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VERMONT WATCHMAJS & STATE JOURNAL. WEDJNESDAY, APRIL 6 1898.
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0RI6IHAL STORY.
Donald Enstinnn, or n Gllinpso Into
the 1'ost.
It was cold, blttor cold. For two
days and nights, a hoavy enowBtorm
had ragcd, and now n kocn north wlnd
blow tho llghtly fnllon snow into fan
tastio Blinpcs nnd bugo drlfts; drlfts
Ihnt cnmo to tbo wludowslll of many n
farni-houso, nnd mado couutry ronds
woll nigli impassablo. Tbo thermomo
tor dtoppcd lowor nnd lowor all dny
long, until by ulght it rcacbod Iblrly
degrccs bolow zoro.
It was tbo O'.h of January, 18G2, and
tny slory opcus in ono of tbo towns In
northorn Vormont, in what would now
bo cnllcd n low, old-fashioucd furm
Iioubo. Tbo farmor and hls wifo wcro
just sitttng down tothoir ovculng mcal.
"You'll bardly bo ablo to got to tho
villago to-night, fatbor,'' Mrs. Enslman
enid, as sbo addcd a plato of bot biecuit
to tho alrcady tompting ropast, and
pourcd out a briraming cup of hot toa
for hcr husband.
"I must go," Mnrk Eastman answcr
cd, witb cspcclal omphasis on tbo word
niust. "Tho drlfts aro bo hard, I tbink
I can roacb tbo turn on my BnowBhoea,
nnd beyond tbal tbo road will probably
bo opon."
Thoro wbb little moro said, but thcBO
two understood cach othor porfcctly.
Eucb know tbat tbo othor f clt a con
Buming anxiety to roceivo somo tid
ings from Donald, thoir youngost, and
now thoir only boii, wbo had joincd tbo
Army of tho Fotomac six montbB ago.
A longor timo tban usual bad clapscd
einco bo bad written,and "strango foro
bodlngs of ill, unsoon and tbat cannot
bo compasscd," sbadowed thoir bcarts
tbia OTcning.
Eight montbs beforo my story opons.
tbcir oldcBt son, Elliot Eastman, had
left Middlebury Collogo, to Bervo his
country. Sinco tbat timo, tbrongh sum
mer's hcat and wiutor's cold? and al
ways aftor a hard day's work his fatbor
had bccn to tbo villago, four milcB dis
tant, aftor tbo ovcning's mail. Ho had
dono no moro than many another.
Army nows, both public and privato,
was countod very important by Uiobo
who bad sons or rolativos in tbo War
of tho Robellion; indoed, by noarly all
who Btayed at bomo, wbb countod too
dear too obtain it.
Supper over, Mr. Eastman mado
rapid proparation for hia ovoning walk.
Ho was a tall, broad Bhouldorcd, flnely
proportioned man, of almoat masBivo
build. A man who carricd his sixty
year8 lightly, and but for heart troublo,
would have respondcd to Abraham
Lincoln'B flrst call for troops. Had bo
dono bo bo would have addcd ono moro
to tho long list of Vermont soldiers,
Bometimcs callod tbo "Goliaths of tbo
Green Mountaina," who during tbo war
ao well sustaincd tho famo of thcir na
tivo atato, for tho production of stal
wart, kingly mon, mcn aleo of great
moral power. "Moro formidablo troopa
fougbt not witb Allen, or Stark, or
Cromwell," than thcso, tho sonB of
Vermont.
"Don't worry about mo, Elizabcth,"
Mr. Eastman remarked, witb hia hand
upon tbo latcb, "if I don't got home
till lato. I am atrangoly tired to-night,
and tho walking will bo alow and tlifH
cult, at tho beat." Witb thcse parting
worus ho waa gono, anu in uue timo
reacbed tbe post-oiTico, aa ho had plan
ned. A Budden buah fell upon tbo group
gathered tbcro, aa he cntcred, and
many a heart lelt a tbrob of pity and
sympathy as ho reccived his own and
his ncighbor Trent's mail, wbicb cou
sisted of a lctter and paper for eacb.
