Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-10-25

mother ana sisters had deserted him, in dis.
gust-hs little brother Ned waited lust
long enough to cry out shame and ran
and the group about him set up an indignant
hiss. la few moments he was left almost
alone, some few boys only waiting 10 take a
last look at the monkey. sit 80 alal5,
swell this is really cutting il foine. the
demned uncivilized clowus,n soiloouized
our hero--"l shall pawsitively leave this
hoie at once--the ignorant savages. Hu.
man nachure can abode it no longer.p He
strolled across the road, and for lack of hu.
man objects 10 bring within the focus of his
glass, commenced surveying bluff hill.
down which he had many times rolled in
play, as il he had never seen such a curiosity
before From this reverie few snow balls
soon disturbed him. Humbled essentially
IN ms pride and his pretensions, he hurried
TO his fathers house, with one eve bunped.
and one half bis dickey spoiled, by the un.
errIng aim OF some village embryo Tell.
whose missiles were readily gathered from
the winter-covered ground, and dispatched
with striking accuracy. 1901 MOI ST.
A large dinner party had been invited to
Farmer Hinchins' land large evening
party.-Right glad would the worthy people
nave been TO have escaped from the dilemma,
out IN The country they have no s'white lies"
10 turn. away visitors with. The only way
OF proceeding was to face the matter out as
alter the occurrences of the morning, malice
IN some, and curiosity in others. would be
sure TO bring all who were asked, and more
too. The female membersof the family were
IN agony, Ned was in his element of mis-.
Kitchen. He dared not face the group OF
vIslters 10 the dining room, but chewed the
cud Of sweet and bitter fancy in the kitchen
chimney corner. They come to see an
ape-but they can't make menagerie of nv
house-Fll be hanged If they do. SO saw.
ing, he rose as he heard the front door open,
and proceeded to intercept his hopeful son,
as he was about 10 enter the parlor.
Leading him directly 10 the kitchen, Far
mer HInchins there borrowed bis wife's
shears, and thence took his soon above stairs
to his room, seated him in a chair, and be.
fore the fop could guess what was coming.
married his whiskers. destroyed moustachios
and reduced his imperial to plebian. Ma
hum expostulated, but il was Of no use--he
struggled, and the old gentleman's shoulder
"A
razor completed the demoliation Of the Esau-
crop. and n. Augustus Hinchins began to
look like his fathers son again He turned
disconsoiate from the glass to 90 down stairs.
when the old gentleman stepped between him
and the door, and pointed to something which
had before escaped his eye. His former
country Sunday suit lay nc ross the back of a
chair. Even then he could not conceive
what his father meant.
His mind could not embrace so awful a
depreciation as that he must really put on
That suit and cast away his city tegnments.
His father readily explained the case 10 him,
and inlimating that ne should give sledge
hammer vouch for his sincerity Of purpose,
poor Nahum was forced TO submit They
then walked down together, and as the din
ing room door opened, the party inside, who
had commenced their opeisances for MIR. n.
Augustus, finished them for Nahum A. Hin
chins. There was an awkward pause A
child broke it as children often do. Little
Ned ran up and seizing both hands, cried,
''welcome home to thanksgiving brother
Na'--we're all glad TO see you" The
whole party closed in, and in their homes,
greetings poor Nahum melted 10 tears, re-
ciprocaled. There might have been little
rage in the first tear-there was a little
shame in the secondhand real contriiion
afterwards. All however was forgotten
and forgiven by the time Nahums mex,
neighbor had denuded the first swish bone.
and challenged him TO break ii with her
There. Nahum roared little Ned you've
got your WISH and know what it is Don'l
you wish Ellen Smith was here now2"
Faith" answered Nahum. taken off his
guard, II do" lam
There was hearty laugh all round and
now began the festivities OF Thanksgiving in
earnest. For the res.--how Nahum went
over and coaxed Ellen to forge, his insult
how she relented. as she had made up her
mind not to do when she saw him coming
how they went back together 10 the farm
house, and how the party shouted as they
entered arm in arm how old Farmer Hin,
chins forgot his years and joined in the blind.
mans buff; how Ellen fought Nahum S
battles when any body alluded TO bis past
mishaps; and how little Ned frolicked
himself TO sleep before midnight; is too long
story for us TO tell now, but Mrs. Ellen
Hinchins might tell you all about it, some
evening as she rocked the cradle, if you
should happen along her way. I
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Natural Reiigion.-Come quietly away
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