Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-31

goo sewing machine as want, when be
made woman
With this o'timatum, he left the table,
and taking his hat, be mounted his horse
aud rode away to took at the new reaper,
which he contemplated buying.
oas by ore tbe members of the family
finished their break scd passed cut
Leaving Mrs. GILES 4lCue. Sle sat With
her head resting upon her hand her
thoughts wandered b4ck TO the Jays when
in the freshness c her youth she gave her
hearts deepest and best uff .ctions to PaiIip
Gties. Blinded by her great love for him.
sae saw not the extreme sel6shness Bor
cosrseness Of his nature. Sle implicitly
believed al his promises and heeded net
the warning of her friends
Ii seemed e long time since then. SO
many shadows had darksued Der pathway !;
darker yet seemed 20 grow hle's rugged
journey. S5e Baa her six sons growing
up around her. amidst rough and evil in-
Hlsnces, Without tue ability wholly 20
countor4et them. Mrs. Giles rem .iueI q
long time bowed over that breakfast Ia
5,e, praying With sense of helpiessuegs
and feeling of need, such IS she had new
er before experienced. a loud rap 9, the
deer startled her. Ga opening il, she
found Mr. Harris had called 70 pay of .
note when mad long been due; d note Mr.
Glcs had often declared he should never
BE- able 10 collect. % The poor wretch, he
Insisted, VIII never Be able TO save
enough 10 pay his honest debts. while his
aiio spends al his earnings Gu such fool
ish things as u4shing-machiBes.
Mrs. GILES Informed Mr. Il. Of her nus
bands absence. but said she would attend
10 the business. When all was satisfaeto-
rI.y settled, aud Mr. Harris had gone, Mrs.
Gaez sat for come time looking at the
roll @ bills ia her hand st .ength e new
drought came into her m.ni Clretuuy
placing the bulls IN her pocket, she vent
u,o the kitchen and hlrrielIy flushed the
mornings aork. and then dressing her
-a.E She walked down t. the station which
s4- but a quarter Of q mile distant >ae
Fa- jus, 10 umo Tor t6e morning srain tor
The ct.y, Ten miles away.
twas nearly four clock 10 the after
l3ou when she returned home. Mir GILES
was aul absent J. 'anari. the eldest son,
--9o 10 the yard With the -e4m.
uvigb0, mother, s4id &c, - vas
just going 10 look for you. [ thought 1t
aaa Joc 64d for you always 10 Ea,k
Well. my son, you would net we
found me | ve been to the city
The eity -ee-ah.u4kcr. and Lsouarl
1aEa a prolonged whistle.
YES. sad Mrs. q G.le-. getting into the
eaeou all r3T wish sou 20 10 70 The
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h vas t.fe when Sir Giles returned
Es hssHl- 5i--orr,aa ana gave his bcrss
fo one Of fhe bows. Fctsrin, the house ne
called for ris 4-3rs- 5r no GENTLE zones
Fo-.uratsry sumner vas lust ready nav.
iag satisfied his rayenous epUe.ite. he arose
from .he tab'o. saving
+, Come. boys. ts the you were Ia
he9 r.. want YOU LID 81 6sv-bresk H.
tho morning. and etln., the eT ample. he
went tr he'd ari was s1on sound asleep
About sleTan O'Clock Mrs Giles. having
6cizhsl her work. and made rrerar.s lon
tor IN early breakfast. retired 70 rest. Be
iug very mach lgtieued by the dsys ez-
ten sul. she soon alep. heavily.
After The 6rst nap. 1Ir. Glles was rest
less and uneasy he ycssed snd turned
from side 10 side, bat no mere sleep fer
him re concluded to get up. Having
dressed himself he 5ook tba candle aud
proceeded 10 t1e Kitchen The slender
iall89 lig .hraw n lurid Fghs around the
room Things seemed 10 have strangely
changed since morning. Raising The ligbt
above bis bead he gsled long and earnest
Iy around taa kitchen. Tbere stood g new
stove. with lis oiack lnd polished face.
smiling upon oim; $ row Of bright snd
shining an ware ASS neatly arranged on
the shelf behind IT, Turning around. bis
eyes fell upon q washing With a
Eringer attached, taking hold Of the crank
AMI giving turs or two, he said
A sewing machine, As [ live, but
how q the name of common sense they
sew on it. IS mors'n can tell"
Placing the candle on the table. ho came
IN contact wi,R patent churn. WHAT
another blasted concern Polly, Polly"
he screamed, seiziDg the candle, sad bur.
rying back into the sleeping room. Inbis
haste, his foot caught in the frame work OF
a sewing machine, and ne fell fall length