His letter, ho saw to his great relief,
was in Donald's band-writing, and leav
ing it unopcned, that together ho and
his wifo might enjoy it whon bo roach
ed homc, ho turncd to his paper. Ho
only tbought to skim tho latest army
nowe, as bo Blood bcside tho bugo box
stove to warm bimsclf beforo tbo long
up-hill walk bomo. No man could
have been lesa prepared than Mark
Eastman for tho following lines upon
which his oyea instantly fell:
"Donald Eastman, a privato in Com
pany E, Tbird Vermont, waa found
asleQP wbilo on pickot duty tho nigbt
of the 2nd of January. He has been
tried by court martial for tbe cnmo,
fouud guilly, and scntcnced to be abot.
Tlua oxecution of tbis eentonco is boI
ior tho morning of the 8th. Tbis young
A woman's liealth 19
her best and most pre
cious endowment. Her
I good looks, hcr enjoy.
tnent of life, her liappi-
ness, ana love
' and its contiuu-
ance all depend
upon her licaltu.
-11 -. : c
0 ivfevAiJ woman's duty to
worahijj at tlie
shrine of hcr mir
ror. Itis her duty
to nreserve her
Kood looks and youth-
lul sntrits as lowr as
I possible.
me woraan wiio sui-
I fers from Rome weak.
ness or derangeruent
of the orpans distiuctly
feininiiie, can notc the
dailvencroachments of
peneral tll.healtb, by lookiiitf in her mirror.
The sallow or blotched complexiou, heavy
cyes and daik circles under them, the little
wrinkles that gradually crcep arouud the
corners of her eyes and inouth and the
general look of hstlebsness and dcspond
ency will tcll the story. Special trouble9
of this kind are too frequcntly ueKlected
becauHe thu natural and proper inodesty of
women keepB them from cousultiug the
average run of pbysicians. These mcn,
because they are without inberent dclicacy
themselves, imaglnc that women are the
sanie They insist upon obnoxions exam
inations and local treatment from which
any sensitive woman shrinks, I)r. I'ierce's
I'avoritc l'rescription will do more for a
woman who suffers in this way than all the
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by over niuety thousand women with mar
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l'erfrusou, of Kdginoor, Chester Co., S. C. "I
tried various rcmi-dlca from pliysiclans, but
nothiiiK seemed to do me any kckm! It kcciued
that my back woukl kill me. I had smoihtrltijf
fiiclls at iiifjht ho had I couM not rcst. Also had
constlpation I took l)r. rierce's I'avorite l're
scription and ' I'leasaut l'cllets' aud was eu
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young man waa only twenty years of
ago, and had been on pickot duty two
nighta in succession, having taken a
sick comrade's placo tho nigbt beforo.
Ho bas won tho goldon opinion of all
by bis upright, unsclflsh lifo wbilo horo
in camp, and a great deal of aympatby
is fclt ovor his unfortunate caee."
Mr. Eastman was a roticcut, silent
New Englandor, a man wbom tho
world called proud; but thoy who loved
him best know that a deep and affec
tionato heart lay beneatb his undcmon
strativo manncr.
Ho was alBO not unuacd to sorrow
and hardsbip. Hiscldcat son bad been
killed in the battlo of Bull Hun, and ho
had thought it not unllkoly tbat Don
ald, frank, light-bcartcd, boyiah Don
ald, might, in tho vicissitudos of tbo
torriblo war now bogun, moot perhaps
a similar fatc. But a diabonored, un
tiraely death llko tbis, tho romotest pos
aibility of such a tbing had never en
tored bis mind. Unnorvcd and deep
ly grioved, with faltering step and la
bored breath, ho Bought tho outer air.
It was a beautiful winter's nigbt,
dcspito tbo stinging cold. All com
mon, familiar objccts bad been trane
formed by a mantle of puro whito snow.
"Silently one by ono, in tho inflnlte
meadows of heavcn, bloeaomed tbe
lovely Btars, the forgot-mo-nots of tho
angcls." And a full moon sbcd its sil-
ver radiance ovor all tbo fairy-like
sccne.
But Mirk Eastman saw not, beedcd
not. Over aud over tbo worda, which
be had read ropeated themselves in bis
brain. His heart was heavy as lead,
and bis power to resist tbo penetrating
cold, of small avail.
Nevor in all his life had tbo road
bomo from tbo village seemed so long.
"Poor Donald! Poorboy!" ho said 10
himself, no wonder-bo slupt at his post.
But an almoBt life-long habit, of
steady poraeverancc, iuauything which
ho undertook, holped Mr. Eastman
now. Also tho knowledgo that a eweut
faced, gray-haired woman, anxiously
waitud and watched, througb long
bours.
