Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-06-20


warmer love, II, indeed, Il we're possible
My God, THANK thee r she had muir
INJURED, as The sixth was placed in her arms
Help. o! help me to guide il Alright r
And how hard and yet how easily she
ssrove to manage them !! No harsh word
ever escaped her lips. IL indeed one ever
rose there, she stsid It till the feeling had
passed, and all was peace. When she cor
rected, it was in love; yet when her word
was given. it was law; aud this the children
knew at the outset. She taught them to
love one another, 90 that there were seldom
brawls at home. She taught them, also, to
love all, everybody; to be kind to, and
kindly treat, everything. All! they were
good children, and through them was the
mothers youth renewed. A better fountain
this than the one which theSpaniard sought.
Az, it was the true fountain
And Mr.. Gordoai He was Just worthy
to be the husband Of such woman, and
the father of such children. A good and
talented lawyer he was, dignifed and noble
in his bearing. warm and affectionate in his
disposition. At the bar one would never
have dreamed that he could be the compan-
ion of children but il you had followed
him home. If you had entered their com.
modious and welllighted parlors of an eve
ming, you might have found him playing
90 hide and go seek" with the "Iittle one )"
or OH the floor creeping-yes, really creep
ing-with the whole 81 six" laughing and
tumbling about him. All | it was happy
sight l would wish just such TantaIus
for all my bachelor friends; none worse.
In themselves. too, and in each other,
were these parents happy. Still they said
Thank you." and If you please" to
each other; and would you believe it, rea-
der, entries nous. found them one evening
literally enac.iug over their days Of court
ship again! Mr.. Gordon was seated in a
large rocking-chair before the fire, with his
wife upon his knee. One OF her hands was
carelessIy playing with the glossy curls
which still clustered about his forehead,
while the other was warmly clasped in his
/ felt somewhat embarrassed thus to have
surprised them. and hastily re,reated. |
afterwards ascertained that it was no I'M
common thing for them thus 10 sit. Indeed,
I suspect it was nightly custom Of theirs
Then, when we were all away and the house
still and quiet, when their hearts were warm
ed, as il were, by the evenings pleasures
and diversions, they loved to renew their
affection-to talk Of the children aud what
they could do for them-to tell each other
their Joys aud sorrows; in short, to enjoy
prepared for the morrow.
Their only faithful domestic, the good
Elsie, had lived with them for years. Mr..
Gordon's residence was in a New England
village, be il known, where with one servant
one Can get on nicely. They were but
few miles from Boston, SO that daily Mr..
Gordon attended to the wants Of the table.
His business was in the City, SO that this
was easily done, and it took SO much care
from his wife, They also lived very plain
w, though WELL Hence it was that the
whole household found SO much time for
reading and other intellectual things, and
that sickness was thing almost unknown.
And, although the doctor often transported
himself thither, it was not with his medi-
cine chest But a word more Of Elsie be-
fore attending to the doctor. No disre-
spect, if you please, sir. She was genu-
inc Irish girl, but OF the better class, such
as one cannot often find. She had been
well trained by her parents before leaving
Ireland, could read and write, &c. and had
come to this country merely from desire
to see more of the world. Faithfully had
she served Mrs. Gordon. Indeed, it puz-
zled us to tell which was most interested
there. the mistress or maid. Yet she well
knew her place, and never departed there
from. And o, how she loved the children
All! such servants are indeed blessing.
Mind YOU, do not say how much Mr.. Cor
don had done towards making her what she
was, or in keeping her, which is very rare
thing in these days, SO long contented with
her situation. That ! leave to your saga
city.
And now for the doctor. His business,
also, was in the city; and on the door-plate
was ID. L. Barnes, NJ. d. DR.. Barnes
then was bachelor, was thIrty-fse years OF
age, and had the reputation OF being very
sk,Ilful nan. Shall we describe him p
Tall. we have already said he was, with
broad shoulders aud bread chest. of course.
Then, too, he had long head covered
with black, and-not very fine hair, which
(excuse me, am bound to tell the truth)
stuck out in all ways. His eyes were very
dark, and partially concealed by heavy and
overhanging brows, aud long, dark lashes.
Yet it was a very pleasant eye, notwith-
standing. His nose was very good nose,
though somewhat large. But his mouth |!
All! how shall describe it? want to tell
YOU that it was the prettiest mouth that ev-
er graced gentleman's face: that he had
the sweetest smile lingering about his lips;
that he had the ciearest, wnitest teeth you
ever saw in short, that it was altogether
perfect. But as said before, truth is my
object: and therefore must say that all this
natural beauty was spoiled, by-really, |
dislike saying it OF SO sensible man-by
large, dark filthy looking nousfach'.-.
There. it's all told now, and you see the
doctor rs he is. Why he should wear that
ugly appendage. | could never rightly di-1
vine, unless, indeed, it was to please the la
dies; or vex them. moreover. l have heard
both reasons assigned. vex them. indeed !!
Well, am glad II does, if they DiH persist
in wearing them; but please them ! tina. !