Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-30
A NEW cAsABIAScA.

NEW cAsABIANcA.
The man looked at his body proudly, stern
". sorrowfully. The lad looken into his
fathers face sadly, exultingly, heroically.
1t was living tableau no artist could repro
duce Billy said the father, gravely,
g took your mother and sister to church
Yesterday g Yes, si'. y . And left you
to see to the things '- Yes, SIR replied
the boy, gazing ont through the window at
the flicker as it hitched down the gate-post,
and finally dropped into the grass with a
shrill chirp. - And you did MT water the
pigs?" - 600 Oh, sir Geeroody :
on, me Lawsey, lawsey me y The slend-
er scion of an apple tree rose and fell in the
hand of Mr. Coulter, and up from the Jacket
of the lad, like incense from an alter, rose
cloud of dust, mingled with the nap of jeans
Down in the Young clever of the meadow
the lark and sparrows sang cheerfully, the
gnats and flies danced up and down in the
sunshine. the fresh soft leaves on the vines
rustled, and all was merry indeed. Billy's
eyes turned up towards the face of his father
In appealing agony, but still with a sharp
hiss the switch cut the air. Along the
green banks of the river the willows shook
their shiny fingers at the lifting fog, and the
children going to school smote the sweet May
wind. - oh, pap, I'll not forget the pigs
no more Spect you wont neither.
The wind by a sudden pull, lifted into the
room shower of white bloom petals from n
sweet apple tree, letting them fall gracefully
upon the patchwork carpet, while plough
man whistled plaintively in a distant field.
.. Dutch crackeel Oh, pap, pap d" Shut
yer mouth, or I'll split yer to the backbone. -
How many delightful places in the woods,
how many cool seats beside the murmuring
river would have been far more pleasant to
Billy than the place he then occupied. 'Oh
me oh, me :" yelled the lad. Still the dust
rose and danced in the slanting Jets of sun
light that fell across the room, and the hens
out at the barn cackled and sang for joy over
new eggs laid in choice places. At one time
during the falling Of the rod the girl quit
washing, and thrusting her head into the
kitchen, said in a subdued tone 2'' My
land, amt Bill gittin' an awful one :.
- You re mighty right, said the mother, sol
emnly. Along toward the last Mr. Coulter
tintoed at every stroke The switch actual
" screamed through the air as it fell. Billy
danced - Now 20, sir 80 cried the man.
tossing the frizzled stamp Of the CAD out OF
the window. d" Go now, and the next time
you water them pigs" And, while the finch
poured out al a cataract of melody from the
locust, he went. Poor boy that was ter
riblc thrlshing and, 10 make it worse, 1t had
been promised to him the evening before, 50
that lie had been dreading it and shiyering
over it all night Now, as he walked into
the breakiast-rOom, his sister looked at him
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through the kitchen. he could not catch the
eve of hi- mother. Finally he stood in the
free. open air, in front Of the saddlc-cloSetS
1t was Just then >pectacled rooster on the
barn-yard fence Topped his wings and crow
ed yocilerouslv. \ tGrkey-cock was sitting
upon the grass 10y the old cherry-tree- Billy
opened the door of the closets. - \ boy
will is the winds will, and the thoughts Of
youth are long, long thought" Billy peep
ed into the closet, and then cast a glance
about him, as if to see if anything was near.
At length, during a pleasant lull in the
morning wind, and while the low, tenderly
mellow flow Of theriycr was distinctly audi
bic, and the song of the finch increased in
volume, and the bleating Of new lambs in the
meadow died in futterins echoes under the
barn. and while the fragrance ot apple blooms
grew fainter, aad while the sun, now flaming
lust above the eastern tree-tops, launched a
shower over him from head 70 foot. he took
from under his Jacket behind double sheep
skin. which. with an inefable smile. he toss
ed into the closet. Then. aS the yellow flick
er rose rapidly from the grass. Billy walked
off. whistiing the air of that once popular
ballad