Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-05-09

least an hour and half, and that she 4
was probably sound asleep, took courage.
"Why not ma am p said Mr.. Brad |
bury, passing his fingers through his stub
by hair--"why not? Because--because-
it's ridiculous !" si51t saf3r8 "a fadst
"But why is it ridiculous, Mr.. Bradbury
that's the point" .t {
"Of course it's ridiculous. Rates too
young, for one thing. Why, it's only the
other day since the child came home from
school and she wont be twenty-one for
four months yet" a....1.s... a.,a. ~.
youth is fault that mends itself. |
She'll soon get over that What's the next
reason, sir?' GOOD a,ea s''--. .a#7a@ a'
1.-The next reason is that young Wilson
has no money, or next to none; and a very
good reason it is ..a
so it is, decidedly. How much has he
got ?'' ''' ..tH s .' ,'.''}s'' :. s.
d"About four hundred year from his
business, and hundred Of private prop
crty, according to what he told me this.
morning.
Very good, Mr.. Bradbury. What is the
next reason % at ".a
Next, indeed I think that is qnite
enough, without anything else" e al
You have no personal objection to him,
then? He is not dissipated, or anything
of that sort p '" ''''' i
"On the contrary, | believe he is steady
Woodworking young fellow. No; | have
nothing against MIN in that way" a..
Very good" said the visitor, Now,
| BENJAMIN Bradbury, listen to me. I've
known you ever since you were boy"
.",%'u4 known me what . said Mr.
Bradbury, in ama1ai2ei'ss.
Ever since you were a boy; yes, alu g
good many people older than you, 4.
"You have known me ever since ] was
boy! Why you're not more than --'
Here Mr.. Bradbury stopped short, not
feeling sure whether sixteen or SIX would
be nearest the marx, . T.- aIee.
DO not interrupt. sir; we Will say eV-
er since you were young man, If that
suits you better; aud to prove it, | will
show you your portrait, just as you were
I then" "go. F.. a... ,nt ,6'
AS she spoke, she touched with hel
' wand an old case which was lying on th'
table, and which enclosed miniature.
9 "Opcn it." ;.
: Bradbury took the case, with sligh
= inward ehuckle. knowing, as he thought
" p" that the portrait was that of decease'
" uncle of his wife. However, on openloi
- it, he found, to bis astonishmcnt TIM
= Mrs BIS uncle had disappcard, and ha
- given place to litelike representation
- ~ himself, forty five years younger. Eeel
70 :" would have recognized the wrinkled,. grr1
y zled Bradbury Of today, in the curly
!, I haired Young fellow, full of life and mel
. riment, which the portrait represented bT
ri Bradbury did. Un er :.
~ y! BLESS my soul = said he; $50 it IS
~ " 'Pon nv word, wasn't bad looking fe
y low in those days" -.
8, And Bradbury pulled up his shirt co
~ lar, and put his fingers through his hal
~ -, with sort of paternal pridein his youni
4. or self, . a .aa 49,. 500
y "Yes. BENJAMIN Bradbury, you were
10 better looking man in those days, as "
'N sav---nud a better hearted man. in Il
Nv bargain, fancy. If you had but OIL
=: ~ loaf in those days, you would give avs
~ ~ half to any one who needed it more
'rs $50 would" said Bradbury. "Wh
ea = donkey | must have been But knc
:" " better now" .aN.# u'" l
'nI 'u mo, you don't Benjamin Bradbur!
,,y YOU don't know better now you have 6
'iu hard and selfish. and you keep all y
y" p can get, and let the needy go withon ~
ne but YOU don't know better. Do people II
frr-d Won better no v than they did then, thi
,d9 youg agi.e..fs q $50, : ~ !,
sa sos Dare say they don't but I don't ''ts nj
- J' that much" .-.s-. o. .ss.e,
.ul ba.You we're poor, and now you are re
Nv but are you any happier now than 'he'
"A Look at the Portrait ao.aa aa -.
III Bradbury looked at the image OF J
ter former self; and as he gazed, lepsEoFg
nd. ten memories thronged into his mlnd "a
aor memories of generous impulses, cage
9 al acted upon Of deeds of boyish dls'nt
Al; estedness done by the curly-haired lad
,ra fore him--deeds that the man was Tar
m 70 prudent to do. And with Q queer ch
; 70 ing sensation in his throat Bradbury rSiP Try
we'd swered: z,.,.9,.
nbv i ..No, on the whole, l think supp
,ots II was happier then. 2ea.e'eH sia.i-
VA ,sas Happier Ito be sure you WERE ;
was A. snrite "No man can violate the i
! to of his being, aud encase himselI !. !; .
o. 4 hard panop!y of self, without pay,h n
!, on : heavy penalty. The symrath,et'o IN \
~ - awakened in Che breast by the knowie
cen, nj of auother's happiness, created byour US
i7e is higher pleasure than any your
!, procures for you now and that plea
~ you have not known for years. beH,a
had Bradbury Is Hgsu a5ign r ch'
~. q. o,.o y, eoid Rfadhufy ( Z"