Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-02-14
"How II was brought Home to Her. -


The l.d;oo ,yoro i;noariro a. tho rata NJ
t.;oo5 io,b ~ hr;ng 20 a eiose theit nIeas.
o.. ,t eli A, ,ero,b 40 tbev turned auav
a ~ o"I f.;o,J nnt;c;rs tha d;rect;or tbev
vuu na ,at;nn racoi,ed 1bem y;th the onerv
a. ,ot o. ;ntond;n !, 20 oa,l On Me- GIyne?
10 III, T., hod ma von tno., ,bst be
u ,nas 90 nn ga a DRINK Last nicbt ?n
"" "yoa ho cana here and knocked at two
o,.,oo,r No hnohand want IN inc door and
ia h;r, ba bod coma 10 The wrong house
poor tailoa, ba uas 40 drunk that be didn't
,uou, tb;ngT
what a nitv and nm M sorrv - ex.
claimed both ladies' at once.
' Vas +" assumed Mrs Grav abis brother
hoo ,,r,od h;n, az and Mrs C,,ne Ia wash.
;n1 5 VI exn % von had better cali some
otSer t;ne !
,.T :L.n..;s, tIoua-d soo;dodIr
e Mrs. Civne nsed N he INV nearest neigh.
hor and sbe has rrohablv seen no. and will
fool varv mucb siigbtad II we do not call.
avon nndar The stances"
The cali was made, and az thew were
waking bomeward. Mrs. Walter remarked +;
al az NOT soc how Mrs t,lvne can he an
ohoerfnj and b;da what che rust feel with
,John rieht there in the room sleeping off
The effects of his last NIGHTS spree"
!, Ne,t;e ia a good woman. replied Mrs.
| Howard g a little odd nerbans. Int a nice
bousekeener and always irving 10 have
,b;noa rIeasant for Jobn. II "a not her
fault 7 know that be doea mot keen sober.
Ua nssd 70 dr;nk ali tbe time. and for q
wear she wonldn,t live with him. His
brotber uerbert bronobt him here finally
cave hin a Mace in tbe store f;xed nm that
little house next 10 us. and then sent for
Matte She had her two little girls then
tbev ware sncb nice children, too. One Of
than died while thew were living nv us. and
The bshv how was horn there. He died las,
summer Won know"
g Vas y renlied Mrs Walter 7 was at the
funeral Herbert sen, for me- to helm sing
| 7 had never seen Nettie till that day. John
has kent sober for nearly a wear. knew
ali abopt the last time. Herbert will no,
tnrn him off 7 know. He always threaten,
N bnt ba will he in the store to.morrow.
an, snran
at don't think WE ran svmnatbize with
No,t;e /" cold har fr;erd aNo one can real
;ze The dentb Of her sorrow. unless il ba,
hean hronabt home to them"
'"No" said Mrs, Walter " we can bav,
hrt faint ;dea of her feelings. neve,
have told Won have 7 how IL was sbroupbt
home, m me? went IN Stafford on a visi
lat ,oontb 20, reman,her and NJ conra,
,,,out d;r.c,ly 10 coo INV fr;erd Mrs Evans
7 not;ced that she looked troubled abou
sometb;no and did not see Fred (her hus
bondS hnt inst a moment. He was not a
tha d;rner table bnt 7 aid not think tba
strauna a. tbev arc in tbe hotel business
Van know After dinner had an engage
- ,uh;oh kart mo oil If tho af,ernoon
Jnst hefore tea time I went hack ag,in. an,
fomnd Ms Evans lving down. sWbat i
n Marv 9'I sa;d. ;Sometb;ng ia the mat
tor; Sba commercad CRYING and sohhe,
out krod 10 dr;nL;no AGAIN That ia what |;
tha ' rattor onJ IL seams 90 II II wonld Hi
me con,d onlv clasn her in NV arms ar
sau Won noor dear woman, Won ma,
th;nk 4 stranoa bnt was aImost sick for
wal nartiv tb;nk from The SHOCK 7 re
oa;uad W. lived for three wars clos
ne;gbbora 70 Mrs Evans. That was severa
uea5s 400 when we both lived in Norton
Warv vas ,;te a s;s,er 10 me- don't knoy
wba; 7 sbonid have done without her. Free
was a oood ne;gbbor too, ALWAYS had
curions regard Tor him. Most neople thin
thot be Ia 7szv and be ia NOT the sort of
mon 7 sbonlJ fancy at all from his annea,
anca Rnt Ered 10 ouite an annreciat;v
reader CON tall veil and 10 a f;rst.clas
worLr.n Of his trade And I think q
much Of Marv that have 70 like Fred fo
bar saIa Tba newt evening wa were alon
for a l;ttle while and Marv freed her bn,
danad beort NJ ;ts gre.t soyrow as much a
fr;srd,s svmnaibS conId ha a relief Ere
~ tnrrsaj ,ha hsh;t 81 5r;nt;nr ,vban h