Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-14

girl. Arriving eat the door, she
opened it and called out, Mamma,
dear, here are gentlemen to visit
u.s."
Yes, darling Belle, I'll be out in
a minute; invite the gentlemen in, :"
responded her mother.
Upon entering, clean. orderly
room was presented to their eyes.
In the corner stood a tall, wooden
clock, evidently very old; the chairs
were low-seated and rustic, bot
toned with peeled strips of ash.
On the whitewashed walls of logs
hung pictures faded by age. There
was picture of George Washing
ton and Martha; of Benjamin Frank
lin and the Signing Of the Declare
ton Of Independence and the Land
ing of the Pilgrim Fathers.
On row Of shelves in the corner
was a collection of cloth-bound
books; the Bible occupied the more
prominent place on a stand in front.
On the shelves the books arranged
in order showed their titles: There
were Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress,
Lives of Washington and Franklin
and John Wesley, Shakespeare
plays, Wordsworth's, SCOTS and
: Burns poems, Whateley's Compend
: and school books bound in leather.
!, There was a large open fireplace,
, and overhead a long shotgun and
musket, with powder horns and
, shot bags fastened to pegs. The
, floor was scrupulousIy clean, and
the furnishings, though very rustic.
t yet all bespoke refinement and cul-
4 ture. The mother soon appeared
: in bright, clean, calico dress and
= greeted the gentlemen with much
womanly cordiality; a pitcher Of
cold spring water was brought in
S and poured out into large goblet
r and passed around.
' You live in a charming spot
here in the mountains" said Bard
e wood.
v Yes, sir, we think it is. 1t i;
home and we love it, answered she
How long have you been living
here?" asked hardwood.
About three years. We moved
up back in here and camped unit
we had built this snug little cot
:. We had quite a struggle to make &
:, beginning, but you see we are get.
ting a nice little home started"
, Yes, indeed, you are," sale
hardwood I'VE met Doctor Hope
q well, yesterday, who told us he haC
. been to visit a very sick child Of
k yours"
o oh, yes; our little Mary was
q taken violently ill, and what to dc
4 we did not know. She was in terri
: bic agony; | gave her catnip tea
q and whatever | could think of, but
, nothing would relieve her; so my
husbands brother went clear over
: to Maplewood for a physician.
{ shall ever feel grateful to thai
/ young doctor, for | am sure oul
b Mary would have died if he had mo-
= come; he stayed with us all tha
p night and part of the next day anC
attended to her constantly until
r the Lord be praised, her suffering
d ceased and she went off to sleep
My husband told him he had NJ
money to pay him then for his visi
d and ,skillful care, but would have il
a few months he hoped. The doc
t tor took him by the hand and said
a Never mind that, my friend, wher
!. | think | need it more than you do
!. I'll tell you. | shall go back HON,
j. with light heart, knowing you
e little Mary is comfortable anC
a asleep He went away with on
e blessings upon his head. We hav,
e named this lovely spot Hopewelldale
in memory of him."
It The gentlemen now left the hous
# and went out into the stumpy fell
where the men were at work. Mr.
!, Lovejoy saw them coming and wen
e forth to meet them with his fac