Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-27
COM W uNlCATIoN.
"HAN0 HER! HANG HERR
- h she Mere Ny sister. ! Would Vote TO
Hang t-eri''


we're winding aud steep, and the snow
lay deep eV-ryN here. aud 80 IL chanced
that one drrary long afternoon my say
Was over badly drift-d back hill, with
the farm houses growing fewer and
farther between, until at dusk after
long stretch of drrary words | drew
up at "A small dwelling dotting the
center of the cheerless, wind-swept
clearing, so small an opening in
The woods that the shades Of the sur
rounding forest almost fell upon the
uninviting "home." My request for
meals and lodging for myself and my
tired horse was, after some hesitation
granted. and us its guest | entered the
humble house.
The good dame presiding, immedi-
ately set about preparing a supper for
the. She waded out through foot or
more of snow to small pile of wood
recently cut from the single log repre-
senting the Winters supply, and uncover
lug some of the more desirable sticks,
brought them in and replenished the fire
in the cook stove. She went to the
spring some rods from the house, and
brought fresh water; while her lord and
master, big, hrawny six-footer, having
taken care OF my horse, sat down and
| RECALLED me with what he knew of the
"I.egislatur" at Montpelier, of which
last he was the member from the town
III which he lived. lie did not forget to
don his Legislative insignia of dignity
aud wisdom, his skull cap.
After supper had been served we sat
and talked until bed time of such sub
jects AS We both were conversant with,
finally drifting to the case of Mary
Rogers. lie was mreehting that she
be hanged for her awful crime, and had
so voted and plead with every opportun-
ity to do So The deadly grapple for an
existence in the pinched confines Of his
few acres the constant association with
nature, watching the unending war
without a truce; the strangle-hold of
the stronger upon the weaker, as he
had so long witnessed it in the woods
aud fields, had dulled in him all the
finer senses of respect, one for another,
we unsconsciously establish within our
selves in more thickly settled communi-
ties. His first judgment must remain
mistaken. He could not change his
views he would not, or pity. Murder
All! he could no. see, as | could, that
he, too, was murderous, unconsciously
numbering the woman whose lot was
cast with him. numbering her by slower
perhaps, and crueler means, though just
as surely numbering by neglect as Mary
Rogers murdered 10y swifter and more
humane method sitting all those wants
and hearts desires given her sex at the
creation, a slave for him, a good woman
bashful, Stunned for her poverty, and
unsought, to starve her heart to the
grave for that sympathetic love she
craved, and the respect and considera
ton he should have given her, aud did
not. Stern, uncomprising, unyielding
in his view that no symbol of an eye FOL
an eye, no substitute of a tooth for q
tooth be accepted for the real article
quoting from his well read Bible, about
the only book in the house.
And so the evening wore away ant
bed time arrived. | was shown into 4
small, neat room, and being tired, wa.
soon in bed, asleep, and soon, too
: dreaming. Such dreams | was in {
fairy city in fairy land. Such street.
of ivory and gold between those artist,
; blocks of giIded bricks! / can see then
still. Such gorgeous shading trees, eacl
. leaaet a scintillating gem, each branch t
living shapely arm. Such hedges o.
: fright flowers, Respondent with the
dazzling brilliancy of millions of flash
, ing pearls Such beautiful people! Mo-
the beauty of complexion, skin deep,
had admired elsewhere nor the beaut,
OF the clean cut feature; nor the beaut,
of the finer forms of tailor made perfec
: zion. But it was the beauty of serene
happy content, pictured in every beam.
ilg eye, in the wholesome, hearty smile
of every face, bidding welcome, and
in the light, athletic, springy step Of
every citizen | met. How bright they
were and happy, every man and woman
Aud there were millions OF them.
The place seemed strange to me, and
| soon ventured to ask what city | wa,
in.
"Why, don't you know?" politely
and pleasantly replied the person ]
addressed. "This is Heaven" "Heaven,'
said l., astonished, and looking wider
around me, and seeing many more beau.
tiful things | had been taught existed
only in Heaven. | was believing
nHeaven" ranealad uAnd this is