And so, by an offort of will, bo
slowly, bravelv struggled on, until at
last, he gaincd tho sbclter of bis own
dear bomo. Onco thero, undor his
wifo's skilful carc, ho soon rallied from
tbo attack of bcart trouble, wbicb bad
nows from Donald, combined witb over
excrtion, had brought on.
Witb an attcmpt to softcn a little,
tbo drcaducws bo brougbt for bis wifc,
ho observed: "Donald is in troublo, I
read about it down to tho ofllce, in tbo
ovcning's paper, but I have a letter
horo from him, which may oxplain
tbings somowhat."
And so tbcso two, long past midnight,
in tho silenco of tbe farm-houso kitcben,
broken only by the ticking of tbe clock,
bent with an eager tense, aborbing in
terest ovor thoir son'a lottcr. Tbis is
what tboy read:
Camp Griffln, Va., Jan. 4, 1802.
Dear fatbor and mothci: DoubtlesB
oro this lettor reacbeB you, you will
have loarncd all tbo aad nows through
tbo papors, and yet not all. In justico
to mysolf, I muat now speak ot what
otbcrwise I should havo passed over in
silence. For soveral montba tboro haB
been an unuaual amount of sickncss in
camp. Eevors, intormittont, and ty
pboid, and pnoumonia,havo been, espc
cially provalout, aud 1 havo been busy
by duy, and often by night, to the ex
tcnt of my poor abllity, trying to rclievo
tho sick. It would mako your heart
ucho, as it has inino, to bco tho suffur
hy among theso poor fellows, away
from tbe coraforta of bomo aud tbo caro
of those who lovo them best. Aud
thon tbo nigbt beforo I wont on pickot
duty, I took Porcivul Trent's placo, as
ho was threateuod with pnoumouia.
This I did, not ulono for hia sako, al
tbough I havo alwayB found him truo
as stcol and worthy of my deopest re
aard und frlondship, but also for Iiis
sister, Isabel's, as I havo roaBon to
know that sbo ultuoBt idollzes tbis
brotbor of her's,
Speakiug of thcso two rominds 1110
that 1 wiah you to know from my own
pen, what perhaps you havo long Bur
Burmised. Ilow ahall I tell it best?
I do lovo aud havo loved, for a long
timo, and with all my heart, Isa
bol Trent. Baforo 1 loft bomo, for
tbo army, I sought bor lovo in return,
and rcceived only friondBblp. l'erhapa
I waa precipitato. Bo that as it may,
slnco tbat timo, my lovo for her has
growu deopor, and moro manly with
1 very passiug day, und I had not, could
1
5
not, givo up hopo of somotimo making
hor roallzo this. But now, my droam
haa vanlshed yot I can bco, for tbo
flrst timo, n silvor lining to what haa
aconiod bo dark. Had sbo loved mo,
ahomuBt havo sufforcd deoply ovor my
dlsgrnco, and oarly doatb. Aa itis, bor
lifo ia woll without mo, and God grant
ita cup of happlnoss may bo full to tho
brim.
I do not know how I camo to slcop
on tho post of duty. I only know that
tho cxtrcmo cold of tho night and
my provious lack of sleop woro not in
my favor. About midnight a fcoling
of oxhaustlon and stupor camo ovor mo,
against which I fought for hours, and
fought in valn. You will know tho ro
sult. Ohl fathorl mothorl lovo and pity
mo to tbo last and forglvo tho stain I
havo brought upon our honorod family
namo. Percival is noarly bosido him
self witb griftf, and talks of obtainlng
Eardon for mo, but somoway I havo no
opc. I want it horo distinctly undor
stood tbat ho bears no rcsponaibility in
tho mattor ol my death. I Bimply mado
him lot mo tako hia placo that night.
Sinco my rcmoval from tho activo du
lica of camp lifo, I havo beon torriblo
homosick. Thoughts of tho paat surgo
constantly througb my mind. I was
butaboy aftor all whon I loft homo,
and tbough I havo long ago roacbed
manhood's eatate, I long with allmy
heart to roceivo a mothor's fond em
braco, to bolp you, fathor with tho
work of tho farm and tovisit onco ogain
tho dear and familiar ecencs of my
cbildbood. Evcn such triflesns a sloigh
rido aftor Bess, tho colt, and a frolic
with faithful Carlo, would moan much
to mo now. Would that I might spond
ono, just ono moro long winter ovon
ing, gathorcd witb you around tho
gratof ul warmth of a blazing hard wood
flro, talking and reading anu roating, aa
of old. tho houra would elip happily by,
and thon what joy, with your fond
good nighta ringing in my cars, to
climb tbo atairs to my own dear room,
and sleon onco moro tho sound aud
restful alecp of boyhood, to which I
havo long beon a stranger.
