The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-06-10
.fur tbr Aiu'ls anh Girls.
THE ROGUISu BOY CURED.

Alt,nr NJ was bright little boy ot
ten vr,r>. ana lis plcasan, face and cheerful
4;,i.iI seemed Ike a raw O. heavens own
blessed sunlight in his r.o:hvl's otherwise
,o:i;arv dwelling. But ! ar sorry 70 81:
..r.l,r va, no; loved by lis companions
H. vas ,r.,cai iose: a..'; n, li;s.'- irivn''
,,rr. i! ,onstaI. fear. when in his COMPANY
I'll having some very unpleasant trick played
upon ;i.,n. Ii they wen. to gather nuts c.
berries. he did love 20 Iii. 4 snake am: throw
itaro,nd bay. mex, Just for tie tan OF near
ing lin scrcan.-Nhcn Tie. went 70 battle
NV often lcu..,i i:o.t in t''rir pockets. or
heir shoes worl be ii..:ci with anc.c- wor''8.
,nj IL. was sometimes 50 very cruc. as I"
lake away Ao,'s dinner. and Gil lis basket
With stones.
These things vrT+ VEL. annoying and a;
!n.,h ,r,!ur wa !e' TO play alone or 90
l.ouc 10 his iltic sister. Dear l,'e EiIza
MS ;,,,; is.eillt.;nc to 60 70 school. am! Ar-
thur ic,c.i her vcr, much. l}u. i.i< love OF
mn. u, he called it, was sometimes $" strong
,l,, h, would even Ovcrturn his sled. al"
throw the sweet little cir! into the snow.
III. mother strovc in vain to correct th'>
.,..I rrorrn>i,y and she felt some anNle'!
g., his account. when a new father came 70
ak -. rl,arer Of his education. His own tat''-
..r II .,,.l wIc ne was 4 babe. and of course
t.. r.vc, .rrw fathers love. But he was
,cry much pleased whcna pleasant snn''""
Gentleman came to live with them, a'''t he
WIS tod hc NIGH: call him father.
One morning. a few days after Mr<. VI --
VAS married 10 Mr. j.. Arthur was ;"id t" r"'
tcnc potatoes and give them to til" COW tie
,'..vcd very c'ccrt;iv. cat the potatoes an"
,,rr;.l them 10 the barn: hut when he hAd
rlarcl them before The COW. h. turned inc
,.ck measure OYER thew. - iaa' the co
,.o,,'d no. cat t'rrm. Ny s'n. sa'i W. L.
when he return 4. III w give III" potatoes
;, .bc COW = YES. sir ',r re''iic!. lrt the
merry twinkle Of his c.."'"l lis father to SUI
pee, son, thing wrong. AID i" very soon went
70 the barn l.;nsclf Ar:l:nr was FRI -h'cn'd
when h. saw h;n go or. for hex. e''rd y
shipping. But no no;ire vas taken OF the
Joke. as h. called it.
Soon, there came Il Srow->.orif:. and when
j. nassed away. the snow lay Piled IN deep
diff. o,, 10th sides Of Ike road. N;thNr star
FL for sthoo! the nrx. morning. drawing hi'
little sister on hi, <,el: hut vhcn h" cT.:nr
near the deep drift. >u,'''en'y -" t!'! o'"r-
turned. and Eliza va. Iuricd in tl.a SNOW
Arthur Span. 10 tiAe h'r ". and 'cl h'r
hack :, the house. I;u his t,th'r stool at
The window and saw III w!o'r tran action
Next morning Mr.. L. -a:', pleasantly. I'll
.,r,v ,o:. to ,.hoo, "a morning. if 70" Ike
Arthur was 1.li.,,:y.! H. thought his t.'h-
.r W.. very kind indeed But when they
came 10 the DRIFT. Suddenly the Sled wa' OYER
turned. and he was buried in Ike snow.
.You must hold on better than this, 'a''
Mr.. L.. If ven r,ean | shall draw vow. Nn'
he quietly returned 20 tlc house. leaving y:
thar to get or, as he con'.
OH. chicken for ,,inne-, chi Ken i1:d'!
,.r"" shouted Arthur, - !" returned ir"i
.r,,ool anil saw his fivori," ';-'r q, the tah
-. $1,000. 800, --..t.I al ~ . J';,,