Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-12-15

rand, though with feelings Of reluctance and
thoughts Of his unfinished story. He was
gone for more than an hour On his return
he gave the following history Of his visit with
a glowing check, sparkling eye, and a voice
full Of interest and feeling
Oh, mother, am glad | went TO the
poor woman's house, he began, " for she
seemed 80 pleased when | went in and gave
her the basket Of things you sent"
odd you see her little crippled boy
asked Edwards mother.
"Oh yes saw him almost the first thing
after l went in. lie was sitting on some
pieces Of carpet, close by the hearth with his
legs all drawn up under him, and looked so
pale and thin aud sorrowiu, that | had to
turn my head away at first But whenever
looked at him found his large bright eyes
fixed on me with such an earnest look that |
couldn't help going up to him at last and
| speaking TO him. Can you read p | asked
him and he said yes in a squeaking voice
that sounded strange but then he smiled, and
/ his smile was q very pleasant one. Have
you any booksp | continued. Only an old
pelling-book that have read through and
through again, aud half Of an old Robinson
Crusoe, he replied And then be looked
sadder than at first Would you like to
have a good many pretty books to readG /
asked. Oh yes l should be happier than
anybody iu the world If / only had as many
books as | could read Then ] will lend
you all Of my books, and have q great many,
for my father is all the time buying me books,
/ said. cannot tell you, mother, how glad
the poor little boy was He clapped his
hands together. called me good and said that
now he should be so happy all the day. And
his mother was glad too so glad that she
could not help crying"
Did they seem to be very poor Ed
ward ?
oh YES, mother They live in one room
in little bit Of house and there is noth-
ing in it hardly, but one or two chairs bro
ken table, and bed made up on the floor in
one corner"
How many children we're there in the
room
Only the baby the woman had here and
the crippled boy"
You are not sorry now that you denied
yourself the pleasure Of reading your story
that you might 60 and see about this pool
boy and his mother
Oh no" replied Edward. 81 am so glaC
that went"
Why are you glad my son
Because [ shall now be able to make the
crippled boy happy by lending him some Ot
my books"
y" And thi. thought gives you delight 2n
"Oh yes but not half the delight | shall
feel when | take him some books which
want you to let me do right away"
Before you finish your story
Yes, indeed don't care about mr.
story now / want to take the poor cripple
boy my Robinson Crusoe. Hes only ha
about half Of it, beginning in the middle wit
the last part Of the book torn out. And
want to take him two or three Of my Roll
and Lucy books. Shant l do it, mother ?
Certainly, my child only you must tel
the little boy that you merely lend them t
him, and that be must take good care c
them"
oh, he'll do that know You ougt
to have seen how smooth and clean the leave
of his old Robinson Crusoe were"
And so saying Edward went and too
down from shelf the books he had named
placed them under his arm and hurried o
with them to the house Of the crippled boy
When he returned his mother called him {
her side and said
" You seem very happy, my dear boy"
4 "Oh yes, mother And you would hay
!. felt happy too if you had seen the little bo
Il when | handed him the books"
- why do you feel happy, Edward ?"
" l feel happy, | suppose, because | hay
by made that poor boy happy
/ " That is you feel the delight which nlwal
' accompanies the performance Of some good I
others and this is the highest delight OF
70 minds are capable Of enjoying if done froI
a an internal principle of love. No selfs
pleasure is at all to be compared with thi
Of making others happy. You were deep
interested in your story, and laid il aside wit
reluctance but was the pleasure Of readiu
N an interesting book like the pleasure you no
" feel p
~ 20 no, mother it cannot be compared
IT II it,"
Never, then, forget my child, that Il
q only true delights which will attend you {
NJ your journey through life will be those whiC
= spring from unselish efforts TO benefit other
1t viii not always be necessary for you to
NAt III 0NAlNh VI IlNAn VI rAAAllhE huA AllN
! should never be neglected when they me
your eye. Your uses to others will lie pa
= ticularly in that business which, after you b
/. come man, will require your daily attentio
T.. In that no matter what il may be, if Il
= calling be an honest one, you can and mu
be useful to others and Just so far as in Il
performance Of those uses you think Of other
u and desire to be useful to them, will you e
!. perence delight, and the more earnestly "
~ ~ desire to be employed in kind acts and &c
W erous Offices the more opportunities Of
- doing will be presented, and the greater W
be the delight that will spring from the
performance.
- But was it wrong for me to be engag
h. in reading an interesting book "
r. No, my child, not by any means 1t W
- only wrong for you to be unwilling to del
yourself the pleasure of reading, that y
might make another happy"
=. Oh yes now | see the difference"
" Well, hereafter try to remember that
all your acts toward others you have it
your power to communicate delight, and t
also ever to be a medium Of such delight, ey
if in doing so you have to practice self-denia
- and as you journey through liio you will fl
y many sweet flowers growing along your pat
i while too many find but thorns on theirs, a
nI ~ you will prove also the truth Of that precio
an an saying, 1T is more blessed to give than
~ ~ receive. Dogs and Girls Magasiae,
NJ
EN- Tue TRAGEDY OF LIFE.-Liie is a mo
g strous disappointment, and death the OIL
portal to peace. There is not day til
MS masses in which virtue does not sell itself