But why should I burdon you witb
tbcso aad dotaila. I only thought that
through them you mignt fully roalizo
tbat I do not, cannot ovor forget,
though it haunt mo liko a far-away
dream, tho lovo and caro and tendor-
noss, tbat aurrounued my careleas, hap
py boyhood daya. Romembor mo bb I
waa tbon, and do not mako any effort
to bco me now. Thoro is no timo, and
you would bardly rccognizo tho old and
carcworn faco tbatanawera for mino, in
theglaas. A mooting now, much aa I
long for a sightofyour faces, could givo
us all but bittor pain. Par botter to
send mo a mossago by lettor or tolo
gram. Wben I lirst learned of tbe fato tbat
awaitcd me my heart waa too full of
rcbollioua thought, and wounded pridc,
to tbink aught of tho great chango in
Btore. Put I am growing calmer now.
In the dawning of tho morning I seom
ed to hoar the words of tho grand old
hymn beginning, "Lead kindly ligbt
amid tho oncircling gloom. Lead thou
me on. The nigbt is dark and I am
fur from home, Lead thou mo on."
You know tbo rest, it was Bung tho
last Sunday beforo I left home, and is
a great iavorito of mino. Loud, and
cloar, and swcet they sounded, as if
carolled by an nngcl band; aud then
fainter, and fainter, until both worda
aud music dicd away in tho diatance.
Once I thought Isabel's puro soprauo
roso above tho rest.
It wos a strange occurrcnce, and per
haps due to my weakcondition. I can
not cat or slccp much, but tbe comfort
and peaco it brought me aro beyoud
words of mino to express, and I havo
saved it for the closo of my letter, hop-
ing that n might comfort you also.
Surely God is leading us, and can makc
cvon our tnietakcs eervo his purposo.
Pray that I may havo strcugth to meet
death bravely, as a soldior und a Chria
tian should. Farowoll, and onco again
farowcll.
Your loving, heart broken son,
Donald.
The long letter was flniahcd, aud
grief nnd anguish too deep for
words fllled the hearta of thoso who
read it. They woro arouaed at last by
tho clock striking three.and completoly
cxhausted and mindful that tho mor
row would soon como with its possibil
ity of hearing something furtber about
Donald through Mr. Trent's mail,
aud ita burdcu of life, they Bought to
gain a brief respito in sloep.
Early tho next morning tho roads
wero opened, aud Isabcl Trent camo
aftor hor father's mail. Her sunny
faco, sparkling oycs and cheeks aglow
with tho freahnosa of tho morning air
mado a vivid contraal to tho Bad, wan
faced miatress of tho farm-houso, and
some way her presonce seemed tolight-
on tno gioom tnat nau iaiion tnerc.
Hor day s bad so far boen "as tbe gleam
of tbo sunligbt on tho wavo of. tho ripplo
in tho stream." Tho only Bhadow that
bad ovor cloudcd tho borizon of bor
fair young lifo, had been tbo foar that
Bomething might happen to bor brotbor,
Binco he had joincd tho army. With
eager hasto sbo took tho paper and let
ter addressed to hcr, from Mrs. East
man's hand, and toro open tbo cn
velopo. It read as follows:
Camp Gnflln, Va., Jan. 5, 18C2.
My Dear Isabel: Perhaps you havo
already read of Donald Eastman's trial
and auntenco, but you will bo Burprised
to learn tbat your brotber was tbo sick
comrado wboso placo ho took at tho
post of duty. I ought to havo romem
borcd tbat ho had boen broken of bis
rest for woeks, aud never havo lot him
dono it.
Ohl it is a burniug Bhamo tbat Don
ald, tho lifo aud cheor of tbo wbolu
cnmp, und tho most unaoltlsb man that
evor drow breath, should bo givon up
to dio, and auch n death. And to tbink
tbat 1, wbo loved him as a brother,
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takiug it ho was relioved of thu pain.
Whon he had taken thrvo boltlcs ho
was cured." Mrs. Onalow Dauiels,
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Crackersl!
should bo gullty in tho mattor. Ab I
thlnk of it now, ho haa boon oror-tax-ing
himsolf for somo timo ln tho caro
of the elck, for which work ho has dc
volopod a rool tnlont.
