Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-08

seems pity, don't IL, that you shoulu
sacrifice yourself for them ?"
/ Martha caught Aunt Patsys eye, In
which lurked sad tenderness, and the hot
blood rushed to her cheeks.
Aunt Patsy, know what you mean
1 l see it all life was not given to US fol
selfindulgence, merely. Papa shall have
no housekeeper but his foolish complaining
/ Martha. Oh, how they would all miss me
careless as l sometimes am, and incom
petent When | forget myself, and strive
to walk in the Masters footsteps, they are
all so happy and willing to help me
/ Everything goes smoothly then-at least
/ Jars and discords don't trouble me. 1t Il
only when [ forget, and build the possible
castles that might have been, that happl'
ness forsakes me- | have the whole day
to work in the children all help me wheI
they come home it is all myself, my owl
miserable selfshness. If | hadn't broodeC
over my trials full hour, yesterday
Johnny's jacket would have been hal
finished. . how glad | am that you cam
in to put me to right with myself. | didn'
\ know before that it was such a lovely day
and now I'll tidy the room, aud 90 beg o.
/ borrow some cream, for we must have
/ butter
You shall have half of my yesterday
churning," said Aunt Patsy. " Here,
I the key, and you know where to fad it."
| Martha kissed the furrowed check, anC
ran out on her errand. All along the way
She saw flowers, and birds, and Gods grea
W, alth of shining grain. Nature took OF
new beauty, and she came back delightfully."-
/ freshened by the little effort. The ole
care slipped out of her heart; there was
magic in her fingers as she went fitting
about the house like a sunbeam.
Aunt Patsy smiled.
1t is the grace of God, she softly
whispered.
Aud after the cosy little dinner, Auat
Patsy, still stitching, let drop many f;
pearl Of wisdom into the eager ears that
drank in all they heard. So when the
children came home, prepared tor clouds
they found sweetest smiles and words o.
welcome. They breathed in the atmos
phere oil a loving household, of gentlenes:
and refinement, and behaved their best.
johnny was delighted at the sight OF
his finished jacket, aud the younger boy
seeing Aunt Patsy home, promised her, or
bis honor, he would not stay out late a
night again. Little Nelly kissed her sister
slyiy, and whispered that she meant Away.
TO he as good as ever she could.
And that evening, as the tired father
drew his chair up, with a look of such
I love and gratitude toward his eldest girl
Martha felt that the possession of king
doms would not cause a happiness so III
/ tense as the sweet satisfaction of living
for others.
For even the Son of man came not to
l be ministered unto, but to minister
Ctristjqn Weekly
TAwys , SQr1GErL.-Itis always inter
estiug to make experiments with birds
and animal Is. 10 see how far their timidity
and >hyne~, may b F overcome. Shrewd-
ness and perseverance will geneally sue
coed. Here is "a good instance Of it
One day. when returning from the mead
ow, | saw sma. striped squirrel on the
wall Tac men had Just been talking about
the lltt'e creatures, telling how full of Gu
r.Q~'ty thev were now they would pop their
beads ont Of Their hjding-pIace, At the
slightest unusual noise aud now person
might approach quite near TO them, by gen.
t.y tapping on "a fence or wal, with q
stone.
Here was a good opportunity to try the
experiment. picked up two small stones,
and then very carefully approached the
squirrel. who seemed to be waiting to see
VIVA, | would do.
When | had taken a few steps toward
him. he dartel down into the wall. with a
chip-r-r, as III TO say. No, you don't =
/ took two or three steps more toward
the place where be had been sitting, stood
perfectly still. for say three minutes, and
then began to tap the stones either, very
gently and slowly.
In a short time, up came the little head
ont of the wall. lstopped tapping, and
very carefully took step or two toward
the little fellow. MS before. had now got
Within SIX feet of him, when down he went
again into the wal. and out of sight
immediately, aud without noise l went
close to the wall and lay down on the
oauk with my face not two feet from the
place where the squirrel had been sitting.
[ laid several Kernels Of corn upon the
rock temptingy, and waited as much as
ten minutes
After a while | took one Of the stones,
and gave three or four gentle taps upon
the wall No reply. In a moment or two
| repeated the noise. Presently heard
a scratching IN the wall, and soon up came
the little head. not two feet from me.
wanted to scream with delight, but | did
not move an eyelid There we were, the
squirrel and myself, looking into each
other faces for at least half minute I
could see the little fellows hurried breath
ing distinctly.
Once he gave a single chip r-r, and braced
+ his feet firmly on the rock, as if ready tC
vanish if should offer any warlike menace
/ But l Kept perfectly still. And after
another good long stare. the squirrel coolly
gathered up the corn | had put down, and
with farewell chip-r-r, he ran into the
wall
OF course, was delighted with nv
experiment Ion may be sure that l tried
1t the next day, and with equal success;
only, it seemed to me that the little animal
showed less fear. Within a week could
/ plainly see that be was growing tame
always fed him at the same place, and about
the same time Of day, taking good care
that the dog was not visible, and no one
about but myself
Not to make my story too long, it will
suffice to say that, in less than a month
Tommy as | call 7dmy squirrel, would actu.
ally take corn from my hand. But it was not
corn all the time, for the food that | gave
him was varied occasionally. Before the Au-
tumn leaves fell, the little creature would
20 all over my person for his food, and even