Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-12-17

you're too Open'hanlel, You cant aiord
TO keep parcel Of able bodied women Ia
idleness, ifyou ever mean to buy the mea'
dow lots"
"That's faetl" The menlioa Of the
lots keyed his courage,
When he came back that afternoon he
found sopAy, respleadent ina pink'how'
cred muslin, entertaining ahaif u dozen
girls IN the parloF, lio stopped 10 Joke
and rOmp with them, The next moment
the door opened, aud Lefty stood Ike u
ghost on the threshold,
"Come 10 motherl" she said,
"What II the matteri"
"You have killed her l think"
The poor old woman had sunk down on
the floor Of the cellar and lay al II dead
William trembled ~ he lined her, Tho
doctor Of the village happened to pass at
that moIhen,
'No she 4. not dead," he Aaid, after eS'
aiming her, "Grcat exhaustion IL VIII
DO long illneSs,. hue must have rest
and careful nursing"
Lefty stepped forward, "shc will
haye both, Mr., burke, viii you carry her
10 Mrs, Wrights-aeross the rOad She has
promiscd 10 give mo room"
The crowd about her were ~ Stuaned
at the chIld's action, that they did nothing
10 oppose her.
MIR. burke promptly lifted the thin
figure ia his arms, aud had laid her in the
he'd. iu Mrs. WHght's shaded, spare room,
before William recovered his senses.
"Don't YOU see how disgraeChll this
looks I" Sophy cried, shaking him. "Your
mother turned out! What will folks sayi"
lilo hurried after Lefty, scoldlng aud
ordering diem back, hut Lefty did not
answer him.
Mrs Wrlph, Mid cAargc boarding, -
Dive heart"
~ shall pay her." said Lefty, quietly.
Mrs. Tancy's Illness lasted for weeks.--
Williams wife smoothcd the matter over
TO tie community, ~ bist shs could
"The Wri..ht house was quetcr than hers.
She was willing to pay the boarding to
insure comfort u dear Mother Taney,"
c,c. etc. Surely, she rcjolced TO escape
tho trouble of the sick woman.
when Mrs. fancy was able to come
ao,,, N ihc norch of,hc cool farmhouse,
Gov thc,arst fine. she sent for William
and his wlfe. The doctor was there, and
Mfr. Burke, and Judge Wright, aud little
Lofty md II man, whom Mr.. Burke a,
orce recoenized AS "the fellow" and sc
,urned his back on him, contemptuously
"you'ye got quite II color, mother
Touev." said Sophy. .Youll soon bC
rcodv +, q come over. Help with the can
: ming, chi"
7 .Mrs. Tancy," said the doctor gravely
: needs long season Of rest, before he
4 heouh il rcsto,ed. have recommended
, chonye If mir. n Journey"
4 william cxcha,ead alarming glance.
with his vie,
"Wbv Won must take us for milf onaire
: docm She cried. Change of air? Journey
d rho, cor, of nrcscrintlon suits city, fin
p Ladies R,t farmers wives who have I,
o,r, their living. can't take time for sue
" sn,.de.rols,u
The doctor would have answered, Blu
" Iettv mt her hand on his arm. Their
v0s = faint mink ON her cheek, and he
,,,o or.s Snor,,,cd like steel
. uror.r,ote,v my mother" she sal
. ,,o,,,u .gs not in such a strait. hay
> .,odo orr,noements for her to take
I, ionronv We are going to Virginia to-mo
y vom hovo houoht tbe old home. an
\ wa sho,, live there. She will have Il Ion
o,r
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