Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-04-10

doctor said-and was well enough himself
to make it necessary that he should be told
what had happened; that his barn was
burnt, his hay, his corn, all his provisions
nearly gone, and his horses and oxen, too
just the one dun COW that gave milk,
tied in u shed that Ben had Knocked to-
gether. that was all.
| suppose my lantern broke in the hay,
Sara. he said, when he could speak. |
found the door open. and went in, and
there was Il man there. | grappled him.
and he struck me-that's all | know.
Either my lantern did it. or the man was
there to fire the barn. However it was.
:, it's all over now 1t will take-Sara, you
took care of my pocket book?
Darling, she said, have patience. Your
pocket book has not been found I've
drawn all my little savings to live on.
thought you might remember where
always wore it in my vest, he said
You know that kept all had about me.
There were five hundred dollars in money,
too, and receipts dare not lose. for they
are signed by rascals. Sara, every chance
had of retrieving my losses is gone.
sure, forever. | suppose | was robbed us
lay senseless, ami | thought my own
person better and safer than any bank
Look at me now, miserable, crippled
shaking shadow, that any child could
master.
But you'll get strong again, said Sara,
and we We the house and the land. But
Hiram was too weak to feel any hope or
courage. He took his bed again, and lay
there still when it was time for II farmer
to be busy.
However, he did not die. and there was
ahother conValescence. Sara mad not had
l'me 10 De III. one dared not what she
could DO she mad done. Bnt farm needs
It's master. II they raised enough for food
That year, despite nelghborly Kindness
and i'en's vow to work forever without
wages if need be. that was all they could
do. And it was poor year. No fruit to
speak OF, vegetables small and mean, and
corn disappointment.
Moreover one of Fielding's creditors
did prove himself rascal; AND although
the farmer swore to having paid this debt,
there was no receipt to be found. and II
mortgage of the land was the consequence.
Often the discouraged man declared that
ne "lshea the ln'el hau also murdered
ii',l,' anu he -. meant It,
But sara fleiding Kept her courage up,
ana now lhat her husband was ialriy on
MS leel' anu iiau even uuhS away cane
anu crutcn, woulu nave oeeh perfectly
happy couio sile nave maze MN So
Anu mus lIahksSiVlnS came ABOUT
again. ana iriends shooK thelr heads once
more ana sad, poor MIS-. tleldlng would
nave ui1erefI lli'nksSlVihs rom what
she oeeh usea TO- ana many invitations
we're sem 70 tloSe VINO hau entertained so
ileely wlll'e tl'ey coulu, out hiram "ouiu
nav, nave hoho Vi 'leni anu 10 teii the tru'h'
l''.ic toes were out anu ~, lilVle dresses were
hoG lreSn ana nollaay-lKe'
Neii Keep thanksgiving III hohie' salu
'o"i' .r, i1lu'!iS. .,,,. III, u,.u
n'iNe ,', NinS s'''u iih''f' ~ sau'y' n1H'
niy ~, !, moI cI " thons, uo. VI U' ;,nan ;m
o"l, s"y .h"I ieei Unt'nh,u. nnun e''lI ;i
~ any .nGn 'noio an - any P'nAi"s' ''''"
i''sre ne i1.AI.o' anu NJ 'ul NY, A., .hon
nmuie 10 " Pu'hpNi,' phi san' '"I inoino, L,,
,nn,nh ,riulh pl,"n maui III o'. rinht We Aep'
"I1Gn I1;. oIet ~. II .hinI? az ,.n.' .,a .
ons G'I Sat o" 'oIi.a ,n" -, Da V ,ha or
InSno InS,.oi' '''''' io''0" ~ l''' Ne' 'N0 S'''
oe'o'o
And sad tne comiort"nle woman l
thlnk roast PORK with apple sauce rs gooa
as turkey; we nave gov TWO parrels ol
apples. snail keep lhanESSivihg'
Wonidn I mss 1t ior any consideration, ana
ll'r%m, you 20 10 ctlurcll ana tahe 1ack'
anu IL get uihhef lor you-l anu Iiz1'e
anu que
Church' stlo ii'Iath.
es, church; salu oara'
Anu "A, sne ll'G nGl .lc way, -,:.,,
N"oSe' 'he i"iVnlu'' l,'' Son" WIN, many
SuI SS c., hnJ NJ baIn. nnI nn,T b.,v;n,,
t;,I;oJ t", > ,ho ho,no sha ,an, nnt doors -
~" i""I- g., Nv no'
- Gdlr ~, o75b ~ oh;oton, had hao, lost ;r
,, '1n,o G' o' h,'d liaI
t'ie III ~ 'oio ii''r sa'LI 0I 10y 80. 'oo
Du' 'no.o WA s',o'ooc,1 ',s ,,aI S,,o"Llod
~''' 'pv y, 1uUe W., i' '''n' h 0AJ J
N"y ,i'. '''N'" w. i,i5 ''h, ,'ll" ha
az "Iuoa u'" n =" ',,haua oet.'U"'' '"o'o
'''''' ,., ", 'ona na Iv" Sr.I o,,,, n1 I,oL;rr
c'iI'' az ,io. sio nI no' ca"HIa, ui Hnar hon-
ill. o"le.u'l' espo' opi" p,,i"., " ,ha % b,nn
~ ''N':'I n"'i' 'no ,,' IanS hI c,,,,,
yer t'',, oe'iuI 'n', no,1, "sn n
an 70 ,i'Ho H IL 'iuins pl;soo ~, opN'' can,
Im'''lel I,i sue ""s Hen.''' "'' WY ,oo.th
i''.u'"s io'io"eo m ,'ui' n,poh;nn %r low 1ha
In' she GGulu see ~ e.ouon,ns ,oM' har S"o
Sre't wil'to pea. 10 t''''V "e'e ~ "L''"I noi
onI Puniph'', P t,r c,r,h nv r"v iua-nnJ
anu utu" .nttn ,'DnI IT,, ,lenn ,,at .,"in
''ier "'iaV was t'i''| 'yS '' e aa
1u' p'''o"1' w., '.'' n,sa. Wv W. r honl
,e'lI'e! ,T AZ .ne etisess was !, " or, p'oN, a.,
was H?-yes, 1t wtS i' Ere'V So'r' hinh nI,
P%,c E:orl:. .;~n l., oai,h
h'r'hi fioiul"S :i''t "','o, N,' ST.
aoVut MS pe,son' III n'1 80. 'o'i''."'N
IN MS own strchS'h anu safely.
Sara drew it out, and trembling. looked
ut it. 1t was warped ana melted lhto
wad, but somehow only on the outside,
AS she lore IL open she saw ,ilat Wl'ii'h' IL
was dlscoiored anu stained o"I noC o"tht'
Their little fortune was SALE there was
hope and courage Tor Hiram now.
1t is strange now much DETERMINATION
Will no. oara rieidihg Woul" nave itihtea
on the ground but Tor the spirits with
which she fought away Ihe weakness That
crept over her; but she did get INTO her
Kitchen without dong IT, and then shr
flung herself upon her knees ana "ept aha
prayed together and grew strong ag'ln.
smell the hre, said lltlle JACK, hurry