St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-05-23
NOLj ME 36---NUMBER 1869.

afford To furnish Il home to lIzv loattr
like Dow. and if kept him he would
sell the cottage. We had some sharp
words. and lie Went of in Il passion.
and cant blame him"
"Si>tcr RayburN makes too light of
my fault" said TabInck. with emotion.
Il got very angry. went straight To
Brother OdhrothrI and sold the cottage.
iiut Wa SorIy the minute l;d done
1t. lie deed waS drawn up and wait
ln9 to he signed and Witnessed before il
proper officer that morning " hen was
starting t" go for my family. And
roS uOuhlrd. | was 80 troubled didn't
mind what stephen said about his
fathers Smokrh"u>r being broken into.
! dI say il WAS the worst Scrape ever
@ol into. ana / hoped Odbrothrl would
let me "it. The iIam> | hung that
monimg in the celar-Way were my
own. They had been hanging III the
w""d>hcd: hut, rs | was going away. |
thought that would put them in the
cellar"
"iiut about Your goim. Oven to con-
irs~ "i achHo~icjyc p said Brother
White.
The deed, replied Tabl"ck. '.was al
squire Ed@er"mh"'>. waiting. a> said,
i"l ihc legal form /" make it valid. SO
stephen said | would have to go over
l." TIA" STuIrrS. must 90. hr said.
aud "cLHogicigc Hc decd."
hat the Guinea hen in tbs affair.
observed Squire Edgrcombe : and the
contagious smile on h'> good -hlmorcd
face spread through tmr assembly.
breaking ont ia" ili->upprc>>>d laugh
tel.
"Wcil." cried Miss >immrrtom. red
~ It l">e. if >nnicw hat less lovely. Il
don't know what dckHowIoiJimg a dced
L. III 4 legal >eli>c: but I'll leave il 10
the friends If il didn't sound r,Jy much
like
Very nnch. indeed, like the grinding
of Il ~'Ath'. suggested the Squire. rs
She hcSitHted.
Pnor Miss NlmmcItom was uvcrw helm
"d. Il beg. she sud. ITO acknowledge
mg rlIor. II committed one. which
She still seemed t" doubt But it
don I appear yet who stole the hams.
II hI"N v Ii" stole the hams, - spoke
mp old Mother RHyhnI. THAT >cape-
grace. my grandson. Dow WaIdrom.
oN ned mp to me this very dav that he
lnd .i'"m AIc"tr and Lott Anderson
took them iuI fan. and hid them in
Brother odhl"thcr'~ halstack They
have been chuck ling over the ado made.
about Deacon labI"ck ever since
But when talked with Dow this
morning. and told him how much the
Deacon hai done tuI me. and even
sacrificed something to get back the
r"ttIg". 80 needn't even he disturbed
d, it. hc said il Was too bad. and owned
up. The hams aIr there IN the hay
stack now.
After Il fearful request from SisreI
-nmmrrtou that the brothers and sisters
would pardon hen unfortunate mistake.
and II promise tu he more careful of be
!IcNing and reporting evil in future.
the investigation closed with triumph
ant acquittal OF The Deacon.
Among the first to crowd ROUND and
congratulate him was Rcnduvcr. ''Co-
nu>. said he. is homeSIck. and wants
tn 90 back to You tor he is constantly
declaring that Nou are one of the best
men IN the world. and he can't believe.
attcr all. You really did such Il thing
IL. hill =" hack th;- y"ra night. if you
will takc him. did wrong to hire
him: hur YOU understand"
"lr cried Tablock. overtlowimg
With happiness and shaking hands with
every body. II understand perfectly.
and don't blame YOU. OF CohrI>. or any
one. N"t even YOU. Sister Simmer
ton.
-.uh don't yea ," said that Weeping
female. dropping tears on the hand
'hdt cordially pressed hers. Thank
luI am l."