The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-04-14


ing the important intelligence that Eossy was
my calf; father said So
Mother said I, look ont the window and
see this calf; we'll she is mine; Bossy is
mtne: Gather said so.' She thought it was
nice little calf. and as she was churninc, she
offered to do my churning for me when
Bossy's age should require such services.
You shall mother - shouted. with a glad
laugh at the thought it will be nv butter, YOU
shall have it ALL and am sure the words
my and mine had significance unknown
before. Besides Bossy, we had the old COW.
Bossy's mother. 'Starr,'a two years old heif
er, yoke Of oxen, a few sheep and plenty
Of fowls; these will, six children. made quite
family to be stabbed and fed by our little
farm among the Vermont hills.
j did not 90 to school :hat sun,mer for tn.
hoy's services were needed in the ficld,-ai,
those glorious fields and h!I-sdcs, and maple
groves and fir trees tall and high. what do
many boys imprisoned in the CITY know of
the light, and liberty. and lithesomcncss Of
Gods free sunshine among the hills. They
seldom pass their brick wall-bou.,t!.
To range the fields and treat their lungs with mr..
and yet the country wins tie ever not only
as the heritage OF my early memories. 5ut the
hoped for retreat of lifc's declining ,lavs.
i never framed n wish or ii,-mol ,'nr.
hat fiattercd me with hone oi earthly hiss.
But there laid the scene
think | worked with a new a!acri,v now
that owned Bo>sv felt like man. and a
man with more than a life interest in .l,r
world. tor when the farmers croupr,, ;oaeiirr
and talked about their stock. | always want
ed TO add few words about nv calf
Mother. SAID one pleasant twilisla. as
She came and sat in The door. while threw
myself on the turf; mother. wan. JUS: on,
thing 70 make me lust as happy as Tan be
'tud tia; is. hope. said sue. with one OF
her sweet serious smiles. to bc a COOS, 10,
ike joseph and Samuel then AIN sure voa
viii be happy chiiiIl
ii,.>ile,i alli rolled over in la. .r.s. .,g
certainly nothing WAS then farther from my
thourhts than Joseph, or littl. Samuel "
mother. | answcrc.. az i.n@th-la,f asiiaI.-
ed to own what II was. after tbs expression
OF her maternal hopc.-.not exactly that
thonsh | do want to be good boy and no.
body can say don't but now VAS thinking
of something else; oh. mother mastering
up my courage. Il want pail little tin
pail III n' sGuatting on nv hare toes be-
bore her and looking earnestly into her face.
And where is it TO come from. Harry 3 she
asked. -A'as, i. was question more easily
asked than answered
The pctlars." roare,l t,ium,,iiant,v. sur-
posing had ;.o.tcn over the mount of diff
Guilty: the pcd!ars the next time one romes
won't You buy me tin rai!-'ny p"d TO
milk my calf in Harry forsets how little
we have to buy with said nv mother. Blu,
i?o,hcr you know Rossy will give milk soon.
and >lc must have a pail, and then can milk
and it viii help YOU so neither
How weighty nv arguments might have
seemed had she The whcrewirhal for the pur-
chase. have no means OF knowing: as it
was. she ratted me on the head saying. by
and-by. Harry will he able to earn one HIM
self. and that will help mother
leaned nv heal on her lap will, a resign
ed and lovin: heart. Tor nothing ever con-
uucred NV warrant or rebelous wishes like
the friendly pat,ins Of my mother hand upon
my head.
And til, was the first and the last of BosS,
pa!
The next Icrson to whom wanted to
communicate my good fortune wa. Joshua
Pepper bat his home being some mics dis
tan'. no opportunity occurred for this pur-
pose until tho following SUNDAY, when sud
denly seized him by the Jacket in the porch
of the old meeting house, as he was about
following his father up the aisle. 'lou don't
know what Ire Got. whispered excitcdly
in his ear, but not 50 low As to escape the
hcarin. of his father, who turned round an
taking his boy by the hand. abruptly icrmin-
a,ed our intercourse Joshua and l were
great friends when the winter school kept
and we attended. This season We were both
at work, and consequently seldom met EXCEPT
on the Sabbath, when during the short inter
val of Sabbath services. We often strollcd
away and ate our dinners together in a neigh
boring grove, or Oh the grass grown graves
Of the church-ya or in the cool shade ot
the long shed built for the accommodation Of
all church gong horses. For in those days
there were no Sabbath schools to pasture the
lambs of the flock. 50 that We were, perhaps.
sometimes in danger of becoming goats
How lonsed for the close of morrin. sery-
ice, and when over. how | tried to mod.r-
ate my eagerness to iaa him.
Here am, he cried, twitchino me by the
Sleeve, Come and he led the way to neigh /
boring well, while lost no time in scttin.
him guessing.
'Well,' he cried, imPatiently, can't gucs:
Now tell me wfa. it is. should think i: wa,
most likely to be new knife, only YOU say
it isn't
No no" shouted charmed with his i'll /
cu,.cnSs mo ~ :, . ,.,lf' <,- T., LII.
has given her to me; he said 50 She, mine.
Boss yours and he looked delightfully."-