St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-09
Lizzie in the Mill.

Lizzie in the Mill.
/ Many Years ago, III pleasant village
"t New England, lived the little girl
/ whose true story am about to relate.
/ Lizzie Stone the only daughter of The
miller.
Lizzie was a child whom every body
/ loved: not only because she WAS 81
/ pretty. lively, and intelligent. but for
| her being >" sweet. gentle. and peace
able. 81 truly good. Lizzie had two
/ brothers il few years older than herself.
/ who were very fond of her. and nt
/ whom she WAS NcIN fond. These three
children always went /" >ch"" and /"
church together. and played i'll perfect
ayrrcmcut
Ii happ, ned that one SUNNY autumn
afternoon they had Il visit from Nv"
/ little girls. their cousins. who lived
about Il mile distant. They had Wild.
joyous time; they play ed ii the yard.
III the barn. and all over the house.
Mrs. Stone. who WAS Il kind. pleasant
WOMAN. looked on and laughed. if She
did MOI minglr III their SpoIt. She got
them Il nice rarlN tea 10y themselves:
and. when the visitors. alIrI "nc last
merry game. we've about leaving. She
said To Lizzie:
''l"uI bIuIhcI> will go home, with
Alice and Celia. l"u may =" with
them a. tal H> the mill: but he sure tn
stop there. and come home with Nour
father.
rs the cousins set out. laughing and
frolicking along. MIS-. Stone stood III
tine little front portico "t hen cottage.
looking attrI them. ~ they Went down
the lane. and thinking what handsome.
and happy, and above all what good
children they were. She smiled at
LiIlle's at1cct0natc way al taking leave
ot her. though she WAS To hc gone 80
short Il time. Lizzie never parted from
hcI mother. even Tor Il hali-huuI. With
ont kissing her lovingly. and hiddim"
. her gOod-hNc IN Il voice ~ sweet and
Z. tender ;I> the CooIng of Il dove. Now 9,
aS Mrs. stone went INTO the house. She
sand softly Ia herself: 1T Is nearly ten
l Wears since God gave me that child, and
she has never Yet caused me one mo
memt's SorroW.
The children played :" much along
the road and stopped :" often L. pick
| flowers and berries. that II Wis nearly
! dark :, hen they reached the mill. Ihrll.
| when the girls come to part. ilicl had
Vet 80 many things to tell each other.
:" many invitations I" give. :" many
!. good hNcS to SAY il Was no wonder that
they fingered Il while.
1t seemed that Lizzie could not let
her cousins 60. She parted from them.
in her loN InG Way 81 many times. THAT
her brothers grew Il little impatient.
- and George. the eldest. said. Nv ny
Il sister. don't see but that Ned aud
will have To help You in Your kissing
:. or You'll never get through
Then Alice and Celia. hlu<hing and
laughing. hrok" away from their cousin
+. and ran towards their home. The boy
soon "Neltook them; and Lizzie. after
=, Watching the group Il while. and think
/ ing how good WIS God 10 give her >ucl
amiahle cousins. such noble brothers
-, and such dear parents to love. turnc,
;, and went into the mill. She found i
=. going. and was almost frightened hl
=, the din il made, and 10y the darkness
i for night WAS fast coming om. Sin,
~ called her fathers name. and he an
- swcred. but the machinery made :,
- much noise hat she did not hear. Think
- ing that he had already gone, she tune,
to go home alone. She took Il way Sh,
had often safely taken, over the tlume
+" 10y the great water-whccl. Butto-nigh
al she WAS hewildercd, lost her footing
and fell off on to the wheel. whicl
ns whirlcd her down, down, crushing IN,
tearing her in ii shocking manner!
IT. happened that just at that moment he
father. thinking that Lizzie had bee
~ sent to call him home. stopped the mil
E and began to search for her. Led b
ia her cries. he came to the wheel an,
IN there found what had occurred. AR
You badly hurt, my daughter - h
-, asked. i'll great grief and terror. '.le>
bt father. seem 20 he all crushed t
NJ pieces. and cannot stir: but | think
,,r shall live till You get me ont. LcaV
me here, and go for help
The ncighborhood WAS soon rouse,
- and many men hurried with saws an
v axes, to the mill. But they found tn:
y. only one oI two could work at Il tim
Te in cutting away the strong. heavy tim
e bcIs. and that it would he some horl
ut before Lizzie could he taken from tn
mp cruel place where she WAS held so ia,
and crushed So drcadtully: and the
y said that to move the wheel back az
OF forward might kill her at once.
eS When Mrs. Stone came. one of til
of men let Il light down into the wheel. :
- she could see her poor child. When SlI
ce saw Lizzie's white face, and the bleedin
ire aims he'll toward her. he Slliekcd an
ars cried bitterly. But Lizzie called up
id her as sweetly and checrtully as 81
mt had ever spoken in her life and sal,
he ''Don't cry, mother. They will get II
zee out before long: keep up good courag
vs. and pray to God for me-
re- And SO she continued to talk. hol
after hour, while the men kept cuttir
els and saving at the great timhers;
ce. she cheered and comforted her parent