The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-05
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About a century pgo there lived IN the
small market town of Eichburg very pru-
dent and honest man called Jacob Rode
When hc first came Ia Elthrurg ho was very
',oung, aud worked a. an assistant in the gar
deus belonging 10 the count who resided ia
lhc castle of Eiclburg JaCoi's many cNccl-
lent on&o@m"nt-l l,- bjr'ln,-- oC heart anil
the activity which hc manifested, together
with BIZ prcpossessing appearance soon gain
rd him the goDl will of all who knc, him, 90.
wUII ~ OF The cuuut ijiuTvrii iir ,v7,--rf,--rt
cnploycd Ia many liiuc offices about thc cas-
dr, and ~ the count, who was ~ that time a
Young map, h,d occasion 10 travel, Jacob was
among thc attendants During hi- travels
Jacob had taken care to store his mind with
vast variety of kuoWlcdgc. ~ well ns 20 ac-
quirc o murc polished dcmcanur but what
Nas Of more importance still, b, brought hark
his hdnc.t heart uncorruptcd by the evils of
The great world ia which hc had been moy-
ing. ln consequence of this the count wn.
induced lo rcwurl the faithful services Of
-lse.,L,a'sd 4slAile-l -lur-h him a nnr. prulllahle
situation Jacob might thus have hccumc
-cs,cd in yhCmetroppig bui bc alwac, had
longing f,, the pcaD, ~ poi. 90 .,.,..l i;G.
o. the lease Of a small farm at Eichhurg, bc-
longing Ia the count, had Just expired, Ja"oh
rvquc-tAd that IL might hc LET, To him The
couu, Immediately granted him the iaun for
his lifetime requiring only o, much wood and
vruiu a. might bc necessary ior the family
instead of money rental. Jacob married At
Eichburg, and maintained his tamily los the
produce. of his farm, ON which hc had erected
a comfortable dwelling hou-c, situated Ia the
-.....l-i ~ = larac and hcautiu gardcn, one
half of which was planted with truitttrc,,
while the other furnished vegetables and 9th
er neccssarics.
ANcr Jacob had lived for many years i'm
the enjoyment Of domestic blrssrdnc-., his
aliir. who MAS ip eNcry respect an amiablc
woman, was suddenly taken away from HIM
by death, Ills grirfIor some time was'uu-
,pcukably great, and the good man, now ad-
Nauccd in years, underwent avisihtc change;
bis hair was now become grey. Ills sole joy
and comfort was his titrc daughter, about
five years ofagc, who alone OF several chil-
,ircn had been spared to him She was call
% cd Maria, after her mother, whose very iufi
auc she seemed to loo. The child was alrc,>'
DIV unconnony beautiful, and AS she grew uI
her beauty received a peculiar swootncs.
from her picty, innocence, modtsty, unicign-
ed kindness toward every one. There wa.
something so iudiscribably sweet and attrac-
tive ia her countcnancc, that her glance icll
ON the heart like the smile.ef guardian spir
.tt-AIasi..- Lad AcarcGl y rrAched her fifteenth
year when she had learned 10 -manage In,
whole affairs of the little household in TIA,
best possible manner. In the comcly parlo
particle Of dust was nCvursuCu,iu the kktt,-it
en- all the utensils gittcred rs if they wor,
new, aud the whole house was &pattcrn of
regularity aud cleanliness. Besides this, sh,
was accustomed 10 assist her father in tn
garden with unintermitting industry: and tn
hours she so spent with him were among tn
happiest OF her life.
Indeed, the garden of old Jacob was tn
most beautiful in the whole district, for rs hi
daughter shared his own passion for beauti
iul flowers, hc encouraged her taste by pro
curing every rare plant he could hear 0i
and their various exceElnnGcs- furnished th
good man with constant topics of instruction
and entertainment The greatest ornamen
OF the garden was a small applctree, not iaf
ger than a rosc-bush, which grew in plot il
y the middle of the garden. The father ha
planted it on the day of Maria's. birth, am
every year the little tree produced. beautiful
gold and purple streaked apples Once
boomcd with peculiar beauty, and was cover
ed over with blossoms. Maria notccd it ey
cry morning. 'Oh, how beautiful cricd-Sh
in ecstasy, now huuutitriy y red HfI white :
The whole tree appears nothing but larg
posegay ofilowers.' One morning, on visit
i4,g the garden she found that the frost hn
nipped it; thGablossoms were destroyed-a
green and yellow, aud Gt,pppled together b
che heat ofthc sun. Maria wopt at the sa
sight Thus said her, father 70 her, thu
u the bloom OF virtue destroyed by sinfl
pleasure oh, child trcmblo at temptation
You see how it shall be with you, not for
b, ycar only but for your whole life if but ono