St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-29
ST. ,Suhnsburp Ga(edOnian.
st. John>pury. VT. Friday, Aug. 30, 1873.
Time Waits for no Boy.


time. 50 very often the lessons were not
ready. hccau~" they had put oil study
ING too long. over and over again they
had been reprovcd. until they Thought
they would really try to be dllll%cnt
and punctual. For almost week they
did pretty well. but then there came
day when the sun was bright and warm
and the air So soft that il seemed aS if
nothing in the world could draw them
away from under the old apple Tree.
where they lay in the tall grass on their
backs, looking up 1T the cool green
leaves and the peeps of the blue sky.
There they lay and talked of all that
they meant to do and the things they
wished they had, and the places they
wanted to visit.
"Unclc Henry is going to send for u>
some day very ~unn.' said Harry. ito
90 with him ont To Mr.. Chcr>rbrn'~ farm.
to stay all night and the next day.
Won't it he splendid? mean to carry
my fi>hing-rod. tol there are trout in the
brook. and may carry Ecn's gun and
hunt wuod-chuck>."
YES. and what good things we shall
have to eat" said Jack. There will lac
mimcc pie and douglmut>. and roast
goose and pickles, and plum pudding.
Do Won remember the other time We
went, how Mrs. Chccscbro' gave Us great
slices of cake hcfwccn meals and TILED
our pockets with nuts ?"
Guess ! do - answered Harry. |
have been wanting to go ever since.
Sammy Chcc>chro' said the next time
We came he'd have a party and play old
fashioned games. Won't it he fun!
wonder what day Uncle Henry is go
ing"
ale said pretty soon." said Jack
hopefully. SAY. Harry. YOU know that
big swing they've got out in TIL. barn,
and the high hay mows oh. what fun
we shall have | wish we were there
now and then we shouldn't have that
awful arithmetic lesson to learn.
THAT awful geography lesson, you'd
better say" replied Harry. Il took
look at it before | came here. and its
dreadful. We've cot to bound every
country in Asia. Can you IL" it p
NO. hlu it wont take long t. learn
it. Say, Harry. see that fish hawk away
up in the sky. wish | had Il bow and
aIloW.
clio! don't. wish had rifle
said Harry, shading his eye u look up.
And =" they planned. and dreamed.
and talked. wing iUNuIuu~ly IN the tall
n"ddiug Gl:IS>, with birds II sing over
them and flowers to ~WCctcu the air. II
they had only learned their lessons !ir~'
But time flew. the hours sped hv. and
when at last they aIO>r aud iriu,tduglN
went into the house after their hunl>>
behold it WAS one O'Clock. and lunch WIS
waiting tnI them
They stared at each other in dSmav
and then. being very hungry. thcl he
gan to eat their sandwiches and gingcr-
bread. ami talked over their situation
between the moTthi'Hl>.
1--WE never can learn it all. never"
exclaimed Harry. There are two end
less sums in Partial payments 10 work
out. and then all those countries, If
We only had two hours rvru.'
Tell You what" Slui Jack. "lct's SET
the clock back an hour, lie always
looks ut the clock before he calls rs. and
he won't think nor find out about it"
Harry whi>tlrd. thought it over. and
mad" up his mind.
"All right :" he said. wen do il.
You're aUiully sharp. Jack. Here. pull
that big chair around, 50 | can stand in
it and reach up to the hands -
Ii took but an instant. the clock
licked on IT, TRANQUILITY ae before. but
now the hands pointed T." twelve instead
of one, and the boys had the two hours
they wanted for study.
Away they hurried to their books.
and while the quickest one worked ont
the longest sums. the other dclvcd at
boundaries. 1t was hard work, hut they
kept at It as if they were rnnnimga race.
Half an hour after their father came up
the avenue walking very fast, and al
most out of breath.
BLESS me, :" he said. n he looked at
the clock, II thought it WAS Il great
deal later than this , 80 much for
getting ones lunch away from home.
Brown must have bis as early is eleven
o'clock. Well, I'm glad its no later. |
shall have time to write three or four
letters before call the boys
Aud he shut himself into his library
among his papers. There was quiet in
the house an hour longer, during which
time the boys applied themselves al
most hrcathlcS>ly 10 their tasks. The
arithmetic exercise waS ready and the
boundaries were almost learned. only it
seemed as If Jack never could get Siam
and Anam right.
At halt-past one by the clock their
lathcr came ont OF the library.
come. boys, he called loudly No
lessons to-day. Hurry on vour Jackets
and hats: Uncle Henry wants Won to
go out tn ChccSebOroS with him: and I'm
going t" drive y"u over Ia the train
How the boys >pranG up and shouted.
and dashed away their books. They
were all ready by the time the horse was
at the door. Henry had not forgotten
his tishlng-rod. ANA Jack wore his trou-
serS that had the deepest pockets.
Their mother stood on the steps to see
them of
Hurry along" called their father
from the carriage. "We'Vc none too
much time. The train starts at ten min
utcs past two precisely"
'Oh! why" flltcrcd Jack. and Har-
~ stopped short, looking dumbioundcd.
WHAT'S the matter p cried their ia
Their Hurry. | tell You. We've no
time whatever to lose"
The clock is to slow - said Harry.
deSpairingly.
''Slow. no it isn't. | set it by railroad
time myself this morning; what do you
mean p
I'VE put it back a whole hour" the
boys then confessed. mourmfullv.
w hdl on talth diu You put IT back
for z exclaimed their father
$50 we could have time to learn our
lessons"
Their mother looked grave and pity
ing. Their father Jumped ont of the
carriage. and called the hired man to
take the horse back to the barn.
well my lads" he said. come into
the house, and I'll hear You rccitc les