Litchfield enquirer., 1857-06-25

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caused even more excitement. for he had gon
so far as to the market town-more than Ont
hundred miles from his home.
/ thiak,' said little Anna, one evening whel
they were looking for bis return-'I tbinl
father will bring something grand for mother
yes, think mother will get something
| 'Ah he may never think of that said the
mother, who we'll understood her little girl
but perhaps you, child, may get something
father thinks of his little Anua-he does.'
Does mother think SO? Do you hear, An
ders ? Mother thinks that father will buy us
something 6ne.. How grand it must be down
there :! There are many hundred people, faith.
! er says, and he was there even before we were
born. He was q farm-seryant down there
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uniform and sword and all that.
Anders, who sat and carved wooden spoons,
looked up and laughed Anna she wants
to be so grand-she does wonder, now,
what she will have-a necklace, or ring on
her little bit of finger?'
Annals cheerful face took shade of dis
pleasure. So Anders talks But shall
get nothing, for can do nothing useful. 1t is
different with Anders, who can sit and carve
spoons, and set out nets in the forest, and is
quite like a man he is past thirteen years
old, and am not ten and so"-
You are both good, clever children, both
Of you,' said the mother if you would only
read your lessons, which always go heavily on
Yes, that is because / can never be- at
peace for Anders. Now, do not look at me,
Anders. l say, don't look at me, or shall
tumble the words all together Anna began
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from the crooked German characters of her
book. She read tale of boy who was very
good, and very poor Yes, that is a truly
beautiful story she said, hastily closing the
volume ; but does it not appear wonderful
that he should not be happy when he was so
good p
All, child, do not believe that happiness
and riches are always united said the mother.
The girl looked at her, as if she did not
quite comprehend her meaning. Mother must
know that it is happier to be great and rich
and admired, than to be poor, and never
thought of by any one.'
Sister Anna is like the wooden spoon,
said Anders, without stopping his work.
Like the wooden spoon Am I like a
wooden spoon? Well, that is amusing r
Yes. fou see Alma, there was once On
q time wooden spoon
will not listen to you, Anders.'
That is no matter. There was once
wooden spoon
1 tell you, I do not hear you, Anders.'
That, also, is no matter Once wooden
spoon, that was so fine, so neat, so pretty, made
of the best wood, and carved in the most beau
tful maEner-one could never see a more deli
cate and tasteful wooden spoon ; and no one
took it up without saying 'Ack, how pretty
it is ? Thus the little spoon soon grew vain
and proud. 'Ah,' thought the beautiful
wooden spoon, if could only be like silver
spoon Now am used by. the servants
alone but if ! were silver spoon, it might
happen that the king himself should eat rice
milk with me out of q golden dish whereas,
being only 4 wooden spoon, it is nothing but
mealporridge l serve out to quite common
folk So the wooden spoon said to the meat
mother * Dear lady, l consider myself too
good to be simple wooden spoon l feel with
in myself that l was not meant to be in the
kitchen, but that ought to appear at great
tables. / am not suited to the servants, who
have such coarse habits, and handle me so
rudely. Dear mistress, contriye that l shall
be like SILVER spoon The meat-mother wished
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carried her to goldsmith, who promised to
overlap her with silver. He did so. The wood
en- spoon was silvered over, and shone like the
sun. Then was she glad and proud, and
scorned all her old companions. When she
came home, she lay in the plate-hasket, and
became quite intimate with the family silver,
with the teaspoons to call her aunt, and called
herself first cousin to the silver forks But it
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taken out for daily use, the svered wooden
spoon was always left behind, although she
took the greatest care to render herself con
IN the basket, in order not to be forgotten, but
to be laid with the rest on the great table A
this happened several times, and that ever
when there was company, and all the silver
was brought out, the poor wooden spoon wa!
left alone in the basket, she complained agair
to the mistress and said Dear lady, have
to beg that the servants may understand that
| am q silver spoon, and have a right to ap
pear with the rest of the company. shine
even more than Others, and cannot understand
why should be thus neglected.
All 7 said the mistress, the servant knows
by the weight that you are only silvered'
Weight weight cried the silvered spoon
What is it not by the brightness alone thai
one knows q silver spoon from wooden one =?
Dear child, silver is heavier than wood p
Then, pray. make me heavier 7 cried the
spoon. / long to be as good as the rest, au6
/ l have no patience with the sauciness of tina,
servant The mistress, still wishing to graft
~ the desires of her little spoon, carried hel
again to the goldsmith.
Lear heart she said to him, make thi
one'
An, thought the poor spoon, then mus
he bore straight into my heart'-for the hear
OF wooden spoon always lies in the handle
that is to say, when wooden spoons hat
Mistress.