Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-10-09
What the Train Brought.

ing after it with an unconscious
sigh.
$50 many come by you, so many
60 by you, out into the great, wide,
beautiful world,' she thought as she
gazed over the fertile valley farm
and out through a break in the cir
cling blue mountains, from whence q
trail of white smoke came floating
back. 81 wonder if you will evel
bring me anything? OF carry me
away? or must / live my life out to
the end, shut in by these quiet
| hills?"
"Supper ready, mother?" called
out the hearty looking farmer, halt
ing in the glow of the bright freight
on the open hearth, as he came in
from foddering the stock, followed
by his son Thomas, who was a liv-
ing, breathing "image of his SIRE
"To be sure it isl replied his
bustling little wife, who had just
such eyes and hair as bonny Alice,
and just the same sweet smile. "Is
it not always ready when the train
goes by? Come Alice!''
"Alice is looking for her fortune.
MOTHER" said Tom. sit is coming
by that train. l know all about it. .
Alice smiled and shook her head
at her saucy brother, as she took hel
seat at her fathers side.
Little did any of them think how
many true word is spoken in jest.
or that the fortune which the even
ing express was to bring the daugh-
ter of the house was even then near
ing their hospitable door.
GIVE worked like a beaver all
day long, Martha, and Tom has kept
pace with me, and we both said as
we came home that we were too tir-
ed to eat. But this is comfort II
would be hard to see anything much
pleasanter than this nice, tidy kitch-
en-, and just as hard to find any of
their French cooks that can beat you
and Alice, my DEAR" said Elihu Der
went, glancing thankfully at the
blazing fire, the table laid so neatly,
the tempting meal of batter-cakes
and maple syrup, wheaton bread and
golden butter, and large platter of
cold corned beef, and vegetables
that was placed before theStwo hun
CRY men.
Mrs. Dcrucnt poured Uut tho tea
strong, hot and fragrant.
esquire Seaton, up in the big
house yonder; don't often get such
tea as this, with all his staff of SER
wants. said Tom, looking across
the valley to the brick and freestone
palace of the one millionaire of the
village.
Poor man" !" sighed Mrs. Der
went. II do pity him i His wife
and daughter dead, and his only sor
so wild and wilful and a wanderer al
over the world. Only last week he
told me, with tears in his eyes, thai
he had heard of his boy, and that
he had been seen lately in Leadville
Intoxicated and poorly dressed, in {
gambling saloon. Yet when h'
wrote there to him-and wrote kind
ly-he had disappeared. If it were
our Tom, Elihu, should just breal
my heart. Tom, if you ever grow
unsteady and run away like Philil
Seaton, you will give your mothe
her death blow. Remember that y
'sThank God, it isn't Tom, Mar
tina, I'm sorry, too, for the man ant
for the boy. Mr.. Seaton owns tina
he turned him out of his house in
fit of anger, and the boy swore h
would never enter his doors again
Bad temper on both sides, you see
and so-Why Martha, what on cart
is that?"
Farmer Derwent might well as
the question and rush from the te
table to the door, followed by hi
wondering wife and children.
A procession of four of his neigf
, bors was coming up from the garde
gate. At the gate stood horse an
light express wagon, and four me
had lifted an inanimate body an
were bearing it toward the house.
, "The 6 o'clock express has run o
} the track mile or two up the va
) ley," said Deacon Jones, as he an
his two sons and his brother-in-la
reached the porch with their sens
less burden. "Ever so many peopl
, hurt, but able to go on as soon {
they got righted. But this poor fe
4 lew is so nearly dead that we thougl
we had better bring him here, beir
: the nearest house, and send for tt
! doctor. We knew your wife cou
Y nurse him back into health again
7 any one could, Mr.. Derwent."
"You're right, there, neighbor
!. bring him right in,' said the farme
;, His wife led the way to her be
/ bedroom, next to the parlor. To
y sprang on the back of his swift SC
e rel colt and set off for the doctor.
y Half an hour later the supper t
BILE was cleared, the dishes we
washed and put away, and Ali
=, Derwent sat pensively by the kitch
o fire. while her father and moth
e. were busy with the doctor in t
le spare room and Tom. hurrying
" and fro on their errands, stoppil