Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-01-07


A Boys TONGUE FASTENED TO A LAMP
PosT.-tIrs FATHER CUTS IT AWAY. - On
Saturday morning little fellow, about eight
years old, son of Mr. Gilleau, bookseller,
while playing with some other boys on North
street, approached lamp-post and carelessly
applied his tongue to its gray-frosted surface,
when, in an instant, to the boys own horror
and utter astonishment of his playmates, he
was held fast by the tongue to the post, suf-
iering very severe pain, and totally unable to
help or extricate himself OF course the boy
could not speak, and could only manifest
his feelings by signs with his hands. Nari
Gus applications of warm tea, steam, &c,
were made by some neighbors, who heard the
unusual noise made by the other boys, and
came to learn what was the matter, but of no
avail, such was the action of the cold iron
that the hold was even getting tighter. When
after about ten minutes had elapsed, the boys
father heard of the affair, and, Fastening tn
his relief, he took a knife and was Obliged to
cut the tongue loose, leaving its skin still fast
to the post, and causing the blood to flow
very proiusely. Immediately on his release
the poor little fellow became insensible, and
was taken home--London ( @. ". Press, 22d
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SIX CHILDREN CANNOT SUPPORT ONE
FATHER.-We can never be grateful enough
to God, our parents, and our teachers. But
too often is the common proverb verified that
a father can more easily maintain six children,
than six children one father. There is an OK
ample recorded of father who gave up every
thing to his children-his house, his fields
and goods--and expected that his children
would support him. But after he had been
some time with his son, the latter grew tired
of him and said to him Father, have had
a son born to me this night, and there where
/ your armchair stands, the cradle must come
/ you will now perhaps go to my brother who
/ has larger room :" After he had been some
time with the second son. he also grew tired
of him, and said Father, YOU like warm
room, it hurts my head. Won't you go to
my brother the baker," The father went
and after he had been some time with the
third son, he also found him burdensome and
said to him Father, the people run in and
out here all day, as if it were a pigeon-house
and you cannot have your MONDAY sleep
would you not be better Off at sister Hates
near the town walli' The old man remark
ed how the wind blew, and said to himself
itHs VIII ~ anu tIl IL Win my daughter
Women have softer hearts" But after h,
had spent some time with his daughter. sh,
grew weary of him, and said she was so fear
full when her father went to church or any
where else, and was obliged to descend tn,
steep stairs and at her sister Elizabeth
there was no stairs to descend as she lived OF
the ground floor, For the sake of peace, tn,
old man assented,a went to his other daugh
ter But after sometime she, too, was tire,
of him, and told him, by third person, tina
her house was too damp for man who suffer
ed with ths govt, and her sister, the gray
dlgger's wife, at st. Johns, had much drie
lodgings The old man himself thought h
was right, and went to his youngest daugh
ter, Helen. But after he had been there tire
days with her, her little son said to his gran,
: father "Mother said yesterday to cousin f.
lizabeth that there was no better chamber TO
! you than such as father digs" These word
broke the mans heart, so that he sank bacl
! in his chair and died Then St. John tool
him hong, and was much kinder to him thai
his six children, for he left him from that tim
to sleep undisturbed in his chamber.-E,
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