St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-10

"Iou must know Timothy Bradshaw
Old Tim. as the boys call him. Why.
sir. I've paid you il visit about the first
of January every wear for the last ten
wears. You see how il i>. sir. when the
Christmas snap comes and catches lot
of these poor. improvidcnt creatures i'll
its teeth (he put his red fingers to-
"cthrr to illustrate just how when
our folks are ovcrIIIn, and the soup
tickets go off like hot cakes. and we
don't know which way to turn for Sun
day then | say. There's Mr.. Hiram
NEndicott he never refused us Il dona-
tinn Vet the man of the liberal heart
and open hand.
Hold" :" cried Mr.. Emdicott, glover
ing on him. lin not that man ut all :
and my name iS Hiram Emdicott. If |
ever was that man. | understand my
duty to myself better now. Humhug
and impoSture don't go down. I'm too
old IL fox to encourage pauperism and
help on Ecggary.'
But. sir" broke in the other. in
great establishment. ''Nou have always
ack now ledgcd that society has Il duty
to discharge toward its children. that
Gods poor must br taken care of.
''tiod'> poor. The DEVILS poor, un-
dcr>tand all about you camting fellows.
It'> two words for yourselves. and one
word for the hrggal$: now. amt II ;
/ Nnd II most unnatural >ncrr Curlcd his
lips. "l"u know how to feather your
nest. and grind ANY little private axe of
thrr, r.m,' ..r thrnm~h ,nur rh,Iit,
fanatics straight H. Il line.
/ Ir,,Ii.,tt J,l,'t damn
I,r. .rL, ,,,,,, ,,,.,.,,. ,.,.,.,. ~ Iitr .,Lnut
RI. oil and mmt ii, hand ON hi, breast, ,
,s if .nn,rIin" burned rIrourh his poor
,,.,,'',,,,,,ts .If ,nn ~; IN mot ,.nutrihrt,.
- tL,. ,..,,.. I,,,.t iu-uIt if in the u.r-
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"!'' "l my hu''N'i i,' n'I''' '""'!'"
| iiI'l' WIN '''t moon i'.''N '"i 'InN
through th, VEINS "l HIS il''' anu Ms
/ irln%r "l Nhllr NAN MaN my "'iuii'
MI. HrAd>haN Hiram. NAT Is
the matter
! h" N"id> were >i'"kch III an accent
"t i'aiitrd surprise. h\ Il lduN "h" hdl
pul"tIN opened me h'"i 'i" >''"" 'l''"
"h the Im''>h"ld. She "d> pa>i mIdhlr
life. >'"mtcr rather ihan "ihri"i~ i~". her
hand-"m" mature lar" nrIn. 'ti"'ru ,\
Il row "t @iA} P'!li> "n rl'h'l >lHr- h''
Face "l iirl mon llIm% "a Was nl 'iIc IN
est. amt the ollk "l h"l hla'k gown "I
the soft i An,t richest qII!HL:
"l.rt the fellow 90. rii'd NI. E""l
c"ti. NOR" nniiatrd >lil hN the lntilI-
sion. Il won't lHNc You lnt"ltcrlnG'
Rachel. Let him 20. and never show
hl> ta'" IN here again.
~ g.. YES. let me 20. dear Mrs. I'm
diC"tt. %H>pcd the district visitor. ~
he Slipped past the lady. Its "t II"
u>c To- sly Il word.
Nv hat does thl~ mrHn. Hiram "\-
claimed thu dI>tl''>~"d wife. going mp i'
him and laying irI hand on his ann.
lnu must hc i'll. dear tor something
very >tIIu~c and umIlItuIal has com,
oven W" "'''''" NV "'N> P'>'
lou are m" YOU, "i' SUI .
II zen you what mas come over me-
me- rN'i'illl,'" III "l." 'HT'H N"I.'
SHIN : '''' '''I '''''t'' "','
N"N'" "P !" 'n;. ',' ''',,' wy 'i'.r'' H.
III a. ""N'' ~ III" NV we ''''''
''t4" I" sen" l''' !" NV P'"'' ",I"~
VII" H"'l '\''". ,''' '':
N"" Were '"N,I'S N''"'N "," .'"' sum
mn" l'Il"N Ni'" :'i''' ana N"'''''t '''''''
ail"r >iIh>'lI I'l'"li ~ II Il iil''h II, my
circumstances '"Id" 'Il'i" l" il'"N
money mo jlit hll'H.
~ man III Your 'lltuih>'ah''N, III
ram she spoke SCOT hln%I\' 'tnd'iI\
hIt u "l"idlll >">l!i'l"h WIS "''ik''I''!
hrr eyes. "li ere f''hi>''ill't> are. jus
what ti,cN nave h''n i"i many year
past. l"''r family III i'''' Is i'"I :" 'N
ptl>lN' ~ II one, WIS no" 'il''' ,iI'
bpk are married on 'illtl III business lp
themselves.
-" You !itl'h" I" zen me 'llll
: ana he shot cunning glance dt ne
. from under his hall li-dr"ppcd Iid>
"Whcn this very morning You have or
dricd New Years cakes and t"-m"r
I"" \"" mean 1" open thr l"'i>r All'
!r' III Il l"'"'' ,,'' me- enough /" r;'' III
Ihr SUBSTANCE "i lar ii'it' man 'iia"
am
he tears iilicd MIS- E"uir"lt eyes
l 'ii"w can N"" talk 50, llIiHm. Whrl
N"u haNchlWa\> r'J"lrcd III the good "l'
. custom "i keeping open house ON \rv
i. Years day. W" never hay" forgotten
ON humble origin how We hogan poor
: and worked up t" wealth. he TREND
"f"ur "'>r"ir:railN liiraf' many "l men ''
"nr friends SIM ANA '''''H come "'"'',''
ITS on 'n'> "3H' an" '''ll 7 ''t''" y ''' Wv
clare h"I'''''' ''''''> 'h'It IT l''''" ",
'''"l' S'nM ',I ""', "''!' w ~ '.'' !"
come, hri '''Ic - H"''i "'"'"' ''i'''
anu 'hc 'illdi'h' How 'icN Il" eng"
: hting WIN Us on New ear "i'H' j."
can tniiik now urIi%l'i"i II Is 10 see y"
Nv" "''' I'''""> ilN' ,iH '"%''''t.' I!t'' u"
: hiilG 'arh "'hc' on "lu times an" .I"klil
l A""', ii' l'"'i'S ol your youth An
tllat iil'rN"ii'llNr i>al"iNS sure L" com
: "h'i 70" present '0li"S WIN the '''"uS
= allu-u'lidl> uldlt 'iN Il HtNt-tpS loI III