St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-06-04

supported, but wrapped round, as it
were, 10y Il soul larger than her own.
The less can never contain the greater;
and Ben'S nature was smaller and mar
rover than Winny's, and she did not
respect him. but. on the contrary. rather
looked down upon him. The thought,
too. had occasionally imtrudcd itself,
that if it had been Glenn Armstrong her
father had wished her to marry. how
differently she would have felt about
it ; and the tears flowed faster, for there
WAS not only the prospect of having to
20 out at service. but of having to go
where She should never see Clem, or
hear his kindly voice again.
The road Winny was following passed
between few fields belonging to the
Heath Farm. and then crossed il wild
moOrland district, from which the farm
took its name. The moor was Il dreary
place enough, though the gorSe and
heather shome gold and purple in the
afternoon sun. Winny soon left the
road. and turned into Il scarcely per-
ccptible pathway leading northwards.
Here the heath was broken into hOllOws.
where lay daIk sullen pools Of water.
or where spots of lush vivid green he
t"kencd the still more dangerous quag
mlre. Here, too, were great bOulderS,
moss and hchen-cOVcred where not
washed bare 10y the rains: and many of
these bnuldcrS took weird fantastic
forms. that, in the twilight. or on moon
light nights, were strongly suggestive of
hOglc> and other "uncannN" creatures
that were said to haunt the solitary
heath.
About half mile along the track
was h"lI>e that had once been the
homestead of small farm. \ few de
calrd omthuildings. tw" or three old
cldrI trees. vcstig'S of broken down
fences. with here and there patches of
oats. Wild and. selt-Sown. gave signs of
former cultivation. Many Years ago, Il
fearful crime had been committed here
and since that time the house had fallen
Into ruins. no one caring to iuhabit the
accursrd spot. Fire had also done its
part To render the scene more desulatc {;
the roof had fallen in. and the rlttrrs
and window frames were hlark-ncd and
scorchcd. One of the elder trees had
been half CONSUMED and stood. with its
remaining hriucIi':S black and bare. a
ghaslll object. The others. uuscathrd.
were now loaded With dark purple hci =
ucS: year 10y }c;I they had been white
with hlu>>om and purple with fruit I'M
hrcdInp the havoc made by mans sin.
The Kitchen and another room ON the
gIoJud floor. were still. in a sort of way.
inhahitahlr. and here. in defiance OF
h""lr> and h"bg"hlilS. old Martina llux-
ley had taken up her abode. Martha
had once been Il Wcll-tu-do woman.
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