Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-02-21
"THE CHORES. ="

1.-THE CHORES"
Have you done the chores, my son = yes
sir, all except, could not get that brown steer
into the stable that you walloped so the other
day-hes acted like fool ever since.
TN SIX him =
But father, don't he grow worse for whip
pingi' ...
'Ah, he's a knowing anmal-getting alto
gether too smart
well, think he will profit by experience,
and keep out Of the way, judging of his ac-
tions lately, (sotto voce) don't believe of max
ing brute of myself by beating brute as
father did that steer.
John, we must try and get him in-put on
your coat and help me. | can make him
march,
"Well but if were the poor steer should
rather stay out doors Than suffer suci thrash
| ing as you gave him the other day. don't
| blame him for not going in--beieve should
rebel myself
lie didn't get more than he deserved lie
knows his place as well as do, and I'll teach
him to take it,
/ The father is teaching the boy a lesson he
would sometime in the iuture have him forget.
! They 90 towards the oarn--ihe father with a
| frn excited strp--ihc son with his hands in
his pockets, and a coun,enance indicating his
desires arenot to witness the 'conquering' Of
the sieer.C They enier the yard-'Here you
are, are you exclaims the sire in a voice
hardly human, while the steer bounds to the
other side of the yard as though pureucd byon
engine. John, open that door and stand the
I o,Ia eli nf IL and, hot thor ba
will go in or not = and seizng a stake the chase
commences. Round and round the yard pur-
SUED by the farmer goes the animal, without
once noticing the door. He remembers the
beating, and shuns the spot. Whz goes the
stake, and strikes against the fence--,hen a
stone, which strikes The horn of the animal
just as he starts for the door, and turns him
staggering from his course.
You won't go in will you'll Won't will
youi Wen see Wen see, and the blows
fall thick and fast upon the offending animal
He is fastened, and cringing, receives kick
/ and blow as a parting salute, with the SEN
ience, There you'll fast sir tonight for this.
III teach you to walk in and take your supper
) when other cattle do, or go without
John don't stop TO see the blows or listen 10
the sentence, but thrust his hands into his
, pockets and walks into the house and soberly
says, Il do wish father would use little rea-
son hmself-if he would l do not think he
I would find his cattle 50 unreasonable. be-
d lieve it is the treatment they receive from him
7 that makes them so-ihere what's that J.
: (goes TO the door 10 lsten)-O its father
whipping the horses be refreshing to be
!, wakened from their dreams in that manner.
n tell you mother, if had stock of cattle, and
7 hired man should treat them as father does
y his, would discharge him forthwith-wooldn' I
a have him on the fam at any price-iis bruta
Q to r.... .lf a..l.. rs.t
!, What's tha, John = g p
20, John thinks il don't do any good 10 bea
/ stock-says il makes them worse says tn,
o mother in tone of apology.
:. Yes, not only worse, father, but makes tn
y man who does it, worse man every time h
a indnlges his temper in such outbreaks
y Perhaps you think have done wrong il
y conquering that internal steerl | should liz
ID to know who had lived the longesi--you o
le me % . .. .. -
re You father, of course, and ought 10 be m
senior in sense, but | can't help feeling bad
IN yes guilty, when ! see an animal pounded a
r you pounded that one tonight. believe II |
81 wrong
This resulted 10 moodiness in the Who'll
!! family. John went to bed. The mother an
in daughters resumed their sewing around tn
light stand discussing and giving direction
,g to each other in whisper or semi-tone.-
While the father took The Farmer TO read, br
a could not lie finally dropped it on his la
and fell 10 thinking The girl
had retired. The chapter had been read, tn
as prayer made, and it was characterised with
e. good deal Of penitence, and expressions of VI
is worihiness. ... ...... ....
he Mother, John is right. have been actin
like fool. The boy is right. He shall ne'
We er see me beat another animal as ! did III;
one. Would stand by and see him beat or
so mo indeed John is right-its the La
n time. My cows and horses are poor, and N
ou steers in good running order, as have had u
II. cason to test, while, Calico Givemuch's stoC
n. is as fat as they need be. That boy has ops'
is ed my eyes, he shall have the best COW ] hay
got for the lesson
g. why, don't believe you were very har'
il we're youp
'Yes wife, I was, but il shall not be
again. The truth is man don't know no
III hard he strikes, or how ridiculous he appea
all when excited, as was tonight. 1t is foil
and have been fool will convince Jol