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

lose Pleasures snail come TO MIN no more,
The various relations and dependencies of
humanity are to each other as the boughs
Of the parent tree They derive their
strength and sap from him. but they rem.
der as much as they receive. While his
wavo around him, each leaf shall
catch breath of the cool breeze, a ray
of the golden sunshine, or drop of the
freshening rain, and every genial influence
thus received shall send thrill of pleas
ure to his heart But let him once in his
selfiihness lop off the branches which de-
rived their life from him, and he shall be
like the trunk blasted by the lightning.
The sun may shine, and the rain may fall
and the fresh breeze may sweep over him,
but he is sensitive to their influences no
longer, shall remain cold and dead at
heart forever saa ~tf. 5,
Benjamin Bradbury, for the last half
Of your life such have you been. You've
tried to shake off all loving human sym
pathies, and you have we'll nigh succeeded.
And what has your life been?
Have you once known, in all your la
ter life, thrill of pleasure equal to that
produced in the old days by the gift of a
penny in real loving charity? Have you
ever had the pleasure of seeing, in your
own home circle or among those you call
your friends, faces gladden. or eyes grow
brighter at your presence ?,s,.r .r
You know you. have not. You know
J. chat in your heart of hearts you would be
. glad this moment to exchange half your
wealth for one week of the old light heart
ed feeling, the pleasant inward warmth
which you had in those boyIsh days, Il
it not SOP 49,. ..........t.. ..r
1 /" 1t is. indeed it is.
''If snch is really your feeling the re
alization of yourwish is your own pow
er You cannot be young again in bod,
but. you can be young at heart. and re
: gain much, very much of the feeling 0
G those old happy days But the act mus
\ be y59r own, and you may make a begin
i, ming now. You were generous then; yo
I must be generous now. Would you con
i demn your child to loycless life, ant
i sell her for gold to an exisetnce such a
Iyour own second union has been q
G "Heaven forbid !'.'
u ii am sure you would not Now thin
d over this young mans proposal in ger
erous spirit. You know full well tha
d though it is not what the slang of ii
le world calls "brllliant match, " it ht
every chance of being happy one B'
T. we will try it by a severe test. If yol
ID child S mother were living, what wou
IA her counsel be, think you ?" ..s.. .s r..
a. "I think--T believe she would be
e. favor Of It - .' .'' .'.''
'i a"And youa know whether she wou
ke have approved lightly. Frank Wilson
ne faithful, loving, honest. What wou
rr you have more? His fortune is smal
he but it only rests with you to make it la
ld ger" .' e- a'' '''.,''
ch g.Egad.! and so Iwill'' said Rradbu
wv Frightening up. "l,llta give the you'
lie coup Pile five hundred year., and he Fha
ne have share in my business if he likes
rst H"rhat's right, and like good fello
cir Bradbury | was sure you'd consent. Al
ed now how do you feel ?p8omam sa' .. g-
to Fifty per cent -jollier already" 81
lg, Bradbury. Il feel like a young m
nd again. and quite delighted at the idea
tre making little Kitty happy. My de
lth vou have no idea how this matter
zen weighed Oh my mind all day. I'm rea
of excessively obliged to yopfor settellns
eg- so nicely" ......... .-,u. a.I. ..J
ion "ro be sure you are, said the visit
nd "And now don't you want to know
ill. whom you are indebted you migrate
ley man ?" srf -I.ig3at2 s. ~ 500 d,
lad "Pon my homer, Iquite forget that
ne wern't old friends" said bradbury, y
'es- | should like to know uncommonly.".
hts a"rhis is my password" said the la
en- giving asmart postman's rap 'onj the
of Bile with her wand. Now perhaps :.
'uc- can guess. IA 6t,y. GOOD .s.a.. "a
ons ""Never was good at guessing,
nee Bradbury. "Give it up"
red .F"Why, l. m Saint Valentine, you
du- stupid said the lady, 1'Nllnd you d.
left forget what I've, told yon52. And
last vanished, without even wishing
for good night -. .f.a.l.., a..q
nbi- So Frank and Katie were married,
gold lived happy ever afterwards, as nj
hen naturally have been expected o'Old b
nar buly has immensely improved, but
My hasn't finished setting desk to rights
the Every st. Valentines eve he shuts |
larp self up in his room. and reads over
his packet OF old letters, but he has n
a45c had anothey~visit from st. Valent
said Probably her time is pretty fully
ugh pied, for | rather fancy there are .
,omc many finty hearted fathers about.
le of .3li ',t.e .N st.......as \.
your o-.'- F-..f, .siIso ataoae
CO. syThe fears which cause most OF
h is, trouble and worry that men experienc
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