Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-04-17

@ for the likes Of YOU"
y "Wei. them" returned the old man. with
Il a sorrowiul look, " since you can't keep me
e over sh,, viii you please give me something
4 TO eat, aad l'll 20 further"
a The dame brought up piece Of brown
Il bread, with sn angry look, and was about 20
- hand It 90 the modicant, moro for the purpose,
g as it seemed, of getting lid of him than from
- any feeling Of compassion, but her miserly
. husband interposed, and said, sharply:
d i'tlld You we hadn't nothing for you, and
80 travel on'
y "I.l SOC the dog on you if you don't. you
old bsggtr cried a led OF ten. My rich
+. uncles coming here tonight, aad he can't
bear besgWs; 500 you bad better be going
while y1uf bones arc whole
May heaven ta more merciful than you" ,"
sighed The old man, ss be turned and disap-
peared 10 the darkness.
Some half an hour later hs knocked at the
door OF stephen Ba-rett~End asked for food
and lodging.
"Il isu' convenient for us 20 keep you to-
night, said ta3 master ot t1e house, in a
mild diguhsi tome. Besides, We don't
like Co eacluugs bezg4rs. 10 you are poor
aud no able o. work, the parish TO which
y5u bsiong is bound TO support you. No
one a-sd .tatye ia lh.s country, watch tAe
Lord, praised be bis name, has SO oounululy
blessed. I tflst l am nDt wanting 10 charity
--t- an hubble follower of the Lord Jesus
Christ, / nope an --0ut VIVA. with taxes
t1f the support OF tne yernmsns and the
poor. d laati11s 60 benevolent societies and
heahen missions. j.. is much as c.n Do to
iir- 44d give my fsmuya re.peclable mainte-
nance. Nov, my friend. If you are poor and
n.ta1a TO work. lthoush [ don't see why
}oa may NOT WORK a3 Wei as uayel) you had
better throw yourself On She pAnsh where
you belong.
'n' am 'Iro' W~e', ana hungry sa'a
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" Then. supaose. lm 70 understand that
ysufsfuss ns bllu food aad lodgiuss," said
,be oil man.
"44ta food" laid ihe pious dame. elanc.
inc st her husband. eff yoo. are very hungry.
suoo3se we can do something for von i'm
tbst Wv bp- lodYio, i. out ~ tha olesti,o
for ~, u,,,ot.d e,uri,rs have b.4n bero
to.s., tbat a vsrv rich uocle of ours from
Iodia viii no h.,o v.,c soon AM. he yrot,
some rms .,o tbas he didat like G, have
beggtr, nbsut whore ne was. and we ,vonldn't
like7.o 40 aoytbio, q, of.od him Trne We
ha-dlv expect he viii come to.nigbt. but'tben.
he m,kht. ,ou know and we wouldn'tlike 10
run any risks."
Well, then" said tre old man, with
sign iriii tese t-s-l q se'' r,eae~, and
20 on. even u l P sisn.
"Fdt your it's' la me L'ra' my TREND
pa, Jou' trust ln tns L''o sara o'efnen
h-I's.'' so'sn"'l
eto'@I A!' "Hs' Vu. you' trust
IN lhe Lora '--' 'ha' Is "A'' we DO IN Uouole'
Sarao jane go down 20 me cellar and oung
up c'upie "i 'noss co'd po,Atoea Tor TINS
Old man-'ney are very good eating when
one Is nungfy-l like 'hem myself les,
put your trust ln tne L'rd ana aon leave
nome again without means by-'he-oy, whlle
/ think OF 10, added the good woman, laying