Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-03-10
came to young man. So he said TO the young
nan, What do you here ?"
And the young man said, !" am always in
lane Co,u~ la,o ,r,tb

presently they came to one of the pretiiest girls
that ever was seen-just like Fanny in the cor
ner there--and she had eyes like Fanny and
hair like Fanny and dimpes like Fannys. and
she laughed and colored just as Fanny does
while am talking about her. So the young
man fell in love Immediately as somebody
won't mention, the first time he rame here, did
with Fanny. Well! He was teased sometimes
just as Somebody used to be by Fanny; and
they qnarrelled sometimes inst as Somebody
and Fanny nsed to quarrel and they made it up,
and sat Ia the dark, and wrote letters essrp day,
and were never happy assunder, and Slsays
looking out for for one another and pfrendiDg
not to, and we're engaged at Christmas time, and
sat close to one another by the fire, aud were
going to be married ve'y soou--all exactly like
Somebody won't mention, and Fanny!
But the traveller lost them one day. as he had
lost the rest Of his friends, and after calling to
them to come back, which they never did, went
on upon his journey 81 he went on for a little
while without seeing anything. unit, at last he
came to middle-aged gentleman. So he said
TO the gentleman, "What are you doing here ?"
And his answer was, Z" | am always busy
Come and be busy with me"
So then he began to be very busy with that
gentleman, and they wen, on through the wood
together. The whole journey was through
wood. only it had been open and green at first,
like wood in spring and nov began to be
thick and dark, like wood in snmoer; some
Of the little trees that had come ont earliest,
were even turning brown. The gentleman wus
with him, who was his wife. aud they had chill
dren who were with them too. S,they all went
OIL together through the W n1, cutting down the
trees, and mixing path through the branches
and the fallen leaves. and carrylng burdens and
working hard.
Sometimes they came to long, green avenue
that opened into deeper woods. Then they
would hear very little distant voice crying,
" Father, f.ther. am another child! Stop for
; mel" And presently they would see very
little figure, growing larger as it came along
running t" lin them. When it came up they
all crowded round it, and kissed and welcomed
j, it; and then they all went on together.
Sometimes they came to several avenues a,
once, and then they all stood -tI and one eft the
: children said, " Father, am going to sea-" and
another said, '' Father, | am going to India
and another, " Father, IN gong te seek my
fortune where can" and another, Father,
am goi ,g to H.mven!" 81, with many tears a
parting, they went, solitary. down those avenues
each child upon his way; and the one who went
to Heaven, rose into the golden air aud van
> ished.
Whenever these parlings happened, the irav
eler looked at the gentleman, und saw him glance
up at the sky above the trees, when the day was
, beginning To decline, and the sunset to come on
II, He saw, too, that his hair was turning gray
:, But they never could rest long. for they had
their journey 10 perform, and it was necessary
tor them 10 be always busy.
At last, here had been 80 many par,ngs tha
:, there were No children Ieft, and only the travel
:, er, the gentleman and the lady. went upon theil
u way in company. And now the wood was ye
% low; and now brown and the leaves, even O
the forest trees, began TO fall.
So they came to an avenue that was darker
than the rest, and were crossing forward on thei
i, journey without looking down upon 1t, when ,hs
:, lady stopped.
;, "My husband" said the lady, e am called
:, They listened, and they heard ,olce, lon
way down the avenue, say, Mather, mother
1t was the voice uf the first child who ha
sald, ain going to heaven!" and the fathe
y y said, /" ] pray not yet. The sunset is very nea
g pray not yet"
u" Bhthe voice cried, Mother, mother " with
y oul niuding hun, though his hair was nov quit
W white, aud tears were on hi, face.
Then the mother, who was already drawn int
4 the shade of the dark avenue, and moving ava
with her arms still around his neck, kissed hir
and said, " My dearest am summoned, and
go!" And she was gone. And the travee
/, and he were left alone together.
And they went on and on together, until the
came to very near the end of the wood so nea
i, that they could see the sunset shining red befor
Them through the trees.
Yet once more, while he broke his way anon
j, The branches, the traveller lost his friend. II
4 calle and called, but there was no reply; an
,r when he passed out Of the wood, and saw tn
10 peaceful sun going down upon vile purpl
-, prospect, he came to an old m,n sitting on
fallen tree. So he said to the old man, Wh'
do you do here?"
Aud the old man said, with calm smile, :"
"A am always remembering. Come and remembe
>, with me-"
So the traveller sat down by the side of ii
:, old man, face to face with the serene sunset an
40 all hls friends came softly back and stool aronr
:, him. The beautiful child the han .soane bo
The young man in love, the father. mother an
=, children; every one Of them was there, and
~ had lost no,hlng. So he loved them all, and W,
n always pleased to watch them all, aud they a
= honored and loved him. And think the rave
~ er must be yourself, dear grandfather, becaut
nd ii is what you do to US, and what we do to yo
4
es WEST CAsTLEroN SLATE.-One hnndrs
III, and fifty tons OF West Casileton slate have bee
:e. carried to B,,ton within the past week, nakir
20 $50 tons in two weeks, over the Rutland, Ch
on shire, aud Fuchburg roads. A gang of 81
ID. men are o be employed in getting nut this sla
ne the coming summer. Extensive machinery