The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-10-03

up with all hi. ili-hamor. Ruia. wal,
I no, have done So for Willy. and WI.
perhaps knew ii, but hr Did -, stop Z,
'bink of that
Childrtn', bruises quickly heal an,
Rufus was soon out ngnin. almost n
rude rs ever nj hr.i. AID qu,ie y, tuds
IA day or two. In little wh,lc ai.
ter came the summer holidays anl Ru
fu. said, on, morning Com Bin
irt u. have tramp to-day in i''c words.
but poor Willy begged him To s,sy u,
homc. ~, he sa,d he did no. feel we'll
Rufus unkndiy 'p,ohcd' and .aid-'ll
is all nonesense you nceer do ANYTHING
want YOU to- Now only think Of that,
Gentle Willy rose. and tried TO 20
hut hc ,,ll n, The door and tainted. lie
soon came to again, and WAS laid on the
bed and Rufus took the fan 10 kerr
the dies away. Perhaps you think be-
.,ati there NIL day. bu, he dill not sta,
twenty minutes. lie was ',o selfish
for That. and rr1uitcl Willy, Kindness
by running off abou, his play, a,d not
so much ~ thinking all dav long. that
he had n little brother sick and weak a'
home.
The mex, day Willy did not rise n
all Ruiu. looked n, hlm once IN the
morning, and then. watching his cl,a,ce.
Was off again, for fear some one should
ask him to iorego his own selfish plans
TO do an crratd, or spend II moment
with III, brother. And so ii went on.
from day to day, until nt last. when Ru-
fus came home 10 snatch his dinner and
run, he WAS very angry, indeed TO find
nobody To Wal! upon him, and no dinner
ready. II Is dreadful to think about
tn, lac went over the house with do
not know what evil thoughts. II, mur.
INJURED that it Will cut his finger. or
looked white for minute. the whoi'
house had to stand still arl great
many more thing, he said nnd 'h"uc'i.
which. though now a man, h. would
give the wor,i to forget. But whc' he
reached the sick chamber door, l,> mur.
muriny, stopped and bis heart ,a"k.
Iii. mother sat holding Willy in her
arms. His father stood near, w-'ching =
the little suffer, every breath. as il h'
knew jus, how many more were !cn
Tor him; and the doctor sa, on the
other side, with WHY, slender white
wrist in hiss hand. AM there were
many others there and all were hu,h-
Cd and still
40 il they lent him otlt tl'c,r pnwcrs
~ exc tisi living out.
Poor Rufus now looked the picture
Of despair, and felt n. I've looked, They
gently made way for him to come near,
but took no notice and Rufus stood
crying nj his bro,her's knees. The dy-
ing child gave him n faint smile 81 half
sorrow ut parting, half gratitude for ev'
en- this late atic,ion.
Mother = whispered Willy, got me
n blanket; ] am cold = and in tla, sui
Try room they swnthcd he boy in fan
mel, sobbing rs they did so. rs if their
hearts would break.
Mother" he said again, there is
something in my eyes I'm GROWN J
blind do wash them for me-
/ The poor mother, n, these sure ,ok-
ems, looked rs much like death Il, her
chi. and Rufus instinctively answer.
cd his brothers request, and held the
water, while Willy exhausted his own
strength in bathing hi, own eyes and
i"rchead.'
Forgive me, whispered Rufus. ~
lie gently pressed his lips 10 Willy''
damp and la!id brow.
The las, glance Of hi- dying eyes wa
SOFT ANSWER OF brotlerly love an'
forgiveness, and the GENTLE BOY lcf
earth t" become an angel IN Heaven.
We have hi,le TO add. except 10 ~,
that the lesson has not been lost on lIu
ins. A change has come over hi- char
acier-he has conquered himself Thu
are tie bitierest disp. ns;,tions Vi ou
Father in Heaven tender nercieS. lie
all little brothers and siste,. AMI yrowI
ones, ton. remember. that one day the,
must die, md 80 live to each O,ner, that
when they take their last leave on earth
il viii he without the pain H rohscion
neglect on til: one hand, and without th'
n"ed Of granting forgiveness on tn
other.
'Nu s,tlai occurrence.