The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-09-15

Passing along one of the crowded thorough
fares of the city. a few days since, we ol,>cr
we'd couple, in middle age, respectfully clad
and altogether decent in appearance, draw;n.
little wagon, sach as are used for children.
Evidently they were from the country, and
they had just purchased this 'bauble coach
for their child at home They were not a
Shamcd TO be seen taking 1t home themselves
Ashamed not they. Not many of the rich
merchants who sweep by them. elatcd lv
some good bargain which they have made.
feel as proud and happy as those parents il.
possession of that Object upon which they
iook with so much compl:ccrcy. 1t is doubt
ful which will be the happier, they, or t'r,.
child which is to ride in it \ wealthy ciii-
zen, informed that l.,s boy would Ikea way-
on, dispatches an order for one TO Berrian or
Nlndle, by Kitty the nurse, or George the
butler. a >uperluou> five dollar Till has
made the purchase, and the whole transaction
was forgotten as soon as it was done Not so
with our friends in humble mediorrity
They had been wishing for a lone tin, 70 ol-
tam what 'hcv knew wonll sratiiy their lit
Tie child. They have talked together about il.
They lave feared that it was bcycnd their
means. But they have denied themselves a
little here and a little there. I'll at lcnc,b
fh'y have accomplished the thing whicl. the,
desired. \ thousand fold more dcli.ht have.
They IN their purchase, than a rich man ever
knew IN drawing a check 10 meet the wishes
OF a fa>tidlou> son. It was bought with the
coinage OF the heart, with the contriyan %.
and sacrifices OF love, and thousand Lles-
sings are sure to 90 with it,
We observed that those parents were dres-
scd IN mourning. The crapcd hat and black
bonnet told US that th'.v had lost relative
perhaps child. lc>-so mr,arina,ion
would have it-they have Just buried one
out OF the nursery group. Like other parents
similarly bcrca,cd they rcrroarh themselves
that they did no more for their child while il
wa yet with them Perhaps it was a weak
hing. They wish now ,ha, thcv had riy.n !,
more OF AR, aud tried other means and meth
DDS TO give it strength. But it died. They
mean to be more gentle. more careful. and
more kind to the living. Blessings 90 with
the little wagon
We follow il to its destination We catch
the Joy which it awakcns in whole bou>..
hold We >cc..the pillow arrar rel. the cle,.
some baby >nurlv deposited. and the han,y
mother standing az the door am. to.lowjno III.
'Iuipnarc on rs first turn out We ar, vo,ne.
acan ourselves. Cowper's lines to his moth.
cr. about his own little coach. come back n
us We see the green lane. and smell tLe
sweet clover, and hear the happy birds The
little wagon has carried our m.uo-v. ;n,o;-
nation. ana heart away from nose and crowds
to moral tranquility and domestic love
Little did the honest pair imagine, as they
were drawing along their new purchase. what
IN effect they were producing on the tired
an! AIDED heart of one of the tlrou, Tx whom
hey were .lo>tlcd. blessings he with them
ma their nesting. for they have dropped
blessing on a stranger ont of their little wa
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