St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-06

keep still If YOU wish TO hear the story.
as it is very impolite for two to be talk
ing at the same time and never mean
to be impolite, do YOU, boys ?
Now let me begin at the beginning.
Albert French's home was OIL the banks
of the river his mother took in wash
ing, and his father was a !runkard
"Eerv low people" did you sav. master
Frank We'll. in one sense they We're
the father was low enouab. certainly.
when he lav. AZ he often did. deal drunk
in the cutter. But there had been \
time in this mans life. when even Won.
Frank. would have felt houored bv hi,
notice DEGRADED a. he ha. since he
come
He was tbe SON Of Governor and
wealth Influence nosi,iop and = lovely
wifi, w.ro his dow..r -, tho ouo e ,uon
tr-two RI, aI,s, n ,h,, ar;S,o.r.,;o
,nons;nn ,rIoro tho no-f,I. s;laI.,orI ,ros
loaded with mas-iy, silver 9nIIrtS ba
ooo,;r,J tI,o to-,o for ,,.;,o ,,.l;,.,, h,J
been his ruin.
But it is OF Alberl's temptation that
wish 10 tell YOU. and vou will pardon
the digreSSion have made.
The wide river WIS frozen over at last
and the ice was covered with skaters,
Too poor 10 purchase a pair of skates.
Albert stood at the door OF hi wretcllci
home. and watched tie bows ~ they
glidcd swiftly bv. At last he Sauterel
out upon the ice. and a. he stool there.
watching little fellow make the letter
..S'' in the clear crystal. 4 great burlv
boy purpo<eIv ran against him. erwin.
out, just as he saw him fall. keep out
of INV WAY. You Ion OF 4 pauper -
Albert struggled Ia li~ ic,;. blind ami
dizzy. and his first impulse WIZ to cl,a>-
tisc the overbclring lid who hal caused
hi fall but lac remembered his poor
suffering mothers oit-repcuel maxim ::
..po ON, :. ,,,o.... ,bo .,, .,,,,.,
God ..il. r,.,ya.I: III. I,.o,iii-s. II ir,.r.-
And n. Turned tow,r,I. IL. L,nl- of II,
river b,xiu- ,.,n,p,r..J II. f,.. r.,nn..,-
,;,,
r,,r with = ,i,, .,.,,, ..,I, l..,J
r,I,I,;, ,......I l.. lin ,..l l.. Io.l..l
.,,.rIv :, T.. Ei,I. ,r,,v animal III,
wrr. nrIv m;ne e h, ,b.nnht-,,J n.r.
hans = ro,, had eot., ro,I,;.., Inn, =, Jry
cru., oi' bread far tw,l,,. hours Won
.nn woulJ I,,l with lon.,;,,,, ,.v,., unon
less enicurii,n diet than a ,l,-,I rabbit.
At l,nrth the hunter turned 70 IN,
bank. and lr:.nin. hi .uu a.,.imst a tree
laid the rabbit on the ground. AMI wen
beck upon the ic. TO rclc!. 4 little boy t,
cut Il ..,loublr pigeons win. .-whatcvcl
that may be-on hi skates,
Albert took one step towards the rab.
bit. lie Is rich and iun't need ii: il
would be so easy ior me TO take it. anl
he would never know who'-'was th,
thict - Ii waS his CONSCIENCE that
finished the sentence but Albert >tarie,
ami turned pale. for it seemed a> thou.l
a living voice had whispered the word
in hi> ear:
No thousand times no | vii
never br thief. :" anl thus hc cungucre,
his ~ro,d temptation
Turning hi eyes toward the river, IA,
SAW the hoy who knocked him dowI
skating toward DANGEROUS hole in til,
icc-all the more dangerous from tn
fact that a thin coating had formed ovel
it during the last night. For momcn
his revengcful feelings rose. and he nut
tered "(iooI enough for him, if h
does get duckin.." But with the mex
breath he. shouted: a hole :" Th,
warning came too late: his enemy WI
fioundsring in the water. franticallv try
Ing 10 climb cut, while the Ice broke a
every clutch OF his numb fingers; and
through fright and the intense cold. Ia
was IN great danger oi drowning heior
help could reach mm.
Albert comprehendcd his danserou
position ut 4 @iance' and catchInE pianI
from pile OF lumber. ran t" his assist
ance, lie was at length rescued. an
Albert hurried away, having conquere
his hud temptation lie had done goo
TO those who had "despltcfully used I'M
and prosecuted HIM,
As he went TO replace the plank,
pocket book caught his eye. lie qnIckl
graSped II. and looked around to see
l any one was watching INN but 4
: were too busy heIpln@ The hall browne
, boy home and lac slipped the treasur
5 into his pocket, and hurried on \
S soon As he thought himself secure, d
f opened 1t, and number oil bills an
: some smaller currency met hls gaze.
/ Food, clothing and fuel-oh. ho
II much good the money would do 81
t conscience again whispered in his ca
t this time the words of the commandmel
e -'sThou shall not coyet :" Albert SLOW
: " closed the pocket book. and going
: the office of tlfe chieEof-police. placed
e And thus he conquered his fouh ar