The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-13
Looking I'm and Down.

Looking Up and Down.
If l had only lived in that pretty white
house up there
A very weary, discontcntcd little mai.
den sat on shady doorstep, holding
big, hot, woarisome baby. brother in her
lap, while her mother, more weary still
was ironing the clothes. Eternal vigi
lance was the price OF tiiat L-L-'s Gsir
for he experimental on everything hi
busy fingers could carry to HE nouth,aud
made tealfuIly periious journeys to th'
water.butt, and the barn.yard, wher
scy,hes were reOdy to out,apd grindstone
to tip over on his toes, whenever oppor
tunity offered.
Sister Janet was kind Of deputy
mo;hel" in the household, where every
other year brought its inevitable baby tt
be watched and tended. They we're fear
tul little tyrsnts, too, end not on!y de-
iuanded her instant obedience. but com
manjed songs Of joy and change ofsocn'
ia the most 0veroearing manner. Jancf
loved them all dearly. and kissed ouc
cooed, uud carried and sang 70 them il
turn, but TO day
Well--.he did want 10 run off to ;h'
holyhooka in the back garden 10 stud,
tbe morning. lesson, and she did wan
10 put that rev stitch in poor little BIZ
Of worsted. work she had rasby under.
taken to copy from Sue Liunet's cushion
aud heiC voc 'hia hnayhady to be looked
after lie had already succeeded in de.
vouring bottle while ,he was taking u
peep at her book and had chewod pp the
cuff Of Il freshly ironed shirt, while she
sat thinking Of her trials.
Away of on the crest Oft the moautain,
there giimmercd through the great trees
the white front Of big house. An open.
ing through the wood below showed its
green lawu with its strip Of carriage read
winding about, and very clear days she
had SEN the glimmer o! ID -uoSy drcs;
on the perch, and had seen Il carriage be
fore the open door, She loved TO sec th,
sunset lighting up its many windows with
a blaze Of glory, and dreamed 50 many
ay-dreams while She looked, that il
seemed almost au epchanted palace where
there could be no wan, nor care nor sor
row:
NO BABY Tom shc SAID to herself anl
then was dreadinliy rfmorseicl' an(
Rugged hita ~ sht Ia her little motHer'l
, arms as though to iniNe amends for he
impatient thought. Ard os Tom did no
understand the ciFes'' OF course
o he struck oui wildly "n' Slid oii ner ZAP
= rolled over toward toe hen COOP fright
: ened the old hen and chickens and made
such eommotion that mother came #
o the door IL terror anl scoldcd Jane
. somo~h'' sharply fer her neglect
i And 80 It came To pasa that Janet
very much ssgrieved. sat looking visit
-. fully at the white house that gllmmere
cool and quiet under tue big trees an
iancled 1t Palace OF Delight.
:. In the shaded corner oil the low, whit
!, porch OF the great hou'e this very alter
- noon, there sat fair aad graceful lad
- - in wicker chair.
~ If little Janets eyes had not been fu
% Of tears she might kave seen the hutt'
OF her tinted muslin dress have seen' to-
!, the little carriage in front of the doc
!, from which gentleman alighted' an
=. seated himself by the waiting lady.
=, But could she have guessed that the
!. we're speaking Of the hopeless disease th'
- =, was tearing her frame with horrible pal
= :; which the kind doctor could on y soott
90 80 in part ?-Could she guess at the wore
~ u SO sadly spoken b. tho pretty lady SOW
~ w yonder p
T. Pointing wi'h her slender hand dow
- - to the lirte rcd cottage that glimmert
;, like great red rose beyond the graz