Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-01-09
RUTLAND. THURSDAY. JANUARY o. I45

W o'N''lI, lhcfT never WAS one of them
poor scholars that had no, twice IS much az
they pretended
As that tho way with ,erseli, avitk'
she answered. James pushed bah the
desk, flung the ruler NJ the cat bounced The
door after him and went Ia he'd. lie did mol
fall very soon sslrep---not when he
did dld he sleep very ,oundly-hut tossed
and ,umJled sboa, IN most undicntcd
manner,-so mach 80 ihs, his poor vile l-h
on rocking, nnj taking out her beads begsr
Praying lot lin al hard and fast as she cpt ID.
and She believed her prayers took si}rci, Tor
he soon became Tranquil and slept sounIIy
bui wary went on praying she was
counted what WAS called the ste aides, hand
al prayers IN the country, but 90 tins plftlr.
uIat hthl Sic prayed "a without stopping,
unlll the gray COck, whn always CtoNcd al
four told her vhu the time was. AID she
thought shp might n, We sleep for n couple
NJ hout- Tor Mary could not only pray
wMH she liked, but sleep when she pleased,
~tlihh Is irequen'ly the case with the inno.
cent hearted. A. soon, however. as she
hung the beads on the same nail thi, sup.
ported tie holy water rtoS3 and Gun, Jaui-s
give groin and a start, aud Callei het-
Give me yonr h,nd, he soil. ih, | may
know IT'S you that's "a ii. Mary dlI 80, anj
Mary, my own aud darling he whisper
ed, i am great sinner, and all my learning
lsn't-isnt worth hr,ss htthlug Mary
W.. te,Nty asiuntstrd a. lear NI.u spv tia
'li's quiIe ~ alrnc. am, dear, aud .ore's
the kew OF my intle box, and go and hunG
out that poor SCHOLARS night cap, and take
care OF his money, mi soon AS The day
breaks entirely. 80 find out where he's stop
ping. and tell him " never touch cross nor
coin belonging tn him. nor nne oi hi class.
and give Inn back h, COINS ol silver and
bis 'oins Of brass and Mary sgtd, II
you've the power. turn every boy il the par.
ish into a poor scholar, that ] may have the
satisfaction Of teaching them. for have had
4 dream. Mary, ant I'll iell II to YOU, who
knows better than myself how to be grateful
FOR such whrninp-thete. praise tie holy
saints ! is streak ol da,h.h,, now listen,
Mary, and dnn't interrupt NC.
4 supposed u's dead was first. but anv
how Thought | was floating about IN dark
Se-Te-and every minute wan'eI ~ ilV UP
h1t something kept me dnwu-l couii not
risr--dud Il, greA L>Cl ta tie dl,'",-.
You see | saw great may iung, uI'ltnt
abUu+ like mysrli-mghtv curious Shapes
one Of ,hem with wing, like hat, clos"
up to nc, and after ali. VIVA, was II 5nl iin-
me up, bat when nude grab at il, II tHfn-
ed Into smoke then came a great white.
Jared owl. with red ho,hrr-l eyes. and "ul
OF one them g AIRED a N"ser, and out nj the
nlher n Cough. and lie globes aud ink 'ot"s
changed, Mrv, ~ The sight ot nv ,wo i"'k-
ing eyes into vlvt"ious tadpples, swlmm ne
here and there and making game OF me- a
. they p,ssed-oh, thought the lime was
. ihou-ani years. aud everything abou, mi
talking bad Lain aud Creek thSt would bnrn
. or saint, and !, without power /" an@wei u
To got away. I'm thinking 1t was the schoo
m,slcrs purgatnry wasin.'
May be So replied Mary, particularly as
they would let you correct the bad Latin
Y dear
h Blu, /, changed, Mary, and found mysel
3 after thousand or twu years, ~ the midst "
, mist-ihete was n misiness all round me -
and il my head-bui II WAS a.c,eif. soiI
dnwny-hke vapor, and ! hal my tni hhctt
in, 80 kept on eolng up-up Tor ever go ma
e nv wears. and by drgrecs It cleared away
d drawing himself INTO a 'bohreen' al ellhe
n side leading towards great hlLh hui q
| light, and made sirsieL, bt Ne hill ; an
, having got over II, | looked mp, and ol Al
4 the brightness | ever saw, tie brightest ;srd
the more ] looked al 1t the brighter II grew
and yet there was no faIzle IN nv eySs, an
something whispered me, that was hcavcl
~ and with that fell down on my k"res an
c asked how ] WAS get their iot mud We, Ma
I. ". there was a gulf between me and ia
5 hill nr, Ia speak mare To- yonr understanding
n ran; the Till at light abrvc m was IN II
WAYS joinch To- the hill on which stood. =
=, ! cried how was To get there. We'll, he'of
you could say lwioe ,ea, there stood he'"f
me .eyen pucr scholars, those seven deal
y hit Taught, and ihcy have t'ken tie We.
II rnrnts since. | knew them all, and ] knc'
i, them well. N,nt st,,! 's,', ""ss 10
GONE thru6sh with them, Just tor that hol
m blessed paw. the love of GoJ-ihere the
If stood, and Abel at their head
.Oh yah, mulla think Of ,hs, now. n.
ponr Adv; didn't know the good, pure dro
WAS in hun " interrupted Mary.
lc 'The oaly ~Ay Tor you To &C.. to iha, happ
II Mace, m,,rhcr DEAF they said, Is FOR you
d make ladder o. US.
re IL is a ladder of tie
ie .Wbisht viii ye.' interrupted the masle
n we are the stars said they, they Will lea
"a ynu tn that happy mansInn-an your lean
w inc oC which Won were 81 pToud-ail 70,
ne etamir,unnS ycur di>q i.iionS 40
y knnwledpe--,onr algebra add mathematics
n ynur Gr-ek--ay, even your Hebrew, II vi
~ had that same. all are not -worh-l 'irsnccn
SC All the mighty fine doinas, the G'r'tn",s
, man or Of mans learning, str not Tine vale
ufa ,irqlr blessing tore seven ~ ~ pp'
o.. bays. brnup yuuf ut"lHs, 'etfp-! ih'ir 81
.ty-s.ve1 "f -, and uJnn - YOU c'n va
%" up 10 the SMning h.hl, and be happy !"
W ever
nq i WAS not bit borh'red at the ,l-a
'sr mixing a'siep ,idrt' 81 the seven h"N "re
Pa, lures, Who. though they had been ponr >chC
-. lars. were (arhef,re m,se'f whore we 40
IN. NOW hot As ihcv bent. l,slcp, ffs, On .
,,o then on Paddy intake, then On Bill Murp'
Il. hu, any how. when cot ~ IN" end "i s-'r
| C,uod thu, there Nere five ot ak m re e