Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

hhib@, hal eelS"u me opportunity. u Se1
it. never drenming that it ha / an occupant
IF they should find her ,hele.
Cherry shu'ldered at The thought of II
Those who cnuld commit such Grim
could scarcely hesi late to conceal 1t ut tn
cost OF one frail life wholly al their mel
low utterly in their power she was ,h,
r"nlzr more fully ms the carriage role,
IN again-Mi,s Fusslby's luxuriant car
riage- bnt it scarcely would have scene,
more terrible had it been hangman' ;,
art benling her 10 certain execution Sb,
'raned forward with II thought of calling
for help; hut who would hear her excep
those whom she most DIRE dedp Then cam,
II wild impulse 10 spring from the moving
vehicle and attempt to escape; but tlitl
also was abandoned as futile, and she sunk
brck TO await the issue in trembling sus
pense.
It. might bc miles before they reached
their destination but, ii nothing betrayed
her presencr before. daylight must reveal
! it How mnhy hours would here b. first
On. if they only knew! Aunt B,rbara,
Uncle MAJ or John-poor John! How he
know? she wondered She half lorgol
nerseIf in strar GO pity for him. Tnat
little home she had spoken OF last nigh,
could never be now. And she could have,
niade it such II pretty little nook. Life
WAS very sweet even the old homeIl
work and ways she viewed >cor niuliy llial
lay; ana il hers were 10 end now-so
fearIuIiy-lhe grlt and glamour it h,u
nlisst millered little, but The truth and
love it might have he'd were peerless,
1t seemed an intcrminabe time lh
pissed in that strange journey, before
there emo another hat, and sliyl t
sound of taking down bars and unraslenll g
II gate. Then by the even motion, shc
could tell hat he wheels had passed from
h" beaten road TO the rousher ground; !;
ard at last they stood still. 1t had C, mr
nuw-lhe supp eme moment. There was
u breath OF prayer, wild longing to look
mo Johns eyes once more, aud then she
C Elected all forces of mind and body to DO
or he nr fs she might.
Again she heard II whispered coloquy.
low triumphant laugh. and then all
nol-e died away. The carriage doc,
remained closed, but dim light sheLe
upon ner and she saw that she was oppO
site the window of II house. curlalned
window. across which shadows fl ted as
of pcr>ons moving whnn. A sudden h,.e
arose IN Cherry's heart. 1t WIS possible
that her cap orS had all entered the iiou ,c
and there might he chance for csc pc
) e G, u!d scarcely increas her peril by
the attempt, ana hurriedly and silently
She sprahg 10 the a.'uunl. No one was
near her. and she fl 81 with such y eel us
only desperation could lend, back IN the
direction from which sh, fincicd she had
come. As she reached tho gateway ana
passed cut into the road ano,her figure
edly confronted her, and she drew
back in brcathIe>s terror.
lleIoap exclaimed a startled but
CHEEKY voice.
With that word she throw herself in
his arms.
Oh John! John!,
'Whl Cherry did frighen you SOP |
was only walking up street in w"ful
hu'ry, wnh no thought ot mcc'ing any
hony. least of All you Have yor been
spending the evening with Mrs. Murray p
Mrs Murray Cherry looked back t,
'he house She had lett and the outline.
slowly grew fainitier On, don't know
| Thought 1t must be some dreadful pit zee.
| have been stolen and not quite mur,lrr
ell! lN 'lcally. And Johu listening
hel stoiy. grew rs be wid,red as she
Il should have thought no one would
nave been so insane rs to steal that tar
rage win nope OF setting H.; and 20
'e'ect ,he Rov. MIR Mur'ay's AS IL place 10
bt SLOW their buuty
ii p'u>ed. then laughed. AS sud len
ilh burst upon HIN. Caelry, us All
IIl llow,cn!
All Hal oween! And the village boy,
always celebrated The occasion by stealing
gaCcs. carry mg eff signs and working all
solIs OF mischief Cherry understood it
all AT oucc. They doubtless consider
1t ii magnificent joke to leave Miss Fossil
py's carriage III Tie minister's yard.
And int il nearly morning, John?'
1T is ony 9 O'Clock; | was just going
home from tie uilice'
OH! said Cherry with long breath
and one that said unu,lerable things
Cherry said john, AS they paused at
Aunt B'rbara's gate, this is the night to
try fortunes with hot lead or
Ugh! | thought was about to try mine
W h cDld steel, inlerposed Cherry shud.
de ing.
Blu. Cherry
Yes, know. 1t comes out ali right
'ormed the initials y. A as plainly as
p ssibie,' she added shvlv.
John informed Uncle Nat of the where
abous OF the missing carr iage, and the |
next day Miss Fossilny called upon Cherry
Ia the same respendant equipage.
re blacksmith informed me tn 1t You |
first learned where my stolen property had
been bestowed; did not quite underslan
how, out am greatly obliged 10 YOU
she said graciously. And about other
matter we talked of one day-I have
quite decided that | should like you for Il
Thank YOU said Cherry, 'demurely, but
lare accepted hat situation with auo he
person, na'am.'
Miss Fussilhy's upl'f ed eyebrows seem.
I'd 10 ask " ho else in the sphere of Cher.
:, 5 knowledge could oder such position,
'ut her lips were too polite TO put the
,ltsliun.
'Wrlt,' said Aunt barbara, as the car.
'iro" rolled away, Il guess we'd bet'n
NJ, ld II ille in the back yard and make
soap to-Lorlow. Plenty of soap is good
hing Tor Young housekeeper TO begin
y,lh'
A REAL SILVER TOP One of the queer.
ST culiUslli,s un he 9lcbe is man with
silver skull, who is now visiting il
.nuisviIle. Ky. During iercely con
,sted battle in the late war This interest,"
ng individual WAS struck in the hcau
vuh IL iece of shell, which tore away