Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-06

do-in TO hep her tuzzen tate tare Of dee
riltle gayls and bys."
"What are you going to do at the Sun.
day school, Tottens!" asked her papa.
Tot looked at her cousin to see what she
should say. 1t was four weeks since she had |
been before, and she did not remember very
distinctly. "Sin' !" she said, OF last, bright
ening up very much as her cousin nodded.
"Well, what else ?" said papa.
Tot was fairly puzzled for moment, till
the nurse, who was buttoning the white leg
gins over her plump little knees, looked up
and said mischievously.
"Why, you dance, don't you 2"
Then Tots wrath waxed high. "Bad,
wicked Luty don't know nuzzin I all. Tot
sins vayse, m Tot says vayse, m Tot
Tots velly good gayle to her Sunday COOL"
And the little maiden drew herself up
with much dignity, and wouldn't speak to
Lucy for at least two minutes. When her
white fur jacket was once on and her curls
were tucked away under the little French
bonnet, the great trial of her toilet began
her gloves had to be put on. AS soon as
that was over she smoothed her brow again
and let Lucy wipe the tear drops from her
lashes, kissed papa and mamma for good bye
and started off with her cousin. In the low.
er hall, on the mat by the parlOr door, sat
her brother Allen playing with the kitten.
Master Allen held pussy by the tail, and
was singing her round his head. Poor pussy
was squealing piteously, aud Tots tender
heart was deeply wounded at kitty's suffer-
iugs.
"Oh, norty Allie - said she, "don't 'ou
know it's tatin Gods name in vain to hurt a
little tat2 '0u SAINT srow my Tots tat"
"Oh, you just go way, Tot Campbell"
said Allen as pussy escaped from his little
fat fingers, and scampered of. "God he
lows me to throw little cat"
Tot drew herself up in speechless disdain.
"Ain't he a norty boy2" she said to her
cousin, as they went down the steps
She was very good in the Sunday school,
said her verse very nicely, and when the in.
FAINT class sang "Jesus loves me % her voice
rang out clear as a little silver bell. Then
the superintendent came in with gen.
tleman who had been talking to the older
children, and who wanted to see the little
, ones. He was very grave gentleman, and
didn't understand how even little infants can
love and trust the dear Savior, who came in.
+ to this world helpless little baby, to be the
r little baby's Savior; and who lived little
child, so that the little children might come
: unto him. No! surely think that he had
forgotten how the blessed Lord took the lit
tie children in his arms and blessed them
Q for he talked to them in a way that the su.
' perintendent and teacher were sorry to hear.
He told the children that when they were
: naughty God was angry with them, and if they
Q did not take great care how they did-oh i
was a cruel thing to say-that God ieOuLdn'
: lore them.
!. Tot had listened to it all, her violet eyes
G getting larger and darker with wonder bu
, as the gentleman said this, she jumped W
}. from her seat, and stamping her foot, said,
Y stop man My own God wouldn't low
: his Tot Him wouldn't be SO norty!" And
g then, frightened at herself for speaking GU
Y loud in Sunday school, she ran to her cousi
il and hid her face in her lap.
The man did stop, and after few moment
IS the superintendent took him back into tn
d large room. 1t was some time before To
r. could be coaxed to hold up her head again
H and when she did she showed a little fac
burning with bushes, and would not spea
e above a whisper until Sunday school wa
5, out. The children were very good to hel
l. and did not tease her, excepting one smaI
10 boy after church, who pointed his finger Il
lie her as she came down the aisle clinging t
D. her cousins hand, and said in shrll viii,
lie per,
/. "You peaked right out in Sunday schoo
C. you did"
lie At which Tot, who had used up all he
r. small stock of good behavior, sitting still
to church listening to her papa preach (sh
would kiss her hand to him whenever sh
ID caught his eye,) made up an awful face 1
err the small boy. But to this day she blushc
is and hangs down her head if any one mel
IN tions her speaking out in Sunday school,