The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-05-21

shaded by pollard willows, which form living
and growing posts for the prettiesl Of our
northern fences, aud round the turn by the
cid Indian burying-ground. Now, having
come to The plain, they pnss the solemn
precincts Of the village church, and that
buryng>ground where, since the Indian left
his dead with us, generations Of their sue
cessors are already lain. And now they en-
ter the wide village street wide as it is,
shaded and embowered by dense naples and
wide stretching elms; and enlivened with
neatly trimmed court-yards and flower-gar-
dens. 1t was a pleasant walk, and its sweet
influences bound those young peoples hearts
together. We are not telling love story,
and do moi mean to intimate that this was
the beginning of one-though we have heard
Of seeds nature impldnts terminating at as
early period of life as this, and we remem-
Der a boy six wears old who, on being re-
proved by his mother for having kept his
book open at one place, and his eyes fxcd
on il for half an hour, replied with touching
| frankncss-
Mother, can see nothing there but Car
o'ine Mitchell Caroline Mitchell'
Little Mary Marvel had no other senli-
ment for Julius than his sister had. She
thought him the kindest and best and much
H. she reverenccd the village pcdogogues,
she though, Julius learning profounder than
theirs. for he told them stories from the A.
rabian Nights-taught them traditions OF
| Monument mounaiu-mad them learn by
heart the poetry that immortalized them,
| and perforncl Other miracles of learning
and teaching TO which the schuo master
Didn't approach
Children's Judgments are formed on sin.
guar premises but they are usual, just
conclusions julius was an extraordinary
boy, and. not because he was sicklv and
could do nothing else, (not uncommon
grounds was destined for liberal eluca-
lion. Strong oil heart and strong in body,
he succeeded in every thing, and without be.
ing a charge to his father.-He went through
college-was graduated with honor-studied
law-and when Mary Marvel was about
nlneteen. he came home from his residence
in one Of our thriving cities, for vacation,
being full Of legal business.
His first visit was to the MarveIs, where
his fathers house. AS he left the house, he
said to his sister Anne who was with him
How shockingly poor Mary is looking! !
Shockingly Why, expected you
would say she was so preityP
Pretty My dear Anne, the roses on
your cheek are worth all the beauty that is
left IN her pale face. What have they done
TO heI ?-Whcn you were children, she was
a robust, round little thing-and so strong
and cheerful-you would hear her voice hal
mile, ringing like bell F.; and now tie
Ilark from the iomhs doleful sound -
When last saw her--ler me see-four ears
ago--she was-noi perhaps a IIebe-but n
wholesome looking girl
Julius what an expressionr
We'll. nv dear, it conveys my meaning.
and therefore is good expression. What
has been the matter? Has she had a fever
Ii she diseased ?
Julius No Is that the way the Western
people talk about young ladies ?-Mary is
in poor health--ralher delicate but she
does not .ook 80 different from the rest of
our girls--1 you hnow. am an exception
Thank Heaven you are, my dear Anne.
and thank our dear. sensible mother, who
understands the agents and means OF health
But Mary's mother is sensible woman,
too
Not il her treatment Of iIary, / AM
snre. Tell me how she lives. What has
she been abou, since left here 2
Why, soon after you went away you know
wrote 10 you that size had gone 10 the
School. You know her parents are willing
to do every thing for her--and Mary was
very ambitious. They are hard students at
the school. Mary told mc she studied from
eight to ten hours day. She always got
sick before examination, and had to send
home for lots Of pills. remember Marvel
once sending her four boxes of Brandreth's
at a time. But she took the first honors.
At the end of her first term, she came homr,
looking as you say, as if she had had a
fever
And they sent her back p
Why, yes certainly--term after term
for TWO years. You know Mary was always
persevering and so was her mother. And
now they Rave their reward. There is not
a girl any where who surpasses Mary for
scholarship
Truly, they have their reward--infatua-
ted people mu'mured Hazen Have
they taken any measures 10 restore her health
Anne?'
'Oh, yes. Mrs Marvel does not permit
her 10 do any hard ~ ork. She does not even
permit her to sweep her own room; the,
keep domestic, you know; and, last winter
she had an ar.tight stove in her room, and
it was kept constantly warm, day and night
The draft was opened early and Mrs Mar
vel lei Mary remain in bed as long as she
pleased and feeling weak, she seldom WA
inclined 10 rise before nine or ten
Go on. Anre. What other sanitary
, measures were pursuedr ?
, Just such as we all take when we are i'll
She doctors il she is more unwell than u
sual and she rides out almost every pleas