St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-12-20


maybe you'd pay me something for the
hogs, and let us git out of this along on
our way to her brothers over the river.
I expect you'll be glad to have us CO."
''lts all one to me whether you go
or stay" said ], stiffly. 81 am sorry for
you, and Pm willing to do what can
for you. Come in and bring your family
in" They came in, and | seated them
about the sitting-roOm fire. Mrs. Cripps
with many sobs and tears, told the sto-
ry of their misfortune. You see they
lived in little frame shanty in the hol-
low, between the ridges of the timber,
quite out of sight of any of the village
people, although not more than mile
away. The older members of the fami-
ly had been out in the field getting in
turnips, when one of the little ones
came running to them with the word
that a bottle of turpentine had been
broken on the hearth, and the floor had
caught on fire. By the time they reach
ed the house, it was enveloped in flames,
and the stable, which was built mp
against the rear of the house, was also
on fire. 1t seems all they did was to
stand and bemOan their hard luck until
everything was consumed. ''It's awful
han d ;, the moor woman said Gsto lose
every stitch Won have and vour moor
little beast too--and IFS borier,n anv-
tbinr to have If bonnen on TbonkSriv-
inc dav when Miss Eiles a1wavs sends
the basket of GOOD victnals Sba'u sanJ
if today bnf we WON'T he tharaNanJ
tbe voung ones WON'T oct M GOOD din
na, fbis Gav y
ooh vaS tbav will ~ Soi5 nc obaor-
iro ms copId .svou,r ali e,t dinner
with me And ,ftor dinner III $40
about What b.d Lattar ha Innar
..We,u have to ao tn TiSha,s if wa
can only gat -, Iift .croSS tho riva, y said
tba moor ynn'.n s.Thara oin,t notb;n%
Ieft ms hnt tha hoo, ,nJ tIa fa,, +n,,,;,,s
I d, wiSb von,d t3i,a tia borS,, ;,
..Varx weIl y s.id 81 viii II vo,
still wish I'm soil them ,ftar wn,vn t3Ii,
al tha ,,n+tor o,.o,. .,,;,, nj e.,
thinn to Il" NOW i, 70 'r.Sh and 90, tb"
ch;ISran ed. Co... d;n,,a1;; nnd 7 ',.o,,t
to vol and iainad tha fo,lnrm nantba'.
tidT nm bnr cbiIdran and 70 onrma -,
tL ~ nti',' ~ " Vl'I I"'o ~
nH rnino o"" - w "S 3'S vi; f;i' Inp' L"s "iu
n n;oo d;n"n -. ,'''n r", ana, S'' J ""mn ~
." ~ u' "s "I'' Piop"i
~ 'lis uo"Se' 1nu S',' u'"n WIN
t"e''' anu mainly "aiteI on us ana
may shy ."a' All appe'ree 10 ENJOY .h''
i ,iie"l gulle as n'uG'l ''S IL any ol thth'
vi VII iI"ni "ele .ie neA' "as !" oo',ie'
u noi' ,ou 80 W "l"Ne r't !. PiGas'nt i"i
.on' t:.In, -, :pPS toin' "e Po-
10y anu N'nulA 1s II 'h9A ne1n ,y niH
ooS' T l.io"us, anu rn'' 'ouuIeu lamp
''nu ' "" See u "sNeu tneii ie"l
n|n'oS Ia. "s i1i many as .nouSn theS were
81 eu. 'vS'ueh' ~, anu 'ue oeole'"iH Vi
|.o 1"" '"S ""s '"o IN T'nneis tni;e VI sI saI,
.'e''"". %r""9s wiz "1ileNe nc Is wei. ~
"T,n' tiu hP LaP 'oI', , '',ih In, n,''ise,i
In'I 81 "non h' oiiu'I !ho S'on I Il
v or"i "d 'ho % oh Molni .Tt WI" I iis one SInu n
Gia "} ""u an,h J tuoso h ,n"' u,aH A"I ~ III
81 81 tn', - :" ."o, no" ;i';v =
cIn,;, .oo, W pT' Lay t,S ns unon' 10 ,c,n cp
.,, thn e% Inu I, r"Ne .loSe G.rppIes ~ ,Ii III,
-, ti-;, en- ~ 49,: ~ n '',.
I'll Saa 'hnmt a. Nv Hrrpp' ,,p, ,,
hnL ,,on5 ,o .tt I,i' 49, ,n'' r " tosis.
the nn;rbho,bond md %"inl, =, M"s
Cri,,,,,,.s hI,,i,e,. """ S",mI =" S
small f,rmar over the r;ver 3nd WIN
wouldn't he likely to feel nIeasnre ot
having ten peo1le TO care for he
should take the money I sbould nav
him for his hoDs and buv nrovisions
for his family. / nromisej him y har-
rel of meal and u Gallon of mol,sses to
bepip on. and told hIm 7 knaw N,tb,u
and Grandma wouId allow him the old
tobacco barn TO live in until he conId
get n shantv buiIt. and I advised hin,
fo DIG his turnins and bouse Them
Mrs. Crinns inst cried and said If y,.
too good. and she didn't want to have
TO 90 to her brothers if she couId see
any other way. And Cripps seemed
grateful, though he didn't saw much
T,amp and Vac offered to po riobt owe,
and die the tnTpins and rake over tb,
rnins tn 500 if snmntbinr worth s,vinn
couldn't he found. and tbe end off s
was. I told Them IA Keen them all tb,t
n;ob+ nd ,vo,J ,ottIo oI>,,t -,
ast - """ Wi Wi T 1SaS,o "oou' u v n'''.e'l
60 u"S. "en' i'uhp anu tas an'
1pP' I "' Nc Ioi"s seI oi. 70 'n'
.Hi' .H;ns' anu % Manu9 ane l cleared arr III
aHlH' 'anu nAeu 'oo'i,s iol 'ne 1 '''''iNs'
SndSS. SnSS e $500 oSa., ",su e' Ne We" ,; .;nue up
o"4s,o VI o'n:nt ,:I1 io' nrs: oIlPpS 10 GU
9uu % ioi .ne c,ll.Iien' M DS 'nat l,,he lwa'
I, tarH, anu anu, Ha'llai' Ha an anu our iolkS came
nome non anu Ilearo Tue s,orS we laa ,'
'oil' anu ,a.t 'S =. was Na,'l'n SET I,si'
ouo I rnu "d 'a5''Io Ie .ne Moru 10 tlle vi'las'
opnn peopJn' nnu i ne,1te 70 'e4 t, oc'"ck ne n"'
en1sD f,Inteu ~ e,: ~ sc. ene Grippses 1t
ST,uS ",,n d " Van ,al' s."il loL % .ne Wln.er
ram, ramp anu way 90. III ABOUT eiSut IL
t'le eEehlns' anu salu Crlpps lao gon'
pu' ,n 'le country piece, anu miShIn
oe oaIk ioT an nour. When ne di'
cone' HIS IoiKs n were aoea ana asleep
; anu 50 were tramp ana VaS. Natnal
anu were III Tue si1'lhS-foom talking
over tue happenings OF the day whel