Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-01
What the Odd Jobs Did.

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Holyway sadly. s'I have prayed long
and earnestly that he would provide
some way for US out of this great
trouble but he knows best and he
will be with. us even when we have to
leave the old home. l hope they
won't come to notify us to-day, the
first day of the year, and yet I sup
pose we might as well look this in the
face, first as last
ssOh, Nathan p said his wife, as
she fell on her knees beside the chair
to which for months he had been con-
fined. ''If you were well and strong,
I should not mind leaving the dear
old place so much; but know how
hard it will be for you, as you are, to
make another place seem like home"
"Wife,' said her companion, lay
ing his hand fondly on her head,
"with you by my side, any place will
seem like home. Do / not know how
you have struggled and toiled SO we
might stay here even until to-day?
Where should we have been now, had
you not taken things into your hands ?
[ feel badly about Walter, for had
hoped to give him good education
but God has seen fit to render me so
helpless, it cannot be, and we must
try and find something for the boy to
do. But, wife, we must not tell him
of it to-day. Let US make this hap
Ply day for him, so that when we are
gone he may remember with pleasure
the last New Years day he ever spent
here.'
"Yes, Nathan, I've"
"There, wife, I see lawyer Turner
coming mp the lane. You had better
go now. l did hope that they would
let us feel that the old place still be-
longed to us to-day, but God knows
best"
Nathan, I wish you would let me
stay and see the lawyer with you"
''No, no, wife; 1 can stand this
better alone"
His companion arose, and pressed
her lips to his brow, and left the room
without word. "Happy New
Year !" said the lawyer, as she met
him at the door. "Happy New
Year p he repeated as he entered the
room where the invalid was awaiting
him.
Awkward" he muttered, as though
to himself. SIT don't sound right to
wish a man that, when you've come
to turn him out of doors, as you
might say"
During this speech he had been
fumbling over bag of papers he had
brought with him.
81 suppose you know what brings
me here, Mr.. Holyway" he added,
helping himself to seat.
eyes," was the reply: "you have
come to notify me that the mortgage
is to be foreclosed at once"
81 see you've kept track of dates,
and so forth. / don't often attend to
such matters on holidays, but laid
aside my rule for once and made a
special case of this. / understand
you are not prepared to pay"
''No, l am not prepared to pay"
"Pity you have not some friends
to borrow the money from. Five
hundred is small sum to give up
such fine place for"
81 would not ask any one to lend
me money when there would be nc
prospect of my ever being able tc
pay back the loan."
"Wise; very wise: but you
grandson might be able some day tt
pay it for you"
"Walter is but lad," was the re
ply, 'sand it would be long ere hi
could do it. nor would | be willing tt
burden his young life with heav.
debt. No, the place must CO."
''And yet, said the lawyer, writing
on one of the papers he had with him
81 am told it was for his father t,
, pay off some of his debt, that tn
place was first mortgaged. don
see why, when his conduct almos
ruined you, you took upon yoursel
the support of his child?"
/ "That is all thing of the pas
now. You know my son is dead"
t 'sTrue, the original mortgage wa
l two thousand, and you have paid
all but five hundred
Again he busted himself with h
, pen. "Suppose you would have pal
e it all if you had not been disabled?
81 hoped to be able to do so, bl
a God in his all wise providence b:
e seen fit to order things otherwis
d When do you propose to offer th
place for sale?" The old mans vol
. was very sad.
% s.It will not be necessary to offer
W publicly" was the lawyers low T
is ply, '.for 1 have found future ow
er for the place, and it is that viii
re has brought me here now"
&c "When does he wish to come in
- possession ?' asked the old ma
re thinking more of that than the pri
n that had been offered.
p 81 think he would like to col
r. into possession to-day" said
. lawyer writing busily again. 81 ha
brought all the papers with me-"