The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-10

His mother went to the door and said, in
quietng tone
Id be glad to do it for you, my son, bp,
| think it is better for you to do it Yourself
you'd always have plenty OF time to get ready
Tor breakfast, without jerking your shoe string
into knot, if you'd get up when call you7
But I'm sleepy, and ! can't
That's foolish excuse, Freddy. 'Yop
know never call you while you are sleepy.
for [ want you to sleep as long as you can
so | always wait until you are wide awake
But this is hateful old knot, and the
breakfast-belI will ring in minute, and cant
wait to get it out
Never mind the breakfast-bell this morn.
ing said his mother, 10 her kind quiet way
Y GU shall have your breakfast kept warm for
you, but you must get this knot out yourself
if it takes you an hour
can't wait tc get it OUT said Freddy
again ; want to eat with the rest. There
now, the bell rings, and I'll bet anything Su.
san knew my shoe-String was in hard knot,
and rupg it earlier than usual just to plague
me. Susan is hateful girl ; she's hatetuer
than this knot, and I'll tell her So
| can't listen to you any longer, said bis
mother, and don't want to talk with you
while you are so angry. AS soon as you are
dressed, and feel pleasantly again, you can
come to breakfast
1t took Freddy some time to unite his shoe.
string, and get dressed, and get his face
smoothed out but before we had finished
breakfast be made his appearance.
/ didn't really look at hin ; | only glanced
at him, for knew that when boy had been
acting badly. and felt ashamed Of it, he didn't
like to be stared at. Freddy ate his break
fast in silence, and no notice was taken of him
or his bad behavior
In the course of the morning proposed
going out to walk, for was stranger, and
wanted to see the town.
You can't find your way about alone,
said Freddy, for you've never been here be-
fore. will 90 with you ii you want me to );
[ can show you every thing for | have been
everywhere and seen everything myself
Freddy was in bis pIeasa2test mood, and |
gladly accepted him as guide, and ourd
him just the guide | wanted, and very good
CoupdhJ wv
After showing me all the public buildings
and the most beautiful residenc IS In town, he
turned iuto quiet shady street.
This street, said he. call my street, for
| always come here and walk all alone by my.
self when | get tired
suppose said |, that you mean when
you get tired of hard knots
Freddy laughed little, and put his haud
into his pockets, and did not say much, unri
said little more and drew him out, anC
then he told me what hard work it was t
unite a hard knot and how he had rather g
bare-iooted than have so much trouble WITH
his shoe-striDgs, aud how his patience wa'
tried.
Now Freddy said want to give you
a little advice, | am not a very old woman
but then you know am groton up, aud you
, are not, aud |, of course, know q eat dea
that you do not. | really think, Freddy, tha
those hard knots are worth great deal tC
} you
Freddy's eyes suddenly opened very wide
! and be looked as if be wanted to say, What
can the woman mean
Yes really think so, said !. Those hard
kuots are worth everything to YOU lou VIII
) never make a man unless you have TGtHnct
among your virtues. You Will DeVer be goou
e tor much without patience, and your patIe"g,t
never will be good for much unless IT is h""'
r Well. don't you ike to have things y
right along smooth said Freddy lookl' 9 at
me earnestly. 1t most Kills NE to have my
$ shoe strings get into a hard knot, and II q"
3 ways seems to me | can't stand 1t anobeT
minute. But | have to. for my mother won