Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-03-31
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THE TWO FIREsIDEs.

or ana mOtner, III inc Character on
Santa Claus, had supplied them on
Christmas.
at is bleak, cold night, said Or.
Waiion, MS he entered the roof, and
without divesting himself of his
overcoat and mufilers, drew up
chair neGr the fire.
And now YOU have come home
for all night | hope, said Mary, the
eldest Of tie five.
| am not sure Of that, said the
father, drawing nearer the fire.
No indeed, YOU are not, replied
Mary. Father, | wish you were not
a Doctor
And why so 2 asked the father.
Because you never have mo-
ment that YOU can call your own
You have to ride all day and you
may be called to 90 away at any
time Of the night, no matter what
the weather is
Yes, but father is paid for it,
said Master Johnny.
Not always, said Mary, there
are many poor people who pay moth
ing for fathers visits.
But continued Johnny, father
don't get up in the night or travel
bad roads for them
johnny said DIR. Warton, sol
emmy, did you ever know me 10
neglect 10 Turn up muddy lane in
cold rainy times or refuse to get up
at night, however dark or cold, when
poor family, who had nothing to
pay, desired my services
Master Johnny was a little discon-
certed a, this grave reply of his ia
ilcr; for, young as he was, ne pIid-
ed himself on knowing something a
bout business, and the way TO get
rich.
/ can't say he answered but
only iho'l that they who do not ey-
pect to pay physician, have no right
10 ask him TO put himself TO much
trouble on their account
Perhaps they have no right in ono
sense Of the word, replied DR.. War
ton, but should be sorry TO think
that the instruction Master Johnny
has learned in Mr. pilfof's office la.
made him forget his catcchism, and
( the instruction he has received al
Sunday school.
Nov tell me, children said DR.
! Warrior, looking full in the face OF
Master John, did our Saviour 90 a
bout doing good only To those who
had money to pay him.
mo sir, said ali the children al
once.
And now, Children said Dir
Warrior, / have something TO tel
you
Those who had been reading clos.
cd their books, The hllle ones lell
their play things and gathered round
their father. Mrs. Narton smiled
TO see the interest manifested in til,
chlldren's couu,euancc, ard ElleI
turned 10 her lilde sister Of foui
wears old. and babe her hush, for ia
Their was going to tell story
"A very short story, my children,
said the doctor. for II is said in few
words. Ii is a bleak, cold nigh,.--
. The SHOW is deep, and the raw wine
pilng in drifts on the side walk
. There is 30 moon aud the stree
: lamps burn dim tonight. There ar
i, no sleigh bells fugling the onl.
. sounds IN the street are the moanln!
- wind anu the creakIng signs. louni
people and old love to hover aroun'
d their comfortable fire sides as YOU ar
doing, for ii is dismal night with
, out
4 Il am glad we have warm hous
= to shelter Us to night, said Johnny.
v And well YOU may be glad, SAT-
a his father, aud not glad only, bu
truly thankful. | know of poo
family who are now shivering wit
the cold and aching with hunger ; ibi
morning a man met me, and told m
Of a poor woman who had sic
child and, said he, | think the
need doctor, but they are too poo
to employ lasked him TO show IN
tie house, and when entered
found that doctor was indeed neec
ed. A little girl, about nine year
old, was lying on the bed, very To-
with a fever. think she cann'
live. A little boy, five years old, ell
tered while | was there, with an ara
lul of sticks, which he had pickle
I'D from under the snow on the con
mon and this, save few bran'
which we're smoking on the heart
was all their fuel. The sick gi.l,
am afraid, canno, live, and the mott
or has no means 10 make her cor
Portable | doubt whether any of Il
family have tasted morsel OF su
per tonight
But where is the woman's hu
band Z asked Mary.
That do not know. lie b
been gone these seven years. | kne
him when he was worth several tho
sand dollars; but villainous pal
ner of his defrauded HIM OF eve
cent. Poor Robinson was nlme
broken hearted; he fingered abo
the neighborhood for while earni
a living as he could, bu, finally res
we'd 10 go to sea. His wife gave b
full consent, as she was able, wi
economy, to provide for herself a
the children, by her needle. She d