Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17
Chr family Circle.
Where Forbidden Paths led Daisy.

Where Forbidden Paths led Daisy.
A TRUE STORY.
Daisy was thirteen ia child uo longer
at least in Der own opinion. L was hard
that her father and mother Gid not quite
agree with her. or think ID best to .et her
please herself in everything How could
they know what wa- best for ner 30 well as
she
Her thoughts ran somewhat iu ibis Vein
al. the way home from school one winter
afternoon. for DAISY had petition e offer.
aud greatly feared 60 wound not u -r4ut
ca. Laura. her dearest friend was going
skating. and had asked Daisy s. 20. too.
Now Laura could skate DAISY couldn't.
Her parents had an ob-tiuat. dislike 10
Letting her run the risk Of being injured
by fall. Consequently Daisy was al-
way possessed with a Wild desire 81 -as
others enjoy the sport She coveted
OF course they viii .e- You e. "},u
me, Just o hu'e while, said Laura. ID
answer to her doubts when Fred is 20
Ing too. to take care Of US
As Daisy ncarcd home her mi-.iN.l-,
increased and the tempter always ready
TO whisper evil. was busy Do her heart
Why shouldn't you y Is i per-
lecty safe But they won't .et YOU they
never let You DO anything Now r Il
were some erraud 10 do they'd .s- you -
twice as far.
Daisy listened only too readily with
scarcely an attempt a defending her kind
parents from blame The eEll voice wont
on = You might easily ~ without asking +.
would There = that GRAND YOU were
10 10 on Broadway why not ask 20 DO
that now, and then before YOU 70. run up
to the pond a littIa white with Laura IL
won't take loug and yoJIl bt back before
dark Your mother never need know
Daisy hesitated, but gradually yielded
to the temptation, and by the tune she
reached home, her mind was made up. Il
her voice trembled a httle az She offered
to do the errand, her mother aid not no.
tic9 it, but answered kindly,
Yes dear, if you feel like nj, only be-
at home before dark
At the corner stood Laura and Fred
waiting. .. what honor to accompany
Laura, when Fred. so hondsome and eigh-
teen years old. was escort It quite over
came for the moment, an twin5e- OF con
science, and when Laura asked, " Are YOU
going >" she answered readily.
IS Yes, but mother says 1 mustn't stay
long.
= [ haven't told a lie, she said TO her
self, really am going TO 10 that er
rand, mother did say | mn>tn rstay long
The pond seemed farther of than Dasl
expected, but presently it was reached
} skates were buckled on and the skater,
skinned away. For awhile Daisy enjoye,
seeing them glide over the smooth ice, bu
the short afternoon was fast waning, i
was uncomfortably cold to one who was 10
: exercising, and by the time that Laur;
: proposed to 20 over to the other end OF tn
pond where more skaters were, Daisy ha
grown pretty thoroughly uneasy. Tia
sport was not what she imagined it. More
: over. She knew not how to 90 from th
pond to Broadway, and what was she &
do
e Laura, / must 20 now, she venture
at last. = Please tell me how | can flo
Broadway
- don't know, I'm sure, answere
y Laura, intent on cutting a capital l. on tn
. ice with her skates.
4 can tell you, think, said FREQ
, good naturally. ' Go across the pond ant
t up that bank that will bring you to tn
head of it..
With hasty thanks and farewells. Dais
set out, reached the place pointed out. al
hurried along the supposed Broadway
Presently she reached junction Of seyera
streets. Seeing no sign boards she chos
# the most familiar looking one. Poor Daisy
s the tempter so eager to bring her int
2 trouble was slow to help her out. lib
= houses grew further apart, passers-b
; fewer and fewer, snow lay thicker an
thicker all around at last no one was
sight but the drivers Of two city carts, thu
kept about abreast of her. They MI.
# be going to the city," she thought, and pa
i tiently podded on with a sinking hear
d half frightened at the curious glances tn
= drivers cast at her.
4 At the top of little hill she looke'
ahead, and saw only long stretch Of snow
road, bordered by snow-laden meadow
and woods Then, from her very fear, sh
;. gathered courage to approach one driver
i and ask if that was the way to the city.
0 Is it the city ye name, miss ? Shur'
&c 10; miss; the citys long ways behlr
I, yez. See there" and looking where b
! pointed, she saw the spires and towers Ia
off in the direction from which she came.
: She struggled to control herself till tn
g man was out of sight; then, sitting dow