Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-29

and winter white blossoms always laid
thereon. Her darling, dead and gone.
was always very dear to her.
The evening grew chilly rs they drew
towards home; the wind sprang up from
the sea- and they gladly closed themselves
in with the cheerful lamp-light The
mother went up and kissed her sleeping
children with happy pride, and sat with
her husband, talking and thinking more
than usual ot the possible fortunes Of Hen
ri Blanchard.
CHATTER III.
Some fortnight after this Sunday eve
ming, Mrs Mave was in her nursery
spending what was always one Of the
most delightful halfhours of the day to
her Watching her children in their bath,
drying them, kissing their round vclvctv
limbs, and glorfying in their beauty rs
only Il happy mother can do.
1t WAS 50 delightful to be with them
then, for al the little troubles of their day
were done; there were only the good
night kisses to be given, and in Il few min
utcs the restless forms would be quietly
sleeping in all the thousand charms of
their innocent childhood. If they had
been cross, nurse for"avc them when She
was Just going to get rid Of them for the
long night. 1t was IN hour of universal
satisfaction and comfort for the whole
household when the children, dtllings and
plaques, went off to bed.
Their father had even come into the
nursery, and had been bcguiled into
carry in@ his boy into the bedroom. The
mother followed, with her pet Girl clasp
ing her round the neck, and nurse brought
up the rear, when, Just a> they We're cross
ing the landing 1T the top of the stairs
the sound of wheels was heard coming up
the drive and u loud ring followed at the
door-brll
The whole procession stopped and be
travcd 4 common anxiety to know who or
what could have arrived.
Jane, opening the door. was heard utter
inc word, Of rXpo>tuation with some
man without; then an appealing glance
from her 10 her master, visible At the 1urn
of the hanni>ters. Wa answered lv hi,
running down to zee what could be the
matter.
Outside the door was q Large covered
cart, commonly called Wravcr',. from
The name Of i,e owner, the one-legred
carrier. who stood talking very broad Is
sex, and doing his best To explain how he
found the l"rcvI he brought "awaitin
for me 1t the Wcathrrtree station"
he man a the office. - out wi this,
ana he say, Here he >av. Dick. here be
4 live parcel lur Yer. for,to takc tcthc pas
tur vondtrdown ;,t >tamwrv. Saws |. WHY.
ter bant for he surely" SAYS he. just
Won read what they W writ" AMI there
lei be. iii, plain :,S plenty of ink can
make ii. 50 then. | coulln't but bring it
and here V. are, sir. And most uncom-
mon good ~hc've been; never cried OF
spoke scarce. except when >h" see some
ducks 20 Waddlinr along the road Now
then. my pretty. come along"
And with these words he lifted out :nd
handed over to thr astoni~hcl ana bcwil-
dcred MI Nave, a pretty little child #
four wears or ihcrcalout~. dressed in tho
dr, pest mourning. with a bio ticket seveG
upon the front Of her dress. on which WAS
written" 70 the E,v. Mr.. Nave, the
minister of the village Of >,anwav by
Wra.hcltrce. 70 The servant, al the
Wcathrrtr,.,. terminus. Pleas. do the
favor to send this little child TO HE house
Of tn. minister 20 named
IL, no Use attempting to express wha;
MrxAdare's ; feelings were when Weaver
politely lifted the little maid up into hi,
arms. where she rested quite comfortably
and without the sIjrhtes, tvmptoms Of ~hy
ness. The hcviIdere1 cI..rryman t,If Il
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