St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-02-19


heart, with its great eiephsntioe curves,
pushed aside, pillows and blankets
brought down, and hot water made
t ready And after the inssusible form
was brought in, aud the men were TAX
ing off the outer garments, she herself
was tearing bandages, and stirring up
mustard and white of egg, pansing
only to Tun,in with the cologne bottle,
as the men bore him along, which,
! however, she dropped, splitting all the
contents, and scattering about the
! odors of Araby the Blest.
And then the poulticss were put on
Stout Parsons arranging one on the
pit of his stomach, and she herself
! binding them upon the sOles of his feet
and the back of the ankles, upon his
wrists and the back of his neck, and
that done, running to dispatch William
] for the doctor FIVE miles off. During
/ the whole operation the man remained
| lifeIess as log, but for the heavy
| breathing. which had a frightful sound
as it ratified through the house.
! 81 don't know how to do anything
more" said little Mrs. Rose, ''till the
the doctor comes. The poor man, and
his family utterly ignorant of where he
| is. and wondering, and looking out for
| lim all night! Not letter or any
I thing about him TO tell his name, did
! nll n
now is to watt
! 81 must say, Rose" said her sister
May. ~ thiuk yen we're most unwise
not to let William get into the wagon
and drive this person to the first tav-
ern. Here YOU have him saddled on
the house for an indefinite Illness
| Nonsense ~ said REESE, rocking her
! self in all the cOntentment of duty
done ~ should have felt his blood on
my head if | had done any differ
! emily"
! "And a Sickness" resumed May,
''that may last for months before he
can be moved, and perhaps death and
burial here after all, and the house full
of gloom, and the carpets spoiled,
and
"And," said Sarah, ''all for an indi-
vidual nobody knows anything about"
-'He may be an angel in disguise"
said Rose, looking up earnestly.
And then everybody laughed enough
to wake the sleeper, if anything could
have walked him.
"I'm sure / don't see what you're
/ laughing at" she said, Indignantly.
/ e.Suppose he can't be moved for months
that would be pretty scrape for him
/ then. if he were in tavern, with such
care rs he would be likely to have, and
all the expense"
"And nobody knows if he has a cent
to bless himself WITH" said May, who
seemed decidedly of an agnOstic ten
dency in relation to the stranger.
"What an absurdity, May And
that superb AbdalIah horse and real
ly fancy team to speak for him. He
may he rolling in money"
"He'd have been rolling in mud by
this time if the Abdallah hadn't stop
ped" said Sarah.
- should think you and Tom were
rolling in money" interjected grand
mother.
"But. mother, with no children to
leave anything TO, why shouldn't we
enjoy as we goP'
There's Louisa's Children" was the
severe response.
al can see as exactly what is pass
ing i'm your mind, Rose" said Sarah,
''as if | were a trance medium. You
have measured this Abdallah and the
fancy team, and You think here is
millionaire who is going to be over
come with gratitude, and give you a
diamond necklace and a little bank
stock, and a government bond or two,
and leave you a fortune in the end"
GAS if milliOnaries were ever taken
that way :" said Belle. "For my part
| had rather have our Dances
And thereupon Rose burst into tears
and ran out of the room.
She ran into TOMS arms, Tom just
opening the door; and of course the
hysterical tears had to be explained.
"And don't you think did just right,
Tom ?" Mrs. Rose ended.
Exactly right"
'"There ~ cried Rose, the tears and
smiles and hlushes sparkling together.
"Only, perhaps, you had best take
the silver up stairs" continued Tom,
with gracious condescension.
Precisely what say I" cried grand
mother. "And | sha'n't sleep a wink
Tonight with IL person like that in the
house. Who can tell but what be is |
counterfeiting.'
.'Counterfeiting - replied Rose, in
dignantly.
Eyes, counterfeiting apOplexy now,
to rise in The middle of the night to cHt
our throats in our beds ~
"Why should he do that ?" said Rose,
seriously, II will let all the silver stay
down stairs and let him make off with
it, and leave us safe"
"All the silver down stairs ~ cried
the elder lady. ''rbe silver that in
herited from my great grandmother,
heirlooms in the family for almost two
hundred years 1t was good enough
for me to use ali my life, but suppose
you want some new. Not spoon of
il do you leave down stairs. Rose you