News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-15
EPILoGUE.

Once more with Jesse in Cathedra
Grove! The breath of evening stirret
| it's tangled coral, the long needles
clustered in globes were swaying az
censors sway, with heavy incense
Beyond the purple night swept vi
over glowing cliffs to where the upper
forest like an edge of flame burned
against deeps of sky.
Come to the hilltop: blackbird Choir
listers
Peal their clear anthem to the kneel
ing gorse."
Jesse lay dreaming while I sang to
him. Crisp silvered hair, and the
deeply craven lines of his dear face
gave him at rest a sweet sad dignity;
but presently he would look up, his
big mouth humorous, his eyes alight
with fun, a man of commanding power
matured in wisdom, in sympathy, and
Valor to lead his fellows.
Through the east window of the
grove, I could see little procession
of my closest friends pass on their
Sunday stroll. First came Pete, i'll at
case in h:c SABBATH suit of blacks, and
with him, arm in arm, was Mrs. Pete
ia silk. fu.l-sjcirtod, rricE.y, and SO
cry grim. Then lily passed slowly
by, his mother stunning beside him,
found to keep the pace. They had the
new rabbit Win then, collared and
chained like Q bulldog, and were fol-
lowed by David's nurse, dear Patsy,
Billy's wife-plucking my young
anemones-the wretch.
Out on the perilous edge of Apex
Rock l could see young Mr.. Nisted
Father Jared's nephew, a pupil in
Jesse's school of colonial training
with rod and line he was seriously
fishing-for birds!
Don't you reckon" said Jesse, re.
lighting a stale cigar, that's it's time
we stopped our book?"
ooh, but"
cts tempting Providence, young
woman; it's encouraging the police
From the moment you started the
thing, we've had more'n our share OF
adventures. Put up notice, Book
Closed. No more adventures need
apply. Try Surly Brown for change
But what shall we do?"
publish the blamed thing, and
serves it right. Thow it to the crit
ics."
But it's all secrets!"
Change the names and places.
Well be Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, we'll
private persons located some
where west. I'm going to have blue
eyes,"
"But mine are blue"
'I made first grab. You can have
green, and a large mouth, and your
Christian name is Carrots. Hello,
here's Baby David"
My son was coming through the
scented dusk, and in his arms he car
ried large dog, china dog with gilt
split from the nose to tail, but
carefully mended.
sonny" said Jesse, don't you drop
Maria, or she'll have puppies"
Il did, and she didn't; SO theree
Something dropped out, though. Seep
mummie."
David had thrown Marie into my
Lap, and danced about in the cleaning
with some strange trophy, the tail OF
a large animal.
"Sort of reminds me-" said Jesse
"of being a little boy. That's the In.
spector's tale. This is long way,
too, from the Labrador"
The wind made quite disturbance
telling the pines to hush. while both
my son and Jesse wanted to play with
the wolf tail. and would not be quiet
though already the stars and the fire
flies had lighted Cathedral Grove, and
the great river like an organ crooned
the first deep notes of natures even.
song. An awed expectant silence
came to us.
"I.ighten our darkness" said the
grave old trees, eve beseech Thee"
"By Thy great mercy" pleaded the
little flowers. ~
Defend US from all perils," the
small birds twittered.
"And dangers of the night" the as
pens quavered.
"For the love of Thy only Son."
cried the South Wind.
Gar Saviour Jesus Christ" wom-
ans voice responded.
amen" the cliffs were breathing.
"Amen," the high clouds echoed.
"Amen," said the organ river.
And from the reverent woodlands
came:
Amen. Amen"
1.-THE END.1