St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
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and | seed We go over; but | didn't
see We come up again"
81 did come up, though, right be
tween two timbers. | was caught and
cornered and couldn't see over them.
They helped me keep up; but | was
swept away down stream like n buh-
ble.n
"Got stranded at the old Peters
place, did We say? Why, that's miles
and miles by the river, and it's good
bit by the road. Yer hOss, he took the
bank nigh Sile Williams's and his
boy (the little possum don't know
morn two cents wuth), he KEN by
here jest afore sundOwn,. a-leadin' of
him home"
"Home! My horse That's too bad
Now Sophie II think"
''Henry Husband !"
oh what voice was that which so
suddenly cleft the darkness. And the
answer was {:
"'Here You My blessed wife :"
"Reckon I'll git out of this" NUT
tered Bill Anderson, as a face went
past him in the cleaning, as he after
ward said of it, "with "A kind o. light
onto it We could see to read by" He
was hardly up the bank, in the middle
of the road, before sound of gallOp-
ing hoOfs came hurrying near, and be-
hind it was a whir of rapid wheels
A horseman drew rein suddenly and
sprang to the ground.
"Have you seen anything of wom-
an All alone Bareheaded ?"
"If you mean Doc Dalrymple's wife,
she's bareheaded yit ; but she isn't
alone. He and she are right down
thar, and reckon they don't want any
help jist now. Can't you hear how
she's kind o sobbin' &? She's jest found
him, and he amt drowned. | reck-
oned he was but he wasn't. He was
kerried down to the old Peters place
afore he could tech grass, though"
"Tom Addie They're both here :"
shouted Jack Foreman for the bug
gy, too, was there now. It's occupants
were quickly out of it, and Tom
Brownlow, at last, got a chance to say
"Put her in the buggy, doctor.
Addie and | will walk home"
81 was just going to offer you my
horse" said Jack.
"TOo late this time but Pm just
as much obliged. Adde'S brought a
|
The mare'll take you home in no time
DR.. Dalrymple had hardly said Il
word, and Sophie had clung to him in
silence that all the rest somehow
thought they could feel, it was so in
tense. They were both in the buggy
before they exactly knew how they
got there, and the fast trOtter's head
was turned hOmeward. Jack Fore
man remounted, with alf-dissatis-
fled air, as if there might be something
disagreeable in such a ride but he
did not try to catch up with the bug
! gy. Neither could he have restrained
, Mr.. Belden's thoroughbred to a pace
which would have kept him very neal
to Tom and Addie. TO tell the truth
they were not walking very fast, anC
Bill Anderson remarked, looking aftel
them
"WalI, no. They amt in no kind
) of hurry to git thar"
Half mile or so further on, if he
had been near enough, he might have
heard Tom BrOwnlOw say, with a
queer tremor in his voice
"The fact is, Addie, that did it
, The next time I'm drowned | want
somebody to be as glad Pm saved al
Sophie was, tonight, over the doctor
"Oh Tom"
, "Do you think you could I'm no
so good doctor as he is"
: "DOn't, Tom. Please, don't. I'm
so glad she hasn't lost him"
"Tell me, Addie, if had been il
his place ?"
5 here bareheaded.n
And no listener would have had
= right to hear more than that.
1t was hardly later, so fast the trOt
ter used up those four miles, when ;
little group at the doctors own gat,
= caught the approaching sound o
| wheels.
f "They're coming, Mother"
"Oh! Maggie, my daughter, if W.
only knew who were coming"
| dts TOMS horse and buggy. I'm
e sure of it,"
;. "Then they've found her"
:. "But the doctor. Can they hav
a found him so soon ? o dear :"
The gate seemed to burst open, a
= the wheels paused in front of it.
= sit isn't Tom. 1t isn't Jack, Moth
# er ; it's the doctor himself ~
"
e too. Why, Mother, have you brOugh
e out little Harry ?"
e 81 couldn't let him out of my arms
5 somehow, sobbed good Mrs. Belder
" "Thank the Lord. Sophie Why don
= you thank the Lord Was the bridg
swept away 2"
s Dr. Dalrymple was standing at he
: side now for he had helped SOphi
n out while they were speaking, and tn
e nurse ran to hold the trotter. Fo
V some reason, Sophie and her husban
q tried to kiss little Harry at the sam
k time, and the latter replied to Ia
% mOtheT-in-law
"Swept away | should say it wa
d So are host of other things. SweT
! away forever"
d ''It's been IA terrible flood" sal
Mrs. Brownlow, vaguely and Mr.
a Dalrymple's comment was even NOR
e vague, for she murmured
le "Splendid Wonderful Yes, it
Ie all swept away. I'm so glad can
$, be thankful enough"
d "Come on into the house, all of you
rs exclaimed the doctor. 81 can't hu
is that baby till I've changed my clothe
x They're all mud and they're dam
yet"
E. The universe is full of paradoxe
N and here was one; for bridges al
a built to bring people nearer and fiooo
Dr and torrents rise to keep them apar
4, and yet there were hearts on the banl
of the SangamOn that night mo-
closely united than they might eve
D. have been if the sudden food had n,
Of risen against the bridge and swept
"a away.
ne There are wonderful uses in food
re and handsome Jack Foreman ma