Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-03-15

VI tne PICS W. DaKeu InlS morning.
should like to have Mrs. Turnpenny taste
of them"
The grabbed neigh6or was helped abund-
anily, and while she was eating the pie,
the friendly matron edged in many a kind
word concerning little Peggy, whom she
praised as a remarkable capable, industri-
Gus child.
~ am glad you find her So" said Aunt
Hetty; I should get precious little work
out of her If did not keep the switch in
sight"
al manage children pretty much as the
man did the donkey" replied Mrs. Fair
weather. mot an inch would the poor
beast stir, for all his masters beating and
humping. But a neighbor tied some fresh
turnips to a stick, and fastened them so
that they swung before the donkey's nose,
and he set of at brisk trot in hopes of
oyarlaklng them"
~f-sht Hetty, without observing how very
closely the comparison applied to her own
management of Peggy, said, "That will do
very well for folks that have got plenty of
turnips TO spare"
"For the matter of that" answered Mrs.
Fairweather, "whips cost something as well
as turnips and since one make the dom
key stand STILL and the other makes him
trot, IL is very easy to decide which is the
most economical. But neghbor Turnpen-
ny, since you like my pies so well, pray
take one home with you. am afraid they
will mold before we can cat them up
Aunt IIetty had como for quarrel, and
she was astonished to find herself going
out with pic. "Well, Mrs. Fairweather,"
said she, "you are a neighbor. 81 thank
YOU a thousand times" When she reach
ed her own door, she hestatcd for an in
slant, then turned back, pie in hand, to say,
"neighbor Fairweather, you needn't troub-
lie yourself about sending Pink away. It's
natural you should like the little creature,
seeing he belongs to your son. I'll try to
keep Tab indoors, and perhaps after awhile
they will agree better"
"I hope they WILL" replied the friendly
malron; "wo will try them while longer,
and if they persist in quarrelling, l will
send the dog into the country" Pink, who
was sleeping in chair, stretched himself
and gaped. His kind mistress patted him
on the head. "Ah, you foolish little beast"
said she, "what is the use of plaguing poor
Tab?'
"Well, l do say" observed Sally, sml-
ing, "vou are master woman for stopping
qua rel
81 learned a good lesson when l was a
little gill" rcjoined Mrs. Fairweather.
zone frosty morning was looking out OF
the window into my fathers barn-yard,
where stood many cows, oxen and horses,
waiting to drink. 1t was one of those cold
swapping mornings when slight thing ir-
ritatcs both man aud beast. The cattle all
stood very still and meek TIL one of the
cows attempted 10 turn around. In max
ing the attempt, she happened TO hit her
next neehbor, whereupon the neighbor
kicked and hit another. In five minutes
tf~w hole Herd were kicking and hooking
each other, with all fury. My mother
laughed and said, See what comes of kick
ing when you are hit Just so have seen
one cross word set whole family. by the
ears some frosty morning. Afterward il
my brothers or myself were little irrta-
bic, she would say, Take care, children
Remember how the night in the barn-yaTd
began. Never give Kick for hit and
you will save yourself and others deal o
trouble"
That same afternoon the sunshiny dame
stepped into Aunt Hetty's rooms, where
she found Peggy sewing as usual, with the
eternal switch on the table beside her. 81
am obliged to 60 to Harlem on business,
said she. II feel rather lonely without
company, and always like to have chile
with me. If you will oblige me by letting
Peggy go, | will pay her fare in the omni
bus
"She has her spelling lesson to get before
night, replied Aunt Hetty. II don't ap
prove of young folks going pleasuring
and neslecling their education"
"Neither do |, rcjoined her neighbor
"but | think there is great deal of educa
| ton that is not found in books. The fresl
air will make Peggy grow strong and ac
tive. | prOphesy she will do great credi
to your bringing up"
The sugared words, and the remem
bra nee of the sugared pie touched the sof
place in Miss Turnpenny's heart, and sh
told the astonished Peggy that she Nigh
GO and put on her best gown and bonnet
The poor child began 10 think that the ney
neighbor was certainly one of the fairie
she had read about in the picture book
The excursion was enioyed as only chill
can enjoy the country. The world seem
such a pleasant place, when the fettors ar