Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-01-02
Ooutb's Department.
FRANKNESS CONFIDENCE: A DIS
COVERY.

FRANKNESS CONFIDENCE; A DIS
COVERY.
o Willie was a fair, open-faced boy, whost
r clear, ample brow indicated strong intellec
G and frank, sincere disposition. lie was tn,
| pet of the family, always in high favor Will
. his parents and the older children So gooC
81 humorod so open hearted, so innocent in hi.
overlooking mirth and frolic. it was the feel
} ing, if not the boast of all the house, that
Willie could do no wrong. As he did not
e claim every thing as his own, every one took
s pleasure in contributing to his amusement
Willie had no great show of toys. but quite
enough to content him. lie had the happy
{ faculty of amusing himself with a little.
and of keeping all the time busy about some
thing. Many of the ordinary articles of fur
niture were passed into his service as TOYS.
His mother had, among other things which he
was permitted to use, given him very pretty
Ijapanncd tcacaddy with a lid on the top.
fastened down with a small catch This was
compelled to serve a great variety of purpos-
es to Willic's establishment. Sometimes it
was his bank, and received his deposits of
coppers, which were counted a dozen times a
day. Sometimes it was dumb waiter. and
was hoisted up and down or passed over the
upper rung of chair. Sometimes it was his
refrigerator, filled with all the odds and ends
Vi DIS luhch' with NICE piece OF rock-candy
for ice.
h;s Gyor,o Tow his n,ntbc~ ba,;r oo ,.,. ,'
snr = IN tbo oo2,ry We had ercanen isl asI
al Gov i ~, ;no,,;r;,l, "XvSoro - WI
lies 'fri@ornfor !" One dav seeing the nan
trv door onon bo snioJ tbc lon, y;sLod rnr
coddv nm tbc sbolf and sbout;n7, for iov ran
in and hogaed HE mother IN tale II do,Sn for
HIM II;5 ,,,o,Lor tniJ lin, sLa ,,a,,tod i
nn,, I'm, ,,ro,,';saJ hin, b so,,ld How, - soo,,
,,,o', t,o ,,a ,l,at ,,as i, = sbo,Id bo ,,sad
mn VIA, tb,t ho RAM a,yav scowiro ouitc
sitiseod
4 Tba'nov, d,,, tho door or tbo ,ortrv ,yas
G,,,,d o,,on ord tho c,ddv gono horo boi,g
a liberal snrinlling of tea on the Aoor Wi
he had hoor rla,in,, vow oriotly in tbo sit.
tino-room. lint was now no where To he found
ITc had novcr boon known to toko any tbipg
from tbo noptrv ,yitbout 1cavo and his moth.
r err could hardly believe he had done il now
She loolod ali over the house vr;tbopt fndino
any trace of her Iiftle how and tbon went in.
to the garden. Here She found him nlavino
with his kitten. under the shade of the ,Joat
cherry tree.
f "WiUie. dear" said she. "baye Won taken
g nv caddy from the pantry ="
S ono. mamma.
a "Do Won know where it is. Willie.r
9 mo mamma, Willie have il soon-mam.
% ma sa;d So "
$ His mother was satisfied Int only tbe more
= nnzzled 10 know how and where tho miss;no
caddv had gone.
Whom t6e otbor children con,o IN from
: school they were questioned bnt nopc n
them could explain the mystery II natural.
, ly became the subject of comment at the din.
! ner table. and. from single remark that wa.
l dropped by a visitor. Willies father was led
c TO fear that his little how had taken the cad.
. DIV. and was now for the first time nract;c.
l inc detention A. Som os the dinner ,,os
q over. he called Willie. who ran with s,roo,
: alocritv and climbed unon bis Lnoc orh,
other children Gathered aro,rd ovnco,in,, !
a story: and very interesting story tbcv had
/, of little how pamod Charlev Who hoi Lind
r narents. and brothers and sisters who Ioyod
. him. and plenty of TOYS. lint who not conter,
b with ALI these wont IN his rotbor's room, a, 4
r. took away. without leave. what did NOT belono
! TO him. and hid it awav. Willie listened viii
I eyes hxed on his fathers. and only said at tho
I close. "naughty Charley! unkind Cbarlevw
"Oh, father" said George. leaning ON hi.
G fathers chair. "vou don't think Willie tool
10 mammals caddy :"
Il mo. indeed 90 exclaimed Ellen. loanino
d over the piano, "WilHe never told a lie r
s his life.
No" cried Charlotte. INNING m, from
5 her stool and kissing him rass;onotcIr 81,
t never docs anv thino wropg doos 10 dar