Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-03-06
jSruUsUSrAHI.n RELATIVES


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5SPUE-sIyTABI.E RELATIVES.
n ELIZABETH 3. IS. CHESTER.
lIaIfla~t nine of a December evening.
and Nr. Eihu llarleubcrg. merchant. sat
ai,ne iu the couuting-room of his whole
sale and retail dry goods store" lights all
aut save the one burner over his desk. Mr.
llaficuhcr. draws from his pocket a mem
uaudum book. The book opens where two
photographs have been placed between the
Ir8ye-. Ouc is the picture of an old woman.
with hollow checks, lip~ fallen in. black
eyes ~unaeu. and not us bright As they may
once hs1c been. hair dead black (-aye for q
little ~Iaec along the parting, where the dye
Ia- either worn oil or was never laid artist
icaliy) hand ~thy ioldcd,-poor, worn old
hands The second photograph is of an old
man, a very thin old man. with peaked
chin. and q nose coming far down to NEE.
his chin, his thin, light hair falling loosely
around his ears. and lying in >tnsely ends
upon his coat collar, his eyes faded and
Watcrv. and q. the lines and the lines upon
his face
Here i- "a letter directed in fine tremu-
l.I- hanl The ink has been frozen. All
ink must ircczs up in New Hampshire
whence this letter comes. Thus it reads.
We a,I- son Eltu We Lave been looking
er5 letter tron you THIS long time, hut suppose
l'u are tlo busy I" write 50 Tar i has neen cold
i.In much v,r-,. n '- 'e, brtveep The b,',ee
lud barn. and hc slipped down. one day last week
on ,''i. 'i''''- .14,5' 3 lay ,ie4 M 10 -et
rtn', ct afhan- thc sheep and vour father IS dread
.a..y To cd about the e1ttle and thinks the hay
,'ra,.cr fr M 15 iraco ,s We rs tn y, st,,
here. want you TO write and ten me what to DO.
amer a.J & "i Gown o, ,'ie '..l-e' Ia,, iAanh-- .
t.you.
i"lraiieet.ouat1 mother. ...... u...-...
r''-1 ,.i-4 Co.
As i'' I'''l', ,'' u Two "S''e l'Il'nI'cuiAr
.!'~ '''N,ln 'lI' iii'''I'.''I ue'len-
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H.~ Nllt' ''Ti'''' NI~. ll'ro'h'eTS' NlE 10
.,0 'Iin-'l- nome Hl0 l|ln't ana mother
MIS- ii''d'h"'I- was Il I"uS WI" hid sub
,''V' i,'' -'"I 10 Tue ''"'''l7 l'l''e,' uhl,l
l' 'g' I,''''' I' TO Il very V9in'' lhueed'
'i''- Ii'Tr''''''I5 "''h ~" i'i'lIii'le Wo-
man '''I she .''h upon tte r''u t' Jerlcho
'', moon '.''l man i'-- among 'nie'
"'''l''- "'U't nave -l''". 'r i,ei =" l'N' "y
o." 'l'e "'",I sue "UIs,-, Ii'u'el' lhe WOUNDS
.'' '.'.' ''.'''7i ''' ana ln' 1T''hN distress
.''-- '"' >'"i's "1l''u n'a'e Ior every
.''l'-' ''.' nm J." ~ l-a'e. sue
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anu N"' """'1 ''' ''.'''' '""' H''eU i''o
'"',9V i''' i'". ''"l'"9' H'-"ls wrought
1u' I''''''''.'i' '' d matter Dl uU'{' N.e
,,'u 'l'n " 20 ''l'' ON uoloIou' llace 20
new nam sure a l! IL, uo4yn 'l'. IN '.'e
'' ''' '"'i 'y' iil' anu '''t5i ''lc ''r
vas pure 1ie water 'i'''r' tNe mix sweet,
'' "'t9 ''','' a. 20 i,''i, gan" oi Ni'"'
s ;lI, vi '. ,'i,' MN M ~ ., .''. a.
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MeiS1ty III 'Io 'lln''i,S anu i'eilils~ gl
MS, '''''-, iltl''l'o''' ~ o'1' ''n'Ie'
''' NV o' .'I - ',',' '''l ,.' VI .IiN
Fl.i-., ,,,. rr,ud and uunrtiiious Elbu
H. - ,.. l. ,,.;.,,1o, al.
liuSeu sometimes lhaut ml>udhc>' illInS
mistakes they seemed to him. but they
...,-I Fiji. Infinite ,,,,vones U,Iv
'""-' 'iI'-' i.'-'iii''
would She bear ms mother Shrll voice, ana
-tr,pr ilinmotic exrressionS. his fathers
lattcrcd. old-ia~hioned wavs?.
He saw his mother with the immortal
black cape over her shoulders, marching into
the larlor where The TENSIONS ana the
4 .I.... .ssn|IH NII
t.l.r .,.I.;,,.. liz l,,,d ,-o,,r,l his oar and
''''I "''.',''7 'iI 'ii,i '''.,'' ~, ,' anu
y 80 i''.'''' ~ ~ -'t'5 IL
ll'''','-, ".''s an ~ W ,;ai i''i
'i'',"N All,l"'Il,IiUSi anu i-oi9e iVg,'l
"'i'''er- MI il'Iuei,',eIs wa "eiA d' "
'i' "ne'e n''n. ''.''' "iSe i'i'i
"' NeaA' I' '1Illn cnuuie I'1io"io' IL
was FeflleAHl-- lie 'o"A W 'le li'"'Sl'Pn
yum A"'n ne i'''''l''el le' many ." S"5
Nl'n ','~' iii'eie' i,''ii4 J '''l
,..,,,i.s,. .,l- had ,,,tcbcJ his tropblcJ slpm-
b,r. many a mornin,. when those sbrupkcn
Inns bod triyel tod snare and bless our
son
"A man must he less than man to fail
tbem now he cried. and Seizinc raper
and ren. he wrote:
-
,.narc =, p,,rly. think Won must le We the
farm, and come to live with me. ! viii be up soon
to see about POS % stqsS nay r. e gic anvtSnr shn
at a reasonable rate he bad better take advantage
ofit. .- I'm,
very uu's yours h'''"'
lie had pressed the hiottins paper upon
ms sheet, when seiznS hlS pen he ADDED
tins postscript
shall do everything in my power to make your
situation at my house agreeable 10 YOU, and hope
{Sur 5. '''-'n 'i'' MAY ' '''' l'IP'''' oi your
lybat ,,e,,.. NV = yc.,. ir,orsoorer+;al
..,,,,.arej ,,;tb what tbor H.. tberof,ro 1a
~. law ,tlat Mr. U,,dcnber,, s,id ,,b,t
~ '.a;d and brinr mn aS,inst tine
- In, and .,T,nJ,., GsJ o--;,ad
~, ,.;,I, IN ,Lcir l;ttIc tTnnts and Li,, b.nd
VIZ, '''n an5 '' ~ U,r5cnLer, bad -, =,