Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-04-10
PATCH ON BOTH KNEES
AND GLOVES ON"
tNtsirAIIos OF pa rsAxxLtN.


b. t'-olhe for a long tune. wha, some Wi.
ler ais tho brae,og ayr OF poverty. My
no,hof-lghi I've the turf upon The form
uhI'h once enclosed her strong and Rentle
',r'-was what is commonly called an
,nbmous womaa, for that quality, which
orfi'lfns thrones md supplaniA dyuasiics,
finds Legitimate sphere 10 the humb lest a
b,1o tina, The shadow OF poverty ever dark.
'n"l The struggle between the WISH TO
keep up appearnnccs aud the ptnch,ng
sup" q necessity produced cndlcs. sh,Gs
end conltivanees, At which, were they told,
some would smiic, and some, to whom
,hsy would recall their own experiences,
would SIGH Bu, let me no, siurb thu
vale Of oblivion which shrouds from pro.
.,nc eyes the hOIowed mysteries OF power.
ly
On one occasion Il was necessary 10
Vnl me upon an efrani 10 a nciehbor in
b,acr circumstances than ourselves, and
bcorc whom II was necessary ,ha! shouli
b. presented ia the best possible aspect
Great pslas were accordingly taA u 10
cNc smart appearance 10 my patched aud
dLapitn,cd wardrobe, and to conc cal The
ren's aud chasms wh,chIhe cnvlous tooth
o. ume had made IN them aud by way OF
throwing over my equipment, certain So.
vor aud sptInklIng oil genlllny, my rcd 4
lo,l hardened hands were enc osed IN the
unfamiliar casing Of a pair OF gloy,,
who had belonged to nv mother Ia DAYS
when her yeas were fewer aud her heart
lighter
aIl,cd forth on my errnnd and on my
way encountered n much older aud bigger
boy, who evidently belonged 10 family
which had all our down dragging poverty
aud nonc ofour uprising wealth OF splr,t.
lis rags hirly fuucrcd in The breeze; his
is,~as conaruc,cd on the mos, approved
prncip's Of ventilation and his shoes,
from Their venerable antiquity, might have
been deemed a pair Of fossil shoes the
very ones on which Shem shufilrd into the
ark lie was an lmpndenl varlet, with n
dare devil swagger in hi. gaii and a sort
Of I'm ms good y, you, Ieer IN HI, eye
the very whel 10 throw stone 1T well
dressed horseman, because he was well
dressed to icara boy rUfiie, simply be
cause IT was clean. As soon as he saw M
he detected the practical inconsis,cnc
hing me- By tn shoulders, turning me round
with no gentle hand and surveying N
from hc.l to foot, cxcla lined with n scoru.
inl laugh ofderisIon, 4 patch on dOli knees
I'D giOre on
| sili recall the sting Of wounded feeling
winch shot through me at these words To
,aro1y n celebrated line Of the immortal
iusc1n--
That day wore my gloves no more
But the lesson, thus rudely enforced
sunk deep into my mind, cd, in after life
have hal frequen, occasion 10 make 4
practical application Of The words OF my
ragged friend. when have observed the in,
consistoncics which so often mark the con
duct oil mankind
When, Tor instance, | see parents provld
ing for the ornamental education Of their
children, furnishing them with teachers in
music, dancing an drawing bu, giving nc
though, to the moral and religious training
from which thetruc dignity AMI pre;nnnen
happines: Of life alone can come, never
teaching them habits OF self,sacrihce anC
scli.dlsciplne and control. but rather bs
their example instructIng them in cvi
speaking, IN unc haritntleness, in envy, nnC
IN lusehool | think with SIGH, o
the patch on both knees and giCpes on.
When see family living in cold s
selfish solitude, not habitually wnrnn(
their houses wIIh the glow OF happy faces
Lul lav,shIng that which should furnish ,h
hospitality OF a whole year upon the pro
fusion OF single night, think Of a.
patch on both knee, and glorss on.
When see the public men cultyatinl
exclusively those qunulcs which win
way to office, unl neg cclng those wlicl
Will qualify to Gil h0nombly the pos,s {,
which they aspire recall the patch oil
both knees and gloves on.
When | see men sacrificing peace Q
mind & health OF body to the insane pur:ui
oil wealth living IN ignorance Of the char
aeier OF The children who are growing U
around iho'n, cutting themselves of fror
the blShes, and purcsl pleasures OF ihei
natures, and 50 pcvculng Their humanity
that that which was sough, rs means "a
scnshly comes to BE- followed as m end
gay to myself, "a patch on both knees an
glove, on"
When sec thousands sq1anIered 70
s''hshncss untss,cnnton All nothing b,
slowed FOR charity, when see fine ladie
be sa',red and be lewrled chcapen,ng tn
'oll oidf"ssmakcrs and WI, h harsh word
emohenng To" bImcribtesd Of dcpendc enc,
when | see tho poor turned away lfo,
proud houses, where the CRUMBS OF the q,
be' would he to Them a fest think of u
patch on b5'h knees and gloves on.
When | ace men lynGcyed to the Aul
81 others, aud mols-eycd 10 lheir ow,
when see savagenrss Of y,ru. Mic
Dfelvcs nothing, lolcta,c, no,hinc ar
makes allowance for no,hinv when . A