The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-12-10
A Family "Reminiscences.

tho street. he windows thrown vide open,
and the wealth Of apple blossoms shovedsg
is roof How well remember the brook
that ran past lei the little flower plot which
my young sister cultivated the smooth shI.
ming floors n ttt house u,e long shelves,
laden with bright pewter vessels and the
cool dairy whore my mother churned the rich
cream into golden balls,
The whole scene rises 90 my view clear aud
distinct ~ that which greeu my sight aI this
moment Then my fathers step was strong
and firm 10 youths, and my mothers hair
had tho gadeu-browu luslu " hcI girlish
days We we're not rich, but We we're hap
py believe that 10 those days no cloud
came over our family excepting my own uu-
governed temper, vas called brave and
courageous boy by the neighbodug farmers,
who appreciated those qualities iu me fr
more than thef did the Psntleucs and ten
demc,, 9liuy brother Willie, who was two
years older than myself / was bic superior
iu ,ife aud strength, and liked % dare h.m
60 lhc performance Of deeds Of courage which
were too mighty for hi, slight famc, Itpas
my delight ~ SEQ him ail while conquered.
yct ! iclt jealous Of him, when after repeated
and Intellectual trials, he would lay his head
on my mothers shoulder and che would eom,
furl aud console him for his defeat
My sisters too loved the gentle boy more
than they did me-, al but Fanny, Who was
nearest me in age, being fifteen months youn.
ger than l. When the others praised Willie
sbc always bad a word to say In favor Of bro
thcr Tom, and indeed she was the only one
iu the housewife did not at some time or
Other feel the effects Of my IN temper.
Ny parents we're pious people, and my f.
,hcr iu family worship o0sn alluded TO ny
vayward disposition and made Il the subject
Of carucat and heartfelt prayer / will not
say that !, was injurious yet always felt IL
uuk.nd and thought il would have been bet
Ter had he reserved !, for his private dcyo-
tion. Il irr.,a,ed and rankled-this expo
sure Of my fault before othcys-and grew
harder and dcrccr under each prsyer,
/ was Gnoen and Willie seventeen, when
one day my father SCI vs. moving in small
field behind the house. llc wa, going to the
market town on business We went oT 20
our ia.k quite chccrfIlly. ], vaI lovely
July day With the sky blue and clear and
the birds sinaing in the deep woods which
lay just bcypnd u.s. Il seemed day made
fof heavenly calm and peace, and but Tor the
swif, strokes Of our busy scythcs, all nature
would seem to have subsidcd around us into
a sabbath stiffness.
Although us | have said, I was much
stronger lhaa Willie, yet he had the ad,an-
,agc over me in judgment anil skill. II ycx.
ed mc now ever in that peaceful atmosphere
where no wicked OF passionate thought,
should have arisen, to.scc the smooth, even
,0alh that followed the steady and patient
labor Of his arm. Ify strokes were quick,
has,y and uneven, aud on looking back over
our progress the difference was yrss pcrccp.
,.blc in the appearance Of our work. Al
noon was hot, flushed ard cross. and my
rough half u Tie 6yld compared poorly with
Wilics. lie was cr-- and composed, ard
looked back over his work with cyidcn, sat.
N',,''"' go.
"'.''' GOWN TO 'n' m'a' ""'n r'nnl
brought u.s. N""' o'e ana o'anN u'"'u'l
bat my demon was with me, and all Fanny
''l."' "'',' were '"'",''01'
%" WI" E'l through 'ooN' ON, "'"
20" .N' "SN'1 as s"' TOO" op 'h' '4' pau
}" ""''" sac ',"" "''"t"' our o'nn'' .
",''"'''" "'' moro "'',nF '"'" -, n",
ever u'"' o'lo''' ana 'n' oi'' '>r' nu,u
" ".l' tears u "'u'" nave ''e" we" II VII.
,g hao not ,Tlgd 20 soo,ne her grl,L D1t
.'' l''' amy o'.'"b'' 20 me- an" 'o'''
'oi oeaf any interference win h'"
'h' '' u'"" o'''"' N'nn' ana 81! 'nE n,'
tears sN' spoNe again OF our ""S " men H. =
Is your nan, "'I''v' she SAid a'J~s'h' A.,
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