The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-03
A Happy New Year.
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.

1t was bright, cold morning. The frs
thing Willie heard when he awoke, was An
MES voice calling at her mothers door
Happy New Year, Mamma, l wish you a
Happy New Year So Willie rubbed open
his eyes to see what Annie was about, for as
he Was very little boy, he did not quite
know what Happy New Year meant. But
the sun looked into his eyes with such a mer.
ry, roguish smile, and then danced and ca.
pered along the pillows, and up the wall, and
over the looking.glass, till the room was brim
full Of sunshine; and Annie looked so clad
as she stood at the door in her long white
night dress and little bare feet, that Willie
concluded Happy New Year must be very
nice thing. So he jumped out Of bed, never
'hinding the cold, and stood at mamma = door
with Annie shouting Happy New Year as
loud as he could. The door always stood open
between mammals room and the chi]lren,s
and they could not think why it had been
closed ard locked now.
lhey did not wait long, however, before
the door was opened and then what do Won
think they saw? Why, there in front of the
window, stood bright new rocking. horse
with shaggy hair and long name and TAIL
Willie screamed with deli ght, and jumped on
his back for ride, and then he called n his
papa, to ask where the new pony came from
Ills papa said, How do YOU know bnt thot
old gentleman brought him down the chimney
last night, when you were asleep /?
willie did not know what to think abo,,
tins, but l know it was no such thing for in
me flrst place such big horse could not NOS.
s'o!y G ONE down such small chimney. and
besides, know WiIlics papa BROUGHT + and
ne ~, IS not such very old gentleman.
However, Willie did rot care which wov
nis pony came as long as it was really there
ana all MS own; and so he kept rocking back
ana forth before the window in tho Ir;oh.
sunshine. In the meantime, Annie was bHsv
u The other corner with beautiful baby
house, which the same old gentleman hoJ
brought tor her. There was 4 parIor in it
Win table and chairs, and sofa with q Iadv
na gentleman sitting upon it and there was
!, H''cnea with real cooking-stoye Just like
NC one 10 mammals kitchen, only so verv If.
le; and two bedrooms, with beautiful l;,tlo
edsteads and washstanas with blue bowls .nJ
itchers 'o"is anu [
\. Ann's and Willie felt very rich and baDnv
'ltn these new treasures. But at last tb Pfy
lanilna said they must go and put on their
~ ,oes anu stockings, or they would GET cold }
hen she said this, she looked at their nan a' $
'd smiled just the least b, Of a smile fp"'
30 away ran Annie and Villa ;n,o A.: +
tile room; but in a moment tbcv c,,,oI '1 l
9TH together '"'''u Out "a
ockings' Wv o'e Of my p
LOOK under the pillow, said mamma p
Cn what funny place | know 7 ,la,, n
., IL under the pillow, said Annie
i out: """ SuuaehIy cal O
NJ, mamma an my toxins all full. II
Full OF what? asked mamma W
Oa 'o's OF things said Willie, and tbcn VI
, ana annie ran into mamma s room r.
,p'y Out their treasures on the ruo beloro
gra.o' where Biddy had now kinJl.S
gat nfe' First came a quantity Of CANDY
u men red apple which quite f;l,sS ~,
I th" s 10 that they had to pull very hard f.,
" .uo stem to got it out. Then ,bcr. wero =,
10 "a, anu more candy, and in the midst Of MI a.
..'o cnlha.baby in Annie's stocking and "
~ pretty dog in Willie's. ""u I'd
I'e'ore The children had counted hale ,h.;. w
'n' tho breakia bell RANG. 50 ,har r.
'ncred the nuts aud put them on ,ho W ,. my III
' PIE with the dog at one end and ,be ba ~
Whtc Willie was drcs.;nu sP