St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-28
VOLUME 3S---NUMBER 1874.

Dick. who loves his mother to IA tear
iul extent, and who would tigIrativcly
go to the ends of the earth To serve her
when in the mood. and come back To
tell her lies. and exaggerated stories of
the true Munchausen type. till she
never knows when To believe him
Who goes on hurried crr;Inds. and
meeting II boy with rod and line. forth
with goes a-tishiug. and doesn't think
till after dark, when he runs all the way
home. tcaltully hcgging pardon for
grieving his dear mamma. and asking
to be punished. only when he is asleep.
can she have faith i'll him. Then he
looks So calm and inmorcnt. that she
thinks only of his wonderful affection
tor her, his tears for his sins his tender
promises that he will he the best boy :;
and he Is Il generous, Whole soulcd
boy. Authorizing everything low and
mean. always gentle with the little
ones. giving up his own plans I" please
them and the mother believes he will
be Il great and good man some day. and
81 puts away her fears and teai>.
And who ever had another Harry,
so stubborn and wiifful, so fun Of odd.
whims ,apd ppeomfortable plans9 a.
boy who at school picks up everything
that should be- drOppedo and shocks one
with hiss itbackx Goldfish Hs'eOHt' . and
"dcownT, and .fteOwn,r who. 'ifi there
he one outlaudish habit more distress
ing than another. is sure to catch it,
and not only to catch bat To- keep it till
he creates Il worse whose decent hab-
an, ,Itl n,t t,,lt t,..t It what
he may lapse into who. if YOU have
To take off his cap when he cutters the
paIlor. ai,srntly asking INA am? When
YOU coVeItlV remind him. a> II it were
quite Il new, and heIctotnrc mhtard of
accomplishment : W hu always cnntriNc>
to uip himself in the fold, of som"
Lady visitors dI">~. providing the dress
he delicate. the boots muddN. and Ih"
lady particular: who is enough III hmn-
self to keep father, m"thrI. and one
stout missionary busy from sim t" sun
1t j.. ludicr"u>ly mcl;inchnll tn Look
back To the infancy al the fist baby,
when patcr and mater iamlilI> mapped
ont The little mans lite, stuck Il pm
here. dlcN Il line there. and left No
blanks He WAS Gu Ice 81 unlike com
mon children. whnS'. parent, had no
>el>t. of great moral obligation. He
should he rmiucmtlN truthful and CON
>rirnliuu, and ma>r: Uhc smaller boy :
beat him y aud :" @rIndlN manli. ior
all lhr~c things could hr taught if pal-
cut- were only wise. And tins the rlN-
baby now, filling the huu-c " ith lanru-
taIion> il his finger hc cut. III his MT
tens lost. 81 if himself be WoISIcd IN
wnrdl conflict. But then. he will bear
pain uHtiinchinglN II Nou hut appeal To
his nohcl nature. endure hardship like
Il good soldier. and melt Nour heart with
Il sense of your hard injustice. ill hr
freezes it again with some outhuIst in
which love. tenderness. generosity and
pride are all alike forgotten.
Well Icmrmh,I once hearing Il
mother say in presence OF Il minister
who WAS tur Il time Il mrmhrI of hen
family I'VE havr the promise : Solo
mon >aN>. Train up IL child in the way
he should 90. and when he Is old he
/ will not depart from il :: but mine did.
The minister. who WI- Il close OBJ
( server and >"mcthi. Z oi a wag withal.
. whispered /" me as We LETT the table.
"Thrlc'- Il screw loose somrwhele.
Indeed often think there's Il screw
loose every Where. as uN to make my
complicated machinery work. il l. often
in such tumble. 30. doubtless. when
this mortal life draws near its close Ne
shall sigh - We think of the po>>ihlll-
ties which We made ImpohIhIr. The
poetry of oIu Young wears fast falling
. through blank verse into hldukrI prose,
our high ambitious. our nob" aspIIa-
tions on 4 dead level. our children very
much like other peoples. common men
and women: some happily >im"lr. some
wrctchedIl married ; some i'crtavcd
and alone all suffering, not all over
coming: some failing b! the way One.
| perhaps the brightest. of whom We
must S.iN: 1t were better hId Ii" never
T been born. When We think of all tins.
We long To- take ON Iltc-cAPellrnre and
and 90 back to chldhn"d. and walk
again the narrow path with winged
feet to bt grand. and strong Il very
/ power ot ourselves. moulding oar little
oue> in the Divine image. grating III
/ the virtues. Topping of the Vices. till
We remember that such Is not God :
plan. Every soul that i born into the
/ kingdom of this world. must fight it,
/ own tight mt" the kingdom ol grace.
/ God helping. and We may not measure
/ the soul fni its immortal garments. At
/ best we are but simple teachers. We
/ live our poor life. and groam under our
/ own sins. being hUrd"ned ; and the
/ little life before which We stand shame
faced. makes ui our errors its stepping
stones. and swiftly mounts To higher
/ planes. leaving us i'll mute wonder Ia
wipe the tears from our blinded e}es
and 10y and b! praise cod VIII" showed
unto Us this mystery.