St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-23
Little Charles Will.

Walter and Charlie Harrison were the
SOILS at >c;l-Captaln. and llNcH III one
ut the tine old seaport towns "t MaS>a-
chuScti>.
'Ihc>c hoy : vcr, a. umlikca> two iG"th-
rr> could he. Walter WAS Il rough. plain
hoy. large of hi- aye and rather clumsy
with It passionate. jealous temper, nich
gave his friends Il gICit deal of tr"uhlr.
But hr had some noble qualities: : lc
WI> ~ brave .iS i Young lion. faithful.
dilh.ruI. pciirrtlN honest and truthful.
and sometimes very tender ~ his feel
lnys. Charlie. some w" Years younger
than " liter. was - delicate. hcautitrl.
sweet ct-trmpcrrI hoy. VIII" loved every
body. and IN return WIS greatly he
loved. He WAS tair, pale. slight with
blue ewes and golden cuIl~. Waiter
said he lnukcd like ii giil. and some
times laughed at hi I,licarl hut. fnl
aII that. he Wa~ Jealous Of the pnoI
child'> beauty even of his weakness.
Captain Harrison Wis most of the
time nj sea. and his gentle wife found
ii difficult /" control the impatient spirit
uI correct the even more uuimlHblC
muoiinc>S of her eldest son. If she re-
proved him ~trlnll, he would often ac-
ru>c her ut being partial I" her Young
est and hdIrl~omc>t son. and >.s} thai
she pcttru and indulgcd Charlie, 81
much. that hc could not he iiS"l,rdicmt
or give her any trouble: he himself,
hc >IId. WullId hc good. if he we've 81
treated.
Walter really thought himself >liyh:
ed and unluvcd. because he knew h,
was very plain. and he SIN his sickll
brother cared for constantly. lie never
seemed To think how iidirul"us il would
look in his mother to Toe nursing and
pcttiug It stout. healthy boy who WAS
one of the strongest Wrc>tlcrS. and tn,
best hand with the ball. in all the
town.
Walter. with all his fine health. VA,
oftcn SuIIrm and silent. while his broth
rr WAS seldom too i'll to bc talkatiV,
and cheerful: 81 it WAS very natural toI
visitors tu notice Charlie the most. and
;S they supposed he needed amusing
to send him books and to make hin
presents most frequently. All thi,
.'partialitN' was shown to him. Walter
said. because he happened to have &;
plain face. and didn't know how to put
himself forward. Charlie was gricveC
at this. and always wished To share hi.
gifts with his brother; hut Walter
could never hc persuaded to accept any
thing.
One time. when Charlie was ahou
ten wears old. his mother had Il viSi
from piou> maiden aunt. who Sprm
some weeks in the family. During Mis-
Hannah Perkins stay, she hccamc mucl
attached To quiet little Charlie; but AZ
-, Ii
three times. before her. and made Spor
of some ot he" queer wly>. she did moi
like him uNeI-much. though she though
he might he made IL good boy ot, will
proper management. She Wondcrc,
how his mother could let such fits q
passion and Slch naughty tricks pas
without severe punishment. If h,
were her child. she said she would Sool
whip that bad temper out of him. Bu
Mrs. Harrison believed that one blov
would put more evil passion into th
he;It OF such Il proud boy as Waite
than she could ever get out.
She never failed seriously to reproV
his faults and wrong actions and sh
knew-what she told no onc-tha
Walter would always come To her afte
burst of impatience or bad feeling
and ask her forgiveness. She kneN
that he loved her. his father. brothe
and little sister. intensely 80 she WI
patient, and PRAYED God to soften tn
heart and Subdue the temper of her M
happy child.
\ short time after Aunt Hannah le
I turned home. she sent the boys each
book. Charities happened to he open
d ed first. 1t WAS handsome illustrate