Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-07-14


weeks. and al lines hadn't even the pen-
ny to nav for tbe stamp. because wanted
Il for Tread. I had NOT heard from Lizzie
eitber for had been going about at ran.
rondon, horo o.dov thoro ,o.morrow--
onvwbere 7 ,hon,hi ihere oiobt ,,e work
II vas weary tromn that but ot last
pot 10 IonJon one evening. and then I
waited until II orew later. hecause I'm nv
di,iv ragoad siote-I vas ashamed In be
seon
7, pino o,c,ock whom sltnned down
our coprt and olarced nm at the vindow-
IN coo n dark
"poor lass saws "siuino in the dark
,o sa,o oondIan ~
Tbero was no,hirg to binder me so
s,,ona5 rn a,airs or,s ,,as Tho srs, door
grnn,~,nh ,riod ,,o door-c,s,
,,,,,,,o ,,,, ,,,ar,,o,in,,,, ,,1sovs
ArI ,,or, nm, ga, doyn and loa,ed
ms, o,,ool, ~, against tho mana, and vat,ed
c,s od hnur nhor haard s,ons I,ohind
mo and IN .s,airs lodger camo down
At, :, -,
,,rho ,,,i.s,,s ,,o,,o ,,,, Ntrs v;,,rs9,,t
s,,,s
whon sho s,or, -, ho,, canaan, aud
ran Look nm stair
"non,t know mo - saws to mvseIr hill
,,I H., ,,' go, ALL CO.., os
wov. GOT ,hinkino thai Lizzie would know
mo c,s, onouoL ohonood 90 ,yos. and
,hon hooon io ho ,rouiIod Of bor No, con,.
inc hack and first one tboucbt and then
ano,h.r came ipto my mi,d-.ter,ille
tbouohts ot last about what women had
been driven to who had been left nenniIess
in London. had leIl her money. and she
had tbinns TO sell: Int had been long
owov. and or laia had M, wri,,o, aud
her letters. nerbans that SHE had sent to me
had remained unanswered. Had she. foo
turned despairing7
l was weak and low, and a cloud seemed
to swim before my eyes. 1 grew dizzy,
and cold sweat came out on my forehead
as / staggered down TO the back parlor,
knocked, and some one said, "come in p
and stood before Mrs. Chadds, our land
lady, who set up quite shrek az she saw
me.
ITS only me-IIarry JOnes-Mrs.
Chadds," l says huskily. awe come back.
Where Is Lizzie7"
"Ah! Harry-ahl My poor, dear lad ~
she says; and the tears were running down
her cheeks.
"Wh-what ?-w what is it2' says, catch
ing at my throat, for felt as If was chok-
ing.
"Oh! oh my poor soul-my poor lad /"
she sobbed again.
"Lizzie! where's Lizzie?" gasped; and
held her arm so tightly that she WINGED.
"Ah, my poor lad-she's a bad-bad,
false creature, and"
"Its a lie-a liza false liev l roared,
and in my madness l shook her till she
dropped sobbing on her knees at my feet.
"Irs true-il,s true." She croaued "she
went off a week AGO. Uo came one NIGHT
In a hurry and ion minutos arier with her
shawl and bonnot ON. she hurried with him
ont cf the house and I haven't seen hor
since"
"Wbo-wbo WAS iip" I nasped ont. for
two hands seemed nressinp INV throat and
my heart was as If on fire.
"Dick Green!'
That name seemed like lightning on my
brain, for there was as it were, a bright
flash and then crash, as If something had
struck me, and then all was darkness; Till
In a strange, misty way found myself try
ing to get up, while Mrs. Chadds was bath
ing my face with water.
"Lie still, my poor soul" she said, sob
bing. "Here, drink this;" but l put it
away, and, staggering TO my feet got 10
the door, waved her off and made my way
into the street.
For there was like voice busy in my
brain, ever whispering: "Fetch her back
fetch her backr And 1 meant TO save her
fro IN him, with Gods help, that she might
go home to her father.
If could have met Dick Green then
would have stransled him, and crushed my
foot down upon his head as 1 would upon
some foul snake that had bitten me while,
as for her-there was only one thought, and
that was for my past love, and of what she
was-I would not have burt a hair of her
head, for it was his doing-and mine.
uI oroh, ,o horo lar borr1 s,id
always And said 4, r,r civ weorv ron,hs
.sI won, fron, nloco 10 n,ooo vol, inc and
irvinU IN find hpr hut I'm vain 7 want all
o,,or Erolard IN ,toso do,s. Gar Lnou
hot shonId bear or DicL croon snmo.
whore and ,hen-,he hloo, rs.d 70 coma
into NV eves as 7 ,honoht of him and INV
NV taetb wonld seI tirmIv cot I'm, Cor all
nv searcbino we meyer mo,
,ooL I'm, iittIo conn, or ,,mo IN ,bo.o
- h.. :, 80, ho,o 49,, ana- 80,
saon,hs ~, -, ono r;cI,, s,ood oaai,, ~ onr
a.s.-. 80 ,,,oI.t pa aI' SS-s cna,s., 80
80 40"