Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-02-19

have known better than to hire money;
an old man like him."
"That's so, Mr.. Crosby, for hard
working man like him, he has had hard
luck. But who have you hired"
"Well, Mr.. Ordway, have hired Joe
Carter"
Hum Joe Carter. 1 can hardly
say that like your choice"
"Now, you see, help is scarce, and Joe
is good stout hand. He can do the hea-
Wy work, my John can do the running
and l can help all rouud and keep things
straight"
a know" said Mr. Ordway, " that he
is stout hand, but not good one-he
drinks some, swears more, and is low and
vulgar every way. Are you not afraid
that such company will have bad effect
on your son ?"
Why, no. John is steady boy got
a pretty good education; and sixteen years
old-almost man. guess he's got a
little too much of the Crosby blood in
him to be led by hired man."
What you say may be true, but you
know that any good farmer would not al
low an animal afflicted with contagious
disease to de turned in with his flock !;
nor allow noxious weeds sown upon his
farm, and how much more ought we to
guard our children against evil ?"
"I think, neighbor Ordway, you are
too serious about this. Now old deacon
Grant had him last year, and he has two
or three boys, and he worked his time out
there"
"Very likely, but l would rather loose
my money than my child. I know Joe
always works little cheaper than the
market price, but pay little more for a
man of good morals,-but here is your
house"
Crosby alighted and ordway drove on.
Summer advanced and nature faithfully
assisted and crowned with success the la.
bors of the husbandman. On the farm Of
Mr.. Crosby, industry and thrift went hand
in hand. The proprietor being one of the
town council, was often from home, but
his head planed and his hand guided il
all the operations of the farm.
John Crosby and Joe Carter, from ear
ly dawn, until dark, shared together tht
labors of each day, and there grew up be
tween them familiarity and intimacy
which, between two of kind, would b,
commendable, but as it was, between tn,
wolf and the lamb, it was dangerous.
1t might perhaps be hard to tell where
the change in the youth commenced, ye
there was change, shown by trying t
be rough, hard and coarse. An independ
ent staggering walk, and disregard fol
Iparental commands.
| In The evening. as they left the village
after the mail came in they would Otter
step into the cheerful well-lighted grocery
| Here, with free hand Carter would trea
themselves to various confectionaries ant
occasionally glass of lager to strengthen
them for the walk and as they wendec
their way homeward one could have sworl
that pair of friendly Tightening bug
were coming up the turnpike.
A secret will bind persons together ant
Garter we'll knew this, as he loaned Johl
money to crafty some desire that clos
calculating father would have denied. A
he divided with him the plums and ar
pies he would occasionally take from
neighbor's orchard, and as he led him
step by step, from the narrow, self-deny
ing path of virtue, into the broad sell
, gratifying path of vice.
Parents who trust their children ar
| slow to see their eNors, and Mr.. Crosby
though sometimes annoyed, consoled him
self with the idea that Carter's time woul
soon be out, that he worked we'll and hi
: profits would be large, and John would b
all right in the end. 1t was also agreea
BILE to his desire to hear Carter talk of gc
ing to the city Immediately at the expira
tion of the engagement with him.
But as the time drew near, what was hi
surprise and dismay, when it was urge
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