Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-25
Daddy Will.


gether in which each had risked life for TN
other; and their friendship was kept cheeril
burning by the interchange of thousau,
spontaneous acts, as thoughtful as they wer
loving, on every ordinary or extraordinar
event OF their lives on anniversaries o
births and deaths and marriages; in meme
rial OF military promotion and civic ad
vancements; of battles in which they ha,
been engaged, or from perils from which
one mad been rescued by the other; of tn
planting OF a favorite tree or the foaling O
a favorlte colt. So it happened that on tn
birth OF son, Colonel Dater, as was tn
usage with many slave.holding families, as
signed to the young heir for his own pecu
liar servant the child of one of his mos
trusty slaves, bright negro lad of six o
seven, named Will and in like manner
when, few months later, a son was ais,
born to his friend Major Duncan, he CAV,
the young stranger another of the sam,
staunch and trusty stock, Wills twin sis
ter Betty, to be the little fellows nurse anc
attendant
The sons of the old comrades perpetuated
and cemented the inherited family friend
ship by companonship that grew closei
and became more essential to the happincs,
OF each with increasing years. Like theii
fathers, they embraced the profession OF
arms, and when the Mexican war broke out
they entered into it with ardor, emerging
from it with high reputation for skill and
valor, aud each with the wel.earned rank of
colonel Will had accompanied his Young
master to Mexico as body-servant, and IN
that capacity had shared the young officer.
dangers, and accompanied him in all hi,
daring exploits, approving himself, and be-
the whole of that co,nnaian as vii 81 -,
the longer one of life, the trnstiest and mos,
devoted of friends Altbongh ho had h"'.,'
given his freedom nv ColoneI Datar ,,h,''
they were both vourg mon DaJJ,, ivan ~
he came to he ;ny,riahiy oaiia5 IN a.
masters children and tbo;r ch;Idro,,
them. remained with ,be Dater fail, " n'ha
placed unbounded trust in bis Sdal;i,,, " .J
sagacitv When CoIonal nata. d;a J ~. 1 as.
a comfortable nrovis;on Tor he nid sn;,',.
who WAS then vargina towarJ I ,h,o a',eni'
and in his will cbargad b;s som sod,'iousI, -
care for him in his dooi;n;nr, 9ona'.S -
which vomng Mr. Datar a. $3.50 ~ oo :,
reverentialy nerformed raceiy;rc, IL rat "nu'
the most loyal and atfectiouate yer,;oa
But if Mr.. Dater inherited tba le,,aoy IF
Daddy Wits unswarvin, 6d,,i;,,, rs s.;,t, ~
full old man transferred to ~ 49,,
daughter Kate the devoted attachment a,hiot,
he had concentrated in his aarI;ar ,ears 1,'
her grandfather. Colonel Da,er NJ Ln;o,h,
was ever moro cbivalrons il, bis da,,ot;an ~
his leal lady than was badly V;u w. ~
beautiful girl fro,o tba tiu,a ,,la,, 10 So,
beheld her lving nm bar ,,,o,I,a,,, h,,,,,' ~
babe n fevy davs old wiz H., ,,,o.;aoI :"
stinct which Is often stronc, i; $500 - lie
race ba Ma r., III. 20 i"o" vi li'
nater's bedsida to k;ss ,ho boi.Ia ai,o
and as he Id 90 bo s;iont,, " ,ai,'o5 a. ~;
dead friend and mastar tLat ,,a,Il ~ u.s.
nv " his gr.ndcbiId nb;la nc Ill IT, I.
Then turninc, 70 Nv naton I i;s.;''. L''.
delicate Whit had 10 H., a. .,';,is ,ie'
grace of a courtier ba aiao,lataJ " ~ l'nr
LITTLE an,Ia hIosson, -, ~ 80 D t ueal
" IittIe AnnIa RIosso,,, ;, o 10 ~
called Kate excent on rara ooaa;n'n t in'1
no more abiect sIaye or lo,,;C, ,,'or,h; . iau
DADDY viii and tbe vo,e "0 .;si "' vi,a,,
his love bv an affection as fsou e. ei"'en
served as his oyn i'''''A anu '''ie'
II was very haan,if,,i 20 a., .i,ouo ....
