The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-29

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Q Then, the disparity Of temperament De-
tween them was very unfortunate.
The DIR. was man Of mercural temper
always in hurry and hustle when busy at
all and mother as he called her when IN
teuder moods, having Il put-off-the-evll-day,
plenty of time sort Of temperament, which
could not hurry up, as she was often ex-
} horted to do.
OF course his make haste was as hard
for her nature to bear, as her we'll, when
can, was for his.
The following was specimen OF daily life !:
Doctor won't you bring up some coal =?
Bette has bruised her hand dinner is not
ready, and everything is in great hurry
Oh, yes, OF course something is wanting.
I never yet sat down for minutes rest, but
that was called up for something. Why
could mt you have told me before I sat down ?
For the simple reason that did, know
it was out then | do wish you would do one
favor without grumbling. If you had been
over hot fire all the morning, making sweet
meats / think you'd need to sit down a
minute, more than you do now
The same old story. wish you could
try my work tor one day. Riding in the
brolpg sun to see dozen cross patients, and
being weared out with their long complaints
isn't play, tell you and | think you'd be
glad of some quiet, by the time you got
round. It's bad enoug h to be scolded away
from horne without getting lecture there too
I should like 70 know who's scolded |
asked you ciyily to bring up some coal, and
this is the obligng result. But you needn't
come. LII get it myself, and do ali the rest
and if you Get sick with such hard work, III
nurse you besides
And 50 the dialogue went on, till at last
I was tain to Shrek out, Oh tor lodge in
some vast wilderness, Or, what would have
been more appropriate, Behold how good
and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to-
gather in unity
Sometimes the breeze grew into storm
which lasted the whole day but' oftener, it
only blew up squall,' which however vio-
lent, ended much sooner.
But God, who chastens US so gently, and
teaches US SO loving y, sent them a monitor,
whose voice was more potent, and sweeter TO
them, than an angels could have been. Dear
little Matte ! | often wonder if the glory
now around his head can be brighter than the
crown of golden cur.s he wore here.
He was beautiful child, loving and
thoughtful beyond its years and these do
nestle dlscords seemed to hurt him like sharp
pains. have known him to stop his play,
look like grieving angel upon the scene,
and at last cry out as if suffering from sense
of acute injury.
And the scene OF one morning, whose carly
hours had been desecrated by one of these
dissensions, [ shall never forget. 1t was at
family woIship--tor the DR.. and his wife
were church MEMBERS and often wept, no
doubt sincerely, over their shortcomings
that the same occurred
Little Matte, then three years old, nestled
close by his mother, his dear young face
clouded, and the reading began.
The chapter for the morning was the fourth
of first John that one SO full Of loving ex.
hortation and its spirit was in striking con.
trast to that OF the previous one.
Very soon saw from Nattie's happier face
that the sweet words were very soothing to
him and when his mother read, God is
love; and he that dwelIeth in love, dwolleth
in God, and God in him, full of Joy, his
face radieht, as if he had seen a glorious
vision, the child stood upright upon the sofa
beside her, and throwing his dimpled arms
about her neck, exclaimed most earnestly
Mamma, that means heaven, don't it Nat.
tie would like to CO.
1t was as II an angel had suddenly ap.
peared above the family alter, and spoken
directly to their souls. The mother claspcd
her infant minstrant to her heart the fathers
hand covered his eyes there was moment
OF profound silence, and then, though the
chapter was unfinished, the books were shut
and we knet to pray.
What prayer was that ! Broken, sob.
bling, penitent, beseeching.
The speaker plead for grace, patience,
meekness, and love, whose steadness should
be beyond earth's reaching. And I'm sure
we all joined in The pray yer, and rose stronger,
though meeker.
Had his parents-they often asked them
selves :" offended this little one,' now their
only one, and made him long for the peaceful
loving heaven, as an escape from the discor.
dant earthly home?
The thought came to them with MANY
paug and as Afterwards knew, shadowed by
another and prophetic one. Alas! the Gun
which they dreaded was giving them to drink.
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