Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-19
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oiio oNl oA ltlc tESat IDu where Lucy had dropped it; and Jennie, anx- frozen silence as to attract the notice of their mo, her, also chimed in, thus glv ng her sister time to rally again; and When they stoppe in front of the cottage and Mir. and Mrs. Parsons, the former carrying Johnny in his arms, came out to welcome them. they thought they had never seen their daughters "aycr mood, and attrib- utcd it to joy at being home again after such a long absence
 W hen Mrs Parsons told her husband of LUcys engagement he remained silent for a tim ald then sad:
 II s>pose it's natura}. Marty, an what natura iS ginrI al'v right, but someway I'm aieard I.ucy will be sorry fer 1t some day.
 Il ant got nothin' in particular aoin the young man, but I'd heap ruthcr she d married Rnstus, an l feel cer- tam he'd a asked her eff Mir. Annelsey hadn got in his way and he seen that Lucy kind O took 10 him; though never could make out t'at she loved him so very muc! while he was a comin here to sct her.
 May be it :, ail right as it is" lie continued. after moments pause. At least she won't want fer sumethn' to eat or to wear. An may be it don't ma >e any odds how it's got, only sc yon get 1t.
 Il used tel think he went on, ..that nobody couldn't go to Heaven that took what they hadn earned, but d'kuow. May be there ain't no Heaven Ter no Hell; an no Ii gnt and no wronr-that we rc just pit here like the wild beasts to fight fer Wh we |. an that them tha c.tn git tn. mo t $ the best fellers
 If q nlan or q chll is hungry and takes q ,af Of brca l, they send him to jail, because that vi'lation of the law; but ef he has money to tart on an brlbcs tongris to pass a law so he kin rob lot of FOOT folks of everything they have. as fast as they can get any tn ng together, why. they're nakin' moAey b'causr they ve got more talents than O fer fellcrs have; auu crybody is entitled to ali they can make in th.s country.
 Il don't believe Christ ever taught any scn dottr.ue es that. but [ ere is t .em as pertendS to be His followers and to speak for Him aS is always cud. dln to the rich, a knowin', too. that no man can get a million of dollars without gettin' some that belongs to oth2r folks.
 " all, AnnelScy's rich. an Lucy Il be his wife an dress n silks and satin. and hope she Il be happy. May ie Wien we're dead an gone ne'll let her take cHrc of ,,ohnnv. If the boy outlivcs IL. There ought to be some : AuA come cut of so much autlrrin. an may Lo that II be th way it'll come
 Fl wouldn't take q crnt of it myself of I f l. time Johnny should nuel their help it won't iw a 2 fl eNac y. for the conmany that putin dollars into Annel>cys pocket is a ia in 'em out of ourn. an though they ain the same dol ITS cN- actlH. 1t 2muunt, lo the same tn n"-. r. |. rubbin' of Us to get rich them sclveS.N
 A few days after this ErastuS inform cd Mr. Parsons. and. tatcr in the day, the Other members of tue family. that when tue !4ullA of .he season was over ne lnten jed to leave them and strike out for Il nl~rlf.
 He hop,d tha. they wouldn't frel that he was q. s,'rtinr them, for he would never do that: but h. was now two years pa his ma ority. and ought to begin for him self. and d number of young men of his acquaintance were going down to the Muss Sluugt country to take ur land. and he lad decided tu go with them,
 This decision of Era,t was the cause of much regret on the part of John and Martha Parsons. They loved him as their own son, and had hoped and planned that whom ne should start for himself it should he in the mmc- iiate neighborhoou of their own homo, if, indeed, he did not marry one of tAo girls and remain always with them.
 They readily 0Onceue his right to ga, however, and as there was now little prospect that they would soon be able to buy him a place they did not wonder that he wished to leave them and start a home of his own.
 Perhaps they divined some of his feel ings for Lucy; at least they realizel that they co ;ld offer no objections ta his going which would not appear purely selfish.
 At first they insisted that he take the, foW hundred dollars rcma ming in bank, and pair of horses and wagon,
 The money he positively refused to touch. except \ few dollars necessary t2 enabla him to make the journey to the Slough. although both the girls joined the p rents in begging him to to so. ana declared they would remain home from school. or even t, 'aeh school, rather than permit him who had dcnc so much to aid i'll accumulating what ehey possessed, to leave without any thing,
 Finally it was agreed that he should take pair of tire ,-year-old colts and one of t,e wa@o <, loyetiier with pro visions and mpncy sillit.ent to last him until he co i'd reach his .tesl nation. look about him q title and decide just what Q would do,
 IMrin@ the time intervening before the day set for his departure he worked even harder lh tn us .al, that he might leave tine fall work in good slape and so relieve Nr. Parsons as much as pos sIble. The colts, too, were harnessed c cry day and Ill de to do some light work that they might be harienrd little beforh s rtng upon the journey, which, al huu..n not such very long