Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-06

aim to talk It over srd then he told me
lust how the case stood. He anu ms
wife were separated, and the daughter'
about eleven years old, had been given
to her by the court, and she put her iiiVo
a boardiaz-school, and the gent ne was
roin' to Europe and he wanted to get the
little gal and take her with him. he
tried TO get her once and it slipped up
and SO there wasn't no good IN ms snow
in hisself at the school any more' wnicn
was in the country, and he knowed that
If he expected to get the gal he'd have
to hire professional to attend to II.
"Now. when / heard what he had 10
say. put on the strict pious, and, says
I. That's pretty bad thing you're askln
me to do, sir, to carry away little gai
from its lovin' mother, an more an
that. 10 take it from school where it's
gettin' all the benefits OF eddlcauon.
sEddication,' says he; that's all stun.
What eddication the gal gets at school
like thai isn't worth row OF pins, ana
when they go away they don't know
nothin' useful, nor even any thing up
top ornamental. All they've learned Is
the pianer and higher mathematics. as
for any thin useful, they're nowhere.
There isn't one of them could pouna
New Jersey or tell you when Washing
ton crossed the Delaware That may
be, sir says /, but them higher branch
es comes useful. II Washington
really did cross the Delaware,
your little gal could ask somebody
when 1t was, but she couldn't ask EN-
how the pianer was played, nor what
the whole multiplication table came to
added up. Them things she'd have to
learn how to do for herself give you
my word, sir, / couldn't take little
gal from a school where she was gettin
a number one eddication, silver forks
and towels extry.' The gent looked
pretty glum, for he was TO sab the next
day. and If didn't do the job for him
he didn't know who would, and he said
that he was sorry to see that was goin'
back on him after the recommend ia
had, and said that wouldn't go back
on him If it wasn't for my conscience.
| was ready to do any common piece OF
business, but this stealth away little
gals from lovin' mothers was leetls
to, much for me. Well, says he, 'ther"
amt no time to be lost, and how much
more will salty your consciencey
When / said O hundred dollars we
struck the bargain.
"Well, we cut and dried that business
pretty straight. took cab and went
out TO the school, and the gent he got
the key of house that was TO ! t about
three miles from the school, and he was
to stay there and look at that empty
house until l brought him the gal, when
he was to pay me and take her away.
I'd like to have had more time, so that !
could go out and see how the land laid,
but there wasn't no more time, and had
to do the best l could. The gent told
me they all went wallSin' every after
noon, and that IL l laid low that would
be the best time to get her, and / must
Just fetch her along, no matter who hol.
Tered.
81 didn't know exactly how was go
ing to manage It, but took along with
me big bag that was made for the con-
veyance of an extinct millionaire, but
which had never been used, OWN to be-
forehand arrangements which had been
made with tho party's family.
81 left the cab behind bit OF woods,
not far from the school, and then laid
low, and pretty soon / seed 'em all COM
ing out, in double line, with the
teacher behind 'em, for walk. had
a description OF the little gal as was
wanted, and as they come nearer made
her out easy. She was the only real
light-haired one in the lot, hid behind
some bushes in the side of the road,
and when they came up and the light
haired little gal was just opposite me
jumped out of the bushes and made .
dash ather. Whoopl what a row there
was in one secondl Such screamin'
and screechin' Of gals, such pilin on
top each other, and the teacher on top
the whole of 'em, bangin' with her UNI
brella; they pulled at the gal and they
pulled at me, an they yelled and
they howled, and never was in such
row and hope / never shall be