Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-15

II was a bad spirit, think, that wished
to do him harm. We may often hear these
bad spirits speaking in our thoughts and tell.
ing us to do naughty things. Good spirits
speak in our thoughts as well as bad ones, and
they tell US to do what is right, to be kind
and generous and loving and true
am sorry to say that Neddy, who was not
only angry with his grandmother and the
schoolmaster, but on account Of his wrong.
dongs and disobedcnco afraid Of them, listen
ed to this voice, and az he listened the bad
spirit made the voice seem so like his own
thoughts that he knew not but that all came
from himself
So, under this wrong influence, he planned
an escape from the house, which was to be
made as soon as his grandmother went out.
For an hour or two he heard her moving around.
At last all was still Then he stole from his
hiding place and listened at the head of the
stairs. Not the slightest sound broke the
deep silence. Grandmother had gone away.
Then he took..a loaf Of bread, a large slice Of
cake and some apples, which he tied up in a
handkerchief, and stealing out Of the back
door, he ran through the garden and out Of a
gate that opened into lane. At the eud of
this lane was a piece Of woods, and beyond
this wood a deep hollow along which it was
easy to 60 without danger Of being seen by
any one.
How strangely the little boys heart beat
as he hurried along, going he knew not whith-
er! Itwas not long before he reached the
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auu ,No uuIetuiusn grv" 30 'n'IH ''lA' no
'Ou.u 'ee O''o'' i''i' o"'y suoi. u's'""'o.
The silence and darkness OF this heavy for
est caused lonely feeling to come over Ned.
dy. All at once the thought OF the bears and
wolves came into his mind, and with the
thought fear crept into his heart. a weak
ness Tell upon him. and he stood still, with
drops OF cold sweat on his forehead Then he
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w. ~ i"a anI ,a'' puI'l's ,oi o.e''n' u'.i'
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'ln, NAV II an los' Io sa,1 W ",I'so'l, a
IoIu v"'il runn1g otor nlu' a. 'ne lnoueu'
L -os'. now %"u,y 'ne poor a il''le Poy near'
Desan 70 De"s , ns uo say civI.' ioel'ns 700
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ue1'I ~ w. i1i 0u suo aVuuu VI i'9' oi'oNi's
,no u'y S.i1Ns auu Ius'Iing ulS !'I'es ,"a'
.ay uP'u 'no e'ouuu' iio ne'u MS prVa'n III
.eIlU'' iS iol ne was sure II was a pear OF a
"o'i: Nearer Suu nearer 'uo amman ca'ie'
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,hat I hn bad nIayod trn.nt " on ,so %, j,r Nv hororn
c-r-r - III, r
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and sSadown '"r,, '"''A - '''''''' " "'' D''
poor Tejdv, cro., foorond ,ora,;nos,
c,r - -. AZ
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80, go ae 7. ~ 49,. 80 L. L.
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be dr;oJ bis to.rs and stor,oJ | ON ,T9;n bon
in, 70 6,d tho na,b Lebsd IeG re-, bo tr;d, p
in vain All NJ once be noticed ,ho. N,
l;cbt was fad;,a ran;dIv and ,Go o;r ', arou;n, '
cd1d Tbo snn bad oono dour ~ ,,i,,L
wss falling NoJdS,s boort be1on 70 bea
wildly. he conla fesl Tho throbs in ovor hin
there was oro,t rressnre nc ;f = ban,
were la;d uron Sis brodst. ho oould soorooI,
breathe az g,ron@, Nos Tho s,,ffooat;o,, ,hat -,
nrossed him Ho tr;ed 10 rnn bnt bis f06
cancbt in \ vino and he fell mon the ground
wbSro be Law far a lona lima beroro h. ha,
strengtb enoncb to arise
rnLi. 80 .-..; A.
49, - e,S "Alies9 ',.i a''l - e1"1us'iou '"0 poo
T3;nL mn ,,no soaaon a anu W. TTu,a mol5 5iOm w
hano Any ;eIae. nv" 49, S IN na' ToII ToSiH So
llost9 Where wonld Won have lookod ro
heinz Won would bave done I am vsrv sur,
lust as he did And what did he do ? Whv
he put his little hands together. and liftin
his fearful ewes inward nraved tbat Co
would take care or him and nct let onv w;I
beast eat him nm
As soon as he had dana tbis tho dre,df,
fear from which bo was snfFerin, wont ort y
his heart Inst a little wav hsyond ,bo sro
where Neddv had f,ilor wss srnoII olpo
nlace in Tho forest wbera oraw boJ of so,
Green moss fov rova 81 Ii,.bt oa0o i. -
tbrouch an oronin,, n ;ho t.aas ond 49,
him tS;s oosv noole O. :, ~. 0'',.
od 10 crow IN oSon, bin, .iI ~ "a. 5a.Lao1 9ae~
e. ho sat down nnon ,hn we" ,,;,h -. 80
nsace and secnr;tp in his his bear, o, y" ~
Aud nou e.. ~ s.a,,;nao u1 Nol1n c,l.La
60 be oneOed tSo hmrdI r' - Sso:5 'o nd H oa3
h;oh h LIJ ha,,S. III H.; 1, ''oaJ 1.a "a, 90,
Ioan ~ oi;"L ral Il'I n,"' a"u a'I WV
ana IL La is,''" IT. eH e ~ D'sa" ~ i'1' ''i'
NV ne" ,LLn Io't inY's ou "ni0u ns W.
v'S i;I "aa jus' suo pou ,o' Poor .'i'u ~
SI n' anG oo'o,o no nau .''ho " 'n,u e
=, u,o '0"'''"'S' ""u u""ser no "us Ia
AS'eoP'
/ but sleep sometimes gives US irighti
dreams, and one OF these came to Neddy.-