Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-10
Miscellanfous.
HOW TO PICK HUCKLEBERRIES.

HOW IL PICK HUCkLEBERRIES
When first knew Mr.. John Horely, he
was an old white haired man, and very rich
As he seemed never to have been in any great
business, such merchants and spectators
now engage in. and as he was never accused
Of being dishonest man, it was always a
mystery to me how be came 10 be so rich.
knew that his father was a poor country
clergyman, and that John could have received
no property from him. Meeting my friend
one day, when our conversation happened to
turn on the subject OF gathering property, |
ventured to ask him how it was that he had
been successful in life
" When | was boy" he said =" my faith
er was poor minister. We lived very plain
and dressed very plata, but that never troub-
LED US. We always had enough of something
to eat, and my mother was one who would
contrive to have her children dressed neatly
II not richly. One day when | was little
fellow, several little boys and girls came along
on their way to pick huckleberries They
invited me to 90 with them, and when saw
their bright faces and their little baskets, and
the bright afternoon, wanted to 20 with
them. So | went into the house and asked
my mother. saw she sympathized with me,
OAN hhb oeAA mus ~ huu Assn lhlntIs
- Aud where is father =
80 Up in the study. Of course
80 Up l bounded, bat in hand, and gently
knocked at his door. He babe me come in
49, Well Johnny, what is your wish 2
e want, sir, to 90 with the children and
pick huckleherrles.
- Where are they going ,
- Only to JOhnson's hill, cir
- How many children are there ,
g seven, besides myself. Please let me
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Well, you may CO. Be a good boy,
and use no bad words
Away | scampered, and had Just got to
the bottom Of the stsirs, when my father call
ed me back. % dear, its all over now. He's
going to take it ali back said to myself
Trembling, | again stood in the doorway, ex-
pecting to have the permission Withdrawn
- Johnny said my father, with peculiar
smile have a word of advice to give you.
ou will find the berries growing on bushes
standing in clumps all over the lot. The
children will pick few minutes at one place,
and then 90 off to another, in hopes of find-
ing better picking, and thus thev will spend
half of the afternoon in roaming from one
place to another. Now. my advice to you is,
0hen you find pretty fair picking, stick to
hat spot and keep picking there. Your basket
a night will show whether my advice is good
Dr. not
" Well, sir, followed my fsther's advice,
md though the children would wander about
md cry out Oh Johnny, here's world of
hem, and here's splendid picking, and
here you can ill your basket in less than no
lime, yet stuck to my fair picking place.
When we got through at night, to the aston
shment OF every one, and my own no less,
t was found that had nearly twice as many
berries As any other one. They all wonder
ID how it was. But | knew And that was
he lesson that made me rich man. When
ser have found fair picking" | have
tuck to it, Others have changed occupations
md business, and have moved from one place
% another. | have never done 80 and at
ribuled all my success to the lesson by which
learned to pick huckeberries.
| have recalled this conversation, and the
orm of my old friend, who has long since
passed away, to impress it upon the parent,
md upon the teacher, that a single sentence
# instruction may shape the course of the
whole life of the child now under his care
Not only did property and success hang on
ho Nib ulHls pNb Tue suhIluk VI nls
on's whole character for life, and perhaps
orever How much wisdom we need, to be |
bile to say the right thing at tho right time |
And no less urgently do ! want to impress
be lesson on the child, that il he is doing |
,rotty we'll where be is. if his teacher doss
veil by him, don't change, or try another
lass or another school. II your advantages
no less than You could wish, stick to them,
nd make the most OF them. The stone that
oils the least gathers the most moss. What
vas wise in picking huckleberries. is wise in
very attempt to learn and gather what is
aluable.-Sunday Scho Times.
A writer 10 the Richmond Examiner says
hat more men should not be put into the
rmy, becau-e the su'hurites are absolutely
nsble to furnishing food end clothing for
hose now in the service. He says that II is
'i:hin his personal knowledge than an Off
er. authorized to recruit brigade, was un-
BILE TO bave them accepted from the impos-