The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-08-19
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THE CIIILD's STORY.

Once upon time a SOOu nia"v .td'S 49,
there was traveller, and he set out upon
Journey. 1t was magic journey, and was to
seem very long when he began it. and very
short when he rot half way through.
lie travelled along rather dark path for
some little time without meeting any thing
until at last he came to beautiful child. So
he said to the child. "Wha. do Won DO here =
And the child said, IL M. always at play
Come and play with me-
So he played with that child the whole
day long, and they were very merry. The
SKI was so blue, the sun so BRIGHT. the water
was so sparkling, the leaves were 50 green.
the flowers were SO lovely, and they heard
such singing birds anil saw 50 many butter
flies, that everything was beautiful. This
was in fine weather. When it rained, :hcv
loved to watch the taliin. drops, and to smell
the fresh scents. When il Lew. it was de-
lightfnl 10 listen to tie wind. and fancy what
It said, as it came rushing from It's HON" -
where was that; they wondered = whistling
and bowling, driving the clouds before, bend
ing the trees, rumbIin. in :!e chimncvS. shak-
ing the house, and making the sea roar in
fury. But when it snowed that was best of
all; for they liked nothing so well as to look
at the white flakes falling thick and fast like
down from the breasts of millions of white
birds and to see how smooth and deep the
drift was and to listen to the hush upon The
paths and the roads.
They have plenty of the finest toys in the
world, and the most astonishing picture books:
all about cimeters and slippers and turbans,
and 1warfs and giants and gcnii and fairies.
ard blucbeards and bearstalkS and riches,
and caverns and forests and valentines and
orsons, and all new and all true.
Bu. one day, of sudden, the traveller lost
the child. lie called to her over and over
again. but got no answer. So he went upon
his road, and went on for a LILLE while with
out meeting anything, until at last he came TO
a handsome hoy. So he said to the boy.
"What do yon do here :" And the boy said
IL am always learning. Come and learn with
me-" So he learned with that boy about Ju
piter and Juno. and the Greeks and the Ro-
mans, and don't know what, and learned
more than | could tell Or he either. for he
soon forgot great deal of it. But they were
not ALWAYS learning: thew had the mcrrc>t
games that ever were played. They rowcd
upon the river in summer. and >katcl on The
ice in winter they were active on foot. and
active on horseback: ard at cricket. and all
"ames of ball, at pri>oncr>-ha>c. harcanl-
hounds, follow my leader. and more sports
than can think of. nobody could beat them.
They had holidays. too and twelfth-cakcS and
parties where they danced Ill night till mid
night, and real theatres, where they saw pal
aces of real gold and silver rise out of the
real earth, and saw all the wonders Of the
world at once. As to friends. they had such
dear friends and 50 many Of them. tina, want
the time to reckon them up. They were all
young like the handsome boy, and were rcv-
or to be strange to one another al! their lives
through.
Still, one day. in Tie ini'l>; Of al these
pleasures. the traveller lost The boy a. he had
lost the child, anil. after calling to him in
vain, went on upon his journey. 50 he went
on for little while without seeing an, thing.
until at last he cane 20 a v"'.n" man. So he
said 30 the Young man, "What do You 90
here - And the Young man said. 81 am al
WAYS in love. Come and love with nl,.."
50 he went away with that Young man.an1
presently they came TO enc Of the prctties'
girls that ever was seen. jus: like Fanny il
the corner thcrc-and Size had eyes and hail
like Fanny, and dimplcs like Fannv'<. am
she laughed and co!orcd u>t as Fanny doe
while I am talking a! out her. SO the voun!
man fell in lovc directly. just as somebody
won't mention. the first time he came here
did with Fanny. Well. lie was tcaSc'
sometimes Just as somebody used to he i,
Fanny: and they qnarrcllcd >omctimcS- jus
as somebody and Fanny r:sc'l to quarrel; an'
they made it up. and sat Ill the dark. am
wrote letters every dsv, and never were hap
py asundcr. and were always looking oTt 70
one another an pretending not to. and wcr
engaged at Christmas time and sat close h
the fire. and were eoinr to be married YER
.oon-all exactly Ike somebody wont mcn
ton, and Fanny.
BIT the traveller lo>. them one day as l.
had lost the rest OF hi friends. and after call
ing to them to come back. which ,hcv ncvc
did. went upon his Journey. - he went o
for a little while without seeing anvtrir, IN
til at last he cane - \ niddc-agcl Gentle
man. SO he sail to the gentleman. "Wha
are you doing here :" And his answer was
II am always busy. Come and be busy will
me-"
So he BEGAN to be very busy with that gen
tlcman. and they went on through the WOO.
together. The whole Journey was through
wood, only it had been open and green a
first. like wood in spring, and now begar
to be thick and dark, like a wool in summer
some of the little trees that had come out ear
liest were even turning brown. The gentle
man was not alone. but had lady of akou
the same are with him. who was his VIII.
and they had children, who were with then
too. 50 they went on together through tn,