The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-04-02

clumsy fool Adrian brought ous 8
broom. aud ieapld see ibcm sweepips
and brushing something Finally tho
business was npi.hed, the mea went
away, sad Abiram came np stair, 10 bed.
tie wa- ggucrally the first ono up ia the
morning, but tbi. tinc stole a march
on him, aud was down helurc six O'Clock
Itook the lantern aud began searching
where had seen them sweeping the
night before, aud sure cuough, in a little
hollow by the side OF the path louud
abont hall handful OF ulrc green tea.
fgsthcred up the tea ia my hands aud
wrapped 1t 10 paper I had la my poeG.
et, aud then stole down ID lhc creek, to
the place WHERE I knew Ahlfam. little
skih wa. tied up. ! Was uo sudden
move, ihsd been thinking alldght,su
I nadt up ms uiul llni ! must sce
Levi, aud tel him the whole story For
absurd a, il may seem, was really
afrail Aunt Betsey would eoutiye some
way " AhAtiA Hit " AhtAdH AANH Hkh'HHf
my viii.
The lille was running out aud helped
me, aud was soon nt James Nbitoears
landing for knew how TO handle boat
| found Lewis at the barn, told him The
whole story, and showed him the tea. -
You ought To have seen how his eyes
flashed.
50 that is what he has been up to. said
he; we have been watching him for "a
week, aud suspected a, much. rhen he
called Stephen Whilecar, james brother,
a great friend of his, and showed him
the tea
Wen take care OF him, said stephen, -
Only thee keep quiet, SybilIa, aud dont
let on that thee knows anything
Was Stephen n friend? Iasked.
Well, yes, he belonged to Meeting, and
his mother was a preacher, as ] told YOU.
So VIC talked it over, aud stephen WAS
calling his mother, aud having me stay,
but ! said ! thought bad better 20 right
back.
Don't tell me anything, said ]; aud
then I can answer ITO questions.
Lewis said / was light, aud be would
row me back himself Ga the way !
was settled between us that he shouhi
come for me the next day but two, aud
then We would 90 and get married The
reason we waited was that I should be OF
age in two days, aud then nobody would
have anything to say. I hated TO leave
Aunt Betsey aud 70 against her wishes,
but there seemed no other way. I was
busy getting breakfast when Abilam
came down. ! thought il best TO be civ
Il 90 him, aud easily put bin into good
humor. That day everybody noticed
that there was a good deal ol riding round
aud going in aud out ol Dr. Elmcrs and
Mr.. Philip Fithian's. lie was minister
aud great patriot. was On thorns,
expecting J didn't know what, aud ready
TO start at every noise, but I kept about
my work aud waited on Aunt Belsey and
was so pleasant to Abram that he eally
thought l was coming round.
The next evening about ten O'Clock,
there came a great Knocking at our door,
was up ia a minute, aud looking out, /
saw by the moonlight about thirty Indi.
ans in war paint and feathers, standing
round the house. Ny heart was in my
mouth for a minute, aud then it came
over me what they had come for.
What do you want? called Abiram
from his window
We have come for a cup Of teal said u
voice which 1 knew right well. Get up
and give it to US like good fellow, or
we shall have to take it where we can
hnd it. ....
Abiram blugered and talked big, but
il was 10 use. They told him il he didn't
open the doors, they would break them
down, aud at last rather than have bis
house attacked, he gave up the keys. -
they touched nothing else IN the house,
but they carried all the tea out into the
meadow youderpiled II up, aud set II on
lire. Il burned spleudidly, aud pertum.
cd The air for baii mite round. There
were at leastt two hundred people looking
on, bat nobody said word, or offered 10
interfere II wa, all As solemn u. eat-
ly uieeiing, aud il had a right to be,whcn
two al least Of the Indians we're ministers
When the ten was all burned, every body
went quietly home.
Abiram was like madman for time,
aud then re broke down aud cried like
baby. Ilo never held bis head up after
thai, and presently be- moved away to
Philadelphia. They tried 10 briug "a suit
against the men who burned the tea, but
it was of no use. The grand iury were
too good Whlg- to bring ia q bill, aud
finally the war came Oh and tbc matter
wss dropped.
had engaged Eunice Hunt 10 come
and take care Of llle housci aud wait on
Amt Betsey, aud on the day appointed !
went Ia aud told what / was going 10 Do,
She scoIded " df-t snd tbnu AIe cried
and begged tue lg waii lilI .pfiug, bat
va. firm ! thought had waited aud
Suffered about cuaugh ~lia declared She
ueDer woaid seq nae again, bm lold her
Tbad 81 inward persuasion fltsl -he
aaHid 80 hlugr 3rr mla1 Iur ct her
and Levi. au4 8vm 0atp " rhhiP
Fnhlass aui ere umrtte Agersatb
80 motrd u,r, ls ime. WHITE .- nit
Esei ihtrr hong tome. aii Co. -tsus Al.
ine u thelf i,ud doing fhc fineitg
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