Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-07-26

poor lad here-help him. Let th weight
ia on me, not on him. jus. help III poor
lad to bear it. If ever ! did owt as wul
worthy i Thy sight, let thas b, M reward
Dear Lord-a -moighty, Id be wiling to si
up bit o own heavenly glory fIf u doaT
lad's sake
Well, Mester, she lay thccr on {, grass
prayin' an cryin', wild but gentle, fur nigh
haaf an hour, an then it seemed at she got
quote loiko, an she got up. Happen tn
Lord had hardened an sent tn child-hap-
pen lie had, fur then she getten up .bor face
looked to me aw white an shinin' i tn
clear moonlight
Sit down by me, dear lad, sho said, an
hold my hand Q minnit.' I sat down an
hold my hand ninnit' set down an
took hold Of her hand, as shc bid me.
Tim, she said, this wur why tn little
chap deed. Dost na tin sec now 'at tn
Lord knew besty
Xes, lass I answers humble, an lays
my face en- her hand, brcakin down again
Hush, dear lad, she whispers, VIC han
uot time fur that. want to talk t. thee.
Wits Iston?
Yes, wife says, an | Loeri hcr SOB
when ! Faii it. but she catches Lcsscn up
gain.
want thee TO max me promise said
she, want thee 10 promise never to forget
what Tcocc VIC h2' had. want thee 20 Ic-
member it alius, an to m0ind him a-'s dead
an lei his little hand how'd thee back no
/ sin aa hard thowt-. III pray fur thee nee
an day, Tim, an tia shalt pray far mc, an
/ happen theer'll come lcct But cf thecr
Gannot, dear led-an' | dunnot sec how
| thccr c3ud-cf thee dunnot, an We never
| &C each other agen, want thcc % max mc
/ promise that if tha secs th little cha7 fra
! taa I; moind him o. ne, and watch cut vi
him nigh th gate. and | Il promise thee that
il ! see him first, | II moind him o tiee au
watch on. true an constant
promised her. Mcster, as v0' can gucss,
an we kuoeled down an kissed th grass, an
she took bit o. tn sod 10 put T. her bosom.
An then we stood up an lookcI at each
other, an at last size put her dear face On
my breast an kissed me, as she had done
every meet sin we we're mon an wife.
Good byc. dear lad, she wAispors-hc5
voice aw broken. Doaut come back 70 IL
house till I'm gone. Goodbye, dear. dear
lad, an God bless thee. An' she slip
ped out o my arms an WIT gonc IN mo-
men. awm1st before | could cry out.
Thoer isna much more to tell, Mcster
th' cand comm low, an happen i'm short
en- of tn story, ga at it seems sudden to
thee. But il were ma sudden t1 me. lived
alone here, an worked. an n0iGIci mT own
business an answered no questions iur nigh
about wear, hCarin n0wt. an sc,in' u9wt,
az h1Fia' n5wt, till one tonne when th
daisies were blywin' oa IA little grave here,
thccr come 70 nc q letter iro' Manchester
fro' one o. ;h medical chaps the hospital.
[. wur short letter vi VTcut on it, an I'll
moment 7 seed il kn1wcl summat wuE Gr,
an opened il tremblin Mcstcr. thecr w1r
a woman iyin' i ono O I'll wards lyiu o.
some lonE-aamed hcars-iiscaso an she'd
pryeI en- TO send fur ne, an one % th'
young soft-hcarted ones had wit NE line
to j.; me know
/ started aw most afo7c j finished read
in Ia letter. an when gsttcn 10 th' pl3ae
/ fun Just what knored should. fun
Her-my With blessed lass, an il ia
been an hour later would "a ha' seer her
alive. fur she were nigh past KNOWN me
then
Bot knei, down by TIA bedside az
plead vi acr as she lay Jhoer- until 5r3w5
her back to Oh world again fur one moment.
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fnr listeni,''
t;ooI -,i,l.. 7 r,tr--ed sIi;ng /, an
imn,,lso or Titv tba. was aIr7,st 4 ra5sj,r.
And God bel3 Won :,
Thank 70 aGain. AIestor - he said. and
then turned awav: and as / sat ronderin- /
watched bis heavy dropping figure threading
its way among the dark mounds and white /
marble, and under the shadowy trees, and /
out into tho path beyond. / did not sleep
well that night. The strained heavy tones /
Of the mans voice were in my cars, and the .
homely yet tragic story seemed to weave it /
self into all my thoughts, and keep me from
rest could not get it out Of my mind.
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