Kate hIosson,od fra,', 81 aee V.leae Iwo a.
DADDY viii uas ,',a,' l IS nv s'.i''oou
dasnite his groumc, ,,aa .;I PA s.iiIe' "nu
erect and nreser,,ej ,ho soIi; 81; leu a''sei
Laar;or, ,,hioh La b. ,"e 9o'''ey sai. anu
m;TtarS Ia Ia ,,'a "viuli ';. uu'ins us
Ions in bic ,oiia, 49, a'HsH so,upu-
snit If hIaol, hro9da,n.t .t ""9 iu'aii"o'! q
the ine,;tahIe su,aioa,tn'; I''e o", oe,ns u
versaiIv worm baif oo a't u"' aii' h UNI
10 ,l' is,i,,;aa ~ III ou' now
10 ,b;r, ,,5 t,s Io'",on VI ie'i ''iess, aiu
,.ara Of ,ha s't ,iI "J az. VI many lo'us
contrasti,'a, s,ro,1t,, 'it. "hi'eov m"IellalS,
his face ana h amd, "''' '"e '""i' nue Vi
avn, Lasan .,'s'
VIII SoJ consti,"to5 T." h aoH 70 waih, Dauuy
he MIGHT NOT he IN al Unset ner heeler, II
Vbeneye, sta ,,,oa s I'peo1s her uulse'
She was certai,,I,' 70 Nv W n'' 'noIh1r care
canacious arrns y. ue sen "h orauisu III MS
-, 81 ,,.l;,r 10 III sue seeiieu mere
XII, o,,.,;, ~ SiG pun leStiig against tne
vol, ,b,a ,';tI' L n.9 o'o"u e'iesV' he "ouiu
hour conyarsi,,, Ill I ~ io' "o"i a.Vei
she comId I;s' Wv, ne' 10 i,ioh'sis peiole
fao,o.,, 1911 ~ =" ~ auu GiAlhs ior satls'
rreot yo" vp,S ,nr Understanding gaze Oh her
,ts Eyes anu ,he com
ntarrn,t;ar f"'' Jo'.i'ueu Mlthoul
rs tbe haha ' daneinsS G'';y III us character
,yomanbood 70 eaoh ps h hHVH CRIMSON ana
m on, ad;mstad " ;, I'ion s'ases lie oiu
Nrs nater had ,,'is "ivn iusVlnoeiNe ii,oe.y'
WIZ devotion 70 has oneGul" seu psuuy
iombia raaso,. 30 w. hal udusL:ei, anu lor
for his s;mnIa h"t " a",,. ."e nisnes' fesPece
,nbandi,rr III ~. "ou'9 w'suolii' ior ms
famiIv attaobna nS, J d"u i4r nis s.anti
Tnevy ,ba, 49,, b' III f 'a,oe a'u sue
mo- ;nteII;,a,'oa Ill t. . anu gov
nst sncb trainin "o a''i 1919 'ueneu oy
,ns old soIdiar ,.enid 49, 20 40 .,e 'isol,
\Irs Datar,s s,",oe;,'. ,no ~ po'i' anu
vas shown On 81 80 ioa:t was vas no. a. iau''' as
,idents Of Which soa,', Un~ s~;.j, '"e III
When Kate wos e;arbt rears e oiS
,erv lovely i'm narson a,3 I;s, o'u sue was
yitbaI no a nbiId H. narfao, hdpI, Il''on ouV
Ma as active amd 80" oush' W
She was natnrail, iovino an5 i a ;ionHey'
me dav in a n'n,,ant 81 ,a "nt uoone ou'
oansod hu s ~, disno'i VI u'Sap
nother,s wLiob sha al ,nt LII; ;VS' DL VI nei
MT of Tho roo G"' ",u o' ,s''sn' sue rusneu
NO lila N It'll tnrr So on f sslu iooh-
,ver She was arra:ted consoiam mS'",', hom-
Nv The sight Of naddv lv;II S,a,,i;, leSen'
,er and iooLino rarr rara a S a"a oeio'e
lie had been an nnobssrysd snectatnr oT bur- har