Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-01-13

ests, that duly considered, would have
been one and the same these, and ma
nv other causes, slight when single, but
strong when rising up together in one
bane(u band, had gradually aud fatally
infected their hearts, till at last they who
in youth had been seldom separated, and
truly attached, now met at market, and
miserable 10 say, at church, with dark
and averted faces, like different clans
men during a feud
Surely, if anything could have soften
cd their hearts towards each other, II
must have been TO stand silently side 10y
side, while the earth, stones and clods
were falling upon their fathers coffin.
And doubtless their hearts were so soft
ened, But pride, though it cannot pre-
vent ,he holy affections Ot nNture from
being felt, may prevent them from being
shown; and these Two brothers stood
there together, determined not TO let
each other know the mutual tenderness
tina, in spite Of them was gushing up IN
their hearts, and teaching them the un-
confessed folly and wickedness of their
causeless quarrel.
A head-stone had been prepared, and
Il person came forward to plant It'll
plain stone, with sand glass, sculi and
cross-bones, chisseIed not rudely, and II
few words inscribed. The youngest
brother regarded the operation with a
troubled eve, and said, loudly enough TO
be heard by several of the bystanders-
William, this is not kind in you--you
should have told me Of this. | loved
my father as well as you could have low
ed him. You were the elder, and it
may be, the iavorite son but ] had a
right, in nature, TO have Joined you in
ordering this maidstone, had | not? p
During these words, the stone was
sinking into the earth, and many persons
who were on their way from the grave,
returned. For while the elder broth
err said nothing, for he had conscious
ness in his heart that he ought to have
consulted his fathers son in dedcatIng
this last mark of affection and respect 10
his memory; SO the stone was planted
in silence, and now stood erect, decent
and simple, among the other unostenta-
tlous memorials of the humble dead.
The inscription merely gave the name
and age of the deceased, and told that
the stone had been erected by his 'affec-
tionate sons The sight of these words
seemed to soften the angry man, and he
said, somewhat more mildly, Yes, we
are his afiectionale sons, and since my
name is on the stone, ! am satisfied,
brother. We have not drawn tocClhe,
kindly of late years, and perhaps never
may; but | acknowledge and respect
your worth and here, before our owr
friends, and before the friends of ou
father, with my foot above his head,
express my willingness to he on othe
and on better terms with you, and if we
cannot command our hearts, let us a
least bar out all unkindness.'
The minister who attended the funer.
al, and had something entrusted TO hin
TO say publicly before he left the churcf
yard, now came forward, and asked the
elder brother, why he spake not regard
ing this matter. He saw that there wa
something of cold and sullen pride ris
ing up in his heart, but easily may an!
man hope to dismiss from the chanbe
of his heart even the vlest guest, if onc'
cherished there. With q solemn and al
! most severe air, he looked upon the re
lenting man, and then changing his coun
tenance into serenity, said gently