Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-31
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Little Sunbeam.

WINTER-GREENs nice, fresh winter
--.,u- " cIied a sweet, childish voice. az
Ell. western bound train swept into little
Station on the New York Central 1t is
.r.-ug 10 see tie manner in which the
-.u- Occur pants Of a railroad train receive
-..-e little merchants, who swarm through
-...ar- in the wintcr-green season. Here
Rough Old bachelor, with spectaces on his
.-e holds mp his paper perslsteDtly to shut
..ttac Young vender from bis view there a
scented exquisite waves them away with a
.s,Itd hand and goes on staring at the
ladies' who are getting out at the station
These are not the men 10 regard the necessi-
-..- ID the poor and it i only those who
...c lett the grinding hand Of poverty who
el erl for those who are yet walking the
valley oi the shadow. But somehow the
....I sweetness of the voice charmed more
-u once and curious looks were cast down
t-. ras~egc between the seats; and this II
.s.at they saw y girl about twelve years
u-e ID marvellous beauty, with a noble
fl.e. ~Tcakng blue eyes, and ptOtusion OF
ul-tr0wn curls, which the wind, blowing
--Iuzh the open windows. lifted and toyed
..-l merriy. There was an anxious, patient
look l her young face, which was almost
.utui-h, as she looked from side TO side for
r.r.H--ers-
Winter greens, Sir winter -greens-a
bHnch, Sir, nice and fresh
I. bachelor, with a audible sniff Of dis
that he might not see that patient
lace.
I,l away, 20 away" said the exquisite.
r.-.eu1y, + don eat grass
i.e blue eyes began to fill a little, just as
al wls Land upon her arm. A hand
-4- boy, with manly face and form, and
s--, -prighuy air, had risen from his
tard touched her arm to draw her atten-
Mover mind them, little girl they
fla want tJ buy, but | do. How many
..ua,c- have YOU IN your basket?'
Thirty. replied the girl opening hor
H.uc ewes wider in astonishment.
g.. Al right Empty them out on the seat
hcre- Three cents bunch, you said 3
think you said three, replied the boy,
With iIliy laugh and when have made
urm mind to pay "A certain price for
tlu-. alway like o. do 1t There Is a dol
.- and now YOU had better scatter out OF
.- ,1r tie train is going to start
have n0 change. On dear me 2''
Never mind the change. What is your
.-NIy Floyd"
Mime Is Tom Granger, I'm going to
hester. but when ! come back ! shall
--r here for q month at least. You can
H4 me then if you ike. There goes the
thanked him heartily, caught up her
-ss-, and ran out Of the car, and stood on
platform a. tie train moved away.
.lo.a-1v. Nllv. cried the boy through the
H.l..w. = u rec YOU when come back.
Il kissed liz hand 70 her, and was gone;
~ lIiv stood upon the platform, holding
..- .Artv basket, looking with a delighted
l-.e l- tlc tilI she held in her hand. A dol
lJ "a small sum, but to the To0r
--e bread and ght and warmth in that
... word. ID csens, who is gone, uttered
-uE sarcasm upon our people when be
-.. r.ar MI our aspirations were cenUered IN
-.re word. dollars lt not all
..--tei and though IL might be true Of
and perhaps large class Of hose with
n... be came c1ntact-the buy-cheap-
a- --l-iear p rtion Of our people-it was a
..I rliuL 10 say ol q great nation, and
N.sef- himself. in his ripper years. when be
scv us better, reuacted the saying
Money is useful for the good It will do, for
t.e happiness iu viii BRING 70 the sick and
r.,r. ilr the countless blessings 1t viii pur-
And ii all men looked at mOacy a.
81 /. Floyd look mt the crumped paper in
hand Tins would be a happy world. She ran
l.7vu tae main street Ot the village, threw
open h door OF small house in the suburbs .
a.I came into room poorly furnished
enough. but neat as willing hands could make
A man, sitting in easy-chair near
t.a wind IS. turned his head a. she entered
.lI created her with smile; grey-haired
MIN. Iut with something of a chid'5 fca-
..tIr[iv q cIuJcu and cane. and it easy
o. SC from his manner that be was Grip
r.a-
what. Little Sunbeam back . coon 2
Where are EoLr wiutcr-Ereens, chli z.
81 Sold. grandpa, every one. And see, a
l0.fr. wio.e dollar fer them a Why.
wust .- taI-2
SID stood with the bill unfolded in her
Ha.t. looking at it closely. In her haste she
nlt done before, and she now saw
rt- stead Jf one dollar, it was two
.N. grandpa, he has made a mistake, (.
and S gwen me two dollars instead Of one ?
N .a- -.all / GO2
len me about it, Sunbeam" the old
u.u -tid drawing her close to his side, and
fr. r- his lips % her white forehead She
-uI him how the boy lad bought all her
winter green's. and crumpled up the bill 50
ar-..e should not look at it. The old man
smiled. for no enc feels "a kind act sooner than
r.e a-.f.
..I.e hov meant to give it to you, and
diI u.t waut E9u u see how much it was. 4
I-w + t.c art NJ d boy, and good boy too,
tu..E- Is hat did hc say his name was :
-- 'sran-er-T1m Granger
Granger ] know tEc name and if he .
is arE s,u q tae man loved and has the
sane .e.rt- be viii make a noble man.
AYa'v. helrI sua tcil Of the time when | was 4
o-, and before / got this hurt, which .
nsI. ne cripple Tor life
-- .- Mexico.
.' And there another thing | never told
Sou OF. because it might seem almost like
u1.~tiuz. At Buona Vista | saved a cap
rtIu's l.e WHO fighting 10 protect hIs
r- with half dozen lances at him, and
le vIth rotaiug but his sword was young
and -iriZativ then, and | shouted TO Ned
Stacey brave old Ncd-and we went at them .
-rel~-I- together, with bayOnets fixed .
Iuev are not a stOut-hearted race, them
N.A.c4us. and we came in time to save the
af-lin ana coIors, but | got poke from
.alc- t4r1u.h the thigh before 1t was over
Il.t captains name was Granger, and We .
.Iu thuzIng whether be any kin to this
.1y VINO was 50 kind to you. | never had a
better or trucr friend than he was, and he
nli uc made a rieut IN his company. But
II. was taken prisoner at the Belan Gate,
and was hurt 80 bad that they sent him
n.-ac. and I never him again.
Oa. grandpa | think this boy must be .
bis >.u. them. III believe it till | see him,
and then II ask But why did the captain
never look for yOu?'
VINO can cay? Perhaps he never got
Wol and I've been such hermit since, 1t
Na- hard 70 track me- Id give year from
ms short lIic To know that he lived, and to
id hIs hand IN mine again
Poor grandpa" she said . how your
.ye- ha-h when you talk o. er those time
And after that feel what helpless,
useless wreck am, sitting here all day whIie
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