Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-01-13
MODERN PICTURE.
~ ~ I'll VII LII nv
Sec'y pro tempOre.

People, as appears from communications
of correspondents, and otherwise, are Just
now thinking u good deal Of the training of
the young. We have been doing the same
thing, and VIII now relate as applicable to
the subject, what we ehanced t. hear one
day, and shall entitle it
TIE WOULD BE YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN.
" Where's your father, Margaret ?"
- suppose he's in the shop, sir"
" Always hammering away, summer and
winter, from morning till night"
- Yes, sir, father Is very industrious |
really believe be works because he loves
IT,
" And where's your mother, Margaret "
She j. N the kitchen, sir {; mother does
50 Ike to cook. and wash, and sweep"
-' That VOC and YOUR sister Harriet rarely
have u chance at the griddie or the broom,
il is likely
@, never. sir We take care OF the par
IJr, which, but for US, Eolld have no ten
1i.t.
.' You and your SISTER are, then, NY dear,
your parents lilies of the parior, who Meth
er sew nor spin; bat co1tinUs 10 be ar
rayed as beautifully Is Solomon, by the sew
iil- e-t4tA t''litli-t- pi pe't'4S
''Sir r."
And your brother Henry, does he blow
the bellows, OF play second hammer to your
father D."
- o, lie =, no sir, he never works bp
rides 5y prgmenades, goes to the theatre, ane
visits the ladies. And we 20 to the play,
receive the gentlemen. and take a drive, or
walk"
- And what do you do the rest of the
time; for I suppose there is u little left
- We are getting ready, sir"
i'Ths really s3ems very nice and pleasant
arranSement-tO three Of you, at least
Doubtless it is all agreeable to your parents
They ike their end of the yoke, do they
not ? 2"
What, sir ?"
'Your father and mother like the arrange
meut which you speak of-they are content
TO take their dividends of life in work. They
prefer to labor themselves, and DON t seem TO
mind if other people are always idle or
not ?''
40, dear, no. You can't imagine how
proud they are of being busy. They would
not be doing nothing, if they eould, l really
believe. Father was unwell week some
time ago, and idleness seemed to weigh upon
him as much as his disease. He was glad
enough to be active again once more, / as
sure YOU"
- Perhaps his unremltting labor is neces-
sary to enable him to maintan his fsmi-
ly?"
4" Why, perhaps it may be. I'm sure l
don't know"
- In that case, it is possible that when his
income is stopped by illness, he may not be
entirely easy his prospects may not be clear
and pleasant"
II don't know how that matter may be,
sir"
:. But. of course, if anything should hap
neD 10 prevent your father from providing,
ttere is your brother, and he might"
- Ha, ha What. brother Henry? He
can't split stick to kindle the fire with,
and does not know how to keep it going af-
ter it is IN sde, unless it is to let it 90 out
Brother would rather have his hands
chopped off, than see them spoiled with work
He wonld die, before he would les Christie
pher Cherrywit OF Tom Tweezer know that
he ever touched hammer or spade. And as
for his sister and me, you don't imagine,
hope
@ Not at all there is not the least need
of your doing any thing, l see,"
THAT is it, sir. The old folks would not
be easy without labor they have neither
known what it is to rest, or be amused and
we are ignorant of anything else. So we
only delight, and it is lucky for US that it
is 80. Don't you think so yourself, sir "
We did not hear the reply.