St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
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What Walters Chestnuts Did.

swercd his mother. WI" E'h "h ,l,'
lounge. with IL handkerchief thIckl\
folded over her pretty gray eyes.
but never saw You with them tied
up before" persisted Walter.
..Becausc. dear child. always want
to prevent your seeing me in pam. re
piled Mrs. Dane.
.'Oh. dear mammal. questioned h"I
boy. isn't there anything | can d" for
them p
"No, Walter. think not. suppose
Eve strained them too much i'll trying
to see tine work. If | had some glasses
it wouldn't he So"
'.Then, mother, why don't y"u get
some p
because, my boy, it is all can Il"
to keep us from day to day: and
couldn't afford to spend So much money
as would he needful to pay for til"
glasses
..Will Won let me get them for You.
mother p eagerly queried Walter. Let
me leave school. and z" t" work. 1t Is
too bad for Won to slave yourself t"
death for the sake of keeping me i'll
school. just look at me, I'm strong
AZ can he. and could work real hard;
and. though maybe couldn't get ii
great deal of money at first, could get
something, know"
NO, Walter, till the absolute neceS-
sity comes, | cant let you leave school.
You don't want to he Ounce when
you grow up; and perhaps this will he
the only time You'll ever have to study
Il guess shan't he Ounce" the boy
quietly answered. And he didn't look
d, I.,,.It h,h hi Il
er's side. with his bright eyes flashing.
Then he went out to chop some wood
for the fire and he began talking to
himself in this manner: Il wish ! were
rich Poor mother should have ten
pairs of glasses, and never sew another
stitch. If | were only IL man, I'd take
the whole care of her, instead of her
taking care of me. | wonder if | can t
get money enough somehow to buy
spectacles for her. Let me think. If |
were only out of school, Id go down To
Smiths. know he wants Il boy to do
errands. But then I'm not out of
school, so that won't do"
All this time his AK was falling III
steady blows, and soon he had great
pile of wood cut. Then he gathered up
as much as he could carry and just a>
he was going toward the house he cried
'There. Mrs. Simpklns asked me the
other day if | knew amy nice boy to dc
her chores. And told her NO; for
thought | couldn't do hers and mothers
too, and didn't know of amy one else
The minute | take this wood III II run
over there and tell her I'll do them my
self. Ii l get up an hour earlier, and
don't go of with the boys Saturday at-
ternoOns, | can manage it," SO saying
he ran into the house with his load
dropped 1t i'll the box, and hurried of
When he reached the house, he found
Mrs. SImpklnS Ill the Kitchen; and ht
SAID: Il concluded, ma am, that coulu
do Your chores myself, II You hadh
anybody engaged.
one answered: III real S"lrI, wal
ter but I'VE Just got l"mmy Tucker
to do them. W lSh you'd sad :" the
other day. III Ike TO nave You very
much.
''Oh, well. I'm glad Toms got some
work. Hes real poor hraNei\ rrrlie'
waiter, ana went our. hu' MS near
rose IN ms 'hr"i''' ana NV" GTe"' '';'I'
sto"u III MS eyes, I"i ne WIS ii'''""Sh'H
uiS'tPPolil'eu'
never ihlil nj. wait ne whispered
I" nii'Neii' hricN Plci''H Oh "'"'l'
Ill the Nolia: ah4l' pity II H"'' can
ger enough i"I what Hn" WANT
ne sill GOWN nei"l' 'iie "Ie "nei III
Sot nome ana tossed hah4i"l I"
cheSthuts ON the glowing Goals. III
watched them Jump up when thcy n''iN
ana each one seemed I" say Nv alter
walter, what are you about IL NtI.
you; " mas some nl?I'? somehow ,
ana eIch ,i'''G ''eH s'l" " It, MN ,
i'""' mn ~ '''' ii''l' anu '''''i'
ihS' tlil th' idSl one h"pptd up IlSh