Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-07-31
"We Can't Somehow Most Always Tell.
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"All this time I'd been lookin' around
tryin' to settle, an never seein' any one it
seemed as if I'd want round all the time
an I'd built on another part for him, sos
not to have any mixin' mp, in case did
settle. Everything fixed itself straight off,
you might say, different from what I'd
laid out for, as things always does. I'd
about made up my mind Leviny Harvey
Il Connecticut woman with II farm an
three children, was the one for me, Her
husband had been killed in 'jam,' goin'
lown with Tidd's gang two years before
but she an hired man had carried on the
farm, with what hand could lend now
and then. an | said to myself, Here's a
strrin' woman, an family all ready Ia
my hand jest about old enough, an I'm
pretty certain she won't say No, if I ask
her. made up my mind I'd do it after
my next trip down to St. Peters, an |
went below that time pretty easy an
settled in my mind. laid in good many
things thought she an the young ones
would like. an instid o hangin' roun' a
day or two, an giltin' what news there
was 10 take back, l ddn t stay but one
night. an started off next mornin' before
light. Fact was, | wanted to be more
settled yet; an as drove along l kept u
thinkin more an more how me an Lavi-
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