Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-08-14

and you watch our expiring struggles
with demoniac glee. was the retolt Of
the little lady. who had returned, unob-
served, aud overheard Dawes concluding
ungallaut remark.
"A general laugh at his expense i'm
mediately followed her speech.
Dave, flushing to the roots Of his hair,
plueked of his cap, bowed low and said:
al beg thousand pardUns, madam"
"0ue will do" was the smiling reply.
The horses were COW trampling outside.
having teen brought up for the start.
81 would suggest, madam" farther
remarked the driver, THAT IL your busi.
ness be not very important, you postpone
your journey until daylight. 1t is bad
night to get On"
"And no better to remain" she affirm
ed, in allow voice, glancing with shiver
at the rough, large gathering Of miners
and rowdies around the bar, who watched
her every movement with an intensity
that was nerve trying at the least.
With this, we started outside and found
most uninvitiug state CT things. A
heavy wet fog was lying low, nnd threat
ened TO concentrate its mistiness a little
later into a soaking drizzle. A gusty fall
wind was securing about the plains and
wantonly lifting the canvass awning in its
way bringing them down to the post again
with rattlibg slap that sounded weird
and lonesome. As we drew near the
stage the other woman who had come in
to the embryo village after dusk, in sea-
son to meet the regular carriage, now is
sued from the the crowd of gaping specta.
tors who had gathered out Of curiosity to
see us off. We had forgotten all about
her, as being weary from her long walks
she had lain down for an hours rest.
turned TO assist her inside with the
other female, but to my surprise. she OBJ
iected. II choose to ride on the outside,
she said, with disagreeable voice tha
suggested the disease of snuff in the most
or the possibility that in the transnigra
tion of souls, she had been a raven, auC
had Lot yet get rid Of all the croak recu
liar to that ominous bird. .r.t
You'll be wet through and chilled il
little time, ma'am; hadn't you bette
go inside" a- "-i
"A woman as Is used to prairie lif
don't so much mind exposure as cage
birds." was the rough reply as the woma
glanced at the little lady being just the
/, escorted to the interior of the old rockn
s weather stained vehicle which Dave Saur
j dors had humorously denominated bi
! barge ur "i '''
2 Besides" the woman went on in he
. unpleasant manner, II should sutfocate
e there with my sick son awaiting my con
e ing at W"
No more arguments were brought TO
: ward aud we all took our seats. Day
: ignted the wicks Of his lanterns, whic
soon lighted up the front of the vchic
with all the mellow radiance of two viii
: beans. In fact, the fog was so den
u that the lanterns light could not peneira
II TO the road beneath the horses feet; b.
} the small blaze hanging from the roof j
y side gave us each others features in
Is peculiar, beef-ta,low hue.
As wo started | turned to my compa
. ion to make remark, and found her ia
so changed from the expression which s.
: wore in the bar.room, that | was startl
;" and at loss TO divine thu meaning of it
Just at that moment she leaned forwa
! as if to speak, aud then as sudden
checked herself and the lively. chat
: companion that thought to have hi
= for the tireson.e twenty miles ride had
surely disappeared as if the corpore
i frame had gone as well. For the iii
>. two or three miles the questions that
: asked her were answered in quick frigl
eped manner, and somehow ! got the j
g preston that she felt like a person bin
i, ed by blaze of lightning, and moment
y rily expecting another glare. | was nc
i, er so at a loss for the sudden and uD'
countable change which had witnessed
;, The night grew darker and dark
10 When [ raised the window for nome
as we slowly ascehded the rises in the b
be ken, rolling portion of the route, COZ
~ hear the murmer OF sullen brooks and r
he winding through the bushes under the i
/ Ii was dismal in the extreme outside, Q
MS not much brighter inside. should hi
an thought my companion asleep IL the
ye ner, had she not frequently started
ST ward as if to speak to me, and then dra
- back again.
on And thus we got over seven or Ell
is; miles, and | knew the section we'll.