Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-03

to run the risk Of their disappointing him,
as they had several times before; and though
he had always shruuk from asking them for
money, ho determined that Ruthe should
have her dress at any rate. lie had sis
ter living 10 Boston dress maker, to whom
he sent the money, with instructions to pur-
chase as nice a dress as she could for that
amount, and as she had made Ruthies wed.
ding dress and had her measure, to make
her dress, and send it by express, Monday,
as they were to start Tuesday.
So Ruthie ripped and stitched alternately
on the old dress, wholly ignorant of Paul's
plans for surprising her, or the poor old
Deacon's troubles.
Mr.. Rogers, an hour or so after he
handed the letter to the Deacon, took his
hat, and with light heart, thinking of the
pleasure in store for his loving, little wife
was walking down the road towards the vii
lage, intending to call on a sick lady, when
he encountered the Deacon's old white horse
returning.
"Look here, Mr.. Rogers, how much
Il -. Al. al.
iponos nonos "as W. 'n.ra ~. =" pami G w '' Wv
D.aTou' 40 uo ny Ssii.-1n -1 - hu
VII y,r' .,aJ % ;,,9 ~s ,ao,a '1' e.. -. q,
~ " W. w. ,os. :, -, and ga.,hm;,t
H. - naoaon w p" nrooocdod With manv s;ahs and
CALCULATIONS, to unburden himself
In his disappointment at the loss of biz
Paul let din his usual bar mon his secre
stru,,Ies 20 keen nm a cheerful oxtorio,
over . discouraced oyer.burdened heart. ant
be told ,be Deacon and Mr. Bean the Who'll,
s,orv of ,he;r strn,ales and tbe delironcn
cies Of the neonlo
The Deacon though exceedingly snug
was reollv tender.beorted and os Pan
nroceeded with tho atorv Of Rutbie's work
and Rntbie,s dres. that he had boned I,
oet bor crowing more charitable an,
sindlier toword Tho moor GlIible MORALS
over wbom be was set a. sbenhsrd viii
every word be uttered. until as he cease,
and saw an actual tear roll down from m,
Doocon,s Ii,tle twinLlv eves down ove
his old w;,hered cbeek "a be tboucht hos
~ % aovor.i occos;ons wben I;,tle rrsson,s n
monor had boon ser, paul bv HIM and h
hod M Il down on tbo book rs INV ali y
wh;eb G hod bcsr fa;,bG,llv renorted 10 pan
as panl Saw md tbonobt il ali over h
rroolv Gorgove
nSbowip .aid the poor old Deacon
win;ng his cboek with the hack Of his han,
as ho snoto "Td no ido, Won was an short
Won shan,, loso ony,bing bv this If Mis-
Rosors don,t hnro hor dress and a n;c
ona zoo I'm m;stalen Saw Rrothe
Raor will vor 90 over tho rjyer with
n"nor mh;IS ~ down ,h;s s;do9n
p'rV Va / oil, eacoriv ronI;ed Mr. R.or
h. ;,,nnod e., e. y,ocor w;,h 90 r,,,o
snaad 90 liz moor rbenx,tic old linI
npouIa norn;, md ,bonnh he fel, ,s ter
SorIH ,pr hi. m;n;.,er'. Srievsncos as Al
49, 49, naooon ho was = man or deods an
can, aU % - sa;S no,Lina roro y,
IL s ~ u-o .Iso.;,n H. Nv haS5 shnwn f.
49, " A. s,ar;ad IN ,bo d;rec,;on Ind
9 ca,e5 hv tbe Deacon
G ";TS IT, " .,oru Wv D s"on "n,ooa and "a ,bo,
m.a ~, J - 'VOa or,an S or ob;lJ IN tho l;,u
t "ar;.h % I ,hni d;d On, Iova ~" m;n;s,or m an
D E &c. taI a, ~ o,;.aJ 80 W $40 - I;uana 49,
}, % os w 'sosa " - I daod ~ from ,bem ,bo nane,
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5 VIZ 'oon S''..;a W." h"a 80, 80 ~ 49, -
ru'eesi "HosI 't.'as "11 ASs os 49, 'Toa,
~, many ~ SI p, Wv ~ "nJ ,;posoI sh",
:. oP'ueI 90 y m.' aroan ~. - a. ., pa"l So
:. ~ ] sno I III .ba 49, .o',;" oUH" ,ho, ha ahan
a' ,.i1p R,,h;o ono.haiS or !, wh;oh ~,
+ So .ton, ono LnnSrod dolIars ,ho o,h'
g SaIs | 80 49, CO.. U nrason, 70 h;msolr ~
II '' 7, was wa. go soms ,vo ~ tbroe davs heco
,ha v"oia hoI ,O. n"r;sh O vos c.rvassod apa II ~
!, Sa,ur1on g., IT, p;ah, "Sor oonC.ronce ,ha, Al :,
D. 3a n"anon I .ngsd ,ho snm coIIeCtSJ 10 Pa"
IT "a ." Rn,h;o haS heeD yorv hnsv Tho
IS smo no as ~ throo d.rs and hod nod ~ caI
t. NV Nv ,.as ~ mbo,lr iororan, Of tho GOOD ,Sin
D, ;n' ~ a,oro " T sir ho, s. paml cor C.er bs mia
D ha m .'o ao,in Al S;.annn;n,ed had moi von,rrod7
IN a. ppi as ,hov w,IIsa home ,
ID s.,har ..a % af,er ,bs meot;ng the Deacon r;di,
N o,, 80 hor.
1t " I Nos Miss Rooors whom vou wan, a
u other new dress n you don't have mon
70 to Get II. Won inst let me know. that's n