Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-02-26

"'If thine enemy hunger, feed him :
that is what she said But il is impossi-
bic nobody could do ii, aud certainly not
Harry Bond
"What can't Harry Bond do 2" asked a
young lady, who, uubeknowu to Harry, was
at the window.
"Ahw exclaimed Harry, starting up,
" you here, Aunt Anue?'
" Yes" replied the lady and " hat
can not you DO ?"
Harry besitated then, coming forward,
he seated himself at her feet, while he said,
' You sec, ounty, there's a boy at school
whom / hate"
"Not hate, Harry"
"Ycs, | do hate him, and | have
good reason"
Miss Mend laid her hand upon her
nephew's head as she asked, "Why2'
" why 70 repeated Harry. Oh be-
cause After a moments pause, he went
on You never knew such boy He is
all the time teasing me, and making the
other boys laugh
Laughing does not hurt does it ~
asked bis aunt.
Sometimes it does" said Harry " If
they would only let me alone, I'd thank
them
" Who are they that laugh 2'
" Fred Davis, aud his cousin Tom, and
viii Spencer, are the worst"
d" Not Charlie and Herbert, then ?"
Oh, no they take my part, and tell
me not to mind it,"
Why do you, then2" asked Miss
Mead
a" Oh because - and the lady saw big
tears in the boys eyes. He did not let
them fall, however, but said,-
" Ii was only yesterday, | had finished
my sums, aud had copied them on my large
slate, when Horace Drew came by. HC
had been washing his sponge, and, as h,
passed me, held it over my slate. Th,
drops fen quickly, and my morning.
work was spoiIod. But paid him" added
Harry.
What did you DO 2" asked Miss Mead
T2' said Harry. " Why, told hin
he was o mean fellow and be is.
Was that all you dil?"
No." said Harry, cooring as be spoke
/" pulled the chair away as he was gcinl
to SIT in it, and he sat on the floor instead
lie was mad enough them
81 dare say" replied his aunt. VIVA
happened uext?"
Why, recess was over, and We wer
called TO recitation. On our way to an,
from the room, Horace trod ou my heel
and toes, and pulled my hair. Afler schoo
as was coming down the steps, be tyippe,
me, so that fell aud cut my lip
Was any Que else near you ?"
Yes said Harry; " my teacher, Mis-
Willis. She helped me up, and wake
home with inc. She's real Dice lik
her"
"What did She say about Horace ?"
On" replied Harry, "sho asked wh
Horace and quarleled SO often, and 50
1uu uer.
Did she give you any odvice?'
Yes and il was queer enough. Sd
. said the Bible told US, If thine enem
hunger, feed him. if he thirst, give hi
drink for in so doing, thou shalt hea
( Goals of fire On his head But | coul
never DO H. l should like to see HoraC
right hungry, and thirsty too. 1 woui
not feed him
O "Why, Harry You don't mean so
" Yes, auntie, do--for | hate him,
/ sld.n
Miss Mead sighed--for the boy was mot
III erlcss. His mother had died in Engan
&, where she had gone in pursuit Of health
the father was still abroad-and Harr
2 who had been at a boarding-school, W
y spending the winter at his grandmother
= His aunt had the principal care Of him
) aud, although young, she had good de
of wisdom
e She sought TO impart it to Harry-b
= he was hard 10 convince. Not that eve
ING, nor the next, was he persuaded to f
low her counsel Yet not many da
passed ere be promised he would try hea
ed ing Goals OF Ere on his schoolmate's hea
nd "It won't do any good, aunt Anne
Of know; but III try it, to please you"
ry 81 think it will, said Miss Mead a
p, the next morning, as he left the house, 5
called 20 him, Have the Goals all reaC
- Harry A"
IS just as he came in sight of the scho
house, Horace appeared. He had a sti
ns ! in his hand, with which he knocked
MS Harry's hat and the boy had a long chi
TX, after it but, as his friends Charlie a
Id, Herbert were with him, it was not so b
MS In school, Harry could not find his penc
',' -, nor slate. He thought Horace knew VIII
,ya they were, but be would not tell. Char
our Ray, however, lent his to Harry. Then
Oil recess, Horace took from his desk pho
ns. graph-book full Of pictures, which
O' showed to the boys,--all bat Harry;
,t. had no chance even to see one which '
ia. a great trial, for he dearly loved pictu
Before school too, in the afternoon,
and companions were admiring and critics
''' the different faces and he wished he CO
T. SEQ them.
. When recess came, all the boys left
Der room but Harry. Charlie came to
sststlyg for him. and. as he entered, said, " 1t
viii rain soon, think"
, YES" said Harry It's as dark
" - pocket here
As Harry turned to 60 out, he saw |
aces book near the open window. 5
large drops had already fallen on il;
w, Harry's first thought was,-
"The pictures will be spoiled aud
+ glad of it,"
Then he remembered his auDt's VIC
stepped back, then forward again to
door. At last he seized hold of the b
L' and, placing it out of danger, was
Charles side once more. But be
y in shower was falling, and the boys C
troopiug in.
on, my book !" exclaimed Hor
=, " left it on the window, and | fear
spoiled"
- so it would have BEEN" said j
D! Bent, if Harry had not taken it aw
More like be would have put it 10
rain growled Horace.
on to 81 woud,' said John, if werc
You're real ugly to him"
W. Horace looked at Harry but he
- talking, and no more was said but II
went home that night without injury.
was so pleased, that be tried the
e course the next day. Sometimes it
not do any good but gradually Hc
'oRK, ceased to trouble him.
One day, about New Years, Harry
..1 an. kia dact ho &