The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-04-16
Eoutbs' Departmrmt.
The Loat Eye.

bows and aUows sore al ln vogue Win the
boys Of Linvood school,
This hapPened from HE fact that wand
erIug hmiyJpf Indians, trauseEtly located
themselves a the outskirts u the village,
70 sell baskets, and bows and arrows, The
latter articles Wer, Ia great demand justin
Tor who does not know that Il one boy in
school has a new thing be Il hockey, stills,
orjaek-knIfe, every ether boy in bic grade
wants one too.
4 liule impotence runled thespirits oflho
Linwood boys somewhat, Tor the olN red man
at The tert could not make the bows aud ar
rows as fact as they were required, 20 one
and another had 20 await bh turn, AZ last
they we're all supplied, apd then such urcho'
g--surcly they had never learned VI the H.
!u-trious Tell
"ilurruh boys, I've got 'hc best one Of the
whole lot See, Jnele seth paid G,g cents
extra for il, Just look at thia arrow. II goes
true % o gun,
Five cents extra! /. dou't believe Il Is o
whit better than mine. 'Lucle Seth always
wants ~ 20 have things a little ulcer than
anybody else, Perhaps he got the old fellow
TO smooth Il little more, But don't be-
lieye it viii send an arrow biz trucr than
mine"
- tand back and we'll see" said Ilillarl
Grant, tho fret speaker, little ne,lled,
stringiug his bow, and strengthening himself
with IN mir Of Importance,
"out Of the way there, boys, Fix that
target, Ben. It slants too much There,
that's IT,"
lie faced the mark, liS1Incd his head lit
tie. leyelcd the arrow, aud was just ready to
pull the string, when some Of the smaller
boys, in their game "eateh," ran between him
aud the target. Down went the bow ard up
went Hilards head, while an angry flush
came over his handsome face.
Get out Of the way, tell you, YOU little
'missys,' for II you don't, IteY you, III shoot
you."
The liule fellows fell back and stood still
q few seconds, like frightened deer, but see
ing the pursuers coming, they seampercd
swiftly away, little needing Hilard's words.
lie drew up his bow the second time, took
aim, and pulled the arrow half way to the
head, when two or three little boys again
came in line ofhis aim. Quick'yfll the bow
and his dark eyes dashed, and his IN grew
thin and pale
"Now boys, you'd better keep out Of the
way, for III pink the very next one ,ha,
crosses here" His tones we're sharp and
rcsolutc, aud the in,rudcrs dropped OF and
looked frightened.
Al, llillurd, govern thy wrath, remove the
target to a more retired corner Of the play.
ground, and escape the barbed arrow Of re-
morse tina, will otherwise surely poison thy
life.
lie does not listen to the monitor within
With heated blood and hasty hand he again
adjusts the nook OF the arrow to the string
levels II and is taking PIN. suddenly frowu
comes over his brow his teeth clcnch, and
the pointcd-arrow hes-and sharp, fearful
shrek pierccs the cans Of every ono on the
playground
Poor little Hubert Weld he had not heard
llillard's threatening words, and without
warning was crossing the n:crdctcd way
when the arrow struck his right eye. Onc
shrek, and spasmodic lcnp into the air,
I then placing one little hand over the painful
organ, he dartcd away, almost with the speed
of an arrow from the Bonded bow On b,
flew, disregarding the calls of the children
and whiting pitr1usiy nth the way, nor slack.
encd his pace till he threw himself into hi.
mothers arms.
"Oh, mamma! I'm blind I'm blind
Oh-h-h."
His mother moved away his hand, and
supPfessing a shrek Of pain, babe some one
of the many who had followed Hubert home
to run quickly and call the nearest physician
llillard bounded away aud in d few moment,
the coed doctor was examining the injured
eye.
as it spoiled? VIII he never see with il
again ?" TREMENDOUSLY asked the alurmet
! mother.
at is badly hurt" replied the physician
evasively.
"Isn't tho sight destroyed o, fear it is
Tell me, doctor, do you think he will los,
that eye ?"
81 am afraid he Will.
Hillard stopped 10 hear no more. lie wa,
by no means bad boy, but he sometimes
got angry just as you do perhaps little read
cr, and then you kaow he was in danger of
doing wrong, lie did not wish to put Out
little boys eye. oh no, but in anger he
sent the arrow and had durkened it forever.
What would he n OF now give to recall that
hnsty act.
lie hurried back to the playground, picked
up the fatal arrow and snapped it across his
knee then served his beautiful bow in the
same manner, and threw them away. Then
he went TO his desk with a saddened spirit
and resolutions in his heart which trust he
will never violate.
The inflammation is all goue now from