Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-01
The Midnight Train.

4iN feel tNu- nftuu if4 NFpltK UfNes- la NU
softlv siroked barsillep hair
.. ilv moor Hero" he said "vhat is the
Oa,1 If a dr,nLard worth 20
Ion, Tncle. dou't mo tbat crnel word.
Do,,'t coil him , drnntardr' r' ,uind ibn oi,l
sbripking bach n. from n blow.
III b,r,lly Lno,, vb,t other vord Il. mn
nli,eble To- Kim. Hero. And. Child. Id rather
,.,,, ir ,,.,' ,.,,,. ti,,t, t,,rriat man
who drinks"
l." lie ha. proui.eJ" rleaded the pin her
eve. shining Ike blno. wistinl tear..
oBut Tncle. onpht not rive him another
,b,nc. ="
II, .bool bi. baad
.,ltv c,,n,,nnp sense Il.r, ..a,,..uo
~ Lal.e,in,non ssu..i" flashed ont Hero.
b. p.,nle ,IUav. tall ob,,i common sense
whom thc,. moan to Inc ccll and hard and
crueI lava Harry Rivers. and mean 10
marry linn I'm snif,- of the earring. ,Deerinr
world"
And Hero went away throu,h the golden
voving of tbo ear. of f,st rine,,iu,, rSo ber
Blue ribbons nnttoriur Ike ponn6ns In the
breeze
ike oll other rirl.." he .niJ. She j. de-
t.rnined 40 have berov ,,ay. wen. If She
MIN wrerl herself I can't helm it,"
" Do Won expert Harry to.nigbt 20
Miss Erminia Lewis wa. WAT tbe world
irrs,erontlv cali. an old maid. Int She was
ouite vort'r onouYh al heart TO ,ympathize
in IN. lava off,irs nf her si.tar Gitaen yeor.
her irpior NJ whom .he had always stood ip
tbe glace of a mother and She. too had a
soft .pot In her heart for handsome. dis
sin,ted IJorry nivers She snol.s from the
,yindo,y ,ybile Iloro was leaning over the
gats N sc,rIet shawl thrown over her
SLoulder.
.I IIs .,id he would como" was the half
b..;i,,;,c-,,s,y.r
az =. T,,,ti,,. lat. ~ said Er,i,,, nR.t-
fer eono into tIe house. Yon know as well
o.f1,,l,,t ,,,, tbro,+ i. mot strono
..t'n I'm c',,, ,',,' il, =, n,innts " .aiJ IIer9.
q. 'rL.,. ,,.r. =, IIin, ,o, dovp M tbe Cor
rer. tLis afternoon" :" Said Erminia. speakino
,,;,, an s,fo,.t ..tlat the railroad ro,nnnnv Is
o,n;nc to discbarra him from its on,nlov@
IL ,,'r,,oJ sR,r,lv oronnl
no discb,rgo Inn For vybatqr
1snr L,l,ltnSl intoxieation Tbev s,, IL
t. mot safe to o,nolova man Who, who /. not
,ina,.s L,ir,self,
III /. SANDER" cried lIero. ho.lv. DIt
/ i t,, ,yo,l, of some h,.o william via want.
tbe nost himself"
. Vary nrobablv" sail r,nipio .adlv
.o,Ir IIor, Jo,,,, a.. ,.cyeJ y,i,l ~. d,r.
oly' lieLo-uon eL1oul II -, NVNe' MIN Tisn me- ;I uaT
GUT they say ii'.iy nls l"llcn ~ WIN
tH.,, ,,, ;,,,,. ,,orse bahits tb,n eyey"
H. tnrred Ln. focc away
/ III ,,l., n,i, e,;i tt,{r,,. +, t.u mo
| Fr,,iri, ~
II ,roril u,., ti., ,ar, .,,,1 IAN. ,o,,,
s,l,. sister, I'M tLe air i. erovino cIill
wo .Lall have roin Had von not bntto,
come IN
by aio uN' Don Tease NJ ~ iIlnl''
ANA Illnihla' compromising Una, W
times solitude Is the best medicine Tor q
diseased mInd' Sald nothing more and cio''
ing the easement sat down To h.r needle
work 10y ihe nSht oil I'np,
Al eleven clock pnnG' n"liy' sue went J.,
Deu' ai'9I na|lnS l,arI''u ny P',P 'n'""sl
the Window mat Zero was sun leaning ni
ue gate, al a'1uo 'u lh' autumn nAS'i'a9
T WIN i'a lrAN's RAINING GOWN Wouh" h,r
ana lhe hi'iancholy cry OF an OWL ii' tle aus
taht WOODS Ienalus an riil,'on" tlnSe o
moufnln nines' 10 l't hiSh' ana llf 'tHu'sH'
onr come lh M1'n sne Is reAuy'
thought EIlnlhla' 90" liNe 20 asa''
any aulhollll over hl N"'h '"e Is in ono
these moods
NO sooner hld lltfo p"leeNed 10y the dp
peaanee ~ lbe lisAt from hgr sisters Wm
DOW thtl Ermilid haI sought her PuioN
thah softly gIidng out OF the gate she huI
RED down tne road Wltn tne sHafl't sh'"
drawn ilEhtiy over her mead
VIII NOT be 'c'lfaa any put on sli'
murmnied toha'Sell' Wlu go 9"t nyse.l
aud zee Nhether lle Is TO he trusted or not
The Miners Arms, at the corner oil IA
three roais, was all allght rs sue apr'"ache'
It, aud from WIDE open easement she coul
hear the loud chorus 4i dllnkluS song, "a
cllnk OF glasses and NE hafsh sound oi n'
ootted laughter Ana lltlhS tr9lI oil sea-
let-saved woodhine "hlch formed u n9tnr.
curtain TO oae oi the windows Zero L'"l
poencd IN
With a sinking heart, chill sensation
despa r She saw Harry Rive s rise Stage
ing to his feet with IA Drumming glass w Ia
hand, and propose some hiccoughlug toas
which was received with noisy applause L
the riotous assemblage, Hero did not wa
tohear more. Dropping the woodbines, ono
more she hurried away with "a aWhite 81