Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-01-13
4 Touching Story


The following narrative from gentleman
in Boston, is true in every particular, an,
ought to leave an indelbe impression upon
the mind Of every one who reads it, he thel
parents or not.
A few weeks before he wrote, he bad burie,
his eldest son, fine, manly little fellow o
some eight years Of age. who had never. il,
said, known days illness until that whicl
finally removed him hence, to be- here n,
more His death occurred under circum.
stances which We're peculiarly painful to his
parents.
\ younger brother, delicate, sickly chilc
from its birth, the next in age TO him, had
been down for nearly q fortnight with al
epidemic fever In consequence of the na.
turc Of the disease, every prcclution had
been adopted that prudence suggested tc
guard the other members of the family
against IT, But of this one. the father,
eldest he said he had little to fear, 50 rugged
was he, and so generally hearty. Still, how.
ever, he kept a yigiant eye upon him, and
especially forbade his going into the pool.
and docks near his school, which it was his
custom sometimes to visit for he was but a
boy, and boys will be JoS, ard we ought more
frequently 10 think that it is their nature to
oe,
one evening ihis unhappy &'heT came
nome "earleu win long uay haru iaoor
ana NeAeu a, some ulsePpolntinon,9. Nhici,
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