Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-14
Aunt Cad.

She is a model 4 very Jewel of an
Auntie to have in the house The girls
call her perfectly splendid" The boys
vote her Jolly.
She is darling Auntie to little girls
but then everybody likes little girls They
play quietly, aud don't drive folks crazy
with their racket; their faces are mostly
clean, and their clothes don't get so abom-
Unable untidy as boys wearables are likely
TO DO. 1t Is the boys who try the souls OF
mothers, nurses teachers, and quiet folks,
generally. 1t is the boys who are voted
torment, " nuisance, bore" Boys.
great, romping, rollickiug, rough, merry
hearted boys who come in with a whoop,
yell. and a rush like young tornadoes let
/ ioosc,-boys "who are training to be men,
and to DO battle valiantly against the world,
the flesh and the deyil,-these are what
folks object to having around the house.
Now AuntiC loses dearly heartily these
same boys and what lucky thing 1t is for
them.
There is one point on which Auntie Is
specially orthodox and pous. She IS rigid
aud unyieIdng just here. She makes the
children always " keep Sunday She
means that it shall be to them the very best
day OF tie week, and 50 she provides regu-
IarIy a dainty treat OF candies, apples, nuts
etc, on that day. Mamma thinks that
sweets end nuts are injurious to children
but Aunt Cad insists that once 4 week can
do no harm and Sunday must be pleasant
and happy, and carries the day. The
weekly treat is spread in the den at three
o'clock every Sunday afternoon; she is
prompt and inyariable and so are the chill
dren and this assembling of themselves
together " is as much of an institution to
them as the morning Sunday school-if not
more 20. The programme is very invit-
ing. First, Auntie gives portion Of the
good things, rosy apples or sweet yellow
oranges, candy and nuts. She pares, cuts,
quarters aud cracks the rations for the lit
tie ones and helps to eat them. Then tax
ing the west one comfortably on her lap,
She reads from the good book delightful sto-
ries Of little Jewish children who lived long.
long ago, Moses, David, Samuel the rulers
daughter Timothy and many others, whose
names are not told. Then she reads of the
good Shepherd who carries the lambs in lis
bosom, and tells them that the tender Shep-
herd is the gentle loving Saviour, aud ythe
lambs are the little ones to whom he said
when be was on earth, and is still saying
from heaven, Come unto me" She an
.swers all Of the many questions, and has
a sweet little talk, and next comes the sec
ond course of good things.
When this Is over, the twilight begins to
close softly around them, aud they sing the
precious Sunday songs of the Beautiful
River, the Shining Slore and the Golden
City. The dear children carry away in
their young hearts these tender stories. that
sometimes bring smiles and sometimes tears
to their bright eyes, as they listen no mat
ter how far they may wander in this wide
world in after life, their hearts will ofttimes
come home to the beautiful Sundays in
Auntie' room, the sweet stories, and the
sweet twilight singing, and the loving j esus
will seem near and dearer for them.
Blessings on the dear head of brave, low
ing, sunny, Aunt Cad, whose mission is to
brighten life for the children.-Alrocate