St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-28

NOW look at my GeorS &c, SAID MIR
Goodman. 'Do you think he is dis
contcntc1 boy ?"
George is WONDER" said Nathan.
father. ''IIc is so ambitious, and smar
about his work. wish Nathan was a:
good boy"
''But n3ver scold George" said Mr.
Goodman.
ale don't need it,"
"Does Nathan always, when you re-
bukc linn so sharply ?'
John Wheeler stopped to think. Had
lie done so before giving his cutting rep
rimanls to Nathan, the words would
never have passed his lips.
The wall was now ''put to rights, -
down to 4 lot of about Il quarter of an
acre, Il part of which had been cul:iva-
ted the previous year, and was set cut
with Il few rows of trees, that had had
mCst excellent care. AS Mr.. Wheeler
got over the division fence and glanced
around the snug enclosure, he asked
Mr.. Goodman what ho had divided oft
this lot for.
''This is my son Georges farm, neigh
bor Wheeler. He has owned it TOR n
year.
'But you don't mean to say that you
have given your boy this patch for his
own ~
"To be sure do; why not . told
him years ago l wanted him to be a good
boy, and if he would try to be obeIient
and industrious, | would encourage him.
l have reason TO believe that George has
made excrtions to please his parents l
had only kept my word with him when
| walled in this quarter Of an acre, and
told him it was his own. George sold
eggs enough from his twelve hens last
spring, to buy those trees, which | think
crow very we'll
Goodman got over the wall TO help
Iiis neislbor roll up Il heavy stone. lie
had already rolled Il heavy weight from
his heart. Light was breaking in.
George was a better boy than was Ma
than, because Geergc had a better father
Hardly convinced that Goodman's course
would answer for him, lie asked:
Would you recommend me to give
Nathan part of my farm.l"
"To be sure. How much the poorer
could it make you? and how rich he
would begin to feel lie would take IL
new interest in his duties He would
see that his father was anxious to encOur-
age him, and as YOU have tried fault
finding for some time with miserable
success, it may be that "A little cncour-
agemcnt would make Nathan an altered
boy"
"Wcll Goodman, don't know but
you are right. 1t is trlc, | have taken
no special pains to encourage him, a Won
say-that is great word with ymI-
and believe >Lnli think of Your al
vice"
by this time the wall was ..looked
ovcr," and the neiehbors went home
About sunrise, some weeks after, Ma
than was returning from driving out the
COWS, whistling as usual, he had taken
TO whi>tling with kind of desperation
when he met his ncighbor George.
"WclI, well, Nathan; you are up
httimes, it seems
"Oh, not very carly for this busy
time o year. But, George, can you
come over and give me lift at setting
out my trees this afternoon -
81 will, gladly, Nathan, if fathers
willing and | guess he will let me. 81
You bought your trees, ell -
"lcs; l sold the gun for six dollars,
and bought twenty-iour neat Ballwins,
| tell you. Upon the whole I'm rather
glad 10 get the gun Oft my hands for the
folks never liked to have me carry it."
Nathan, it need hardly be said, had
abandoned the idea of running away"
Nathan's father mcnds wall annually
with his neighbor Goodman. lie makes,
also, some slight repairs in his defective
mode OF managing his farm and his chill
drcn at the same time.