The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15
TIE BISHOP AND,TIIE BIRDS.

lid for Ihrthins p tii,,~ explains the mat
ter to an intimate friend:
Fifty or sixty Years @yo..a 'ittle boy rc>l-
ed at the village near Dlllin"cn. on the banks
of the s"nuhc, lt~ parents were poor. and
almost as soon as the boy could walk. h. was
"''t.l the woods to pick up some sticks
for fuel. When he grew older. his father
taught HIM I" pick The jumper berries, ana
carry them 10 4 ncl"hhornI dlstlllcr. VIII"
wanted iirn tor making Hollands. Day BY
day the poor boy We rs to In task. ami On he
r"aI h" passed. '.y Ii" open "!"io", Oh i vi
hsr >"no"I. whcfe h. -" die s'h4"iinaster
i"a'i3in-e 4 number OF boys. "! afont the same
- = ttH>r!i lie i"o.c' Al these boys with
feeling, 81 envy. :" earnestly did h. lon. t"
49, aIun:. : Iicm. H. va quite aware II ''a'
il. y.t /" A.; hi father +" >'nd hin t" ''ho"!
l"r "a. Anc" tia; h. parents had 10 n"h'E
''p'v the N''h"' mH~ter; aAd ne often pa>-r"
the wI'"'r day 'h'nkIn". whilst he was Gather
Iu- the jumper berries, what he could posi-
blv DO 10 p.ra-c til" >chUomastcr. III the hope
OF .!rtr'.. some lessons. tae day, when ne
WIS walking sadly along h: saw two "t tn"
boy belonging to the srh boot irving to set
bird trap; and lie k~d one what IT was i"r
The boy tod him that the >choo.maStrr was
very 'D:,,l "A .1rI'.i'.rc>. ;s:sl that they were
setting the trAp t"catch some. 1h'> delight
ed the poor boy, for he rero!iertcl that he
hal often seen i great number Of THIS" birds
IN the nni,"-r wopd where they came to at
hc berries. and lie hal 70 doub; tui he could
catch some.
"fhe next iav thu little boy borrowed Az
o'i basket of lie mother, and when he went
to the VEGA he ha'! the great delight t" catch
two tieldla~s. fie put them IN the basket.
aud tying an oid handkerchief over IT, lie took
them to the SchoolmaSter house. just as he
arrived at the door, he "a" the two litt'e boys
who had been setulg the trap. and with alarm
he asked them II fhev haa caught any ''r''S'
They answered him IN the negative; ana the
''y' his heart bounding with delight gained
hliif'ahcc 'f''i IN" Sth"'''''S'tfs presence
IN ''" "'F'' ''e ''I' no" he ma see" '''
boys setting me Trap ana no" fie h'a ''"2'i'
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gov" HIS la"c'' ''"S'
on are a very singular boy sad he;
but II YOU Will not take money. you mast
tell me what can ito for ,'"". as cannot a.
cept Your present without doing something
tor II IN return Is there an. thinss can do
80, YES SAID the bov. Trembling with lie
light. Won can do for me what should like
better than ANYTHING else
What IS that = asked the scLoo|mostrr
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mind - :, };r,b r,,ror;1o1 tho noor ,o,.
On. sor, him T., s,hoo, 1T p,,;s,,, Th. ,n,
nr,Gt,1 hv his uncertainties. and when h..
rose. a. 1t. soon did, to wealth and honor.,
w.. ,Jon,.d ,h. two G,.},;t,r.s a, his arms
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MORAL Br.yry.--I hay, said crca
dead about prospect and ,aniscano: I vi!
,o,n,;on an action or two. which annear +,
mo 10 coovcv as distinct fecIino q; the bean
,ifnl as any land>cane Whatever ALondo,
merchant. who believe, is still alive. Will
he was staying in the country with frcnG