Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-06-04


remember belng 'oi1, as llt'le glrl,
Always when walking on The street to keep
my rlght nanu close 10 the houses, nat
Is the rule, my child sa'1 my mother
III everybody observed IT, toere would be
Tess oi CONFUSION ana people knocking
against each o'her' ana ioioweu TINS
RUE as lar as pos:ioie' though hke every
other rue, II mas It's exceptions often
laugned When saw people dodging about,
Vainly Trying 70 get out oi each other way
ana thought II they knew mothers rule,
now much time and trouble they would
save
but, as said' this RUE mas It's excep-
'lons, one Gay was going 10 school,
careiuliy keeping 10 'he rl9ht' Whep l
saw a great strong sai'or coming along win
heaVy Dox on MS shoulder lie had peen
leaning his burden on the wall 10 rest him-
SELL and had just got 1t on his shoulders
again as l came up VI course l never
thoVght tnat tue heavily'iaden sailor should
go out OIL tne way ior me- ana stepped
ASIDE 10 let nun pass. Many thanks,
llttle miss he sald IN passing e should
nave got out OF your way put' you know,
a light snip always makes way Tor a loaded
one smiled and nodded, and went on
my way to school with the sailors words
ringing in my ears. had never heard
the expression before, and never heard 1t
again, but 1t struck me at thus time, and
sunk deep into my memory 1t often in-
huenced my conduct afterwards and
shall tell you how; sometimes on my way
to school l would meet child perhaps
younger than myself, ciasplng tightly
little brother or sister almost too heavy to
be carried or little boy trotting along
with " fathers dinner IN a basket, IN con-
stant fear lest some one should knock against
MN ana 20 some uamage 10 It's contents
lhen IL was not mo,nef RUE, heep 10
the right, OF which thought but the
sailors words, " A light snip makes way for
"a loaded one: But many people have
other KINDS OF burdens 10 pear ; burdens
which, though they are not seen so easll y
are often heavier 'nan those carried IN tue
arms or on the shoulders old age Is such
burden. Even niue cniluren can unuer-
stand that ana when they meet any one
bearing this puruen' as 'ney are running
ana jumping along tney must never forget
that !" a light ship makes way Tor loaded
one MY mother mad taught me this
lesson long before saw 'he sailor. FOR
the old, the bind ana the lame you must
always step ASIDE she used TO say
Many people nave burden oi care ana
anxiety to carry about win them. Fer
maps they are thinking OF tne children at
home-how they are to be led and clothed
and educated out OF the small lncome-and
they cannot get quit OF the cares Our
Saviour has SAID, lake no thought Tor to-
morrow out II Is very oilncult Tor those
VINO nave 10 struggle nara 10 meet tue
wants OF to-day to put away altogether the
fears for tomorrow. And So my light
hearted young friends 90 not persuade
yourselves that they are iil-tempered and
unsociable because they cannot answer your
smile. In this case you are the hight
SHIP" try to make the way easier Tor the
loaded one ferhaps another bears the
burden OF an irritable temper: That is a
very troublesome burden. II by Gods
grace and IN his strength you have learned
to keep your own temper 10 control do all
you can to help others. " A soft answer
turneth away wrath. Remember, A
light ship makes way Tor loaded one
There is another burden which every one
has to bear. Some feel 1t very heavy, while
Others seem hardly to know OF Its exis-
tencs. 1t is the burden OF sin. When we
once begin to feel that sin is burden, we
soon lind out that 1t is the heaviest and