Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-05-16
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From the Rural New orker.
THEEE SEASONS IN ALICE LANsiNG'S
LIFE. .

Alice Lansing was idle,-so her mother :
said. There was basket of work by her g
side, with the needle ready placed in a . .
hem. while book, held open by the scis-
,,,is i, u; in the chair near her; but her eyes
we're turned out of doors, though it was
question whether or not she saw any ,
thing there Her face was flushed with
the close air of the room, and the Vexed
mind within. as she questioned-questlion
ed.-as girls of sixteen will By-and-by
the shadow of frown passed away from
her face. as her attention was arrested by
a SPOT of pure snow banking brightly the
circle Of faded grass around the trunk OF
the lo.ust tree, and contrasting with the
rich, messy bark 1t looked so glad 50
neaceful. that, unconsclously, it calmned
her and she let her eyes rest there, until
unfortunately, she became conscious that
y rose bush bristling with thorns was
thrusting itself between her aud the snow
In her state of mind, the sight hurt her
worse than the touch would have done; !;
. and dropping her thimble, the rose hastl-
". and throwing shawl around her shoul-
+. ders went out into the air. ...
] She passed through the open gate into
y the field walking rapidly and without pur-
0 pose, making a devious path in the tn'n
l. crust of snow, hardly thinking, but with
a vague wish to escape from herself, per-
j. hans. The air and exercise cooled her
: hra;n and st;l]ed the tumult little, and
ID soon she began to walk more slowly ana
ID think more conncctedly. "lt's OF no use,
or or she thought 81 must give up one or 'h'
rs 4. other. An my studying at home docsn
n amount to anything: it only hurrles me
neither study nor work properly, and
or OF feel as though everything | attempted wa
s. onlv half done. it frets mother; she !
q tired of seeing so many books and It'll
it. impossiblc to have any order about things
80 that | am sure of having fifteen min
IT, utes to myself there is company o
Of some unexpected work to do. wonde
in wbv it is SO Nellie Hale has all the tim
= and money she wants, but she wont g,
sel. school, or read anything but novels Whe
Ior- she is at home. If our folks could onl
the oct along two or three years longer the
mt. I could help myself, and them, too, pc
p ap, hans They must! can't give it up!
'ns | do. everything will be lost. But al
80. she walked more slowly. "in three year
lice father and mother may both die. Moth
ow- is never we'll, and fathers hair is aimo
r. at white. They have worked so hard and
lion 7 80 - scbool thew must work harder
y "I, in can't Co."
PEN n Then there arose before her the coul
able Of study marked out before hcr'-the n
fields Of thought and knowledge lying
! + a. a. fore ber-the last examination when fea'
flee. ers and friends smiled appreciation a
ANS the committee showered encomlums uI
- her: and her heart beat fast as she
membered the applasue that followed
IN "a read;no Of her ESSAY, and-perhaps--
'''' resnect m \ and admiration spoken by two d.
hyde ewes as she looked up into manly 10
also The future was before her-couid she
? think Of the place that might oe hers r
rs ss Ct the world, Of the good she might DO v :,
upon ID IN education and position. but she u
,ntist on. Il shall do good then' II st'ne
. nann a1s convictions Of duty now and the h'gi
'p' honor cannot be given by the world "
PECK, sball | do 2" and she looked up as tho
'atur- ont Of the silence she would be answe
. gums pms God never leaves us quite alone v ',
Dc In we are seeking for the right path and
10 dsv He made the hills and woods mes
q =, sur =. 2 GERS to Alice Lansing. Her eye cal
smso tbe pale blue Of tho far off woods
- deep, strong purple Of the nearer :'s on
,enssd and and, Just beyond, the hill over which a,a
calls si shadow. Of q cloud was passing the
:. -, .-,s hrow = Of the old, old trees she loved
"s rs ssIlow willows by the brook SCENE
hnson. %old summer in her grasp how %
sqs q, aDsI tbs red berries looked cr0wning like
ns' ~ the the brown twigs in the swamp aDo
John. though tho the snow was on the ground q,
to IL. s' 'D"' ~. sweet gentle tvitter Of birds d
- " ,..m the oushes as though 'h'
.-;ess had taken voice I'D
n 'ns.s 4. r was no vision-no thus
y ! deps spe Their. in the law--but sui
1a' and lightning. aaung girl 70 the =
Iorri. ,.. voice spoke to The ~ !" tables ol
nds of she heard. iho,S vere W..
aitpre but the !, ,hs sweet colOrs Of eSi's,