The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-03
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NEVER BE DISCOURAGED.

A little work from the pen Of Miss Martineau
has just been published called the 'Croflon Boys.
Ii is beautifully writer, and is well calculated 10
improve and interest the younger portion OF the
| community, The following extract shows that a
person in this life should never be discouraged by
difficulties misfortunes. Hugh, the youngest
son OF INSTRUCTOR, who is a boy Of an adventurous
disposition, and whose he ad is full of sea-voyagcs
and 'wanderihgs in many lands,' has broken his
leg, and is OF course very much dsheartened, poor
fellow, at the disappointment Of all his hopes oil
! rowing about the world. d .9i.a 400 81 .sl s
"'Oh mother said he one day. Il am so lame
can never he soldier a sailor; can never GO
! round the world' e'st 'i
| And Hugh burst into tears, now more really af
! flcted than he had ever been yet. His mother
sat on the bed beside him, and wiped away his
tears as they flowed while he told her. as well as
his sobs would lei him, how long and how much
| lie had reckoned on going round the world, and
how little he cared for any thing else in the fuure
and now this was just the very thing he should
never be able TO do! lie had practised climbing
ever since he could remem bertrand now that was
Of no use; he had practised marching, and now he
should never march again. When he had finished
his complaint there pause, and his mother
| said -
Hugh, do you remember Richard Grant,
i 'What, the cabinet maker? The man who car.
we'd so beautifully
Yes. Do you remember-No, you hardly could
have known; butI will tell you. He had planned
most beautiful set of carvings in wood for chap
ell belonging 10 anobleman's mansion. lie was 10
be we'll paid this work was superior; and he
would be able to make his parents comfortable as
L r., .b; Rat ha he
most cared for was the honor OF producing noble
work which would outlive him. Well,a the very
beginning of his task his chsel flew up against
his wrist, and the narrow cut that 1t made-no'
more tnan hall an inch wide-mode his right hand
entirely useless for life lilo could never again
hold tool and the only strong wish Richard
Grant had in the world disappointed Hugh
hid his face with his handkerchief; and his moth
er went on:
| you have heard Of Hubert?
| ',rhe man who found out so much about bees
Miss Harold read that account to u.s.
| sBees and ants. When Huber had discovered
more than had ever been known before about bees
and ants, and when he was sure he could learn
still more, and was more and more anxious to peep
and pry into their Tiny homes, and their curious
ways, Huber became blind
Hugh sighed; and his mother went on
| tDid YOU over hear of Beethoven? He was one
Of the greatest musical composers that ever lived
His great, his sole delight was in music. II was
the passion Of his lite, and when all his time and
all his mind had been given TO music, he became
deaf, perfectly deaf that he never more lieai
ono single note from The loudest orchestra, and
| while crowds were moved and 6eligted with his
/ compositions it was all silence to him.
I Hugh said nothing. a t
Now do you think, asked his mother-and
Hugh saw by the gray light that began to shine
that she smiled-'do you think that those people
were without heavenly PARENT
! 30 no.! But they all patiens?' taso
sYes, in different degrees and ways. Would
you say that they were hardly, treated? or would
YOU rather suppose that their father gave them
something more and better TO do than they had
planned for themselves? .s.a aua -.i a3tHt
sHe must know best of course; but il does see m
hard that that very thing should happen to them
Huber would not have SO much minded being
deaf, perhaps; or that musical man being blind; OF
Richard Grant losing his foot instead Of his hand
\ for he did not want to go round the world
! mo doubt their hearts often swelled within them
at their disap pointments, but fully believe thai
they found very soon that Gods will was wiser
than their wishes. They found, ifthey bore their
trial WE'LL that there was work for their hearts to
do. far nobler than any work that The head can dc
through the eye and the ear, and the hand. And
lthey soon felt new and delicious pleasure, which
none but the bitterly disappointed can ieci. =
Youth's .Medaui0ns osil a ocb l5 gG,yEa--ue ~
CLERICAL WIT, Watty Morrison, Scotch clei
gynan, was of great laughter and humor
On one. OCCASION, a young officer scohed at the
idea Of Its reauirng so much study to prepare SCI