Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-13

on little table, and dancing around it,
singing, 'There's golden opportunity !
and there's silver opportunity and
there's copper opportunity p and hav-
ing continued this exercise till | was
quite tired, | spent the rest of the morn
ing in making three little silk bags, one
for each of them, previously rubbing the
penny with sand-paper, to make it bright
and clean
Visions and dreams foated through
my brain as to the good | was to do with
this property. They were ain-glorious,
but not selfish but they were none of
them fulfilled, and need not be recorded.
The next dsy, just as my lessons were
finished, papa came in with his hat and
stick in his hand he was going to walk
to the town, and offered to take me with
him.
1t was always treat to walk with
my father. especially when he went to
town. | liked to look in at the shop
windows, and admire their various con-
tents.
To the town therefore, we went My
father was going to the Mechanics In
stitute, and could not take me with him,
but there was a certain basket-maker,
with whose wife | was often left on these
occasions ; to this good woman he brought
me, and went away, promising not to be
long.
And now. dear reader, whoever you
may be, beseech you judge not too
harshly of me remember | was but a
child, and it is certain that if you are
not child yourself, there was time
when you were one. Next door to the
basket-makcr's there was toy shop, and
In its window espied several new and
very handsome toys.
"Mr. Miller's window looks uncom-
monty gay said the baskct-makes OBJ
serving the direction of my eyes.
Uncommon, repeated bis wife.
''those new gimcracks from London is
handsome surely"
| "Wife." said the old man. there
no harm in missys just taking look at
'cm,-he %
Not bit in the world, bless her, y
said the old woman; Il know she'll &C
no further, and come back here when
she's looked 'cm over"
''Oh, yes, indeed l will: may 60 p
The old woman nodded assent, and
---- L = g. 49, inuUu.
Splendid visions O the enviablt
position of Mr. Miller How wonderful
that he was not always playing with his
toys, showing himself his magic lanterns
setting out his puzzles, and winding W
his musical boxes. Still more wonder
full that he could bear to part with then
for mere money.
was lost IN admiration, when Mr.
Miller's voice made me start. "Would
mt you like to step inside, Miss %
He said this so affably, that I fel
quite welcome, and was beguiled into en-
tering In an instant he was behinc
the counter. What is the little articl
| can have the pleasure, miss"
''O," | replied, blushing deeply, 8.
do not wish to buy anything this morn
ing Mr.. Miller
Indeed, miss, that's rather pity
I'm sorry, miss, should like to serv
you, while have goods about me tina
| am proud of In week or two,-an
he looked pompously about him-'they'l
all be cleared. out -
What . will they all be gone. a
, sold,' exclaimed in dismay.
"Just so, miss, such is the appreci;
tion of the public , and he carelessl
took up little cedar stick, and playe
, The blue bells of Scotland on the glas
keys ofa plaything piano.
This, he observed coolly, THROWN
down the stick, and taking up an a
| Gordon, This delightful little instr
: ment is half guinea-equal to Il
finest notes of the hautboy.'' He Dire
it out and in his skillful hands it 'di
coursed' music which thought the mo
r excellent had ever heard.
But what is the use of minutely d
scribing my temptation. In ten mi
c utes the accordion was folded up in s.
), ver-paper, and had parted with Il
u cherished half sovereign.
" As we walked home, | enlarged
the delight | should have in playing
It my accordion. at is so easy, pap;
e you have to only draw it in and out
can even play it at dinner time, if Y
|, like, between the meat and the pudding
d You know the queen has a band PAP
. to play when she dimes, and so can you
l. My father abruptly declined this Ii
e eral offer; SO did my grandfather, VII
,e | repeated it to him, but was reliey
h to find that he was not in the least ST
re prised at the way in which | had spe
< his present This, however, did 1
prevent my feeling sundry twinges Of
1T gret when | remembered all my go
as intentions. But, alas. my accordi
-v soon cost ME tears of bitter disappoil