The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-02-24


charged them to get all the rose-leaves and elder
blossoms which fell IN their way, and FOR which l.
pothecnres give good prices. lie also reminded his
sons that by little inquiry the chemists would point
out what other plants and roots they required Up.
holsters would purchase cows hair, snddlcrs, coach
makers, and chair makers, horse hair Besides these
articles he mentioned rags for paper makers, brs,lcs
for brush manufacturers, quiIls, pins, wcdgewood.
birdweed, and several other things which might be
turned into money with ether uoulle than that of
seeking and collecting them.
The sons did they were desired, under the guild
onco of their father, During the spring and summer
they collected and sold with such success, that their
profits daily augmented.
When autumn came they sought things Of differ
! ent kind. Wherever they could obtain permission
they gathered wild fruits, some of which could be
made into vinegar and other useful articles. From
the woods they obtained quantities Of acorns and the
seeds Of other species Of trees for which they obtain
cd good price sometimes from rores.ers, at others
rom grain dealers" They also got together heaps Of
horse chesnuts, and took them To the mill to be
ground The miller thought ;hey wero going to cat
| this bitter flour, and made himselrmorry ut the OK.
Pensc Of their curious taste; but John schmd's
let him laugh and took their horse chestnut -four to
Nt HUoNb'hEtSs Nu'u pouIu udN'IS, ulh ul'l'IS WIZ
make use Of paste, the glutnousness orwhich it in
creases Immediately after warm shower, the
young schmids sought FOR mushrooms which they
disposed Of to the cpcures or the neighhorhocd.
Having saved quantity Of birch twigs, rush, and
the oisiers, the old man and his occupied the
winter months in making brcons, chair bottoms and
baskets, so thot thor cottage appeared moro like
warehouse and workshop. In this way spring re-
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see what had been gained during tho year. On open
ing the box in which the cash had been deposited he
found that cach Of his three had contributed more
than hatz day Of savings, for the money box con
tanned 1874 dorins and % kreuzors. at the sight of
the hoard the sons were delighted, for they had
or before seen so large a sum at once John Schmid
Immediately carried the a Wholesale trades =
man in arge town and deposited it with him at IN
terest
John sch,niJ, nov no longer bepgsr. employed
himself solely in helping his sons TO sell oli'the mer-
chandise they had collected This went on four
years, ut the end of which the family had amassed
GA forms As however thcir richie. increased, The
young men grow independent in their mauocrs, aud
disputed among then selves; one accusing the Other
Of not working hard enough, Of selr. chcupy.or
Of extravaganza in treating himsclro a cup Of wine
rather too often. Poor old Schmd!-do al he could,
he unable some occasions to settle these dis
customs.
Nothing seemed likely TO cure the evil bot scPara-
ton; and addressing his sons he said, Take each Of
you one hupdred forms. aud seek Your rotones in
the world; Industry and economy always p-osper-
The res, Of the capital shall remain in the hands Of
the banker, in case any unforeseen misfortune should
Gall upon nay Of Us, MS to need it, But while
it remains untouched, tho interest will be added 10
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taking each his apportoned sum, babe adieu to their
father. They took their dep1rlnre each in differ
ont direction. Pierre went eastward, Gabriel west
ward and George towards the South. John Schmid
greved to part with his children; but he knew it
for thoi. good, and bore his regrets in silence.
Years rolled on. John Schmid grew old and weak
but he would touch kreuizer Of his children's
capital At length he fell ill., and some OF his neigh
beers, plying his lonely state sent him relief; others
declared that they had poor enough of their own to
support, and though he had lived in their village
twenty one years. threatened 10 send him away as n
strunger Upon this old John wrote to the merchant
who held the money, saying, "Sond me 300 forms
Of the capital deposited in your hands; for am aged
and weak, and for fourteen years have not heard
ofmy children. Doubtless they are dead. It will
no, be long ere follow them to the grave
The honest merchant ponlp ny IePiCu W t"e o'u
mans demand. Il return YOU he wrote the sum
YOU ask The balance remaining is perhaps greater
than you imagine it has increased, little by little, TO
more than 1000 FORMS
When the money arrived, the peasants stared with
wonder & declared that John Schmid must be
urer But the old himself, in spite of his riches
was unhappy. lie wished to join his sons, whom he
thought to be no more. lie would excaim, Il shall
die in solitude no son is left to close my eyes,
However he recovered from his illness, and he was
not destined to die alone.
One Sunday evening he was seated with other
peasants under linden tree, when a servant on
horseback rode up and inquired if any one could di-
rect him to the conge of John Schmidt The villa
gers full of astonshment replied, you need not see
him in his house, for here he is here AS they star
ed at one another to what to next, two
| handsome carriages entered the village and stop
ped before old Schmid's door, three well dressed
gentlemen and two ladies descended from the coach
sand as old John made his appearance threw them