Tho post I know 1b boyond my ro
call, but God holping mo, I will rodoom
tho nrosont.
I have boon clrculating o potition for
hia pardon, and havo alrcady rocoivod
tho BlgnaturoB of hosts of his fricndo,
includlng tho commanding oiTlcorB of
tho brlgado, tho roglracnt and tho
company. This potition I ahall lay be
foro Abraham Lincoln aa soon as I can
rcach Washington, trustinglo his groat
and mcrclful hoart to grant lt.
I may, I will hopo for ancccss, but
tho timo ia short and a little dolay may
provo fatal. Pray carnoatly with mo
that Donald'a lifo may yot bo Bavcd,
and bond some moBsago of frlondship
at lta$t. Donald haB told mo all sinco
his trial and aentcnco, to tho man he
savod, it may bo. your brothor's lifo,
at tho doadly peru of his own.
Plcaso lot Mr. and Mrs. Eastman
havo this lottor to road, or toll thom
what you thlnk best of ita coDtonta. I
will sond thom, if posslblo, a tclcgram
by way of St. Albans, on tho oighth of
January. Bxcuso thcso basty lincs.
Your loving, dovoted brothor, Per
cival Tront.
Ieabcl Tront qulckly scanned hor
brothor'a lottor, and thon took up her
father's paper, that aho might bottor
undorstand all that ho had implied.
Astonishcd and agitated, a fcoling of
thankfulness for hor brothor's safoty
was qulckly followed by anxloty for
Donald and sympathy for his paronts.
Looking up, and noting the eager,
questioning look in hls mother's cyes,
Bho gavo hor Perclval's lelter to read
and movcd by a sudden, unaccountablo
impulao Mrs. Eastman gave Isabel
Donald's lottor. Fow of hia frionds
could have road his letter unmoved,
certainly not Isabol Tront. Through
it sho gained a glimpso into his intnost
heart, and for tho flrst timo in all hor
lifo sho saw clcarly tho depth and un
Bclflshness, and tho truo worth of Don
ald Eaatman's charactor. Ilor oyoa
dlmmed, and tho lovo which had not
been hors to givo in tho daya of his
suuny boyhood, now, that a dishonor
ed, uumorited death hung ovor him
like black cloud, fllled hor hoart to
ovor-flowing.
Thon and thoro sho and Donald'a
mothcr had a long talk togethor, a talk
that rosultcd in apcrfect understanding
bctween them, and tho acnding of the
following telcgram by Donald'a father
lator in tho day: "Love to Donald,
from fathor and mothcr and Iaabel
Trent."
It waa tho best that thoy could do,
thoro waa no timo to writo, and then
Isabcl Tront returned aftor a short vie
it, homo toexplain mattera to her pa
rents, to stay with theso two and hclp
them as best sho might to wear out tho
long hours that might elapse ere nows
of Donald'a welfare could reach them.
Tho morning of tho eighth dawned
clear and bright, tho cold snap was
ovor. Tho sun sent ita cheerful rays
through tho Bmall paned, whito cur
tained windowa of tho farm-houso
kitchon and fell upon an untasted
breakfast, and three silent, sad-faced
pernons.
Mr. Eastman had gono about his
work at tho barn as usual tbat morniug.
AVhy should the cattlo starvo, and tho
cows go unmilked because? he
could not flnish tho seutence.
Mrs. Eastman had from shcor forco
of habit, skimmed tho milk and pre
pared the breakfaBt; and Isabel had
arisen early, because tho night had
been long and eudless, and any chango
was profcrable. But when it camo to
cat breakfast, that was another thing,
and all wcte glad when the miserable
farco was over.
Meanwhile, ut Camp Griflln, Donald
Eiistman was brought out for oxecu
tion. Ab ho came out, ho drew a long
breath of tho f reah morniug air, which
had in it almost a liint of spring; and
east one long, lingering glanco around
him, upon the open flelds and magnifl
cent forests, that, covered with snow,
sparkled and glinted in the morning
sunligbt. He was young, and lifo was
sweet, aftor all; especially bo, sinco tho
telegram ho had rcceived from homo,
with ita surprislng over-whelmingclose.
Tho next instant ho had rcachcd tho
placo assigned him, and his eyes fell
upon his brigado and tho firing party,
which had been appointed for his exe
cution. He bowed his head, grew polo
as death, and a trcmor passed over his
cxhausted framo but no plea for mcrcy
oscaped his lips.
