The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-06-24

scruPulousy clchn, uespHe the poverty OF tner pa
rents all life and happiness, and in bssful ignorance
ofthe restitution by which they were surrounded.
One day, delighted with hor little proteges the la
dy happened to say, half jestngly-'I wonder would
this poor part with of those little darngs?-
l should like to adopt it,.
Il don't know, said /: suppose we make the in
quiry.'
The man was sent for and the delicate business
thus opened
my good friend said the lady, you are very poor,
are you not!'
His answer peculiarly Irish: 'Poor me lady,
said he. BE the powers of pewther! if there's
poorer man myself troublin' world God pity both
of uz, for wed'd be about aiqual'
'Then you must find il difficult to support your
children said !, making long jump towards our
object.
SIS it support thin, sir he replied Lord bless
ye, never supported them-they never git support
ed somehow another, they've mover bin hungry yit
-whin they are it'll be time enough 10 grumblc
Irish all over thought Ito day has enough to do,
let tomorrow look ont for itself
well them resumed with determined plunge,
would be relief to You part from one of hem?'
had mistaken my mode of attack He started,
turned pale, and with wild glare in his eye, literally
screamed out
"A relief! God be good to us. what dye name
relief would it be relief, dye THINK to have
the hand chopped from my body, the heart tore out
of me breast p
'You don't understand u.s. intcrposcd my phian-
thropic companion. Should one be enabled to place
your child in and comfort, would you interfere
with lis well doing?'
The tact Of woman! She had touched the chord
OF parental solictnde:-the poor fellow was silent,
twisted his head about, and looked all bewdered-
The struggle between fathers love and his ohild's
interest was evident and affecting Al last he said
Sod bless yc me lady, and all the thanks of the
poor! Heaven knows I'd be glad to betther the
child; it isn't in regard to myself, but---but
hadn't better so and speak to Mary: she's the mo-
Their of thin, and twoud be onrisonable to be given
away her childer aore her face and she not TO know
nothin' of the matther.'
Away with you them said ], 'and bring us back
word as soon possible In about hour he
turned, but with eyes red and swollen and TEXTURES
pale from excitement and agitation.
WELL, inquired I, what success?'
'Bedad twas hard struggle, sir said he, but for
the childs good land Heaven give strength to bear
it,
'Very good, and which is it 10 be p
'Why, sir, I've bin spanking, to Mary, and she
thinks Norah here is the ouldest, she won't miss
the mother much, and ifye'll jst let her take
partin kiss, she'd give her TO yez wild b!essen.'
So my poor fellow took his children away, to look
at one Of them for the last time. II long
he returned but when he did he was leading the Sec
ond eldest.
'How's this?' said l. 'Have you changed your
mind?'
mot exactly changed me mind, SIR he replied;
but I've changed the crathur. Ye e,sir I've been
spakn' 10 Mary, and whn it to the ind, be
goxty she could not part wild Norah at all; they've
got used to aich others ways; but here's little Biddy
she purifier far, if she'll do WELL
sMay Heaven be yer guardian = cried he snatch
ing her up in his and giving her one long, hear
ty kiss "God be kind thin that's kind you land
them that offers you hurt or haurm, may their sow
never see ST Pethcr - So the bereaved father rush.
ed away, and all that night the child remained with
u.s. but early the next morning my friend Pat renp-
peared, and this time he had his youngest child,
mere baby snugly cuddled up in his
whats the matter now?' said l.
sWhy thin,' with an expression of the most comic
anxiety axin' yer honors pardon for bein, wake
look at them, they're the image of her mothers
bedad-I could not let her go but here is little Pau
deenrhe wont be much trouble to any one, for if he
takes afther his mother he'll have the brightest
eye and the soest heart the top ofcreation and il
he takes afther his father he'll have purity hard fist
on broad pair of shoulders to push his way through
the wurd-Take him,sr. and 81 me Biddy.
sJus as you like, said having pretty good guess
how matters would eventuate So he took away his
pet Biddy and handed tho little toddling urchin
This chirping little chap wont be long with us,
thought I. Nor he. Ten minutes had scarcely
elapsed Pat rushed into the cabin, and sezing lit
tie Paudeen up in his arms turned to me, and with
large tears bubbling in his eyes, cried out {:
'Look at him, sr-jist look at him Its the
youngest Ye wouldn't have the heart TO keep him
from The oug and the short Of it is, I've bin
spanking to Mary. We she couldn't part with
Norah, and, didn't like to let Biddy go but, be me
sowI ,nather of could live half day without little
Paudeen. No, sir-no; bear the bitterness
of poverty, but cant part from chder, uniess
it is The aciH Of Hearen 10 take thin from us p
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