Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-05-31
MISCELLANY.
From the Metropolitan for April.
THE APRIL FOOL.
ny ABBOTT LEE .

velty; is the oveliest of the dearest. The first
flash of beautiful face, the first gush Of song,
the first breath OF perfume, the first tint Of The
flower, the first hour of the morning, the first Of
a friendship, and Oyes very certainly the first fit
of love! the first thought, the first feeling the
first emotion, The first perception, brings us only
the brightness, and tagging after comes tina
gloomy thing the shadow.
The sunshine Of that April morning on that
certain nuno Domini sllone brightly Into a very
little room, very scanti!y furnished, belonging TO
very little cottage, being one of q very little row
hanging like IL little bit of fringe on the skirts ol
our great metropolis and in this room was n
very scuny supply Of those things which civilian
ton has agreed TO call the necessares of life; for
instance, half the number Of chairs, TO tie ioul-
lie number of prople who were to sit upon them;
only one table, and unfortunately what the table
held in the shape uf breakfast table viands bore
but faint relative proportion to the mouths they
were to I'LL; in fact, it was tile very ilen of II
breakfast rather than breakfast itself being ms TN
like us possible to liam aud eggs and paties, and
chickens and dried salmon and marmalades, as
could possibly be, and boosting only-no, we will
not tell of What, the details Of poverty can never
be palatuble- Boosting of very little indeed.
Now it very frequently happens that the rich
ana poor seem to he playing AT cross purposes;
the rich SIT down TO pleneous boards, and cannot
endure even the aroma whilst the poor have ap-
petiies altogether so uprovokingly good aud moth
ing of the wherewithal; and thus il was that the
lille erou? OF children that surrounded that scan-
ty breakfast table eyed the rough bread loaf with
very loving looks and swallowed portions of it as
though II had been anibrosia; and whether or not
the gods would have considered the thick dry sill
ces tit for Olympus, those children would have
been infinitely sorry 10 have divided them with
Jove himself.
NOW whether or not mon pore was satisfied with
the fare that hunger had so richly favoured for
his children, our history telleh not. Something,
however, like April clouds of sorrow and discon-
tent darkened over lls brow and something like
April showers gathered in his eve as he pushed
away the untastcd morsel, and, probably TO hide
face that was indexing n disquieted soul, rose
and walked TO the little lattice of tina, narrow
chamber
Tie had not stood many moments before little
hand, on one of the fingers of Which was bound
the bandage of welded love, was pressed upon
his shoulder, and without seeing them, lie was
conscious that par of rich swimming ewes were
soliciting meeting with his own; but being per-
fecily aware that tears, refractory, unnany, bitter
tears were gathering in his own orbs Of vision, he
turned them away from their bright wouers, and
would not even look on his lady love.
you are sad, dearest said the kindest voice in
the world; how dae you be sorrowlul whilst
am with you! whilst you are surrounded by
these dear facesn
1T is because you are with me that am sad! For
myself think could have borne all the priva-
tons of toll aud poverty; but to see you wanting
the very necessaries of life
Now will preach to you,' said the wife with
a smile; ito you who preach 10 others; 10 you,
Reverend Benjamin Blythe. Now tell me Whal
is there that l want, saving and excepting to see
you smile? Believe me. dread to see dismal
face more than-l was going 10 say-the plague
but you know it is sort of pague.spo, for il
never shows its dark stain but it spreads.
should not be surprised, if you keep this disma
face, but that shall catch it myself at last, and
then what will you do?
sigh
NAY, my bird, that is not musical note! You
know that you are in your cage, and you mus
sing
'You are my good angelo said the husband.
'Nay, nay, | will not be hatlered out Of my
sermonizng,' said the wife; you shall have it,
So, shall borrow your surplice, and give Il regu.
lar firstly, secondly, and thirdly, in true orthodox
style, or will you have it extenporaneously am
non-olicial p
'As you are not in regular ORDERS said the hus
band, getting up miserable smile, mot regularly
ordained, ordained only to he my blessing, thinl
we may do without the surpice and the book
well, be it so; my morning gown shall be
bishops vestments, and my cap his mlre. An,
your sorrows have the heaviest wcighl?'
'My blessings! my blessings" said the hushan'
with fearful emotion; you and my children
Could have greater?
Il should think not said the wife. Such child
REM and she glanced her eye towards them will
a face full Of the most amiabe vanity in the world
the vanity OF mother. sand such wifev sh,
added, with IN arch sweet smile turned upon he
husband; such wile
Yes such children, and such n wilen repeated
the husband; and to see them wanting the ne
cessaries of life! preach to others, it is in vain
that repeat the lesson to myself
"Thy bread shall he certain, and thy waite
shall he sure,' repeated the wife.
'Ay, literally bread and walei' said the hus
band, with some bitterness.
AS much as we need, and more than we de
serve, resumed The wife. Attend to my scr
= mon, sir
. 'Ay, dearest. These are bitter sermons; m
own preaclings TO others brought home 10 mysel
1t is in vain that repeat, if these prvalions le
on myself, that cheeriuliy submit; hui this morn
$ ing nay, do not deny il, dearest saw YOU plis
back the UNLISTED morse and ann weak aud i'm
potent TO help; ! am shut out from the con,mo
laborers daily hire, and see you daily, wanlin
r even breadn
Not absolutely replied the wife. 'And nov
u tell me, would You choose to see our cherubs niS
, ing with disease in the midst of luxury, or thu
u well anu healthy, with hearty appetlies Tor iii
same homely brcad?'
n Even as it is replied the husband; even as
: is, with thankiulness'
n Then smile again., said the wife, 'lest wors
thing come upon thee. What! do you dare
e look sorrowiul in the midst Of happy faces o b'
lieve me that smiling lips are better than rubie
r. and joyous eyes more ustrous than diamond
v and can you, can you look sad, with the blesse
sun thus shining full upon you this glorious morI
linz? o fip. fie unOn yOui Let the eunshir
a reach your heart! See The water is sparkling an
leuping with icy; and the trees in their new hol
n day green, and the birds chirruping from Il
house-tops! every thing is full Of hope, yet yo
y nre sad. Take the sunshine as happy omen
= prophesy from it that the clouds are passing
" way, and that prosperity shall come TO lis oade
;. like castled eephont with laos Of rupees al
! sacks OF gold-dust.'
: Look at your type, dearest said the husbar
| with a rnnurniul smile.