Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-09

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Il shall not forget you, ever-ever-
no, not till my dying day does come"
SAID Estelle, with tears in her eyes.
"The good God bless you for your kind
ness to the poor stranger-you and the
dear mother and the pretty Marie.
In few weeks the Mallorys received
a letter from Estelle, saying that she
had reached her journeys end in safety,
and was among friends. 1t was the on
ly letter they ever received from her.
In the course of time John and Mary
were married and settled down on the
Mallory farm, and there, for the present,
We will leave them.
One day handsome travelling car
riage drew up before the door of a hotel
in a quiet New England village. 1t was
an event in the history of that hotel,
for never had such an establishment
been seen there before. Out came the
two hostlers, out came the stable-boys,
out came the bar-keeper, and lastly, out
came the landlord himself.
A gentleman alighted from the car
riage, and was followed by a beautiful
and richly-dressed lady. BObbing his
bare head, and waving aside his subOr-
dinates, the obsequious landlord led the
way to the parlOr, took the orders of his
distinguished guests, and communicated
them to his servants. Then there was
an opening and shutting of doors, a
ringing of bells, rushing to and fro
in short, tumult as if the queen had
come.
When the travellers were left to them
selves, the lady broke into a merry
laugh.
20, it is too droll, Sir Edward it is
the same landlord who, fifteen years
ago, bade me begone for thief and a
tramp"
1.-The villain q! l should like to lay
my cane over his back, ;" said Sir Ed
ward.
1T isn't worth while-sueh an In
significant back, said the lady; 'only
don't take on airs, thinking all this at
tentiOn is for US. 1t is only for our car,
riage and horses, and our clothes"
By and by, the landlord having made
some further errand to the parlor, the
lady, who was sitting by the window,
remarked:
"You have pleasant little village
here"
'.As pleasant and thriving a village
as any in the county" answered the de.
lighted landlord.
''Do you know if there is family By
the name of Mallory living here ?" she
asked.
There's a farmer by that name
ma'am. Mr.. John MallOry-if it's hin
you mean"
The same, no doubt. He's living
then-and his mother ?''
''She died some six years ago, ma am
and it's well, perhaps, considering th
misfortune that's come to the family"
/ Misfortune ?''
Then you don't know" said tn
landlord, delighted to have some intel
lgenee to communicate, but marTelin
much that this great lady could feel an
interest in the Mallory family. "Well
it's great misfortune, and the worst {
it is, it was all his own fault. If pei
| pie will be so foolish they must take tn
consequences. There wasn't a MOI
prosperous man in town than John Ma
lory, and his property being mostly i
real estate, there was no reason why
shouldn't keep it always and his chi
dren after him, for real estate doesn
take to itself wings and fly away, 3
other riches does. But what does job
do but sign a note for friend, and no
he's lost everything"
Everything %
"Everything-just turned himse
and family out of house and home; th;
is to say, they'll have to go; there's L
help for it,
Hes at the old place now, is he ?"
He is, ma am, but he won't be long
the sale takes place to-day"
Thanks" said the lady; and the
as if to herself. ''Poor John SO lii
him."
"You know HIM ?'' queried the Lam
lord.
HE showed me great kindness ono
fifteen years ago. was here. also,
that time. You do not remember it 2
at is very strange. but really, ma al
it has escaped my recollection.
Quite likely, it was before my ma
riage." And with this the landlord W
forced to be satisfied
The sale was over, and John Mallo
was wandering from room to room. ia
. ing mute farewell Of the house whi
) be could no longer call his own, wh
his little daughter came to say that
lady was in the parlOr who had ask
: for him.
Very well" said he, suppOsiDg it
: be some neighbor who wished to see b
e on trihing matter of business b