Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-27

morning he made some Inquiries Then.
two nearest neighhor> were washer wo-
men. Both had been out I'll day. No one
had Seen Jerry
II Jerry's father We're not in prison =
but he had been sent up in February for a
Year. and here ii was only the last of J me
Or II there hat been any evil companions
n'n@'nS around; bat Jerry, and every
crap OF his belongings, Il, we'll rs the
money, h 'd surely disappeared.
1here was no gay excursion for Tim.
He broodcd over his dcsertion, and grew
mofos", began to save his money again,
and shut himself up ike Il hermit. The
poor, crippled boy that he hal taken to his
heart, that he had warmed and fed. Ali,
1t was very bitter. Perhaps not even hi,
beautiful Mss May would care to re:neu
J be- him.
50 he did not go near her. Autumn
came on ap,ce. One ,lreiry November
day, when he could find nothny To do, H.,
turn"d honewtrd- weary and he,,rt>lck
All, II there wa, only Il CHEEKY voice t..
welcome hun.
Some one s,ool hy his door. !, lady il,
danny y attire. Some one caught hi, ann
and cried =
20. Tim. I'm 50 glad You isye come
! have been waiting almost an hour l,m
We found lit,le Jerry. and he is diving
"ul he asks for Nou constantly. Com.
RIGHT away. Don't lose a moment
Jerry. in sort Of ot,z 1t way. IS i
he. bat h tlf understood. Little Jerry
my pa''Iner? Q, Miss VI no, yol can
II it'd, ing"
Yes. Hurry, I'M I'r w.,itrl ;,
long tleld
They walked do Nn the stairs aud SEA de
through the street 10 4 horse car |
seemed To Inn is If they rode al hour
lnrn they aNGhted, and Il short wal
brought them To a drr,nl-lookiuy trnr
ment house | p one fl 5h: OF stairs, an,
the door opened.
:. l. it Iim?' asked a weak voice.
i'm threw himself on his knee, bv III,
bed>idr. and kissed the sweet. wan f,,
with the t'-nicl ness Of 4 mother. Fo
some minutes only sOb> were. heard
= lou told him Miss M,v?
" No, Jerry. We hurriei 81 there. W A
~ ch,ut Bat | WI. tell him ever,
word
80, Tim. you didn't think WAS
thi't? Il broke my heart to 90. |; W.
"a her. He yut out some way aud h,
been watching us He came that nigh
when We We're 80 happy counting ou
money. but he diin'I i,rc offer t. take N
away then. The next N rn0uy he wal e
N with a paper. which h- said was a W II
rut for me, and that if d.'c1 to SAY
word. he'd send me to the Refuge
picked up my thin.s-I WIS 80 afraid {
him-and then he wanted IN money. An
>w"rr if ai'in't ct il he'd murder m,
told him woplin''. 50 he We'd nv hand
and hnnnd my molth.lc~t | should scream
} and then he h nte everywhere, ami
Inn, he found it, lie took me right OF
OF thr city with HIM to 4 vile. dcn. wAel
ihrN wanted tO make 1 thief of ne
? 20. Jerry. tear. don't talk: it t;.k.
tw.ly All your strength G,d hnow~
never could h.vrs hard tAoa.h. of yo
now; and Ilm broke down.
"Ju>t liJlle. couh:n't get brA ,
v"u They watched me. an boa, me III
Il! | wr> s're and stiff; AMI lhrlr >r,r
! un;ll only a fIr night ago. when one nj 4
I gave lhein II" Sip. wanted To- com
L. bu and tell Nou how il was. but the w,
l VAS 10 ftr. and WIS 30 tired. 50 tir,,
linen fe down in tn" street.. and 20,
!: W man picked me- up and brought me
| here. where it, 50 uIrc and clean. Iin
and such quiet place TO die in. Ar
then don't seem to remember much uut
/ yesterday. when Miss Nav came N. Al
i this morn NJ. when she brought her
e ther. And then | wanted to See YOU,
I'll v0u- Tim. if You could hold me
/ v"ur art"s a-aln' Miss Nay said won
nnd nammt in heaven: that God ear,
for po"l iIttlr boys. Does lIr Tim?
p Ike NoA t" tell me Aud VIII vGjI con
Il and lr' me he Your p'rln"r a-,in2 l.
t very far KISS me. ijm You know no
'h't | WASN'T thief. Miss May sal
{ something Yesterday ab Ut opening /!
r. starry tic>