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

aye" said the old man, ''that you
were, Why, l wouldn't trust that child,
as | trusted you, for the world you
were quite little woman, could pay
bills, or take charge of keys; but this
child has no discretion-no head piece.
She says things that are wide of the
mark. She's well, my dear, didn't
mean to vex you-she's nice child
enough, but, bless me, she never THINKS.
and never reasons about anything
He was mistaken. | was thinking
and reasoning at that moment. ! was
thi1king how delightful it would be if l
might have the cellar keys, and all the
other keys, hanging to my side, SO that
every one might see that | was trusted
with them; and | was reasoning that
perhaps my mother had behaved like a
little woman, because she was treated
like one.
My dear [ did not mean that she
was worse than many other children,
continued my grandfather; ''come here,
child, and III kiss you
My mother pleaded by way of apolo-
gy for me-"She has very good men,
ory"
Memory aye, there's another disad-
vantage. She remembers everything;
she's mere parrot. Why, when you,
at her age, wanted punishment, if |
set you twenty lines of poetry, they'd
keep you still an hour. Set this child
eighty-knOws EN- directly, and there's
time wasted in hearing her say en- into
the bargain. .
Il hope she will become more thought
ful as she grows older,''' said my mother
gently
II hope she wiil-therc's room for
improvement Come and sit on my
knee, child. SO this is your birthday.
Well, | suppose must give you some
thing or other. Leave the child with
me, my dear, III take care Of her. But
! won't detain you, for the proofs are
all ready. Open the door for your mo-
ther Orris. All ! you'll never be any
thing like her-never."
| did as he desired, and then my
grandfather, looking at me with comical
gravity, took out leathern purse, and
dived with his fingers among the con-
tnntS ..When - 1-..iO- WV -
old as you, nobody gave me any money.
Encouraged by his returning good hui
NOR, drew closer, and peeped into the
purse. There were as many as six OIL
eight sovereigns in it. | thought what
rich man my grandfather was, and
when he took out small coin and laid
it in my hand, | could scarcely believe
it was for me.
DO you know what this is, child 2
"A half-sovereign, grandpa"
"Well, do you think you could spend
t?"
''Oh yes, said l.
"Oh yes and she opens her eyes "Al
child, child that meney was worth tel
shlllings when it was in my purse, anC
| wouldn't give sixpence for anything
1t will buy now it has once touched you
little fingers. -
! did you give it to me to spend ex
actly as l like, grandpapa ?"
TO be sure. child,-there, take it,
it's worth nothing to you, my dear"
Nothing to me! the half-sovereig1
worth nothing to me why, grandpapa 2
Nothing worth mentioning you hav
no real wants you have clothes, shelte
and food without this half-sovereign.
80, yes but grandpapa, l think
3 must be worth ten times as much to m
as to you have only this one, an
you have quantities shouldn't wor
der if you have thirty or forty half-so1
= ereigns, and great many shillings an
half-crowns besides. to spend ever
j year
Il shouldn't wonder"
"And have only one. can't thinl
: grandpapa, what you do with all yor
:, money; if | had it, l wonld buy so m;
: ny delightful things with it.
''No doubt kaledoscopes, and mag
lanterns, and all sorts of tarsh. Blu
= unfortunately, you have not got it; yC
have only one-half sovereign to thro
away
10 but perhaps | shall rot throw
= away perhaps | shall try to DO son
'' good with it,
;, do some good with it Bless yo
;. my dear, if you do try to do some goo
with it, | shall not call it thrown away
| then related what had been rea
ing and had nearly concluded, when t
l housemaid came in. She laid pie
i Of crumpled paper on his desk, and wi
Q it shilling and penny, saying "the
70 is the change, sir, out of your shoema
er's BILL"
- - My grandfather took it up, looked
~ it, and remarked that the shilling W
a new one. Then, with a generosi
which [ am really at a loss to accou
for, he actually. and on the spot. ga
sf' me both the shilling and the penny.
'uC There thew Law in the palm of