St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-05-05
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Scoldcd Not That She was usually cross
for size was not she diI her bet t,
make h"mc pleasant for husband anj
chiiI, but she had not fully learned tn
sweet grace Of patience with the It'll
annoyanre- of life. Tie husband wa
away at the village, aud little Fred was
at school, 50 there wa, no one to scolc
at but the do", who missed his little mas
ter, and kept following MR.. Carlton
with Il mute appeal for notice 81,
pushed linn with her foot and said.
''Do % away yon nsIy, good-for-norh
IN. dog"
Rover went away, hut seemed dog.
2i>hly {" question the propricty of call
in linn ugly when he always ob"yed
tho slightest gesture OF command Oh
%ool for nothing, when only two year
before hr had saved LITTLE Freddie from
Il watrry "rayc. soon hc wisely courlu,
icd not t" trouble himself about what
could not by helped, and lay down ON
the doorstep to take nap
Mrs Carlton seemed t. come to a lik,
cnnrlu-ion, and lay down ON the sofa tol
"a liuic rest aud was "oim. tn sleep when
a quick, glad bark aroused her, and
Fred and his friend burst no;-iiv into
the room.
go mother" clicl thr cr@er child,
Il can -ay the multiplication tahI, up to
twelve, and spell California :"
60 dear wish you were T., Cali
fprnia, ! wish you ever coulI be still -
Tears dimmcl the sparkling eye OF
little Fred a. he gIidcd softly up to her.
Did ! make your heal nctr am
S., -aiiy, mother"
She lid hot return liz ks, bat push
e'' him from her saying,
"Do % away and let mr havr u nin-
utr'> peace.
~ Rover AMI Fred went INTO the
nest room, the do @avr 4 low. pernlinr
bark, which seemed to ~av,
30 Use tryin" II sui Lrr- les %
ont and havr some fun
SO, na, Rover" answered Tia, rli,d.
'.M":i,r i tired, and her HcId aches
She j. \ daal .ovi mother: rcS, she has
made Il l!ttie pie tor you and me. | am
20 noisy it makes her ncrvou-. Grand
pa calls me "A perpetual notion, but |
really can't keep still"
lAe mother heard, and h"r hrart
>mote her. Her boy was noisy. bat -hc
had no other tAnlt TO find with him.
She could MT help contrasting his nbedi-
cnt, aitsctivnate disposition, with the
sudden wiIIiulne~S ot many children. anI
could no; but confess that the chlId's for
be'Fa''a WtS @rv'!e' 'hHn hc' own. She
near" h'h Ur''S III wood and lay 1t
GOWN 'Iry'n''y' Rover ASSISTING ny TAX
nv u S'.'N III '''H III '"'.l, AI''r h''IiG
'"S h"'''e l,,r 'e''' he S;'ii 10 hover
mere @"t,> thal l. a'i We can d'
now lei 90 ana pay.
f'r,t Il race DOWN Inc green lane TO
the OIL ella. Ihe mother saw them
pass the open door, the child : check ro-
y AMI BIS dark eyes sparkling with
health, htS chestnut cars tlAatln% back
on The %inI Hhe will not iorgct that
picture to her dying day. nder the
cln, Master trri proceeded 10 teach Rn-
Nrr t" stand erect and spell tilii"rnia.
Ai''r wiIirh ne ~'id @raV"'y,
Hat Will d". hpFrr y"H have h.rn
very attentive. now Tor tn barn.
!|itl> Fred WAS noted !nT climbing,
ami felt Iu-t n easy close to th' root OF
the larsc oId haIn, ~ on the ilnor hclow,
ana grcat wa hi~ joy when he had sue.
cr,'lcd in cons!ruclin. rude steps from
which Rover could lean from the hay
NOW TO th' scaltoId. But today the
chlld's foot Slipped CA the "rcat beam,
and he fell To thr floor. Mrs Carlton
heard the cry, but before >hc could ret
10 the door, Rover WA at her icct,-poor
dumb creature trying lramtiraIly to tell
her what had come To Fred,
When She ~:tw him Iyin. there. LrniS-
cd ami -an.rlcS-. the terrible memory of
her last words to him ,inotr her to the
earth. Had tIic AImi"htv heard her
pcc,i-il words. and laid him still forever ,
\ low moan from the chilTs white Trs
brou Int her to her feet anain. That
cry of pain WIS mu,ic HOW. for !, snake
of life.
What WAS don, dnriro In. next hour.
she never knew distinctly. hul = few min
utcs after tl,c accident. the n,IJ. Joo fell
pan,in" at his masters fee, in thc yiIloo,.
two miles AWAY \ note fastened to liz
cellar. told Mr.. Carlton fine sad news
MIR. Carlton and the physician scarcely
hoped to fnd the child alive. But the