Tho stillnoss of death now rcigned
throughout tbo camp, a stillness sud
dculy brokon at this critical momcnt
by tho sharp and ringing sound of
horso'a hoofs upon tho hard and frozen
road. Nearer and near c&methe sound,
and Boon Percival Tront, riding at
rccklc8s speed, had reacbed tho camp.
Ono minute, with a look of alarm aud
torror, ho gazed upon tho sceno before
him: tho next he saw that Donald still
lived, aud bis joy knew no bounds.
Ho quickly brought forth, and waved
abovo his head, a paper which proved
to bo an ordor for tho stay of Donald's
oxccution, and thus his lifo was saved.
Aftor tho order was road and tho
parado distuissed, cheor ufter chccr
raug through tho camp, for Abraham
Lincolu flrst, and thon for Donald East
man. At ono o'clock of this snmo day
tho following telegram: "Donald
Eastman has been pardoned, by or
dor of Abraham Lincoln aud command
of Major-Gcneral McClellan. Tho
wholo camp is ono aea of rejoicing.
Percival Tront," roachod Donold's
fathor al St. Albans.
It aeomod but lilting, that Mr. East
man Bhould now bo thu bearor ot tho
good uows which had como tothem all;
und bis faco rovonlod tho gltid tldiugs
to Ieabcl aud his wifo boforo ho could
givo them tho tclcgram, thu reading of
which brought joy untold to tho occu
pants of that louoly farmhouso.
Joy is u good touic, and Douuld waa
soon himsolf agalu. DoubtloBs tho
fnct, that Isabol nnd his mothor mude
him a long visit at Cnmp Griflln, soon
aflor thoy rocoived tho tologrnai, olso
iiHsistod him in his rocovory. It would
bo hard to tell which of tho throo en
joy ed this visit tuost. Thoso woro dcor
delightful daya, faln would I lingor
ovor them. Aftorwards, they Boomod
llko nii ohbIs, in tho dosort of war, to
D)iinld EuBtman.
Tho rost of tho wintor pnssod quiotly
away at Camp Griflln. On tho 10th of
March orders camo to brcak camp, and
tho oxcilomont of activo participatlon
in war bcgan again. Donald's part, in
tho sccnoB that followed, was ono of
bravo and valiant sorvlco until, in tho
chargo mado upon tho riflo plts at
Lco's Mill, ho was mortally wounded.
Percival Tront stood bcsldo him as ho
fell, and amid tho din and noiso of bat
tlo, hcard him lift a prayor for God'a
blosslng on Prosidont Lincoln, who had
givon him a chanco to rcdcem tho past.
Ho waj buried in a littlo grovo of
holly and wild cherry trccs. And tho
look of sallsfaction and tranquility on
his faco, would havo ainply ropaid
Abraham Lincoln, for hls kind act
could ho havo scon it. No wondor lt
was writton ln aftor daya of this noblo
and great-heartcd man:
"O rervent heartt O cool and pntlent lieadl
O eliouidcra broad to bear all othera' blame I
..WR"T dlmulaed heraelf beneath hia namc,
Whlie Juatlce through hia llpa llke ntj plead."
This rccord of Donald Eaatman'a lifo
and glanco into daya long ainco passod
away, wovon from both fact and flc
tion. draws to a close. His fathor and
motnor wont down tho dcclinlng years
of lifo with no strong, young nrm to
lcan upon, as thoy had fondly hoped in
daya gono by. And Isabel Trent's
bright nnd joyous lifo was suddonly
darkoned by a groat and overwhelm
ing sorrow.
Was it all ln valn, tbat ho thus lived
nnd Buffercd and died on tho floldot
battlo, in tho strongth of his young
manhood, mourncd by all who know
him?
Suroly not. By his death ho vindi
catod forovor, his lovo and loynlty to
his counlry. And becauso of it, and
tho spirit which his lifo manifeated,
Isabel Tront, after the war waa ovor,
loft bor happy cbildhood'a homo and
tho caao and freedom of her girlhood's
lifo far behiud hor, for tho purposo of
toaching and holping the poor black
children of tho south. To this work,
for which naturo had richly endowed
ber, she conBccrated tbo rcmainder of
hor lifo. Pkksis Tenck.
LEGAL NOTICES,
KSTATl! OF OAItLTON DAILET.
