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

gates OF Mexico, where. IN the last battle,
he was crippled for life. He came home.
: and shortly after his only daughter dying
E left little Milly to his care. Since then she
had earned the name he had given her, Little
e Sunbeam, for she was indeed the sunshine of
Z mis- home. The old man idolized her, and
she deserved nothing less a his hands. for
2 she made the little dingy brown house bright
5 by her presence. Labor for him was a pleas
/ are, and her cheerful voice singing some sweet
song was his morning music. She loved
him tendcrly, and it was pleasure and not
a toll to do hi work They were very poor,
but mutual consent made their poor fare
equal to the costly yiands Of the rich. The
girl was Of the domestic nature and her
ready hands found work to do which he had
never dreame Of. W hen the young winter
greens were coming up, she took her basket
and went to the places where they grew, and
made tre little bunches which she sold on
the cars. This did not last long, but by
means Of 1t she picked up here and there a
few pennies, which were a great help to
them, straitened as they often were for
money. Nothing gave her greater pleasure
than To see the brave old face brighten when
she returned successful from the train and
when she bad bad luck, and no one would
buy. a. sometimes happened, he would say,
= All the luck can't come to us, Little Sun
beam # not to-day, why, then tomorrow.
And when the winter green's were gone.
she had other means to get money. She
picked berries and sold them in the village,
Jr else sent them by Jim Matthews, who was
brakeman on the Central, 10 sell for her in
the great city few miles away. Every one
knew ard respected Little Sunbeam, and her
good friends were continually making her
presents Of some little delicacy for her grand
.athcr which she was not able to buy.
D sr,r r1ry. .--r... hoo -
was no one 10 chop wood for them, and | am
afraid tie ircmen along the line dropped
more coal from the engine than really
/ necessary, but IL was always when they saw
MIiIy with her little wagon cleaning coal
/ by the eide of the track. And old Joe Plant
/ er, the gO0d-hcartcd negro, who was wood
sawyer in general to the village, sawed the
I lttle wood they used for little or nothing
under the shallow Iretcuse that he was in
such utiluent circumstances that he could
not think of charging more than twenty-five
cents cord. Black as thy face was, honest
Joe, when the message comes which calls
you To the hap.v land, this good deed shall
be written in living characters beneath thy
name, ard make the soul within its dark ten
emcnt shine winter than many another Of
| far greater pretcntiJns than thine
Tom Granger came back 70 the village, a.
he had promised, and Mhly was the first TO
meet him at the train, and he would have
bought he wares again at fabulous price,
VI Me would have allowed it. And when she
refused. and said he had paid too much 81
ready. hc took her basket on the train him
self, and made everybody buy, and pay round
prices too. And when the last bunch was
gone, be slyIy slipped a silver half liar
among the change lie had received, and put
it into her hand uuc9unted.
Il owe YOU some she said. You gave
me two ! d,'lars when YOU were here before &c
%. " hat lfIdil2 Don't he "a little hum
bug. MiIIv. [ meant to give t to YOU.
:. Pint i want ta nav van hack =
Z. Never take back ANYTHING give. NoI
Indian IN Tom Granger. little girl. Now
take me to see YOUR grandfather"
The ori man was rIe5s.d To see them. q.
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!. Don't trouble Yourself 70 apologize. sir, |
.aidr,u arietIv lis enough tor me to /
know tn ID vou are soldier. and q wounded /
nue Nv father Is 4 soldier. and be taught |
me II, re.re,- every man who had fought in /
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