Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-11-30

Charles. my son. said an elde,ly Friend /
wish thee to spend part Of this alter
noon in errands Of benevolence. Our
neighbor Simpson is 10 great need Of as
sisiance to put up the frame Of house.
ard has.tried 70 procure help i bufso few
came that he could do nothing. and ne
parted with them until. another day.
That day however-may not arrive unless
we exert ourselves in his behalf. fJr there
is very Ii,lIe interest felt for strangers here.
and his residence amongst US has been 50
short that few know anything about him.
Bere Violence il doubtless good thing,
Fatken but itfsia busy time with US just
now, as well as with others, and. 1--WE
put ourselves to much Inconvenience 10
help him we shall not be paid FIR H.
Tina. shoold never be our motive. We
are commanded 10 do good and lend, hop
ing tor nothing agains = ! 'a ~ 90 4
But. sFSlhet, he may prove Trouble
some Degbbor. and then We ight all be
sorry sthat we had assisted 10 establish
him smongst sis yzVtaa'1a II s'ee
That we cannot iotesee. He has par.
chased the land he is on. and Il is neces.
sary that his house Re erected as quickly
as possible, for they are 10 a mere shelf,
that threa,ensto fall down over their heads.
and cold weather is approaching. My
mind is not at ease when contrasting their
necessities with our comforts, and their
gloomy prospects with o0ragrecable ones,
though we know not what affections may
await any Of Us. @
Father, sometimes wish we were no.
Qaakers. Thou feeles. so much for eve
ny oody. and wishest meto do so 100 and
cninot. And besides we seldom call on
our neighbors for help. though we fee
qaenily have TO go and help others. Il
Call il 20: Quaaerism, my son. The
disposition TO do as we would be donerb
is Christianity; and ]. pervades the heart
of every good person, whaisysr his demon
inalion. Itis not strange that thou dos
not feel as LIDO. Thou canst not YET real
lie the trials which this man has, bu
hs time was when I was ina similar sit
ualon. When 4 came To settle here, =
poor man and unknown to.ali around me
know no, what would have become o
me and my family. had mol my strange
neighbours hefriended me. Il was befor
thy time. Thy mother was feeble, Ah'
elder sisters, and thy brother James thel
not more than year old. were to be seeI
frequently shiveripg with the cold 10 a poo
open house, and BY their complaining
inc reasing their mothers afflIctions.s w
had no lack o! food of The palmer kin'
but many comlof,s,to whish we had a
been accustomed were greatly missed'an
would have been entirely out of our feac
by any meaps Of our own. .One kin
nelghbor at length came to visit and we
come US, and seeing our condition invite
Thy sisters (ootb too young to be OF an
use TO their mother) to 60 aad see b
children, and would not lei them retul
until our dwelling. to which many lent
hand, was completed. Another sent
daughter to wait on thin mother and lin
James; but this. young woman 6ndi'
our abode TOO comfonless for an inval
the cold air pouring IN on all Sides
formed her smother, who took them bc
into her own house. and had them vi
attended, 10. Amongst those genera
pcaple, | learnt lesson which my parel
had wlwsys endeavored 10 teach me, q
wbichb could never fully learn: in I
mids, Of plenty and easel that we. BY }
tuaI s.G. not only promote each oth'
comfort BAT respectively increase ear q
aud thus experience the truth of,he Po
exprsssion. L f.s 49, ia<.i on
"Ths hear, that bls.ds for Others woes.
Shall feel each sslish sorrow less:
HE breast ~ho happiness bestows,
Reflected happiness shall blsss-" =.
ouss was happy neighborhoOd.
were generally industrious. frugal and
ne6ceni.ever readytO reciprocate good
fees. Our improvements progressed
idly. comfortable houses. good barDsu
1O,hvr aceommoda,'ons were 10 be seen
every hand Be, as n older inhabii
were removed BY death q other -cire
stances leaving ebildren who had. q,