Statb or VKIIMOMT,
DlBTRIOTOr WA8IIINOTOH, 88.
In I'robate Court, liold at Montpelier, ln and (or
aald Dlatrtct, on the K& day of March, A.D. 18081
Ilenry A. Blajton, Kxecutor of the laat will and
teatament of CAKLTON DAILET, late of Calala,
ln aald Ulatrlct. deceaaed, makea appUcation to aald
Couit for llcenae to deod certain real eatate of aald
deceaaed, altuated ln Calala, ln aald Dletrlct, to wltt
Home farm to Jamea A. Haatlnga ot aald Calala ae
cordlDR to tbo condltlons of a contract between the
aald deceaaed and aald .lamea A. Ilaatluea, dated the
3d day of February, A. D. 1891, reproaenttng that
aald deceaaed waa under contract, bolnc the con.
tract aforeaald, blndlDg ln law and equlty to deed
aald real eatate to aald Jaraea A. Ilaatluga on com
pllance by blm with certain condltlona wblch havo
been complled with ao far aa to entltle him to a
deed of aald real eatate by hia KWlng a morteage on
aald real eatate to aecure the balauce of the pur
chaae monoy thereror accordlng to the condl
tlona of aald contract, and farlher repreaentlni; that
by deedlnK the aame aa aforeaald, the aaaeta of aald
eatate ln nla banda wlU not thereby be ao rednced
aa to preveut a credltor from recelvlnK hia whole
debt. Whereapon, lt la orderea by aald Court
tbat aald appUcation be referredto aaeaalonthereof.
to bo held at the I'robate Offlco, ln aald Montpelier,
on the 15th day of Aprll, A. D. 18'ti, for hear
ing and declalon thereou; and, lt la fuither ordered,
tbat all peraons lntereated te notlBed hereof, by
fubllcatlou of notlco of aald appUcation and order
hereon three weeka aacceaalvely ln the Vermont
Watehman X- Statt JohrnaU a newapaper publlahed
at Montpelier, ln thla atate, and which clrculatea ln
the nelphborhood of tboao lntereated, before aald
tlme cf hearlnz, that they may appear at aald tlme
acd place, aud, If they aee cauae, object tliereto,
Ily tbe !"iirt, Attoat.
9S-0J HIIiA.H UAULETON, Jodise.
OOMMIBBIONEBB' NOTICK.
KSTATK OV JULIA W. UUTCIIINS
The underelgued, having boen appointed by the
IIonoraMe I'robate Court for the Diatrict of vaab
Ington. commlaalouera to recelve, examlne aed ad
?uatallciAlnia and demanda of all peraoua aoralnat
be eatate of JULIA W. HUTCHIN.S, lato of Water
bury ln aald Diatrict, deceaaed, and all clatma ex
hlblted lnotfaettheroto, hereby glve notluethal we
will meet for the purpoaea aforeaald at the otllce
of K. K, I'alraer, (n the town ot Waterbury, In
aald Diatrict, ou tho iith day of Aprll aud the
2ud day ot July next, from threo o'clock v. u..
until Uve o'clock r. .., each of aald daya, and tbat
alx montha from tbe 3th day of January A. D. 1393,
la the tlme Umlted by aald Court for aald credltora
to preaent thelr claluia to ua for examlnatlou aud
allowance.
Dated at Waterbury, thla llth dar ot March,
A. D. 1818. K. W. HUNTI.EY.) ,,,
COMMI88IONKUS' KOTIOK.
KSTATK Ol' 3IUI.ISSA STKAKNS.
The underalguod, having been appointed by the
llouorablo I'robate Court for the Ulatrlct of waah
lngtoucommlaelouera.to recelve, examlne andadjuat
all clalma and demanda of all peraona agaluat tbe
eatate of MELISSA STEAHNS, late of Marah
Ueld, ln aald Diatrict. deceaaed; and all clalma
exhlblted lu orfaet tbcreto, horeby glve notlce that
we will meet for the purposea aforeaald at
ber late tealdence, ln the town ot Marahfield, ln
aald Diatrict. ou tho 161b day of Aprll and 17th dar of
Keptember next, from ouo o'clock r. M. uutll four
o'clock r. M.. each of aald daya, and tbat alx montha
from tbe 18th day of Mazcu. A. D. 1SU9. la tbe
tlme Umlted by aald Court for aald credltora to pre
aent thelr clalma to ua for oxamluatlon aud allow
uuce.
