Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-08-27
THROUGH MY NEIGHBOR'S WIN
BOWS

The old house looks as il it would fall into
the street; it stares with gloomy detection at
its bright neighbor opposite, with the green
blinds shady porches fragrant garden, and
thick frame work of blossoming trees. But
We see only the outside. There is a within
aud Il without TO every house. YOU know. and
the children that live in them are the truth
tellers of the matter The little Bunsbys
never went caroling across that pretty lawn
with half the glce in their hearts that the lit
tie llartlcys shout out when thcy bound up
the old rookery stairs The little Bunsbys
walk fast when going away from home, aud
the brown-iaccd Hartley boys are out of
breath when they return to theirs
But ] am telling neighborhood secrets
Mrs. Bunsby has wealth. a kind husband. and
many friends, but with all great deal of
trouble and heart-aching. The youngest of
her three boys is now nine years old. and. as
she sadly admits, "beyond her control" She
cannot keep her children at home-that is the
burden of her lument-thcy will run in the
streets with idle boys, and Charley, her first
born, spends his evenings at the tavern She
can but torosee what is coming to pass. but
she cannot discover wherein she has been
negligent in her duty. No mother was ever
less guilty of foolish Indulgence. She kept
them in church and Sunday school as long as
cote with had hovsNsbo drosa5 I', ,., ISL SI,
and sent them to the best schools She is
sure they cannot complain of an unpleasant
home. There is not house in the village
more neatly kept than hers She cannot see
why Providence afaicts her so.
Yes, her house is the ncatest one in the
village. Woe betde Charley, Frank. or Rob
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80 uNS'' maxi NOISE anu perhaps mar
'ns .'''u''uro' OhesS' pack Banmon or check
81" ~ were not eApeoieht 10 mention Inc
cooNS are ProSy ana doll-marvelons and
Iuu'! Slol'es uIS not approved On dear :
40 "'no'r ,h1r'ey runs OH 70 the tavern
We'er'I"S inc smoky oaF-foom to such
P'tsoh-npuSc'
u'' hartley 'hat liVeS over IN me ora
'O"'e ~ pour "luo"' anu earns her hvlnE
oH 9'nu'hR ShoeS' lier three boys work hard
al "'y' ahu hurry nome at night never stop
PluS at tue tavern or desiring to. Ola Aunt
r"uny; on inc corner who is too poor to have
cIocN' regulates her meaI-t 10y their
WhS''ihe' as lhey 90 irom Their toiling. Mrs.
hunsoy look, sadly through her lace curtains
over 10 the olu house, and wonders why the
!lar'loy boys are steady and spend their even
lngs at home-they have no father to restrain
them, ana she should not care about staying
long IN such low, dlngy room.
wlh she could go into the attic of that
OLA house and see the play-room they nscd 20
ENJOY before they had to work, and when they
were out OF school The playthnss are chiefly
OF nome manufacture, balls, nlnepins,
swing, hoops, gO-carts. watcr-Whces, wind