The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-01-14

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lieved them. Of course
Mr. Wilcox was 4 severe man. and
having suffered other Prosecutions was
not inclined to .el thrmatter rest. So he
applied to tie town authorities FOR as.
+ sistanee But the thieves we're sharper
than the detectives. who. II / must
speak the truth, did rot sift the matter
SO thoroughly as thsY ought, and tho
culprits escaped the merited punish
ment, simply because Of Mr.. Wilcox 5
anpopularity. lie rased loudly, but
luselessly
The pastor of the church, oppressed
BY Mr.. Wilcox's haughty attendance,
seized this opportunity to impress up
on his attention the value of friendly
relations and intercourse, the wisdom
and the nocessity-of social life
and Of practicing tie golden rule.
Strange TO relate, the minister's advice
was received with pleasantness and res
pect, and he was invited to call fCedunt-
", an invitation soon accepted behev-
ing as he he did in taking a man at his
word, and IN never letting an opportu-
nifty slip. Into the intercourse, the
minister deity managed to include, one
after another, until farmer Wilcox with
extreme astonishment found himself
thwarted a second time and led by the
nose, into the very nest Of society
Once there, if he endsaYored again to
enscorce himself within the old shell of
naughty repulsion, he was soon drawn
forth again. His nGghbors had at
taohed their kindly claws upon him, at
last, and now it was impossible to re
lease them
The winter that followed was produc-
tive gilmore happiness than the previous
ones, kindness Of heart was after all
more blessed to harbor than suliness.
His wife felt the change more sensibly
and began to have rosy cheeks, and
elastic motions. As he noticed her soft
eyes frightening each day and form aud
manner assuming somewhat Of the
witchery that captiylted his earlier
nobler manhood, he wondered at his
cursed the spirit that had
taught him to make barren of realities,
a life that had promised all loyeliness.
Every one made the most of their adj
vantage, and ere be could realize it, So
and kind interests were beau
tifying his daily life with leaves Of Joy
and buds Of promise. 1t was slight
thing that turned him SO maryelously,
but there are men who get into the
well-beaten path Of error, and keep
there, not SO much from a real desire |
to be there. as that the Adamantine ma |
tysss ,leiiU1..,s N peryersa e;x p..,-,,
,itv 1s nj inheritance, therefore, but the |
Ways of gratifying peyersity are always
original with ones own instinct. Mr.. /
Wilcox was not peryerse and grabbed /
through perfect intention, but circum
stances Unnecessary to mention had be-
san the change and perversity had com
)leted it. One would naturally think /
hat nature could have taught him how
o regard his earthly existance, she is
uch kindly thorough teacher But /
le valued only her practicability could /
lot, or rather would not understand |
Ter didactic poetry generous /
meaning of her artistic labors, neither /
owe the music of her minstrels, nor
cad upon the face Of his fields Goods
Scriptures rloughed in land" But I
heaven is pitiful, and seldom forgets to
,nlighten such men, and make them =.
ook through Nature up to Natures God 1
Towards the boys Of the village, how
,ver, his crabbedness remained unrelet- /
ng. He surmised that they knew all .
sbout the sudden disappearance Of his /
ruit, for to stop their depredations, had T
)een the sole motive for killing his
log, and well aware was he that boys T
lave a shy way ofrevenging themselves
,ud even knew more than they will tell. I
He intended to obtain another animal, |
before the coming Of the summer, and /
his fact, had accidently dropped in his /
The boys heard Of it, I
md we're planning accordingly.
One Sabbath evening, be attended (
With his wife, a Sunday School meeting
devoted to the religious pleasure Of the /
children While listening to the sing
ng that young voices make 30 sweet
md innocent, and the bits of scripture
'elated with timid grace, a new resolu.
ion flashed into his mind, as one little +
ellow jumped up and repeated distinct
v Give, andit shall be given unto you
good measure, pressed down, anl shak- /
IN together, and running over, give into /
rour bosom. For, with the same meas
Ire that you mete withal it shall be
measured to you again.
After the exercises, when permission
was given friends to address the chill
lren lac arose. There ensued a general
.ustle, and little dismayed faces looked /
.owards him, with the expectation Of |
.eceiying scathingrebdke of some ma
.ure. But he simply related the follow
ng story:-A kind old minister had in
lis garden several peach trees, that
we're his pride and pleasure One sum
ner, they were heavily laden with .
peaches, and he watched the round .
ruit, as they turned from deep green f
% a pale rod, then 10 a blushing tender +
less that was truly tempting. When
hey were fally ripe be retired to rest
me night, with the intention of rising
.arly and securing bis peaches. before
lecay could touch their fairness with .
t. rude grasp. The next morning with +.
lie frat peep u day. he was awake and .