Dated at Marshfield, thla 2Iat day of Marcb, A.
D.189S. IUA H. EIISO.N'. ) ,.mmi,.
97-9!) J. W. 110ULDHY, f lommlaalonera.
KSTATK OF I.Y3IAN 1111X1) IjK.
Statk or Ykbmont,
DlSTBIOT Or WABUINOTOIf, 88.
In I'robate Court, held at MontpeUer, ln and tor
aald Diatrict, on tho 2lat day ot March, A.D. 13H
Charlea E. Jonea, Admlnlatrator dt bonis non
with tho wlU annexed of tho eatate ot IA'MAN
l'W.NDI.i:, lato of Waltalleld, lu aald Diatrict,
deceaaed, preaenta hia admlnlatratlou uccouut for
examlnatlou and allowance, and makea uppll
catlou tor a decree of dUtrlbutlou aud partl
tlou of tbe eBtate ot aald deceaaed. Wuere
upon, lt la ordered by aald Court, thit aald accouut
aud aald appUcation le referredto aaeaalou tbereof ,
to be held at the I'robate Ofllce, ln aald Moutpeller, ou
tbe ttli day of Aprll, A. 1). lKiS, for bearlng and
declalon thereou; aud, lt la furtber ordered, tbat
notlce hereof be glven to all peraona lntereated, by
vubllcatlon of tbe aaine three weeka aacceaalvely la
the Vermont Watehman & Statt Journal, a newapaper
publlahed at Montpelier, prevloua to aald tlme ap
pointed for bearlug, that they may appear at aald
timo aud place, and, ahow cauae, lf any they mav
have, why aald accouut ahould uot be ailowed, aud
auch decree mado. llv the Court. Atteat,
W-W IllllAM OAKLETON, Judge.
KSTATK OFIllUlIAItl) D1XLOX.
Btath or Vkumont,
DlSTlllOTOIr WABIIOTOM. B8.
In I'robate Court, held at Montpelier, ln and for
aald Diatrict, on the r.'d day ot March, A.D. 181:8.
Oeorge II. II. Denny, Truatee of a fuud created
by tbe laat will aud teatameut ot Klcbaid Dlllon,
lato ot Montpelier, lu aald DUtrlct, doceiaod, pre
aenta hia truatee accouut for examlnatlou und
allowance, aud makea appUcation for a decree
of dlatrlbutiou and partltlou of aald fuud. Where
non. lt la ordered by aald Court, that aald accouut
and aald appUcation be referredto a aeaalou thereof,
to be hold at tbe I'robate Oulce In aald Moutpeller on
the l.Mb day of Aprll, A.D. IS'jj. for hearlug and
doclalon tbereuni und It la furtber ordered, that
notlce hereof be glven to all peraoua lntereated by
publlratlon of the aame three weeka aucceaatvely lu
the Vermont Watehman ,P State Journat a nowa
per publlahed at Montpelier, provloua to aald tlme
appointed for hearing, tbat they tuay appear at aald
tlme aud place, aud ahow cauae, lf any they may
have, why aald accouut ahould uot be ailowed, and
auch decree made.
lly the Court.-Atteat,
8S 00 IIlItAM OAKLETON, Jndge.
OOMU IBBIONKIte' NOTICB.
KSTATK OF OKAXOli J. OAI.K
Tbe undeialcned, having been appointed br tie
Honorable I'robate Court for tbe Diatrict of Waanlcg
ton, commlaalnnera to recelve, examlue aud adjukt
all clalma aud denianda of all peraona agaluat tl e ea
tate of 01IANOE J. O.U.K, late of Waltitlel.l,
In aald diatrict, deceaaed; aua all clalma ex
htblted lu olNtit tbereto, hertdiy glve notlce that we
lll meet fortbepurponoaaforeaaltl, at tborealdeuce
nf II. N. Jluahiiell, In tbe town ot Waltatleld, ln aald
Dlitrlct, ou I) e , tli day ofJuno and tho7tu dav et
beptembtr next, from one o'clock r, M. until
louro'clocK 1'. each ot aald daya, and that alx
inoutba from tbe 8th day ot March, A.D, 1898.1s
the tlme Umlted by aald Court for aald. credltora to
preaeul thelr clalma to ua for exauiluatlon and
allowance
Datud at Waltauold, thla 21at dar or March, A, 1).
181-8. 1 II. SAVAOH, ),v, ',.
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