Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-05-28
LITTLE CHARLES WILL.

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Waller and Charlie Harrison were the
sons of sea captain, aud lived in one of
the fine old seaport towns OF MaSsachu-
setts.
These boys were as unlike AZ two broth
ers could be. Walter was a rough, plain
boy, large of his age and rather clumsy,
with a passionate, jealous temper, which
gave his friends great deal of trouble.
| But he had some noble qualities he was
| as brave as a young lion, faithful, diligent
perfectly honest and truthful, and some
times very tender in his feelings. Charlie,
| some two years younger than Walter, was
| a delicate, beautiful, sweet-tempered boy,
who loved every body, and in return was
| greatly beloved. He was fair pale, slight
with blue 0yes and golden curls. Walter
said he looked like girl, and sometimes
laughed at his delicacy; but, for all that,
| he was jealous of the poor chiid's beauty
even Of his weakness.
Captain Harrison was most of the time
al sea, and his gentle wife found il difficult
to control the impatient spirit or correct
| the even more unamiable moodiness of her
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| he would often accuse her of being partial
to hei youngest and handsomest son, and
| say that she petted and INDUCED Charlie
so much, that he could not be disobedient,
or give her any trouble; he himself, he
said, would be good, If he were so treated.
Walter really thought himself slighted
and unloved, because he knew he was very
plain, and he saw his sickly brother cared
for constantly. He never seemed to think
how ridiculous it would look in his moth
or to be nursing and petting stout, healthy
boy who was one of the strongest wrestlers,
and the best hand with the ball, in all the
town.
Walter, with all his fine health, was often
sulleD and silent, while his brother was
seldom too i'll to be talkative aud cheerful
so it was very natural for visitors to notice
Charlie the most, and, as they supposed he
needed amusing, to send him books and tC
make him presents most frequently. AL
this "partiality" was shown to him, Wal
ter said, because he happened to have
plain face, aud didn't know how to pu
himself forward. Charlie was grieved a
this, and always wished to share his gift
with his brother; but Walter could neve
be persuaded to accept any thing.
One time, whtn Charlie was about tel
years old, his mother had visit from pi
Gus maiden aunt, who spent some week
In the family. During Miss Hannah Per
kins' stay, she became much attached L
quiet little Charlie; but as Walter CAV
way to his temper two or three times, be
fore her, and made sport of some of he
queer ways, she did not like him over
much, though she thought he might b
, made good boy of, with proper manage
ment. She wondered how his mothe
could let such fits of passion and sue
naughty tricks pass without severe pun
shment. II he were her child, she said
Z she would soon whip that bad temper ou
OF him. But Mrs. Harrison believed ths
, one blow would put more evil passion in
to the heart of such proud boy as Waite
than she could ever gel OUT.
She never failed seriously TO reprove hi
faults and wrong actions and she knew
what she told no one-that Walter wOul
always come TO her after burst of imps
! tience or bad feeling, and ask her forgive
e ness. She knew that he loved her, his fl
ther, brother aud little sister Intensely
she was patient, and prayed God to sofle
the heart and subdue the temper of her III
happy child.
A short time afer Aunt Hannah relurI
ed home. she sent the boys each bool
Charlie's happened TO he opened first.
was handsome illustrated copy OF "Rol
insOn Crusoe." Walter then eagerly opel
cd his own, which was rather gaily boun
1t was "The Memoirs Of a Sunday seho
Scholar" Walter flung il down, sayin
angrily, "What did the old maid send n
this for, wonders l have had enough
such things out of the Sunday school
. brary. She did not send you such hun
! drum sort of book, Charlie. l suppo