St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-14
The Boy who Took a Boarder.


know. Perhaps he was watching Tor
the butcher OF the mllkman, for he was
Il kitchcn-boy i'll the household of II
rich and mighty cardinal. He WAS
twelve Years old, and his name WAS
Thomas.
Suddenly lie tclt Il tap on his shoulder.
which made him turn around, and he
sad, with great aSt"niShment:
NV hat Is that YOU, f"tcr! What
has brought N"l to Fi"rrh'" ana no"
htA re All Ncil' answered |'ti'
VINO IhcNiNr was Il hoy "i lNtlNt.
b"i We i'II ihcnI Tor good. ~ urea
81 '"h''@ care I'll N.''P supp" 'h'"%S !!
want I" i" I,'ih'cI; We come /"
re 'h'' I" lel'h now hfA say 'h'l'H
- .''"'i "''' N'''' '"'H ''''" PEG
f" -.
'"t nave H"' S"' any "'"'''H
'Shru ! h"'''''N'
MOI Prh'A
hth Nn" can ne ra'i''f. l"n
IA" niue" p''''' ,"N' Ht'N zee III 'h'
N'''"'" W." me- "',i' III '1e l'''"'''
-" WIZ !" ''' ~ i''' N''! ''S I"
"''th' al "aN', sal" me Ht"' h"niaS.
-" 70" S'' 'ii'"!" 7" eat 'NNt"
the ",hrr hoy rehtr'INtiH.
ir"'A' More INA" enough.
"ni' want I" take service ne
cause ! M'l'' t" ne p''''''r, N'.m
tr''r, h"' '''' An" "n'' we
40 vs. You 'IHr 'i'"i' '''.'" N"" "'''
I" eat You "'l''i '''h' me I" '"p''r" on
'i'iN' ii ',iH'' ana M"en ~ %r""h-"P
P'i'''l' H'''" t ,,' '''''
N%''''' S1i" n""'aH' '''eI Il mo
hi'h' : Thought can manage II;
'"'ne up N,aI'H l" 'ie @"'''' where
S'''P, an" ! II "I'l% A"" some Gunner
ny anu ny.
>" the wv" boys Went up '" the niue
room among 'ht CHIMNEY p'lN where
lh"li'aS SEPT ; VAS very very small.
ahd All 'li' Ilfh ne III u was an "ih
straw bed AMI Is" ll'krtN chairs. But
the walls were beautifully WtilrWaShch.
The food WAS GOOD and plentiful, I
when Thomas went down int" the
Kitchen and aged anon" Tia" broken
meats, he Ton. Il the half "i Il mutton
PIE, which The cook had carclcS>lN
thrown out. The cardinals household
was conducted upon very cNtlaNa4aut
principles.
That did not trouble Peter, however.
and h" "ni"N"d The mutton pic hugely
and told Thomas that he felt rs # h"
could fly to the moon.
-" far, :" good SAID h" : but,
Thomas. | cant hc Il painter without
paper aud pencils and brushes and col
"rS. Haven't N"m ANY money ,"
No, SAID Thomas. dr>pairinSlN.
and don't know how to get ANY.
for shall receive II" wages for three
Years.
"lhcn cant he Il painter. after all.
said Peter. m"mrnfullN.
I'll tell YOU what. suggested Thomas.
IN get some charcoal down III the
Kitchen. and Nou can draw pictures ON
the wall"
:" Peter SET rr%"ut"ly to work, and
drew :" many figures of men and w"-
men and birds and trees and beasts and
flowers, that hct"r" long the walls were
all covered with pictures.
At last, one happy day. Thomas came
int" possession OF small piece of silver
money. Upon my word don't know
where he got ii. HIl he was much to"
honest hoy t" take money that did
not belong /" him. and 50, presume,
he derived II from the sale of his per
qui>itc>."
l"H may Ice sure there was joy in
the little boarding house up among the
chimney pots. for NOW Peter could HAY"
pencils and paper and india-iuhh'r.
ami Il few other things that Artists need.
lhrh Ii" changed his way OF life Il little.
lie went "ut callN every morning and
wondered about Florence. and drew cN-
r'N ihln" Ii" could iimd I" draw. wh"ihcI
I.r pictures IN the churches, OF the
li"hiS "i The "'d palaces. ar the statues
III thc huhlIc squares, ~ the outlines
ct III" Ills hcN"nd tn" Arn". just as IT
happened. Then, when it hccamc too
dark t" work amy longer. Peter would
Z" nom" I" ms ''nH''''n%- house. and il'd
ms Gunner All hi'rIl tucked away IN
W. '''' "''' N'IdN ""' "h'if tdhdI"lh
h"hlaS fiad r"' IT, not :" much I" indie
" hn i" Keep #" N"iih.
lh'h"H N'Il' on ~ inns way Ion about
NV" Years Nome "i IN" servants knew
that Thomas kept Il h"nI'lrr. "r II they
ulu KNOW II. th'l good iliIIrdiN shut
their eyes. The cook uS'd to rrmIa,,
sometimes, that Thomas III" - good
zeal Tor Il ldd "f his sue, and II Wa~
surprising he didmt grow more.
'nc "'I- the cardinal took 1t INT" his
h''' !" I'''' anu repair MS palace. lie
WIN wi "N'' '"' NOUS, ~ company
M"' "' "'''''''''' AN" l'nh'u INTO 'trS
mat tie hIh never III all his life thu. ght
81 '"i"l'- ~ ilSI' ht reached tn" gar
,r'' anu as mex WOULD hay" 1t, STUN
"''" r'%h' INT" lh"ii'iSS h"a'din%
h"NSr.
ny NOW : TINS erred the Gi"h!
'hi"ihal- vastly aSt"nI>hcd at seeing
the mean little room 81 beautifully dec
grated ~ charcoal. "llaN" We an artist