The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-26

Children's Spectacles.

TING-A LING-A,LING Ting-a-ling-a-ling
That's the childrens bell. Are they all
here? Mono Of your big boys and girls for
this class-they know too much--but only
the little fellows who have just put on trow-
sers, with pockets in them--real pockets, re-
wonderland have heels to their new boots,
heels that make such noise in the hall that
every body thinks it's father coming And
girls, too, who are learning to hem and dress
their own doll, and who know which is the
thimble finger, and what s-c-h-oo-l spells.
And now, children, that you are all here, |
want to tell you something;
You have all got spectacles 90
Ha hal
But you have, though and what is stran-
ger still, you have not only one pair apiece,
but about dozen pair; and sometimes you
wear one kind, and sometimes another. For
instance: this morning, when Willie Winkie,
the little fellow, you know, who every night
Walks through the town
Up stairs and down stairs
In h night gown
Well, when be kissed the children's eyelids
this morning, they jumped out Of their beds,
one after the other, and some of them looked
out Of the window to see what kind of a day
it wold be.
The sun was crouching away off in cor.
ner Of tae sky behind thick, gray cloud, and
all the children, mind, had on their spectaces.
'Pshaw said one poor little fellow, who
wore an ugly, grizzly, green pair, made by LII
Nature it's going to storm. don't see
what it had to be unpleasant to-day for
Perhaps it's going to snow, Johnny, and
make good 'coasting for u.s. put in little
Bob, who nearly always has on rosy specta-
Giles.
20, snow who cares for snow? | want to
try my new skates. Where's the use of hav-
ing skates If there's never to be any ice
growled Johnny, as he began to dress. But
he had shocking time getting on his shoes
and stockings, and he said some very lima
tured things, and couldn't see the sorrowful
look in his mothers eyes-all on account OF
his bad spectaclos.
Away off III another part of the town, a lit
tie girl, named Susie, was peepiDg through
the window blinds. She had n bright pair
Belonging to Hope, so she called cheeriully to
her mother
The sky is very dark, mother; but it S
going to clear up. | can just see the sun
shinin ia the smoke!
Bless her dear heart she will always sec
something shiniu' as long as she lives.
We'll, even il it doesn't Sue,' said her
brother Charley, we'll get along indoors.
Come, let's see who'll be dressed first. HIS
glasses were made by Cheerfulness, and they
frightened up every room he went in all day.
And yet another sunny-haired little fellow,
whose spectacles would have sparked in the
dark, was looking out into the street. where
the sidewalks were all damp with the mist,
and, as he turned round, he said, half to his
nurse and half 10 hi nsef;
Il wish | was Ks KingIe I'd put pair
Of yubber boots oa every body's Kismus tee,
aud big, big umbrella, too
So all over the town the wee folbs were
looking at the morning through their specta
cies; aud when they stopped talking about 1t,
the sun gevo two or three winks, and then he
pulled his big cloud cap over his eyes, and
settled into long days nap. 10 the mean
time the chlidrou-and you too, every ono Of
you-went about the house, and streets and
gardens, with spectacles on.
Some one looked at dark things and made
them bright. Who Uas it yOH2
Some looked at bright things aud made
them dark. Who2 gut?