Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-04-29

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part from the frost Of the night in the straw
and litter of the bay. lie was without shoes.
WIN barely sufficient clothes on bis person
20 say he was not naked. Why WINS Dor
',,' ~ such a siiuation it might be asked, in
inns land of freedom and equal rights ANY
man Of health, il is urged, can work and
maintain himself in a style sufficiently well
LOT any person whatever. In reply, we
would say that we are full as incompetent 10
answer the question as the inquirer Such
mas been the fact and such is the fact: our
fown.cyes can testify to the many s,roling
vagabonds who roam the land. and. il would
seem might be well off il they depended up-
on The labor Of their own hands.
Dorrill entered a blacksmilh's shop inst AZ
Bolton had blown up hot fire upon his
Jorge, and requested permission to warm his
oenumbed limbs. Such d request Of course
could not be denied. Bolton looked nj his
guesl-if be may be thus styled-and thought
he saw something there not uncongenial
with his own spirit Dorrll watched the
blacksmith as he forged his horse nails
though non the first time he had witnessed
such heat, yet he was peculiarly struck
ventures 10 Rolton's listening ga rs-bemoan-
ed MS present destitution TO one whom he
thought heard With some sense of feeling !;
and the longer he staid the more he per
ceived the blacksmith was pleased with his
company Thus on, adventurer in very
Shou time became as intimate with the man
OF the forge as though he bad known him of
old. The long and the short of the matter
IS, that Dorrill, weary, houseless and home.
less as he had been, desired to try his for.
tune at the anvil lie had seen enough OF
adventure, enough Of danger enough Of
hardships He longed TO have n home
and even at this late day, the thought entered
ms mind TO learn the trade Of working iron
All this met the decided appreciation Of Boil
ton himself who willingly offered to take
him as an apprentice and, considering his
age, would treat him more as a Journey
man than boy Thus he entered the shop
poor wandering vagabond, and came out
an entered apprentice 10 the trade-in the
short space OF an hour ortwo, metamorphosed
from soldier to blacksmith
The true character of Bolton and his ap.
prentice remained not long concealed from
each other All the restrain, common to
the master over his charge was, as il should
be, thrown of; and DorriIl was considered
by himself, and by Bolton also. fully equal
IN many respects TO the master in whose
shop he had learned the art of hammering
nails So tractable did Dorrill prove. that
IN very short time he was enabled to do
his work, IN the common branches, as well
as any ordinary workman, which served in
great measure to impress upon Bolton the
consciousness of his possessing more talent
than usually falls 10 the LOT Of man TO pos.
sess. Dorrill had as yet secluded himself
from observation as much as possible, shun-
ming the inhabitants at all times, and for
what reason can only be conjectured II,
was certain he had something under consid-
Grafton, which us yet he had not revealed to
his only familiar companion
i have finally concluded said Dorril to
the blacksmith one morning, that lis not
best for me TO hammer nails for living. at
least, not till am obliged TO. | don't think
it well for me TO anticipate getting into the
limbo. AS have got an insight into the
trade, the authorities can't complain if
don't go any further, should they get me into
their clutches continued he, smiling.
Bolton, from Dorril's manner of express
sion, concluding he had got project in his
head which, should it fail, would undoubt-
eddy carry him TO the states prison, replied
If you are determined, then, to leave me,
as you have right to do, | warn you TO be-
ware-and as a friend | caution yoU--in
the first place, don't make yourself liable,
which was said in manner that meant no
more than was intended
No need of caution replied Dorrill, in
that selfconcet which rogues always have.
AS to leaving you entirely, don't intend,
but calculate 10 make you party concerned.
As to making myself amenable to the law,
shant, no more than you do hammering
there; not if we have just laws here, which
will allow one to make as much money as
he wishes in an honest way
| The demon of avarice reused itself in the
bosom Of Bolton Mt the mentioning of a
change to better his pecuniary condition,
And as there was no law to be violated, he
listened with willing ear and an anxious
heart to whatever might be suggested
| Let it be understood that neither Bolton or
| Dorrill had any scruples about trespassing
upon the law, if they could do it safely and
make money by the means That avarice
was the most predominant feeling in Bottoms
bosom, cannot be denied That Dorrll pos
sessed more talent, had seen more Of the
world, and was better qualified for sharper
than Bolton, is evident The most predom-
innnt passion, perhaps, in Dorrill, was the
love of ease He did not care so much
about making himself rich as he did to have
q plenty, that he might be profuse and Occa-