Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-27

a ahanoe for mo 10 sho" nj
- u,s - Won. madam, call rigid; ana
.,aid was. / Just set thai dazzling one
hundred dollars aside, much as ! wan
N Much as / actually neeoeu :"
couldn't look at it, or think OF ~.
inst said to myself: If you can 20 Ay
good IN this matter, do it for the poor
s soar and did do 1t for Timothy bar
lSer, with his poor wife ana seven - =.
dren, only two of them ola ehous ~
helm him in the gravel pit. "ens "
Snotkirk and talked to him. anu 10
him see that if Timothy Barker sho"eo
mn the Boiline business, as he threaS
opad 10 do. IL would be a bad day Tor the
Sn,tlrirls family. He tried hard to tax
no over To his side, but l was rlgiu'
r,adam I was rigid, and the business
ended in nv getting seven per cent Oh
tho nrofits of Boiline for that poor man
Timotbv Barker and his large family
and their domestic prosperity IS entlro-
" dne-I say 1t without hesitaton-'o
NV efforts on their behalf, and TO my
r,g,ditv in standing up for the poor
against the RICH" 49,,
"Of course" here remarked you
don't care to mention any thing aoous
the money you squeezed out OF Ilmosny
Rarker by means OF your knowledge
that he had been receiver OF stolen
Goods and | suppose the Boiline man
gave Won something to get the percent
, acre brought down from ten per cent 10
seven" ,,,s
The tall burglar turned and looked at
.,';.,, a., air az saddened resignation.
"ofcourse, said he, 'itis Of no use ior
n man in nv position TO endeavor TO SET
himself right in the eyes OF one VINO Is
nreindiced against him. My hopeis that
those present who are not preJudiceu WIZ
give my statements the consideration
they deserve"
(Which they certainly will do" con-
timed. Turning to my wife and Aunt
Martha: "As you have heard this me
story think it is time for you 70 retire'
81 do not wish to retire." promptly
returned Aunt Martha. 81 was never
more awake in my life, and couldnt go
asleenif tried. What we have heard
NAV or may not be true, but it furnish
es subjects for refiection--serlous rei,eo.
ton. / wish very much TO hear wna'
that man in the middle OF the bench mas
TO saw for himself. am sure he mas
story"
eyes. ma'am," said the stout man,
with animation, GIVE got one, and la
n like nothin' better than to tell IL 70 you
n voull give me a little somethin' tC
wet nv lips with--a little beer, or WINS
y XIV and water, or any thing you haV'
= convenient"
o "Whislsy and waterr' said Aunt Mar
l tba. with severity. 81 should think not
~ 1t seems to me you have had all the In
toxicating liquors in this house that yo'
would want"
"But don't think you're the kind o
IL person who'd doctor the liquor. This II
y The first gentleman's house where eve
!. found any thing of that kind"
Is "The worse for the gentleman" re
marked. The man grunted.
:, "Well, ma'am, 4" he said, "can it an.
y thing you please--milk, cider, or, II yo'
~ have nothin' else, I'll take water. lean
talk without somethin' soaky."
NY wife rose. IF we are TO listen =
=. another story" she said, II want some
"A thing to keep up my strength. shat
- 90 into the dining-room and make som
tea, and Aunt Martha can give these mel
81 some of that II she likes"
- The ladies now left the room followe
10 by Alice. Presently they called me- an
~ leaving the burglars in charge OF tn
- vigilant David, went to them. Ifoun
Mt them making tea.
AZ II have been upstairs to see II Georg
~ William is all right, and now l want 20
a to tell me what you think Of that man
,e story" said my wife.
r. 81 don't think it story at all, sal
b. l. 81 call 1t lie. A story is relatio
re which purports to be fiction, no matte
" how much like truth it may DO, and
II intended to be received as fiction.
AZ lie il false statement made with tn
Nv intention to deceive, and that is what
IL believe we have heard tonight"
i'll 81 agree with you exactly" said m
wife.
nd ct may be-" said Aunt Martha, "tha
tho mans story is true. There are som
mt things about it which make me thin
n so, but If he is really criminal he mus
le, have had trials and temptations whic
led him into his present mode of life
rs We should consider that"
81 have been studying him." salt
nv "and | think he is born rascal, VIII
M ought to have been hung long ago"
ed NY aunt looked at me. John" sh
he said, elf you believe people are Dor
nut criminals they ought to be executed
nd their infancy. 1t could be done pail
as lessly by electricity, and society woul
is. be the gamer, although you lawyel
an would be the losers. But do not b
t's lieve in your doctrine. If the childre
he of the poor were properly brought u
mt and educated fewer of them would gro
rat to be criminals"
mt. fro BE CONTINUED.