St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-10-07
From the Hearth and Home.
JrthrO 1HrOOD'S Nfght Thoughts.
NJ MISES II.
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NUMBER IL.
! SCENE-JETIn:O'S rU0m-JETIIRO N Il
cigl' w,h LoHlc IN his h,u,d, a,d IN,
oJen hHr 0, tie tqJte JeIorc hm-TIME
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Father nearly crazy, ch Sheriff
torcclo-cd on the land he bought, for the
payment now due-land sold to highest
bidder, and times being close, it didu't
bring enough by $3.50 to pay the debt
and costS-alI of which balance i Il lien
upon the old homestead. Mother heart
hroken-tir~t, because of fathers distress
and second, because she hasn't heard
from fTc for month. "Do. for Gods
sake, .Icthorc, write'yolr loving mother,
if only a line" "Fath5r, who
had 81 his heart on having the land for
which he failed to pay, might have made
up the money had you that's me sent
the Sl5o you begged of me-" d.
Your father, who has always been
fuDIi-hly nervous about encTmbering the
homestead, i nearly crazy At the blow,
which has not only swept away all that
ne has made for three years, but has left
load of Indebtedness on him, under
which he >taggers.
.Icthro takes Il long, steady pull at the
bottIn.
Pleasant reading that. My mother,
who never bad thought in which was
not upprrmo-t; my father, who. stern
and close a. he j.. was willing t. risk
tine -hc,iti to help me up i'll the world
bp;h IN r. agony ard distress on my
account ,wiudled them out OF the
mo,cy which would have e:."h!cd them
to weather the storm. and T. alc their Old
agc comfortable. | whecdled it out OF
NV mother hy means OF "A liz, or rather
/ brood of lie. | >quandcred it on the
worst passions humanity has 10 contend
with, AMI then lied. and relied and led
'glin. to ,.ccpun for 1t. Money which
my father made guiding the p.ou4h thro'
The rocks ON h.S farm money which
mv poor old mother made in the dairy,
IN the kitchen. and some Ui which she
,r;,d,i lirr clv-I4nt tor. sewing hy a ms
crthIr li4ht atlcr al others III tine hou,c
we ~I.rriu- mu' ~ painfully gathered.
u,uul Nv penny. 10y the hardest OF labor,
and saved tor 4 purpose they had had
tor vruis-;hIs money lItd iuI, ,m!
wien my fingers had closed on II, l
wasted il among harlotS, thieves ami
gamblers.
Drinks a-aiu-a r,y iom4 jrIught.
And the possession ot that money
op ned new WAYS 10 ruin myself, all ol
whi.n tried. The ~perdin. OF it ia>i
cuyl upon me habits. to @rdtlty winch |
h'cam, fist the victim OF thieves, and
then Z, tnici myself Excellent youth ,
/ DIiIiul SON
Another and a iunger pull.
What a - old deg So!omons -
When | took INN the ia>; tLI,c pieces OF
goods. and toll him that | would posi-
lively steal no more tor hin, he laughed
4, Ia, handed me my pittance.
Ma tear Poy, You mustn't rring my
more goot-, Tor GOT You ton't | shoo>t
makes trurh.ys NIT y.u
but two other I,iowS know Of it,
and dine little you give me l am com
/ pritci L. >quauder on them 10 keep thrtr
/ months nut"
"Wno i,h dem poys-Armspy aud
/ Mason, ch 2"
Yes"
Il fought a,n much. Dcre i-h hoods
on my >hrlve, from botr ool I'm, ma
poy sho,>t deli en- vat | say -. D>y
shan; schwindlr you, | IilI stand py
YOU. Here drcc tollare more for dish
I,t. l viii -htand py you"
He stand 10y me The old villain
want, aH that stcal-stcAl is the word
tic wants 10 nave me get uSi enough
- that | viii continue to steal, and he
wants no others to share plumber with.
| Mason and Armshy came TO me tor their
share last night, when | told them what
siolomon> directed me. They were not
particularly chagrined at being made to
know that | knew that they too were
thieves.
The old screw ought TO have let IL
had .Ic,i,ro u month at least sal
Armshy.
Il don't know about that replied
! .'IdNuii. lic lOOh SOu OuA VI my 81
io-.dc OF Il week"
From which gather that both Arms
by and Mason passed through my eNpe-
rienrc; that |olomOns i simply Il buyer
o! stolen goods of young men vino h&v,
large taste, and small salaries, and thai
once III his hands, one 50 remains It'll
death doth us part" Well, 50 be it
have my ..t..c race TO run land | suppose
| must Iun IT.
Another potatIon.
Mother ought never to have written
me that letter. What docs she bother
me with her affairs for! Haven't
enough trouble OF my own to look after
She beg, me to make an effort TO hell
them out OF their sore distress. Hell
them out :. That's good. Help then
out. in debt everywhere that | couL
aet credit III the hands of receiver O
stolen goods, who compcls me to steal
and takes all the proceeds himself, witt
Il certainty OF being thrown out oi Il sat
uatIon at the first breath OF suspicion
and this secret III the keeping OF twc
reckless scOundrels, who every night gel
a, drunk as-as-I do, and who may
let ii oul and xiii me any noment 1t:
rue, | have the samc hold Oh them, bal
prudence and whiskey never got within
Misunderstanding distance OF each other.
Help them. may have to call upoI
them to Lelp me cut OF prison.
wonder if mother could wheedIe father
INTO doing it, after all that has passed!
Drinks u long and particularly deeI
draught.
l must stop drinking 50 much.