National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-06-21

Ell eggs
Flying horses may carry your
golden eggs to the wrong market,
SIR
There are no horses. flying or
walking, that can bear the weight of
my wealth upon their backs cried
the lawyer sCornfully.
Cannot the fire burn up your
houses +? Cannot the pestiIencp
take away your family Cannot
/ the floods sweep away your mills
Cannot the winds scatter your
wealth to the four corners of the
earth My mother has often said
these were Gods flying horses, that
carried the wicked mans wealth
awayn
The lawyer struck with the lads
rcproot, tossed the halt dollar to-
wards the boy, and ordered the
coachman to drive on.
AS the silver rolled on the grass
at Roberts feet, he caught it up.
sprang after the carriage, and throw
/ ing the money scorntuIiy in at the
open window, went back, with both
hands cltnched, to sell his berries
by the roadside.
\ few months later the midnight
sky grew lurid with The flames of a
burning mansion The lawyers ele-
CANT residence, together with his
stables and horses. we're all con
,umcd As the proud owner gazed
sadly upon the crum1liug walls he
heard a voice murmur-'file is one
OF Gods flying horses, to carry the
rich mans wealth away. He turn
cd angriIy, but saw only the crowd
gazing at the ruins Of his former
home.
In the time the lawyer removed
10 another residence, which he fur
ui~hcd with rqua. elegance with the
first but scarcely had year pass.
ed when the river near which it was
4 situated. overtiowed its banks, un-
dermiued his buildings, and bore
/ away his two Youngest children be
, yond all hope of rescue. Surely
. NliCu tuc hCdl / NlIlthcll man, - ne
remembered the words of the Der
J ry.boy-'Water IS one OF Gods fly.
ing horses, to bear the wealth OF my
. heart away
The lawyers wife piued for lrr
lost ones, and whenauo,her autumn
came she was sleeping with the lit
tie ones, and there remained To- the
stricken lawyer but one son to com
fort him IN all his sorrow.
But even this was not long spared
10 him. The scarlet fever swept
through tho e"up,ttrT. and the law
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