Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-04

first place. I've got pasture, and / can
raise lot of pumpkins and food r corn.
| know how to milk. | can make butter.
Why. | can most live on her milk" and
she burst into a flood Of tears, and hid her
face in her hands.
1t seemed as if the poor woman could
not talk enough about her COW, and her
gratitude to the lady who had proven from
the frs, such godsend to her.
81 shall have something to love after
you are gone she said one day. IL got
me a cat after mother died: she was real
pretty, and thought so much of her. She
used To sleep on the foot OF my bed. and |
did not feel half so lonesome nights. if
could not sleep; for if | spoke to her. she
would purr, and come up and rub herself
against me. | thought there never was
such a cat; but .Jdmes's boys, they used to
stone her whenever she went over on their
side, and one day she came dragging her
self home with a broken leg, and her head
was hurt, too. She died before night. and
| buried her under the aylock there
And | missed her so ] got me another:
but that one was missing within a week,
and one of the boys kept asking me what
had be, ONE of my cat. and laughing in a
hateful way. SO | made up my mind
could not have any more pets
But they wont dare to hurt cox, they
are too valuable; and could have the law
on them if they did, she added grimly.
"Anybody can DO what they have mind
to to cats, poor things" for Martha had
never heard Of the society with the long
name
"Let me see" said Marcia, "what kind
N0f COW sn %iil gy2 you a g }ta nfey?'
v -4artha. Father used to ktees one, sa,I
= that was specked red and whit COW, anu
v to get one just like her, if ca W. W.,
1t will Jamess folks say! | CUES n !" ,,II
v think it will be some time before ~, Z
It have my house for a paror."
r, at beats ALL" she said, one day, "ho
" little things trouble folks. Now, any grea
y trial, like death and such, you can carry I
y the Lord, and He will help you bear ii
but anybody feels so mean to trouble Hi
about the little things.
Now, there was mothers gold beads
;, She always told me | should have thel
=, after her, Many time I've put them o
a my neck when | was little girl, and wisl
- ed mother would give them to me then
> but she would take them, and say | shoul
y have them some time.
y "And when she died was almost Graz,
- :, and Jamess wife, she had to see to ever,
- thing.
= sit was a few weeks afterwards, and
saw mothers beads on Maria's neck-thi
- is her oldest girl. | felt drea fully.
:, went out to the barn and talked to Jam,
II about it. He said Maria wanted them
II bad as | did, and he didn't know if 81
would give them up. His wife made
! fuss about it, and so | did not have them.
lttf 3 f,snl I L.. -
- of jewelry in my life but cornelan rim.
=, ~ | have got that now, but ! have outgrow
- it,"
70 Now, Martha had birthday that week
u and James's wife was astonished, as 81
=, was getting breakfast one morning, by SCI
~ ing her sisters boarder coming in. 81
! had in her hand a beautiful gold chair
~ There was a locket attached, and IL
u rhinestone in it sparkled like a diamond
" the morning sun.
20 "Mrs. Bascom," said the lady, 81 wal
=, to make bargain with you. | want yo
~ to exchange your daughters gold beads fC
., this chain; it is fully as valuable, and pre-
- tier for her.
ii' "You know it is Miss Martha's bilthda
a today, and | want to give her a present
! know there is nothing she will prize lii
- her mothers gold beads
, Both mother and child were delightC
- with the chain.
81 have always felt mean about tho
. beads" said Mrs. Bascom, "but the gi
" wanted them 50; and I'm real glad
~ change. Here, let me brighten them up
y, bit" and she hurried around after pie,
- of flannel and some whiting.
- And so it happened, just after breakfas
20 as Martha was getting up from the tabl
- Marcia Ames's white hands went loving
&c around her neck, and clasped there Il
" precious beads
- The autumn came all too soon, and Il
~ friends parted until next summer Marc
= said.
=, A gentle red and white COW stood by Il
- bars in Martha S pasture, and it was on h
- glossy neck that Martha left the tears 81