The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-11-29
Gle Californian.
EHANkNEss: CONFIDENCE, 4 DIS
lCVERN.


clear. ample brow Indicated strong intel
lrr' AMI frank. sincere disposition. He
w,s the pet Of he family. ALWAYS in high IA
,or with bis Parents and III. Older children.
50 road humorch, 30 open hearted. go innO .
cent ~ his overilow,nc mir;h and troic. it ,
was :h- feeling. If not the boast Of all the !
inu,.. that Willie could do no wrong. As
he did not claim evrry'hir. as his own, nor
Law every on. under special tax TO amuse him.
every enc took pleasure in contributing TO
Eis .il.u-cincnt.
Willie hal no great show of'ovs. hut quite e
nnn.h 10 content him. IL. had the happy !
4.ui,v oi Amusing himself with little, and OF
Keeping all the time busy anout something I
Many OF the ordinary articles of furniture
were passed ln.o hi, service as toys. Ills
mother bad among other things which he was
snmr,imcs p-rmltte1 to use. given him very
pretty iapanns'l tea lily, with lid on the
ton. fa.t.n-i down With -"'-'l -a'~H- It's
WAS CONT, led 20 serve great variety o! pur-
lo.p. IL. Wies establishment. Sometimes
it wa. III. bank and received his deposits OF
cur,rr> which we're counted dozen tunes d
day.
Sometimes II was a dumb waiter. and was
boosted NJ and down 10y I string passed O.
yer the uper rung OF a char. Sometimes 1t
W.. his refrigerator. f ed with all the Odds
ahi end, OF bis iunch w.:!s nice piece Of
yock-can,!y for ice.
For some weeks Will. bal not the nsc Of
TIL. .svor.t- toy. hi, mother having OCCASION
for it in the pantry. H. had frequently ask
ID for il, ra.rrlv inIriring, Nv here IS Will
lies bank :" or "Wlliie's 'irisera;or :" One
div. sr.;,. the pantry DOR open. he spi-d
thu long wished toy cadiy on the shelf and
-hou'in. ior jpv. ran in aud begged !nl- moth
er to take it down FIR HIM. HIS mother to!
hm She wanted il now, but promised him he
siioui.i have it soon. when III. tea ba: was in
it should b. Used u. With taa: he ran a
Wv. s-emin. quite sa!>i"!.
The ncNt ,,v the d.or Of the pantry was
found open, AMI he eddy gone, there being
liberal sprltS Ing o: tea on the floor. Viii
lie la teen paying very quietly in The SIT
tirg room, but was now no where to b. found
II. had never been known to take any thing
from the pantry without leave. and his moth
,il,.t ,,lt he. had
She looked all over The house without find
in. anv trace OF her little boy. and then went
into the garden. Here she found him. play
Ing with Ut. kitten, under the shade ot the
great cherry tree.
Willie, dear" said she. " have vow taken
NY calcly from the pantry :"
so. mamma
.pl YOU know where !, il. Willie: ?"
No mamma Win. nave it soon-mam.
ira said so.'
Ills mother was saI,trd but only III" more
puzzled to know how aud where the mi>sin"
caidy had gone.
!" hen The other children came in from
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came 'hc 'h' Jcct OF continent AT the dinner "a
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ewes fixed on his ,a,,.r', and only sail a.,be
close. n,uoi,;, Charley unk;,d ~ ,,l.r ~
..Ob. father said t;.or.,. ,.,n;,, l..
f,,b.r. chair ..vo, a,,., ,,;.L WI:
mamma, c,di, ~ /
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nae NO" 'r"'ii I" 9'ther the meaning
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