-ou tarm OF
fry acre>, sirutted upon the S-reca Lace,
~ Wc-tefn New York. His iatber had be-
come 80 heavily involved IN d bit, that two
weeks te'Oee his death tie farm had been
sod hy Tor, closure at mortgage.
and now what was Mark to dc?
lie Wa 4 lad Of nineteen, slight and boy
ish IN frame. but with the strength OF a nan
in his slncwy arms. lie bad had the usual
advantages OF education afforded to farmers
sons
lie returned home from Ills fathers grave
to the smell, uupainLed story aud a bait
house, and alter him came ans Iathcr's only
brother. il WelI-f0-dJ farmer, who res ded 10
tie ncighbOrbOod.
D. his uncle, Mr. William Heber, was
man Of sixty years, pouPous and set-impor-
tant. lis soul vas Of tie smallest pargern,
and lie had never been known to DO gener-
GUS deed, willie lie had done many mean
ones.
Well, Mark" said bis uncle, I've
sent my folks on home, SO that l cen have
good talk with you. Morgan tells me lie
wants tie farm. lie has held off two weeks
While George was dying, but he wants to
move 10 next week. What are you gong to
DO?
i don't know. uncle am trying to
think. What can [ do? .
- have thought the matter over, said
Mr.. Heber, = and have thought uplu plan.
| am willing to take you, Mark, aud treat
you as my own son. You shall have home
at my house, and a scat at my table. hat
d. you say
= You forget uncle, that have some ore
to provide Tor bes DIES myse1, said Marx.
=. >uppose l were to accept this oter Ut yours,
what VIII you do for Gay -
- The girI is no relation Of yours, Mark. ~
The boy sighed.
= Poor little Cay he said a hers is
hard lot. - Do you remember how the chile
came by her name? 1t IS tLirteen years this
this spring since a lady stopped at our door
Jud asked leave to remain over night. She
-taid On day after day, growing weaker aud
weaker Ii did MT take long to discover
chat size was insane. She called the child
Gay, and sometimes Gabrielle, when Is
Gays true name. But she did not tell her
utuame, nor anything concerning Lerse T.
Late that summer She died. No one ever
;aIne 10 Inquire alter her or the child. -
= Her mother was a crazy tramp, and
nothug more. No wonler George was be-
LiudhaId, when his wife adopted the chI.d
OF . tramp and brought her up lady, saId
his uncle.
- . ~
ST. he said. = shall protect Gay While
i've. and sue shall not be separated from
me
Then l wash my hands Of you, e1-
claimed Mr. ucber angrily. - You can -
your own way, and get your own living
''ly wei, s'r' gu MARX 4u!cIiy
mat Is Set'ieu tnsh,
10 one week Man had 900 par Of g. {
nICn ne H'u Ia'7' q niInSei'' lot HNe huHdIe'
4'ii"'s' &c n~uee"9'u luI h'tuie LOT AeaFiS
DC niue more ana was on ms way Wit
nue. 1'y, 70 TIC Jar "tst, 10 seek thth
oitunc.
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tA~i-e TIRE cIfcls o "ag rs great fire /
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t'lie ''i "'Fi "it "e.c',-e- s,e newcomers
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IN me course oI Ten uay7, ntSI5's 'ra'eItu
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I can see tbe,r ,yeanons Jbe,, o,++,.tt,,ta-
as counting in our women C.l in rho
children. Ne shall have To d,lond onr