St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-12-17

mat Is The usual name-at the very time
sitting chlrp in the kitchen but ready to
sllp III or out, up or down, if the mistress
OF the house should take it into her head
to see things right, down stairs. with her
own eyes But no: Bridget was that
one truly honest Irish girl that every.
body or everybody's neighbor has, that
will not lie or steal.
10 bed We all went; that is, the arS-
tocrats the family. Is there ANYTHING
so luxurious as the moment that You are
sinking INTO slumbcr! | have often
wished that | could keep awake to know
how happy was when just asleep. But
50 it is.
As was saying, | had Just reached
the bounds of EIysium its fragrant
dews were falling upon me as upon some
rotund suntiower, when-''tury and
thunder-whats the matter now ," That
bell was raging as if fifty thousand bur-
glars were ut the other end. What j.,
1t! l rush to the dial, turn the test
keys to see what has broke loose 1t is
the front basement door, or course if
Is. There is Bridget and her cousin.
standing sweet y there, quite unconscious
III the Joy of that which was going on at
that end of the wire, Of the roaring row
that was going on at the other
We rushed TO the head of the stairs.
forgetting, OF course, to turn off the bell.
which went on clamoring with admira-
bic wind and bottom, and only after
shouting, and running down to the head
OF the next pair OF stairs, could we make
Bridget shut the door. AZ she ascend
ed 10 her room, the Chict OF Staff, in a
decisive Bridget"
''Ma'a = aS innocent rs a dove.
"Brldgct. | thought you were abed.
What was the door open tur!'
'lndced, ma'am, it took me llmger 10
take care of the fire than usual. and list
As was coming up thought sinellcd
something. Mcbbe, says |, there's fire
in the ashes i'll the area. Sure enough.
ma'am, when opened the door there
was sparks enough
"Oh," says the appca>ed Chirf, did
you put them out and make all safe -
"lcS, ma'am, You may be sure did"
adding IN an under tone Il she went up
stairs, "anl shut the door after him."
Bird get Is IA treasure" said the Chief;
always feel safe when she's about.
I'm always bound TO >ay good word
tor Bridget, if she !, lrish.''
''-\t amy rate" said |. .'uue Is .lad to
Sc that door can't be opened without
his knowing it.
Now We are early ri>cr- at our house.
We seldom lie ;,bcd after siN O'Clock.
even in winter. and of course the. iris
must he up. Tor carly breakfast, briimr>.
And yet, while we are ab.d. how crate
tul are the morning slumbcrs 1t i, in
The later hours OF the night, if at all.
that healthy man dreams and if he i,
Il member OF the temperance society, anal
like Mr.. Parton, never smokes nor takes
Lot" "":',,".a, H. ia, IN L- Iikv tI,..
visit OF fairies. We are not enough
grateful for drcam-. Dream, are kind
OF toreta>tr of the di,cmbodied state.
There Is the most charming freedom
W" move without walking. We sec
impossible things without wonder. We
fly in the air, and walk up,u the water,
and creep like flies along the criling, and
talk with birds and beasts. We find
hats iulI OF cold in the road, and gardens
full of peaches, and ni.htingalcs SIM To
u>, Us We sit under the dropping petals
OF the rose OF jcsaminc, and whisper, Just
a, the silver edge of moonlight tips, etc,
etc. Dreams therefore are the rciIrt of
pru,aic lite. They are soft and gcntlr
mockery OF the cares an prrplcNitics u:
our daytime life Who would not 20
lar 10 see such things, awake, a, every
morning he may lie still and sec III his
dreams! Dreams are proof that things
which are not are mi.hticr than things
which are.
Down come girls in the morning at
five o'clock, filled, perhaps, with the ro-
nance of early rising. With nimbc feet
they throw open the shutters, umbolt the
doors, and at the miikman's hidcous yell,
they open the duor--in ru>hcs the clear,
sweet, fresh air OF morning, down there,
and up i'll my room the burglars alarm
is gong off with Il Jury that shows how
much refreshed ii too was with nights
sleep
Whew! what time is it g.! is it mid
might | test the dial plate, ami find
that the entrance /, being effected at the
basement door. Shutting on my pan,a
looms, and su>pcndera nuitoncd, with
arms and munitions of war, | rush to the
entry to see Bridget sweeping out the
hall and to learn that | had forgot to
wind up the clock attachment to the
alarm, hy which ingenious contrivancc
the servants can open amy door after five
IN the morning without starting the
alarm.
WAS always forgetting to turn off the
alarm. Some one rings ut midnight. |
put my head out the front chamber win
dow to SEE who's there; but the first
inch that the sash goes up. oil goes the
alarm. Hang that bell; mother, do
stop it,
Tie HiquisHire TrureUer.