Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-06-24

Let him have evys worth, candy-man.-
He's such rogue can't resist him., responded
the mother The candy was counted out and
the levy paid, when the man retired in his usual
good humor.
Shall take these strawberries for thirty
seven and a half centsP said the lady, the
smile fading from her face. It's all am willing
to give
If you won't pay any more, must not stand
for two cents and half replied the woman,
although they would nearly buy loaf of bread
for the children she mentally added.
The four boxes were sold for the sum offered,
and the woman lifted the tray upon her head,
and moved on again. The sun shone out still
hotter and hotter as the day advanced. Large
beads of perspiration rolled from the throbbing
temples of the strawbery-woman, as she pass
ed YEARLY up one street and down another,
crying her fruit at the top of her voice AT
length all were sold but five boxes, and now
it was past one o'clock. Long before this she
ought to have been at home, Faint from
oyer-exerton, she lifted her tray from her
head, and placing it upon doorstep, sat
down to rest. As she sat thus, lady came up,
and paused at the door of the house as if about
to enter.
You look tired, my good woman, she said
kindly. This is very hot day for such hard
work as yours How do you sell your straw
berries!
Il ought to have ten cents for them, but
nobody seems willing to give ten ceuts to-
day. although they are very fine and cost me
as much as some have got twelve and half
Rfor
Iow many boxes have you?
Five, ma'am.'
They are very fine, sure enough, said the
lady, STOPPING down and examining them, 'and
well worth ten cents. I'll take them
'Thanky, ma am was afraid should have
to take them home said the woman, her heart
bounding up lightly.
The lady rang the BELL for it was at her door
that the tired strawberry-wonan had stopped to
rest herself While she was waiting for the door
to be opened the lady took from her purse the
money for the Strawberries and handing it to the
woman, said,
Here is your money Shall tell the servant
to bring you glass Of cool waterl You are hot
and tired
If you please, ma'am, said the woman, with
a grateful look
The water was sent out by the servant who
was to receive the strawberries, and the tired
woman drank it eagerly Its refreshing GOODNESS
flowed through every VEN, and when she took
up her tray to return home, both heart and step
were lighter.
The lady, whose benevolent feelings had
prompted her to the performance of this little
act of kindness, could not help remembering
the womans grateful look She had not done
much-not more than ii was every ones duty
to do but the recollection tf even that was
pleasant, far more pleasant than could possibly
have been Mrs Mier's self CALCULATIONS at hav.
ing saved ten cents on her purchase Of five box
es of strawberries, notwithstanding the assurance
of the poor woman who vended them, that, al
the reduced rate, her profit on the whole would
only be two cents and half
After dinner Mrs Mier went out and spen
thirty dollars in purchasing jewelry for her cid
est daughter, a young lady not yet eighteen years
of age. That evening, at the tea-table, the
strawberries were highly commended as being
the largest and most delicious in flavor of any
they had yet had; in reply to which, Mrs Me
stated, with an air of peculiar satisfaction, tina
she had got them for eight cents box wher
they were worth at least ten cents
The woman asked me ten cents, she said
but offered her eight, and she took it,
While the family Of Mrs. Mier were enjoyin!
their pleasant repast, the strawbeTy-woman sa
at small table, around which were gathered
three young children, the oldest but six years o
agc She had started in the morning with th.r
ty boxes of strawberries, for which she was t.
pay seven and half cents box If all ha,
brought the ten cents box, she would hav
made seventy-Gse cents; but such was not tn
case. Rich ladies had beaten her down in he
price-had chartered with her for the few pen
MES of profits to which her hard labor entitle
her-and actually robbed her of the meage
} pittance she strove to earn for her children
Instead of realizing the small sum of seventy
SNA'S
With this she bought little Indian meal AM
moasses for her own and her children's suppe
ard breakfast
As she sat with her children, eating the on
food she was able to provide for them, ant
thought of what had occurred during the day
} feeling of bitterness toward her kind cam
over her; but the remembrance of the kim
words, and the glass of cold water, so timely am
thoughtfully rendered to her, was like Ieaven il
the waters Of Marah Her heat soflened, an
= with the tears stealing to her eyes, she glance
upward, and asked a blessing on her who ha
remembered that, though poor, she was st
: human.
Economy is good thing, and should be prac
tced by all, but it should show itself in denyin
ourselves, not in expressing others. We Sc
persons spending dollar after dollar fooshIy on
hour, and the next trying to save fve-penn
! piece of a wood-sawyer, coal-heaver or marke
Il