The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-05-06
ftoin ii,r OHIO Farmer.
TOO PROCD TO WORK,
Oh Tue FARMER DAUGHTER.

Nhra ths'os no longer istie',
When mrn shall rank Nth equal po~ers,
And steHt, not sIcuis the better.
When wealth vbali have no iordiy clam,
To In ,,s proud p's~s.or,
WHEN poverty shall bring no shame
To humble iis cenirssor--
When Brothers all,
The great and small,
Aud earth holds no oipressor 80
There il nothing very remarkable in
The life of Lizzie Carrollon. She is hot
4. Joan Of Are. a G.org" Snnl. nor one
Of The frail, flirting bu,iertie. ,ia, figure
80 conspicuously in fashionable life. She
has not even romance enough TO play
the gni,ar by moonlight, nor fall in love
with the solitary horseman' that has
travelled over lrgion miles of novel
land. Indeed. her history is Lu, the
history OF woman when rightly educated.
Mr.. Carrol,on was plain, sen, ble
farmcr--lis wife the very incarnation
OF goodness. They married young, and
settled on u farm upon the bank, Of the
Connecticut. Lizzie, their eldest child
inherited her fathers indomiiahlc per
severance, and her mother, gcn,l-ncss
uf spirit.
a, fourteen. Lizzie wa, wild and
wayward, ,., as loving aud gullcless us
the fawns She pctied.
She had ~ claims to villa. the world
call. beauty yet have heard it n thou.
sand times hiu,rd tha. Lizzie Carrolion>
brown ry" contained world Of tender.
ness and that .hc had the sweetest voice
and tie lappicst heait out Of Heaven.
Lizzie Lad learned t. make butter
and bread, TO rake tie hay and tend III,
flowers but the ct ccirras which max,
fashionable woman. were wanting.
The little village Of Eliendale had be
cone tlourishing manufacturing town
Mr. (arrolton', fam had been divided
and suLli,iJed into building lots. ant
he. in consequence became one Of tl,
ricl -, men in town; but he kept on il
the even ,ener Of his way cul'ivatin:
the few acres lefl him by the iron ,rea,
, U. commerce.
Mrs. Garter. and Mrs. Young, on,
ministers wife frequently hinlcd 10 Mr.
Caro!,on the pr"piity Of giving Liz2l'
eon,crl education.
She is sweet girl. and would max
,u"h M ornament 10 society said Mrs
! ouur.
| And such n su,sb'c companion {.
ny Fau.!tcr.' cliimed in Mrs. Carter
| Mrs Carrolion good sens. and Liz
| zic's don't carc.acii>cneS-, prcyento
either from ,akirg umbr9 sc al the hin;
! given.
! At last, However, Mr.. and Mrs. Ca
rolion began seriously 10 consider ia
cxrediercy Of giving Lizzie a bc,'.
educa;icn than cur village school a,iort
cd
Lizzie, well remember. came TRIP
ping over the dcwy meadow one fin
May morning. to Lake leave OF u>. W
thought, Of course. our separation ih
mos, serious trouir in ali the worl,
for We NIL loved Lizzie Carrol,on.
Good bye. said Lizzie while tear
and smiles were striving for the masle
~. Good bye shall be home &
vacation, "a tall. dignifed lady. suits
Bile companion Tor Mary Carier-'
ieas, 10 disgrace, ! hope, 10 Mrs. Ca
,er's daughter -
And none TO the son. said my mo,l
er, smiling significantly.
The Carriers We thought wonderf'
people, for they came from Boston,
sr.a, city which, in our estimation
contained the wonders Of the world
Some thought them ignorant and il
bred; bot Mr.. Carter owned the fine
horses and the finest furniture in tow
and Mrs. Young Iough, him pcifc
gen,!emar. and Mrs. Youns'' word W
law so ii course, the Carriers were e
titled to consideration.
Vacation brought Lizzie, much TO o
qualification. She had grown tall; b
, head was full OF Algebra and Boian
but she remained the same ar,less CHI
Of Mature.
Mrs. Garter began Ia be Temarkab
gracious 10 Lizzie. She was the III
to make parry in honor % her arr'v
Mary and Mr. George NashinGi'
4 las lle domesiies were taught 10 c
= George Carter the frs! 10 call.
=! George Carter was tail. yeli'
. haired, ycrdaai youth, with more dolIa
than brains. ard 10 him the form
seemed the most requisite. Oeor
tlought bis attention to ih. iarine
daughter a mighty condescens'on L
Lizzie took ditiersn. vi, Of the Ca
Three years lad passed, bringing t
common up. and do"ns 10 the inLaI
y tants q Ei.endsle. To none came III
more sensibly shan TO the Carriers "A
= Carrol,ons. Mr. Carter had grown r,
aud eorpulen,; Mr.. Csrrolon had fad
to a mere sLsdo~, and bad become
penniiess ss a,paupef.
Carter had long covets NJ. Carr
ton. psradife u a place. By din.
deception he had persuaded dr. Z
rotten TO endorse notes 10 large a,no>
co. .rsne r,set, repuitd c-n,ien