The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-22
Kind Words,

Alnd Words,
One morning, a group Of bows o,n
front OF the school-nouse, usra ' uOieeted ID
sound Of the bell, when one Of ,bs waiting ii,
ed: VI 'lVn ezeap,
Now, boys, for some sport.
joe while poor Creature in , t., us's c'ae
ments approached these boys, u;' GA.
face and listless eyes bespoke ' ~. Dictated
Rum, which had almost bottsd 'us demon
vestlge of humanity from his once no J'' e'''g
As he drew near the bois,crous p rpv,s'o'n'
and laug liter fell upon his ear o's a J'tn
them only with low, mut,ered curses s', Nv.
cry man passed on. He had prOcee . '1t "a 'p
few steps when, feeling some ons a.' Out'
coat he turned, and met the uptn TN, pl'I aH
and mild blue eye of Eddie Parker D:' lac lace
boy OF some ten summers. Thpk,On ~; niue
OF his tormentors, he roughly dema,1p ,In s one
he wanted. ''O WHAT
On don't be angry with me-, ,Dsn...,
the child. : did rot laugh at you 1 a. 'sa
passe1 'ne sGnool house but | do pity YIN
poor Uncle Joe, and [ WANT to ask r r| y lVa
90 there again, pointing to the oror ' Wv
which stood but short distance tr9n ' "
place whore they had passed. 1'
And why not, asked the man, in MILL.
tone than he had before spoken in; lor 'l wv
sweet face and kind words Of the cb;1 ~ L '1'
touched tender chord in the druut,rl,
heart, long unused to human kindness
1T you would only leave off drink II,
boys would no longer mock and laugh who,
you pass; people would give you work toI
and you would be SO much happier tbapnor
answered Eddie
1t was as if an angel spoke to the ,oo,
drunkard. As he gazed upon the innocent
child ray Of sunlight shone in upon his d,n
kened mind. The days OF his own ham,
childhood came up before him. Again be saw
his mothers smile, heard the soft lullaby with
which she soothed her loved child to reOoe
and he thought what he might have become
had that mother lived to rejoice with him in
prosperity, to weep with him in adyepty.
but whom, ere youths bright days had fed
he saw laid low in the grave.
The bloated visagc sottened, the bood.sbot
eye grew dim with tears, and placing band
upon the head OF the boy he SAID, God bless
you, dear child, for your kind words to a poor
outcast, the first have heard Tor a long time
aud turned away. The words Of the child
were not in vain they had troubled the va.
tiers Of the druukard's heart, and from that
nour the wine.cup was torsaken, and he b..
came a changed man.
Many years have since passed away Uncle
Joe is an Old man now beloved and respect
ed by all, his days pass peacefully along "
ten he tells US of that morning, when hI. feet
we're turned from the downward path by the
angel child, as he is wont to call him ti
little Eddie has long since Joined the Tll'
somed ones, and wears that crown Of glory
for which It's bliss to die
Just as the genial showers Of heaven be-
stow new life upon all nature, kind words
spoken to tue lone outcast, Danish dark cloud;
from his heart, bring back to his eyes toe
light OF former days, days of Innocence and
peace The heart grown hard and dry from
lack oil sympathy and love, sotlens Oe"'a'i
the rays Of kindness for few there are %
sunk in en as to be wholly lnscnsbe 10 b.
man friendship.
Then spare not kind words, but scatter them
abroad ; aud if they sometimes seem IN 'i ll,'
despair not, for though they may lie long b"
IN the heart, yet in alter time will they splIN,
up and bear much fruit. Speak gently t0'''
frlendless, to these sunk deep IN SID l''
have we seen how, by kindness and love-
even little child may lead them :-C"'
tian Mirror.