Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-04-05
CONCENTRATIONS.
For the Vermont Telegraph.
A DIALoG U Il.

Mira W:-very well indeed. thank
you.
B:-t have been thinking and talking
Of calling on you for long iime-indeed
ever since you nave lived 10 the place
bat 10 consequence Of numerous engage
menls which were Indispensable, j. has
no. been convenient for me 10 make
call, ill this morning. You have avery
Interesting family Of small children Mrs.
w. IfrequeDtly see lhem-as pass, and
can bo, admire them. Come here, Miss
Eliza, my jewel. You attend school, l
Supposed
Eliza NO, mani can! go. Ma
ma says ha'n't got any dress that is fit
to wear TO SCHOOL.
B:-Whata pity. Such 6ne girl as
you are shoold attend school and try to
learn. Your brother attends, suppose,
does he notl
Eliza NO mann, we can't any Of US
60, we are SO ragged.
WI have not had time yet to fix
my children's clothes, and get them ready
10 60 10 school. MIR. w. has 10 work out
to support his fimily. His wages are
small. and be does moi like to run ia debt
any more than he can help. He is cal.
euIating to gel something to make them
some new clothes Of, as soon as he Can.
We poor folks must get along the best
way we can these hard times.
B.-l have heard Mr.. B. speak very
highly of your husband. as very faith
FOL, Industrious. hard working man. He
says he is willing to give such man all
be earns. lam sure he would let him
have anything be wanted. Blu. Mrs. w.
did you attend the lecture the other eve.
ning7
WI did net. I wanted to attend
very much. But il was quite cold. ard
had 40 cloak that was fl to wear. linus
certainly have new one this winter
You reference / suppose, TO The lee
ture Of Mr.. Broom. the Missionary 10 tn,
Catholics. in this country and ia Canada
B:-Certainly. He is very fin'
man (; and il would almost make one weeI
10 hear him tell Of the suAeriBgs Of tn
Catholics in Canada. He told US al
about Madam Teller. Ia Swiss lady
think) who came over TO Canada, few
years since, and set up a school for Cath
OEc children, which so enraged the priests
that they have prosecuted her in ever,
way they could. She has lost oil be
property, and suffered almost every thin
bot death; but sill she perseveres Sh
has given them a grea. many Bibles
ballbe priests take them and burn ,her
up. They collected q large pile Of Bibles
a short time since, that she had dis:ribu
% among them, and made large fl
and burn, them.
VT What wicked creatures the
must be. 10 burn The Bible. shout
think God would Be angry with then
and destroy them, or punish them in SON
way for such presumption.
b. He most certainly will. 3
Madame FelIer is not discouraged at q
, this. She has caused large house TO
built. and continues her school. She HI
large number OF schOlars-now but on
ing to the extreme poverty Of the inhab
ants, there are a great many childr.
that cannot 60. They have no clothes
wear, that are decent to appear in, at
large a school. Mr.. Brown says he h
Obtained large donations from almost CIV
~ town that he has visited; and he sa,
we are able here in this town to mai
out box OFFS or 100 dollars worth
clothing. and he will see it delivered
Madame FeIler in safety. Mrs. c., Mi
l.. and myself with few others, ha
talked il over, and have concluded 10 NAL
an exerlion to fill box and send o
We have made arrangements 10 have u
ladies in every school district meet
some convenien. place in the district ev
~ week, TO make u2 the clothes Ea,
one is 20 bring in either some new clo,hs
or some old dresses that can be ma
over. We also calculate to bring in {
stuff that we can piece up into bed qui
quilt them, and send them - for tn
probably need bedding - for these pc