The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-05-02
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a STORY FOR OUR YOUNG READERS
one day a little giri was PLAYING at The
icet other mother, when she saw a very
small insect called a moth. come, out from
the carpet and rise IN with a short, wayerinp
flight 81 iibn5 Jao os'r aurrH MlI sllm.t1
n, 3rle shild had been singing, TOSSING the
Lnlls OBJECTION, and tipping over the work
basket; hut nowsh began 10 run after the
Tiny butterfly, rs She thought ii must be-
SHE rolled over aud over on the floor, as tho
poor ding ile " abotit; ana atlast in her hurry
10 catch il, Size struck il down with her hand.
""Che moth f,iI mon it's side. uiiivered SLIGHT
lynnd was still = lfQq17t rItyfil,
4 The child would have taken it in her hand,
hut there came sound of very MANY little
bells. svhiaiuS SWINGING, they were the
flower-hellin the garden tolling for lie dead
moth. ~ t'."a' lif4 rn' 90 hi N. W. W.
She laid her head upon her arm, and cross
ed her feet, as she lay Stretched III her moth
er's feet. and listened; for liulevoices were a
bout her,and words slipped out the ar, say
ing, ~ HE NN Fk @W
Alas, fordeotlt isnmongst us
:, She could snot,tell whnt this meant, but she
Inv Ioorin,r nt the Ir,othy mud ,yisbing Il world
M agniIl 1Uo IFN ~sDaIU4r~ '..' -f. r-l'
I'Ntlensth. n Iart,e black beetle yyaddled
SLOWLY into the room, andtmlched the moth
with one of his horns siIalaa.hlg t.uaH ~
Suddenly tTie bietle bec,,tr,e n small brown
woman u,itegoEl 6n,r yyrinj<le,l and dressed
IN GOLDEN grecn sSbe moved ohout very brisk
&c nn.ng INNS rcnIv no cnryy An Ne 1oof,
The child saw berNybil, uost' her mother's
tI,ilnble which was standing mo ON the car
net and her Lend did nor c5me bigLnr Than
ihe top, Indeed, once The little creature hop-
ped upnn,tIle thimblc, that she might look Off
from a hiph place. and see if somebody she
seemed exnectiuG were GAMING
She took n rose.leafr,be from her pocliet
andwrapped it nroundth molh, singing all
the time. I'D b0r g.ro.l b w rga..J De-.
'Hgrnt Ahs, for the JrIodso,ne wing g.qI aEi
Sb,tl meyer more br sprngd.. b .r.f
When cheerful voices ring, '..'..t
Phey will not wake the dead.
Very soon a arasshopDcr came. steppinp
first one long ley aud then The other, hearing
upon his thigh a pod lined with gossa uerwith
cords OF the vine, and tassels hanging down.
LAS he took up the dead moth, the little Girl
saw it was the sexton to the insects; an old,
dark man. witir sy-erE ,5hlaeA<geyes. and dry
sharp nose, and thin lips. he had n grave
aspect, and moved soletnniv. like one WHO
thought he Should bttry M an the peoble he
saw, aud never be buried himsclcF
He aud the old woman puithe moth into
tie nod which was to be his coffin, & cover
ed him with Consumer. - d. ,..,- .
Thelra grent number of moths. called ghost
,aoths4eacR wilma DEATHS head upoll his
shoulders, moved along after the old woman
aud the sexton, and az they pissed the clild,
She saw they were little men and women
dressed IN lirab. each looking pale and sad.
and the Younger ones with wee hnndker-
chiefs to their ewes. They sang in chorus,
.Fare thee wei, q bbgbted onet
t.---,-I From theJsunshine called away: ...r.
.a 2, All thy pretty works uadone, Z. ......
ASST Thee upon thy bier we lay. Elm .
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Won't v7y W.. s" ), .,-o .r.
or" Nv Nm ~, ~ dc de,,s ~ s
1agh = Thee from slnI5ber shnu awake,
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Any Of the valley, one alter another, toled IN
chorus to the song; and the locust, and the
cricket, the ladyplrd, aud tl'e katy dId, all
stopped their everyday songs, and Went and
hid themselves for grief p. 'a'sa s'isa
EIhe flowers swung upon their tootstalts,
and each asked his nelghb2rWhat killed the
moth, tllnt IT should DIE before II had butt ITS