The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-04-15

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ua's' whose breasts were filled with the same
wishes which agitated our own. We all wan.
ted to cross Broadway, and accumulate as
little mud and break as few ribs as possible.
--On the Other side stood our ccu,,tr,r,tts
lifting their umbrellas to heaven. and nre.
seE''h"a true picture Of life; they would
have given anything to stand where we stood.
and we as eagerly desired to be where ,Lov
were. All in vain kipp * Brown Broad
way and 4''h ST., Tomrkins Square and In
ION square, (namcs OF omnibus lines in New
ork) all rolled by like the roaring and rc.
i'h'l''s waves OF the sea coming M TO scat
ter IN different directions upon the shores Of
uptown. and rolling down again TO 10 rcuu;-
ted INTO the bosom of South ferry. fthc lower
end of broadway. toward; The hayl Hut
there IL sudden lull, and everybody look 5
at his or her neghhor. AS if to .ov: Now
Zen : Everybody does it every body gets
across. Did We say that everybody got safe
lv across? We are safely ashore on the side
walk, &look around. No: everybody has "ot
got across sat, ly Looking only at the BIC ships.
the omnihu>e>, a poor little matc!l-hov has
neglected to- dodyc the schooner, and >loop,
Of this pcri.ous element, and has been run o.
yer 10y a butchers cart. and his modest wares
scattered all over The street The driver
swcar> awtullv and goes on crowd assem-
hleS a compassionate working mon lift, the
hoy up and carries him to the next drugstore.
been clad to DO it, but could no. on accom-.
Of their cloih>.) The door closes the crowd
il,t:cn> It's roses against the window: we can
not get in to help: we have not tmc 70 wait.
for the printers devil Is after ": 50 W. went
or way down town. thinking. poor, poor IL
tie fellow
The following morning found Mr. Green in
the same place * position We have de-, rib Il.
in The hc-innn.: and hyin. in,rn'ly cu.ae-
cI upon his paper, he did not observe a very
small boy. a very >pr.k Of boy. cvcin. him
ws'iuilv. evidently irwin. 70 attract his A.
tcntion: hut in vain for he was 50 small
A. last the miniature clifton of humanity
male such 4 ,i>rorlant noise with the ,.rrak
i"- e IT, -. .'.t .-.',.' > = a. =
,.,.u ,o;.n ,.l.rr ont ,.l.n Mr. l,r..r
thinking vaguely that h. had seen him before
brckoncd to the child: for a child ii was such
as ou-ht to have been in nursery. under
,hc Guardian care of A mother What need
to describe him? Was he not the reduced
ciligy Of Peter: The sam" blue toes. the
same blue hands. and the intelligent. homes,
ewes. But alas such woe, looking ont of i
thin little face. on which, tears Ind made chan
ncls in the incru>tations Mr. Green was ma
king Up his mind. to save farther trouble.
that the arpari'ion before him must hc III"
same Peter irola " HON he htl houri.t :hr
matches the day prc,io">. who had slrmk
and dwinllcd overnight possibly from cold
probably from hunger who had nov
come back to bring the change. Bat this i
lca struck him as too absurd for low could
he see such Tom Thumb sell an,rinr and
where was his basket: While these rclrr-
tions passed vaguely across the mirror Of Nh
Green's mind. Peter Junior had been disin-
diligently into the rccc>>cs of his garments
and finally, after snndrv attempts, hrot out
of the sidc-pockct OF his jacket, which was or
a level with his calf three distinct copper
coins. which he rendered to Mr. Green i:
Won the gcnman what Peter owes ,xpcnc,
to:
Yes. my lad an the man was the re-
ply.
Peter hasn't cot a Sixpcncc Peters "on'
and run over bv bus> and lost his ba>kc:
and his cab-and broke his leo. and broke
his arm and Peter -so-oo-o-ilI' (hcrc tn,
child broke out in an unrOntrol'ahlr ii. OF cry
ing. )and ;hrcc-ccntS is a!l-hc's got.
The deuce" ." exclaimed Mr. Green, Jump
ING up: where do vou live =
Little Rum street, Mud a!cv,' >obbcd :h
child
'Comc along, them and not waiting t
hear Mr. Smart's >ncrr of n very likely sta
ry. nv yerlant friend, he was ont OF the room
had called carriage. and was on his chart
: able mission with little Joe by the time NJ
r Smart had finished his sentence.
The carriage stopped before one of tho>
arch wavs abounling in that part of our cit,
and always dencting filth, and drunkenness
and ahiect poverty. The child led the wa
up the aIlev. asccndn. few broken step
entered doorIcss hail, passed through it It
the ward, and descending into what appeared
to be only hole. but which had on neare
inspection, some steps, opened the door OF
low dark cellar. When Mr. Greens eyes ha
been accustomed to the darkness, which
ta!low candle. stuck in bottle Just made Wis
blc, he saw in corner, stretched upon
straw mattress his little acquaintance OF yes
tcr,lay: but oh how changed the plnche'
face nearly livid, with here and there bIt O
a lock of hair Glued to it hy the cold prt>pra
ton: the little body with its bandaged limb
mo'onlc>>. and low croan now and the'
all the evidence of life The furniture of
this abode of human beings consisted OF a bro
ken table and three legged stool. lpo'