Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-29
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\ BOYS STORY.
Have you brought in the wood, ia.
red p
"Yes. grandmother" replied pleasant
faced little boy, about twelve years old, in
the cheerest Of tones.
Did you look for the rest Of those eggs,
as told you ?"
"Yes, grandmother. found three
more aud pu, EN- in the closet
did you feed the COW -
" Yes, grandmother"
Did you lock the woodhouse door p
For a second Jared Raymond looked con-
fused, almost as if he would like to tell his
grandmother story but that expression
soon passed away, aud looking her full in
the face, answered
" No ma'am forgot that but | will
DO it in a minute"
II is so strange" said the old lady,
that you always have to forget something.
Now when was little girl, ard had chores
to do, always remembered every thing
Nobody had to speak twice to me on the
same suhject-"
g wish I'd been made little girl, ="
interrupted Jared, his voice full Of re-
gret, but his grandmother paid 10 atten-
tion.
"If you are going to grow up as heed-
less as this, | don't know what kind OF
man you'll make. No great shakes, |
reckon"
Wont my sense grow with my hands,
and my feet, aud my head. grandmother ?"
he asked. If pm as big as a man out
side, shan't be as big as man inside 3?
Tisu't likely shall forget things when ]
get grown up, grandmother, is it ~
" As the twig is bent so is the tree in
olined d" she answered, aud then noting the
look Of perplexity on the child's face, con-
tiuued, " But now make haste aud faston
up. Itll be dark before you get through,
if you don't step round lively"
This is the first thing have forgotten
to-day" said Jared to himself as he walk
ed toward the wood house. Grandmother
is awful hard on me but | suppose it's all
for my good though she says us, and she
ought to know wonder how it would
seem to have something doue for a fellow 5
bad, once 10 a while What was it father
said when he bade me goodbye ?" and now
the boys face frightened and the perplCxed
look vanished entirely "' Jared says
he, take good care OF your grandmother.
She may sometimes seem very particular
about things that seem Of very little ac-
count to you, but she helped make a man
of me, and you never will hud a better
friend BE true to her, and true 10 your
self Jared, as true as steel guess the
worst thing | do is to growl to myself about
grandmother | never say anything saucy
to her-l wonder how she would look if
should" and a vision of the old lady, tall
and rate, swooping down upon him in her
awful indignation, was so grotesque, and
mirth Inspiring, that the first thing Jared
knew be was laughing loud and heartily.
"What in the world has come over ia.
red q said grandmother, as she flushed
clearing off the supper table AnybodJ d
think by the sound that he had hali-a-dozeu
boys to play with him. He beats all
"Jared," as the boy entered the kitchen
what were you laughing at out there tc
the woodhouse ?"
"My thoughts, grandmother. Sometime;
they are awful funny"
I" But that isn't answering my question
Jared"
81 know it, grandmother. Amt som'
Of fellows thoughts his own, though
You wouldn't think it was anything t.
laugh at"
"lt depends, Jared, on what his thought,
are Ii he makes such a noise thinking as
you did minute ago, anybody has rlghl
to demand the cause. Come, my boy, ou
with it,"
Jared hesitated. If | don't tell her,
he thought, " shall be disobedient, aud
she will think it is ten times worse than il
is, aud if do tell her then she'll be angry
but suppose it's got to come out, and he
finally said, almost laughing again as the
picture stood out before his Imagination
This was it., grandmother. | was think
ing spose some time | should talk back tC
you, be real saucy, as Jake Miller is tC
his grandmother sometimes, how you would
'Ooh SohiiuS lVi NV tua' ail'
" How | would look coming for you
Jared Raymond What in the world d,
you mean ?" and grandmother's face broad
ened, aud her keen eyes twnkled with mer
riment, as she waited for Jared to finish.
"Oh | could see you just as plain a
day, grandmother, your cap.bordcr flying
back, your eyes striking fire, your hand VI
all ready to punish me | don't believe =
fellow would be impudent to you more thar
once !" aud Jared burst into another fit o
laughter, in which grandmother Joined
heartily.
"You are right, jared said the Old
lady at last. " lmpertinence is something
| never could tolerate"
Jared got his geography and atlas, aud
opened them out ON the table, and wen
diligently to work for Jared Raymond
was good scholar, aud always at the heaC
of his class The work was all done up
and the old lady grew bright aud Cheerful
as she contemplated the pleasant picture
There was one good thing about Mrs. Ray
mond see never scolded out Of business
hours, and then it was always SO wei
meant that one felt very little disposition
to fnd fault with her. 1t was habit she
in common with many others, had acquir