Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-11-19

aud sounds around them, and they could
not help enjoying the hour, and being calmed
and soltcnod by it, though they worked ST.
lcntly-all but little Tude, who had accom-
panied thom, with valuable offers Of assist
oncc, and who rendered herself invaluable
bypicking holfthe time, and devouring more
than half she picked
Train coming n she called, dosorting her
post as the sound Of a whistle reached her,
and running to the fence, where, by stand
ing on tiptoe, she could look through upon
tho railroad Suddenly she burst forth
with a shrill cry;
"Oh Frisk has got through the fence
and run clear up on to the railroad He'll
be killed, he will, my poor doggie must
get him -
IIuldah sprang to her side. Where ?
Hush, Tude keep still :" aud in moment
the girl was over the fence, had run down
the little slope and up the sleeper ombank-
mout beyond to the track. Frisk Frisk !"
she cried. But the playful little creature
paid no heed to the call, aud finding himself
pursued seemed to view itas a grand frolic,
and ran on. Huldah followed, and Mrs.
Veider, watching them grew wild with
swift fear
ooh she must not 60 upon the bridge !"
she cried. " Huldab 1"
But Hudah did not hear Out upon the
bridge that crossed small ragged rayinc,
some sixteen feet in depth, sped uncon-
scious, mischievous Frisk, aud Huldah still
pursued Around curve the train sud-
denly appeared in sight, near, and running
at full speed.
On the bridge, whore she cannot escape
she can never cross itr half articulated
Mrs. Veiders white, quivering lips. She
shut her eyes for an instant but opened
them again, impellod by some awful lascin-
alton. Ii was strange, but just then, in
that terrible moment Of suspense, above the
rattle aud roar Of the on-coming train, the
wild, warning shrek Of the engine, and the
suHocatiug beating Of her own heart, those
words Of lluldahs about preIerring " nice
wicked folks" sounded clearly in her ears
and the Grandmother" II we bear false
witness against Him" Duldah had over
taken the shaggy runaway. She caught
him up under her arm, glanced at the traiur
discovered that she was almost in the cen
ter Of the bridge, and had time for neither
advance nor retreat across it, then spring
ing outside the track, and holding to th'
ends Of the ties she clambered down on t.
the treste work, and made her way from
one foothold to another, downward and to
ward the bank, until by dropping som
four or five feet, she couldrea the ground
Then a swift run down the steep bank to tn
! bottom Of the rarine completed her de
{ scent.
s As the train thundered on its way an
4 passed out Of sight, she reappeared, clan
: bering up the opposite side Of the rayin'
j She climbed the fence again, picked up he
j. dish from the grass where she had droppe
d it, and stood in the olden place. little el
e cited, aud short Of breath.
r "Suoh a run There's your dog Tude
a don't let him out again | didn't break tn
bowl, aunt Veider.'
+ The bowl my dear child, as if tina
we're anything You are a brave cir
j IIuldah, but oh | thought you would eel
d tainly be killedw
She had sunk down on the grass, pal
C and trembling, and ,Huldah looked at he
s in astonishment. She was suffering no r
c action from alarm herself 1t had not o
j CURED to her that she had been in any vel
great danger.
d "Why no; it wasn't very hard climbir
l. down there; | knew | could do it," 81
s. answered slowly. 81 didn't think you
$ be scared about me, anyway"
l. Quite unconsciously She emphasized tn
ie little pronoun, but Mrs Veidor felt it no
ID the less for that. She closed her eyes al
shuddered.
Hadn't you better go to the hou
$, Aunt2 Tude and | can finish picking the be
er ries," said Huldah, after moments sileni
n, speaking in an unusually quiet, gentle wa
n, with little wonder still lingering in b
Of tone.
Mrs. Veider was glad to turn away.
| her own room after the first grateful bur
5. of prayer, there were some things to
k looked at in a new light. Had she view
so persistently the faults ofthis poor mothC
e. less one that she made her feel that she 81
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