Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-01-06

again"
"What was you sent for my lad 1t must be
something very important to make it necessary
Tor you 10 walk twenty miles in this storm"
"Why, sir, it was whlskey thar | was sent for.
Father had no money, aud he sent 10 Mr.. IS
to get trusted hut he wouldn't trust any more,
So | had 10 20 home without the whiskey but
father sent me back again.
How do you expect 10 get it now when you
couldn't get it in The morning?'
"Why sir, | have brought n pair OF shoes
which sister sent molher. Mr. - will give whis-
key or tliem He has got Too or three pairs of our
she's not0"
"Do You like to carry whiskey home, my boy 2"
"Oh, 40, sir for it makes all 50 unhappy
but can't belp it,"
" e took HE responsibility Of advising the hoy
no; to fulfil his rtrund, and returned home with
him. The family, we found, consisted OF hus-
band, wife, ami tour children the ode, (he boy)
was not more Than ten years of nge, while tie
youngest was al nfam OF lew mu;nIIs. Ii was
n cold, clustering day. The north wind blew
hnrslily, aud came roughly aud unbdden. through
the nuinl,erless crevc,s OF the poor mans howell
A few black emhers occupied the fire. place, u
round which were hudtiled the half naked chill
dren and the woe stricken mother and vile.
Her face was haggard-her eyes sunken her
hair Observation-Disclosures clothes shattered and un-
clean.
She sitting upon an old broken chair, and
was mechanically swinging to and fro, if en-
deavoring 10 quict her iuunt which moaned pitt
fully in lis noller arms. II had been sick from
its BIRTH and il was now seemingly struggling 10
free itself from The harsh world into which it hal
| n few months previous been ushered Their was
no tear Ia The eye Of lie mother as she gazed on
the expiring babe. The fountain had heen long
! before, dried by The internal fires which alcohol
| had kindled and led. Yet she was the picture OF
| despair aud we could not hut fancy, as she sal
| thus, Ihut her mind wus wandering back 10 the
| happy past the days OF her intuury aud grlho0d
aud her early home. Poor rhing She had Civ
| Ell her affections aud her hand To nlaU who had
| taken tho first Steps IN int importance. She In,
| let home full of huoyaut hnpes- hopes never Ia
be reallZed-lo spend n life OF misery with sut
Broken hearted, casl on lron. lie society Of hei
former lrIends-irnwned upon by the good SO
cely" humnue- spoken OF as the miserable vii,
OF miserable druukurd with no baud 10 help
no heart 10 pity, she very sOon became iiplH
! and druuknrd herseif
by the side of this w0e-strcken mother wa
kneeling little girl of five or six years dow
whose saIlow checks tears were cOnrSng, ant
who ever aud anon exclaimed, " Poor liule w lle
must you die? Oh, mother, must Willie die ?'-
aud then klssngtie clantny sweat from little vii
lies brow, covered her face with her tultered a
i prom and wept.
i In the opposite corner OF the chimney, und a
mong the ashes which covered the hearth sat
boy Of about seven years, dragging from the hal
dead embers potuloe, which he broke open will
the remark, Mother, give this o little Willie
May he he's hungry. I'm hungry too, aud SO i
sister hut Willie sick. Give him this potato
mother"
"No, poor boy" said tho mother. "WiIlie vii
never he hungry ngain. He ,oiH soon be dead !"
RI This remark drew all the children around tn
, mother and the dying child. The father was sit
ting upon what war intended for IA bedslead, with
out hat shoes or coat with his hands thrust iii,