St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-06-19
tFrum the Peoples Magazine.l
THE WREATH OF .M4LLOW.

around the green three rows OF uneven
cottages; i'll its midst a pool. where
ducks Were taking an evening swim be
side the pool, a great shady oak, with a
seat and we'll beneath it. On the rustic
seat were two old men. chatting in old
cracked voices. and at the well girl in
a red kirlle was drawing water. The
sun. begi..Iing 10 sink, threw flakes of
bright rose-color on the girls head, the
ducks backs. the shiny side of the oak
leaves. At one side of the village rose
- soft hill dotted with Juniper bushes and
lringed atop with OAKS and becches,
among which a proud castle hid all but
ts topmoSt towers from the lower world.
On the other side stood a church ON
trce->trewn. grIvc->oWn bank. Ii was 4
small church, the chancel walls We're
new and as vet unfinished: the fresh,
clean stone wore rosy flush in the even
n@ sunlight; there was y hum of voices
around the building; masons were pack
ing up their tools and leaving work for
the night. Presently they came. laugh
ing and chattering. into the village; some
came 10 rest on the seat beneath the oak
and hailed the old men,
We'll, gatler. how goes the world
with you p
One or two began to help the girl with
her bucket; a couple, who had walked
together talking rs far as the well, parted
there, and one went straight to Il cottage
facing the church. At an open window
of that house, a poor thin little face was
looking out at the sweet country scene
4 white face, sadly old. vet sadly young,
with hollow. thoughtful eyes, and two
thin hands TO prop it up. When the
workman came 10 that window (Which
was nothing more than n square hole
with shutter>) a smile came over his hard
countenancc as he nodded his head cheer
lily 10 the owner of the pale face, who
smiled back in his turn very swectlv.
Inside the cottage, one could see that this
face. which was a delicate a. a girls,
belonged to a boy, perhaps fourteen years
old. but crooked and stuntci in growth
who was half lying. half kncrling on u
wooden bench, with both elbows prop
ped on the wiudow-sill. One could SEQ
this, indeed, though but family. on COM
ing out OF the pure outdoor air, for
chimury> We're ~ Yet only luxuries for
mona>tcries and Great mems houses and
the smoke from the cottage fire. over
which the ma>On'> wife was cooking the
supper in an iron pot, came wrcathing
AMI curling ;shout ;hc room. all slow and
graceful and @ray. before it found IL
wav out at the window. or al the hole
in 'hn roof ir,-'nI.1 for Is acr,mmria-
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