The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-31
"Hc vim Forgive you, Father"


'Ilr stroud hmiiug oIou u hrotcr' quite IL
ltoui ut lis uisrrHllr dNclhup. Ills ialierrd
llU Wut 40 uis hhudr, mad tie Good hrcc2e In.
90 Iiio mYUDd iockS WhiClrCpyCrOd kIE nGblc
luuW, Ills cuuulruuucC WAS hluHiCd aud
disignrcd, hut IA. Ids exc there wns.in- I'M;
wuhlcd lonh--a minplrd expression of sRd-
nc-- nnd f.s''' - -.,l,.i,s he listening
10 ihu melancholy ,pico &c his patient Wilr
-hr fuuthol tie SICK babe on hor horq,n
pr rcichHucc le WIS rn2ing on nc ,weet
irrc OF his ,hlA4t dnuultrr, ms nj the opcn
Ninaowo,,c Piled crrerdlc to olna,u lnr her
'u1,Gfr ult, .lc poor children susiciaucc.
Poor MAN !ur Herself shc cared not young
HG flc was, licr rl'iri WINS crushed Ivy power
'y, rukintJlefs and NEGLECT
AStlie iuClHinto tl.Ja. Stood, his eyes wan
dHrri over the miserable hnhIiaiou before
!. u.-TLc Windows wcrr broken, AID the
dodrs lirsrirs- scjircc q ycsigc of comfort
irGrinrd yci nrulr 'snrr I'M hack 80 Tie
DAYS ofid~ ,oIGll Niuu IL Nns lie aJoic Of
!u'nco mud h,piiurss. IN infancy hc snw n
gain ih, u,l sru rluir where sai Lie father
will, no billie upon lis knrr, and seemed 10
hear UrHju thc sweet t"irs of lis mother 10,
lie laid her ,Hud upon ihC hGj.r Of hes dat.
'Iug huy, and prayed lls, Cs"l would hicsS
Via aal Srs.a.yc lliu4uH, ovid Lon" ycur,
'.Hd passed sway Yet irdr- rHiur iu'u tlucycs
ct ll,r lrrd ~ ,hu recollection Of his
Iuo,Ert's love.
Poor ugner' uuU,t,d, III. vel ilgt
lA,u Urt sleeping 10 ilJr grave ;irW"ii bronx
r,y'oai lu h.uw rhnt t'y son is q wrrichcd
had dcsrW'' lcinc--a miserable ouicnst
Gu ,ucic'y.'
ilr iIrrri II WY &vhN Drp within un
si.] siH1 T., s-e. WH- drll where ,lic Teams
D.. '.c s.U ic.rt' ever pcprirulcd. Tall trees o.
gyrw oirs,irtr eide. " hos' lramrlics, nicc:.
'ug uliuvC. lu"n"d "a ciuopy ul leaves, Nhoro
N" Ntrds ,uuii l,ri, ntsls, and poured forth
'a,gy sa.. q. I:Nteg lir drurkrrI.lu
'i Steps. Il had hcru a.. fVori'c louut ~
lhc DIV, ofhi~ cLidhood, rud rs lac threw
iuulsrll uprn 7tlr A7' green eward, the rrcci..
'rc.,ulf OF last svCirs came crOWdup over
~ utitl le cuNQed i's Geo viz. l.ls
lahds, uii5 tie. PRAYER ot tie proIigAl hurst
lo'u. li- lip.-oh Cod! receive returning
'vH4- Jctrra
.&atiI,,tly a'-,t,a,a, tr,hroyt lrourA las
-y rf'-i y r-t rti.y-t '-tft'4itr.i - llrrVill
'u;-1r yuu, t,lcr S,ml,u. To III, feet. lie
Inrhtuit SAW standing hrlore ltni hit y6uut-
go daugIUero child ofiiT lrars.
WIN nfe yen deere, A"ucH lc4sui'l,
,bauIcsl that lis- tUDrtni rlld slnGh tnvV
" messed las grief
. came To- gather The lilies Wiirh grow
upu. .hr hurh,,' ,hc replied; 'src, hayc-cot
ny Is. htt a.li, 'nd row an going TO sell
tAud,wlmt do you do with the money = -
Is krd the father - Ue urutd lis cics 10 thc,,n
basket where Nm6ug ll,c broad grccn ,IiA,csy
hc sweet Hides of the valley were peeping
.oirh
The child be,.ntcd, Size ,I.o~lhl che lad
said too mIcli; perhaps her iWhrr wu9's de-
l.y.dlhc uftricy, aud spcntS II ~ tic way IN
which NJ l.is c1ru.ncs Nrllt.
YOU arUnfIaVl tntell-tnc, Ante,' said her
'nh,~, kindly. NNcl, do not blame YOU (;
have no Night 10 my cIidrous couGdrncc.'
Thr vculcncss ot'tonc touched the heart
.r thc afIrcJiouate cli!d. She threw her arms
round his neck, ptl exclaimed, Yes, father
will tell lou. Nwhcr-luys mrdmircs for '.
nor little Willie We have no other way 10
.ot H. Moncr ahd Mary work. oil the tipe
hey can pc, 10 bay lreud.'
. 4 ping sho, through the inobriatr's lmnri.
have rnhhGd hem OF the comforts nCliie,'
~ eXoiuiiued; 'lrou his Hnomcn'.thc tquor
ire posses my lips no more"
Arno stood .rnziug NJ him m nstorishnrul.
She cO,hd rraf'ey comprehend her iNTher's
yor,l,; lu SIZE s,,w 1htt, some ella ,go bad
,krli Mace. ShoiTrw back Der golden
iurlcs, raised l,rr large blue cycl with nm
arncst look to his fncc-SSill Nm never
rink ANY uorc ruui;'shc Whispered linidly.
"c;St3'Sri dear Anhe.'heJ father replied sol.
innly.
joy dauredin her eyes. 'Thonwc will all
e 70 hpIi'y. Oh, father, what huppN home
urs will brn
Years passed away The words Of little