Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-03-05
MONTPELIER, THURSDAY, MARCH s, 1874

Let as go Lord save us, where are we to 90
to 2"
"Well, that's not our look out, you know We
can't harbor you rent free any longer, at any rate
What, Pat comfortable shoes and stockings, hev
You've improved on yesterday. You must be fitted
out, suppose, whether your mothers honest debts
are paid or not
"Troth, sir" said Pat a little angrily, "they
were not bought, but free gift, and made by a
man who does not begrudge your Shoes nor the
heart of man who stands in 'em"
"Hoity toity little Paddy bantam / meant
10 harm | am sure" said the man, provoked. but
ashamed to betray it. "You might us well have
begged money to keep house over your head, as
shoes for your feet while your hand was in"
"Beggars can't be choosers" said Pat. with pro-
voking calmness. eff they could we shouldn't be
yoW tenants"
"IlI choose for you them" SAID the man, now
thoroughly enraged. Don't let me find you here
tomorrow If do, the whole troop shall be bun.
died off to the almshousc, except you, sir, and YOU
shall be sent to the House of Refuge"
"May be he thinks he carries the kavs of all
them places in his pocket" said Pat as he closed
the door which the unfecling fellow had dsdained
to close after him.
"Heigho! " sighed the old woman, as she shiv-
cred over the ashes which she was raknr about
with bit of ath, in the hope TO coax heat out of
the tinder-llke enbers of pine shavings " Heirho
we are all born, but not oil buried yet Them as
is at the top now, may find themselves at the bot
tom before they die ~
True for you, mother-but never say die. vet.
May be there's room for us at the top, too without
pushing any body else down." said little Pat.
" Heaven forgive me. and so there may be Pad
dy, dear! But one can't help thinking Well,
the sun has risen to day, but it is mt set"
NO go nor It won't neither till it sets on BRIGHT
err faces for here he comes, that never come with
out welcome, nor left without your blessing"
sand Patrick. gong from the window to the door
man of some five and twenty entered cheer
ul AMI humane in cOuntcnance, kind vet not min
cling in his manner. icy dey good folks I" he
said all in the Dumps Who is sick 2"
No one, sir" said Pat
"No! you all will be, if you don't keep warmer
but that's poor comfort you say, to those who
cant Come, Mr. Murphy, tell us all about ~
Patrick in clear and straight forward manner
told the newcomer what the reader already knows
When he had done, the stranger said:
One, two three, four dollars is it ? Well.
cant afford to CIR you that but, Mr.. Murphy. I'll
tell you what I'll tent you five, four for rent, and
one for capital for you to start afresh on"
Pat and his mother oyerW hemed HIM with thanks,
which he did not stop 10 hear, but was off before
the widow could reach him, or she would have GER
talnly thrown herself at his feet and clusped him
by the knees.
There, mother! | told you the sun was not
set YETI! SAID Pat, executing most difficult stage
negro pas, in his new shoes. News bows are ia
miliar with " thcaricas" is such as thew pre
fer, and the prospect Of going back upon the pen.
ny paper vending Rialto no longera {" lame duck"
but, as he expressed " in town again. with his pock-
ct full Of rocks" eatcd little Paddy quite as much
as recovery from hopeless bankruptcy could have
pleased any one of his seniors His head was al
ready full of plans for the future as his heels
were of activity He counted the provision to be
drawn from the Doctors kitchen as good for a
couple of days at least; and being now comforta-
BILE in circumstances he began to think of enabling
his sisters IN way to contribute their share to
the maintenance Of the household. How very lit
tie will suffice to make the poor happy! And how
readily might the fact be eXperimentally tested by
thousands who know nothing of it, but, repninp
amid competence, excuse their hearless Incidence
and indifference to the real sufierings of others
with the deceptive plea, that "they should be glad
to do good ii 1t were only in their power"