Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-08-14
For the Monitor.
PLANCHETTE.
BY DAVID HILL.
rhine. 1851

rTime, 1851
Come here, Planchette. My good dog, come here
Your heart beats fast as my own, fear.
This house close by. where that light CLEANS so,
An thoughts of Sue Is the cause, know.
That kiss will do. Now. good dog, keep still,
While creep up 10 that window sill.
Ten years ago, night like this,
prest Sues lips with farewell kiss.
She loved me then l could tell right well,
By deep drawn signs, an the tears that fell.
If now knew-but, alas feel
Dark doubts this night through my bosom STEAL
But for these doubts which portend no good,
I'd walk right in with shout, would.
Well said; look, an behold see
That room about as it used to be.
Unless it is that my eyes see less.
1t has not changed in the least, guess
All things around look pleasant an fair
But hanged if l see that girl in there
l may find out to my grief an woe,
That she now sleeps with the dead below.
Or what is worse, or mostly dread,
She may have changed in these years an we'd
1 soon shall know-but, listenl hear
A door-latch lift-an' footstep near.
Now soon I-ha! BY the gods! Look there!
If that sight don't sort of raise my hair.
Two forms see. One is Sue, an one
Alas Plauchette, I'm a man undone.
My heart, in here surges to and fro
Like some wild sea when the hard winds blow.
Come here. Panchette. My good dog, come here.
Your masters heart is askew, 1 fear.
Place your feet-so, on this window sill,
An look right in; but, good dog. keep STILL
Do you-eh? what? Look you here, say.
You act, you do. in a burned pleased way.
What is there dog, in their looks you see
To make you turn in this way from me?
Do you forget, when the stars shown bright
AS those up there in the sky to night,
How, on this porch she swore to be mine,
Till those same stars should forget to shine?
An you stood close in the shadows here.
An heard each word, an dscerned each tear?
Do you forget all the nights in camp.
I've talked to you as to her, you scamp;
An for reply, heard the bootin' owl,
The night winds sigh, an the wild wolf howl?
Do you forget all the nights I've lain
In camp asleep, through the dew an rain,
An dreamed of her, an this amp-lit room,
While YOU stood guard in the midnight gloom?
An now, / say, since she's proved untrue,
Can you act pleased in this way, can you?
Seei now they sit on the lounge where
Once sat with her in the days gone by;
Right there she promised to be my bride;
An now that chap is her joy an pride.
The hand 1 held, an the lips prest,
Have gone to him. an love with the rest.
An now-ha-look Did you see that kiss9
I'll shoot that chap if my shot don't miss.
NO-no! Planchette Don't pull me away.
Let go my sleeve. Do you hear, say?
That chap shall die. l mean it. l do;
An now look out or may shoot you.
Do you hear me? Don't you see I'm mad?
If so. look out. You'd better-you had.
Let-go. say. WhatI you won't-qconf your
Then I'll shoot wild though the shot kills Sue.
'Tis strange, you cur, that to-night-Ha see!
They rise alarmed-they listen-they flee.
They've heard my voice; all this hue an cry;
And you-you brute, you did it. sO-die.
I've killed that dog in your place. you see.
| jim? Yes I'm jim. Can't you hear-can't you?
say,-Im Jimi-the betrothed of Sue.
Ell HatG hHal 5 tnaJ! der DrotnerE lou lie
| IT'S true. you say? Then swear it, or die
You swear it?-Pouf whatI are you that chap
| That once used to hold in my lap?
| You that-Good God! now know, I do,
| Just why it was that Planchette saved you.
| He knew your face. Yes, he did. poor dog.
| An he lies there-dead, dead as log
| And you are Joe. Poor Planchette-too badI
| Well,-rd forgot that you lived, had.