Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-21

was sure where my lines run, that
two men had just been through sur
veying, and that he was pretty sure
they were slicing off from my lot. |
went with him and found it as he
had said. He showed me where my
lines should run. | found my her.
NIT neighbor to be skillful sur
veyor, and by his timely counsel and
intervention was saved a valuable
portion of my woodlot.
Poor man, it came his turn at
last to be sick and need help, and
without doubt would have died if
Doctor Hopewell had not come to
him when he did. DR.. Hopewell is
everybody's caretaker all about
here. He seems to scent the trail
to where his help is needed, and
often goes to the sick and suffering
without being sent for, especially at
those times in the winter when the
mountain folk are long walled in by
impossible drifts of snow, as it was
when he came on snowshoes and
found the poor hermit delirious with
smallpox"
Did you ever find out where the
hermit came FROM" curiously asked
Marktree.
No." replied Lovejoy, he never
told us. A great friend of the slave,
Alvan Stewart, met him a short
time before he left, so | was told,
and had a long visit with him alone
at his lodge; and afterward said to
the gentleman who was horse back
riding with him at the time, that
the hermit was an old acquaintance
of his and had a remarkable his
tory"
How do you manage to get
through the long, cold winters back
in here?" asked hardwood.
"Oh, bravely," answered Lovejoy,
you see we are we'll protected from
the winds by the big timber all
about US, and the steep. wooded
ridge right north and east of our
clearing. 1t is as cosy and snug in
here as one could wish; we hive up
for the winters and while away our
time chopping and shaving single
and coopering. When comes sugar
ing we go back in the woods and
tap all the maple trees we can at
tend to, and boil down sap enough
in the caldron kettles to keep us
supplied with sugar from year to
year. Sugaring is our liveliest time
of year; it's jump and hurry every
minute most, night and day, while
it lasts, to keep the troughs and
buckets from running over. What
we regret most is living so far away
from school advantages. We can
not give our children the schooling
that we would like, but we teach
them at home what we can"
The backwoodsmen and children
now wendell to their humble roof
and the campers turned into theil
camp as the fire died out. Morning
dawned fair and bright, and the
suns rays, heralded by the thrush
and mountain lark, lit up the tree
tops of the forest dell in colder
splendor. Mr.. Lovejoy appeared
and invited them to breakfast, anC
was so urgent that they graceful!
complied. After breakfast the heaC
of the family took down the ole
family Bible, saying, Gentlemen
we will be pleased to have you joil
us in our devotions.
When the Scripture had beer
read they all joined in singing
Savior, like a Shepherd lead US
Much we need Thy tender care,
! the visitors uniting heartily anC
: with moistened eyes, touched b!
! the sweet voices of the children
blending in sweetest harmony. call
ing up tender memories in Bard
! woods heart. A fervent prayer o
thanksgiving and praise was offere'
t up and the Lords prayer recited il
Y concert at the close. The visitor