The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-03-26
now , 80, eor rptcuro.

Ea} 6plans 81 bg.ka9 Flel.Ast sah-
iag 1ng et iea lUass was audymg ais
Iessaa in poor scr; ol hfh0og. ile bad
bad one r,e pp li, book, nH1 H,e 4. agr
ou .hc street. Hdhc coded iuWsr3'y
ali iha time because lc coud mot 20 ont
with biz Sled The first snow of thc ?
season hnl come jbc day before and bis
sompa uions were constantly passing lle
hopsa wittred taoes faad'eomipaers Bed
owes iAetg eals, aad sieds lrr'G'e psiued
iorihe winters campaign. .t.s ....
lhtse latciul old Latin worlds thought
Reed, d, be tried airc,h to get bold ot
them; bottbey woald sip through hi,
fingers. becau,e b. mind was ou The
sled,
New Eeed, said peasant eejcc at ateI
otIar oud Of the room lua pay come ta
me and ,eeile
The hoy moved Nitl slaw step. la
warl hl.hGber', nIp.ghair by tAe tady
table, toe be Gil that Ae bad very little 20
show for 5o h1urthat he had sFcut by
the window.
Mt sou. said Mrt;oIdipg etaytIywhcp
Reed stcr stumbling along ira dishcart.
eued nngBcr bnlp broke down, ! y jell
you ~ take your seat here ut my table,
and remain aeIil sou haye mastered what
| kuow i rota difficult lesson iora boy
OF yomsabilities, ..t .....-.. .... 4
h Reed obeyed 10 siicnee, hat hi, iace
wi, c'ouled aud 81. father watched lin
rather -atily, willie be seemed 10 be oc-
cupied with The pages ol The large book
that rested on lis lliee The boys Heart
was erid6htly not ia the work l,ld pres.
emily Mr.. ttoldhg said 4 n
low would you like to heaua story in
stead Of studling your lesson;
lfyou please, sir, Reed replied, won
dcrins what the story would be like.
Mr. Golding related the following story
10 him. 1t was how a boy, who would
have given anything lie possessed for
Reeds opportunities, managed to get an
educatiou. We will call the boy Philip
Westbrook. lie was AN orphan, and
| lived with an aunt; this aunt was poor
woman, aud not able to work much, for
she was often sick .. ..
Miss Wcstbrook's little house was near
a small village, where there was 10 acad-
enly or large school Of any kind; but
when Philip was about twelve years old
a young lady from The city went there to
teach what scholars She could find. Miss
Nelson was very sweet looking, aud her
scholars all seemed fond Of her; some ad.
inred her long cuIls others her pretty, !
pink cheek, and bright eyes, while Others
said that She was 30 good that no one
could help loving her
lit seemed delightful thing to 90 to
school to Miss Nelson; and Philip West (
brook bad rIn to bis aunt with beaming
face, when the young lady first came to
know if he might be one of herscholars.
But the poor woman shook her head sad
~; she had no money, she said, and then
that pain in her side-shc could not spare
Phil and DO all the work herself
Philip did not Iethcr see him cry, for
he loved his aunt and felt, very sorry for
her; but he went off into TIE potatoe
patch that he had dug and planted, and
there he had it ont all TO himself. lie /
could read and write little; bat he
wanted SO mnch to learn things, and to |
know what TO study. lie could do il
at home, he thought, If be only had some
ono to tell fim how; and he meant to +
speak TO Miss Nelson, some day, ifhe +
only dared. and asked her to direct him
a little.
The school house was just a little red /
building, Of ouly one room, but it stood
right in the midst Of pine grove, ana :
there we're rocks and pretty liitle W.T.
ellali at The back olt @
Mia rJse7 grew all armnd llesr rocks T
aui Philip thougAt that lbe delicate ulos,
sonls looked just ike Mis-, Nalso.t's
chetk,i 80 he solbegqd very beautiful
bouqaet Of roses aud buds AID laid them .
on lhe Ill of b opan window T
Tue teacmrsaw i- eager, irgG'eucd I
laer VI 1e eazed i;no tie room q nloncuii
aud theara, away aud size caHed tot
5Iar,j come Daca but Ph,ip onls rani
highlander. @
ilh PMt bes'lloa~, sand oee 81 tbe /
sir.~: aed Mi.s Mellon praised he bon
qacl, aad said she you'd ike t0 ,sa pml- +
ip. /
AJmo-I eyety dos lbc baueh ii Via I
rose, appeared 90 the window .ii, and
tbs young iady basan to be very much
interested ia tie .trBnge boy ODo day +
.lie omne laiI upon idmiurlia street, aud +
said very kiudJl +
IlIink this 1. my lae MEND WHO
bing me lhe preus roses, bnt wby dou.ti
you come iut0 iAo sg.0ol i
pHip LH.hed daepIy a- he stood there
igesoiutes be dil no' 6ar 10 tell Miv
NaI.on7lat BIZ aum Wa- too ioar 10
scpd him
Come, .ai,l 'hs ygaHg lads nho began
ls sa-Paoi h1g maiter. stood avn 46iug
10 tbc ftass.i isaize - ea a boyk 1901
gon wals l,pse aili. tae Fbtlpz
Miss Ne iaAea p h.m kialy aih
,lss Eag, lE gr .a 'g'a se was yag
iaWb s1 aj.8a .,oda5 Il.a .a.o.
1aam aua hiss A.zaH said, 81 -'t n5fi,