Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-01-20

come asked grandmother Tor the tUmtl
time. iorgcttiugthc answer she had rs Otter
received
" Don't hn anxious, mother replied Mrs
steele. "shc ha. only gone down to Jcrl
/ McCmi's, aud Charley is with her"
Here the door opened. aud Clara Steel
came in, accompanied by her brother. Tn,
old lady, face To zap with its usual placio
smile, and her pet came forward To greet her
Clara was sweet girl of eighteen, with
delicate fowu-ike beauty peculiarly he
own. as If -omn faint breeze had waited her
to earth. and might at amy moment wait he
away again. erprcseuce made that bright
home circle complete. HE golden ring
found It's missing pearl Her eyes wore
lar-on starry brightness though her thought,
were just now of the rarth earthly
They me in great distress at IHry's,'
said Shes the children vetaken the fever
and jerry himself isn't able tp sit mp.
I don't wonder, living in such a place as that
/ Damp uuWholasomn quarters breed typhoid
/ fever
81 know it, said Mrs. steele. they must
/ hr suffering Jerry has bccu out OF the
/ shop for long time
Aud of course they hldu' q dollar ahead
/ Those people never do, added her husband
/ glanciug up from his paper
"lloW can they on starvation wages 2
asked cousin Frank tariy. Why doesn't
/ Slas FlFnt look out Tor his hands, and give
| them decent pay ~
tie wouldn't Zoe Silas Fhut ii he did.
retortcd CHARLEY.
CUES, FlNnt pays the regular wages
| said Mr. ST eolr, thi, time laying down his
I paper 81 don't sea that he j. bound to do
anything more. Laziness makes the trouble,
and ,hiitlessness. and strong drink"
Nov, father pleaded Clara jerry is
% good. steady workman. You know that
But be- has q large family; and what car. he
done uoW that hes down sick =
Whats all this stir about labor reform, -
said cousin Frank, coming % bier assistance,
eff there's nothing 90 DE- riormndY A
movement which has made hcadVay, %, this
movement has against the opposition of
heavy men like you and Flyut, must have
some basis
o" II is the old teud between rich and poor.
It's human nature When one has more
than another bee who lack, tries to take
from him vino ahouuds The poor are never
content. II is the same whining story.
Give ms of your OIL for our lamp. are gone
ont And the wise make the sam. answer,
Go To- them that scll and buy ioi yourselves,
lest There be not enough for as and YOU"
And how il the poor, foolish souls won't
take advice And are provoked 10y others
seltishne~s into helping themselves
Then the oil is spilled. the lamps
smashed la the melee, and there is darkness
all around. We are poorer and the poor
none the richer That is revolution, Of
course. And, after a revolution, who come
into power again but the governing classes
the educated and wealthy mrn of the cnuu.
try? The poor stand lust where they did
before, only the whole nation is put back
half % century,"
But, why not avoid revolution by a gen.
erous policy at the outset Isn't that the
better way 2"
Yes" said the old laslv. screnely. The
prudent man toresecth the evil aud hideth
himself" She wa. fond of quotations from
the good Book
"Why do Won leave Tia, case to dema.
gogues and politicians 2" pursued cousin
Frank, who never liked to giu. up an arpu-
meut. They ouly Use the Labor Movement
for their own asg.audz mont-sent to Con.
gross hy the vote, of these pnor men. for
whose real good they care not farhing
| The regular phy,icIal who ueglects his pa
teut5 opeus ihr door ior the quack. II the
/ differences between capital and labor are
ever hmmoniled. il viii DE done by capital
lists themselves. Time, and wealth, aud
trained intellect must he brought To bear Ju
them. and labor has few oi ia ,,r.'
such men as Flyut might do a great
| deal said Mrs. Steele, gently, eff they