Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-08-24

uput vet ShdlI illCH eau YOU up bgdltl, oud
if YOU don't tell the whole truth then. | will
give YOU something that'll make YOU rcmcm
Der Mr.. Ncholss melons for many month TO
come go TO your seat
Glad enough Of the ungracious permission
and answering not a sound, the child ctcpt
trembling to his bench. He felt very strange
", dizzly--morc as if he was IN dream than
in real life and LAYING his arms on his desk,
bowed down his face between them. The
pupils turned to their accustomed studies, for
during the reign Of Lugarc in the village
school, they had been 50 used TO scenes of Vi
olenco and severe chastscmen,, that such
things made but little interruption in the ten
or of their way.
Now, while the intervening hour is passing,
we will clear up that mystery of the bag, and
of young Baker being under the garden fence
on the preceding night. The boys mother
was a widow, ana they both bad to live IN the
very narrowcst limits. His father had died
when he was but SIX years old, and little Tim
was left slckly cmaclatcd infant whom no
one expected TO live many months. To the
surprise OF all, however, the poor child kept
alive, and seemed 10 recover his health, as he
certainly did his size and good looks This
was owing TO the kind offices of an eminent
physician who had Il country scat IN the neigh
borhood, and who had been Interested IN the
widows little family. Tim, the physician said,
might possibly outgrow his disease but eve
Try thing was uncertain. 1t was a mysterious
aud battling malady and it would not be
wonderful If he should in some moment of APP
parent health be suddenly taken away. The
poor widow was at first in continual state of
uneasincSs but several years had now pass
ed, and none of the impending evils had fall
Ell upon the boys head. His mother seemed
to feel confident that he would live, and be u
help and an honor TO her old age and the
two struggled on together, mutually hBnpy in
each other, and enduring much Of poverty and
discomfort without repning, each for the 9th
er's sake.
| Tins pleasant disposition had made him
many friends in the village, and among the
rest young farmer named Jones, who with
his oldest brother worked large farm in the
Inclghborhood on shares. Jones very frequent
| ly made Tim present of bag of potatoes or
corn, or some garden vegetables which he
took from his own stock but as his partner
was parslmonlous, hgh-tempcrcd man, and
had often said that Tim was an idle fellow,
and ought not TO be helped because he did
not work, Jones generally made his gifts in
such a manner that no one knew any thing
about them, except himself and the grateful
objects Of his kindness. II night be, TOO. that
the widow was loa;h TO have it understood by
the neIghbors that she received food from any
one; for there is often an cXcusable pide in
people of her condition which makes them
shrink from being considered as objects of
charity as they would from the seycrest
| pains. On the night in question, Tim had
! been told that Jones would send them bag
/ ,Nf ,N,.t,. q.
! to be waiting for him was fixed at Mr. Mich
olss garden fence. 1t was this bag that Tim
had been seen staggering under, and which
caused the unluCky boy TO be accused and
convicted by his teacher as thief That
teacher was one lutte fitted for his important
and responsible office. TASTY to decide, and
lnhcNibly severe, he was the terror of the lit
tie world he ruled so despolicaly. Punish
Imcnt he seemed to delight IN. knowing lit
tie OF those sweet fountains which in chldrcn's
breasts ever open quickly AT the call Of gentle
ness and kind word, he was feared By all for
his stcrnncss, and loved by none. | would
that he were an isolated instance 10 lis pro-
/ tcsSlun.
The hour Of grace had drawn to its close,
and the time approached at which ii was usu-
al for Lugarc TO give his school yiuly re-
Cclycd dIsmlsslUn. Now and then one of the
scholars would direct lurliyc glance at Tim,
sometimes ~ pity sometimes IA indifference
on inquiry. They knew that he would have no
mercy shown him, and though most of them
loved him, whipping vas too common there 10
exact much sympathy, Every inqulrng
glance, however renamed unsutisiicd, for at
the cnd Of the hour Tim remained with his
face completely hidden, and his head bowed IN
hs arms, precisely as he had leaned himself
when hc first went 70 his seat iugare look
cd al the boy occasionally with scowl ,Whirh
seemed to bDde vengeance for hIs ,ulncss.-
At length the last class had been heard, and
the las, lesson rccitcd, and Lug1re seated
himself behind his desk on the platform, with
his longcs, and stoutcst rattan before him.
No~ Barker be said, wen settle that ,,t-
Tie business otyours. Just step up here
Tim did not move. The school-fuom was
a. .t.lI as the grave. Not "a sound was 10 be
heard, except occasionally a long drawn
breath
Mind me, SIR, or it Will be the worse for
you. Step mp here, aud take Of your Jacket .
The boy did not stir any moic than # be
bad been Of wood. Lurare shook with pas
SION H. sat soil a minute, a., Il considering