Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-03-25
THE APRIL FOOL.
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The morning OF the first Of April, ammo DomIn no
matter when, shonc out with all the shining sunuiness
OF youthful coquetry. Very beautiful il the first bright
smile Of coming spring. In fact, we believe the first
OF every thing is always the best welcomed; it has the
charm Of novelty is the lovelies, the dearest The
first fash Of beautiful face, the first gush OF song, the
first breath OF perfume the first tint Of the flower the
hrs hour OF the morning the first OF friendship and
yes very certainly, the first ii, of love the first
thought the FIRST feeling the first emotion, the first
perception, brings US only the brightness, and tagging
alter comes that gloomy thing the shadow.
The sunshine Of that April morning on that certain
ammo Domni, shone brightly into a very little room
very scanty furnished belonging to very little cot
tage, being of very little row, hanging like little
bit OF fringe the skirts of our great metropolis and
IN thus room was very scany supply OF those things
which civilization has agreed to call the necessaries
OF lie; for Instance, hall the number OF chairs to the
double number OF people who 10 sit on them.
y one table. and unfortunately what the table held in
the shape OF breakfast vands, bore but faint relative
proportion 10 the mouths they I'LL; in fact it
the very idea of breakfast rather than the break
fast itself, being unlike possible 10 ham and eggs
and paities, aud chickens and dried salmon and mar
malades as could possibly be, and Boosting onlyno
we will not tell what,the details of poverty be
misunderstanding OF verv little indeed.
Now very frequently happens tia the rich and the
poor seem TO be playing at purposes the rich sit
down to their penteous boards and canno endure
the aroma whilst the poor have appetes altogether
provokingy good, and nothing Of the wberewitha and
thus II was that the little group of children that
rounded the scanty breakfast table eyed the rough
bread loaf with very loving looks, and swallowed por
tons OF it though it had been ambrosia and wheth
er or not the gods would have considered the thick
dry slices fit for Olympus, those children would have
been infinitely sorry to have divided them with love
| himself
fare that hunger had richly favored for his children,
| our history telleth not. Something, however, like
April clouds of and discomfort darkened over
his brow, and something like pril showers gathered
| in hta In nod tnn a,n1
and, probably hid face that indexng a dsquiet
soul, rose and walked to the lattice of that narrow
chamber.
He had no, stood many moments before little hand
on one OF the fingers Of which bound the bandage
| of welded love, pressed on his shoulder, and,
without seeing them, he conscious that a pair oi
| rich swimming eyes were soliciting meeting with
his own, but being perfectly that tears refracto-
ry, unmanly, bitter tears gathering In his own
orbs Of vision he turned them away from his bright
wooers, and would not even look on his LADY love
"You sad dearest" said the kindes voice in the
| world; show dare you be sorrowful whilst | am with
you; whilst you surrounded by these dear faces1"
so Helen" replied the father and husband, at is
| because you with me that am sad For myself,
think could have borne all the prvaons OF toll and
poverty but to you wanting the very necessities
| oflife-"
snow will preach to YOU" said the wife, with a
smile Ito you who preach others; YOU Reverend
Benjamin Blythe. Now tell me wha, is there | want
| saving and excepting to you sme' Believe me
dead to dismal face more ,han-I was going to
say-the plague; but you know it is a sort Of plague
spot for it never show. its dark stain bu, spreads
should not be surprised if you keep this dismal face
but that shall catch it myself last, and then what
will you dol"
"What indeed" said the husband with bitter sigh
"Nay my bird that is not musical note You know
that you are in your cage, and you mast sing"
"You my good angel" said the husband
"Nay, nay, will not be fattered out OF my sermon
zing," said the wife; "you shall have it, So shall
borrow your surpce, and gvea regu lar firstly, sec
ondy and thirdly in true orthodox STYLE or will you
have II cNtemporaneous and non-offcialt
"As you not in the regular orders, said the hus
band getting up miserable smile mot regularly or
dained, ordained only to be my blessing | think w
may do without the surplice and the book"
well, be II So my morning gown shall be bishop
vestments, and my cap his mitre. And now tell me
II in the balance your blessings your have
the heaviest weight"
"My blessings my blessings" said the HUSBAND
with fearful emotion; "you and my children. Could
J have greateIl"
81 should think not" said the wife. "Such chill
cren!" and she glanced her eve towards them with
face full Of the most amiabe vanity the world, th
vanity Of mother. "And such wife" she adde,
with an arch sweet smile turned upon her husband
"such a wife"
yes, such children, and such wife" repeated tn
husband land see them want the necessaries Of life
preached 70 Others It is IN vain that repeat the les
; To myself
Thy bread shall be certain and thy water shall b.
sure repeated the wife
: Az, literally bread and water said the husband
r with some bitterness.
! As much Is need. and more than we deserve
! resumed the wife, Attend 10 my sermon, sir
'Ay, dearest. These are bitter sermons, my ow
preachings brought home 10 myself II is IN vain tina
! repeat II these privaons fell only myself, that
could cheerfully submit. but this moning-nay, d
= deny II, dearest you push back the untas
' ed morse and am weak and impotent % help ! A.
. shut from the common labofers daily hire, and
.s see you, daily wanting even bread"
!. Not absolutely, replied the wife And now ie
me, would you choose 10 cheruhs mixing vii
disease The mids, of iurury thus well and healthy
with hearty appetites for this sans homsly bread'
v Even As II u.s. replied the husband, even as u
n with thankfulness
Then smile again, said IN. wife, les, worse ,hir