Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
held the result of the labor of many

bpheld the result OF the labor OF many
hands Il blank before US. We sat in awed
silence. feeling we were in the presence of
that Power which can bar the raging waves |
of the sea with little grains Of sand and
send IN army of little insects to bring to
naught the boasted work of man.
The third day after their arrival, clouds
fitted across the sun at intervals, screen.
ing us from its entense heat, and toward
night Il company of us. daughters of those
pr,iries. dragged our really exhausted
selves to the river, hoping to find Il little
refrcshmcnt by Il bath. We were scarcely
in the water before we were startled by Il
crash. a peal, and then II rushing wind.
Peering over the high northern bank, we
saw !, black clou,l driven furiouslv up to-
wac the zenith, and at the same time the
sun burst from under Il dark veil in the
west. revealing to our eyes Il scene of wO =
der Myriad~ upon myriads of little wings
were flushing like specks of silver in the
sunlight not only rs fur as the eye could
reach, east, west, and south, bat Il, far as
we could see into the air above us, and we
knew the gr;l>shoppers were driven again
b, fore the north wind.
When our bath was finished, very few of
them were left to annoy us rs we returned
home, and great was our relief and joy to
have them gone. But we did not look for
ward to the want which has oppressed so
many hearts and to the relief of which so
many of the readers of St Nicholas have.
no doubt, contributed.-S. Nicholas for
July.
MAKE THEN CoMFORrABLE.-"M Mary
why will YOU continue to put your shoulder
in that awkward manner?' said Mrs. Lane
sharply to her little girl. II have reminded
Won Of it half Il dozen times, at least, this
very day, and still you pay no attention to
| it, Now, remember, if you have to be
| spoken to again about it this afternoon.
>h;,ll keep You at home from Aunt Lucy :
to morrow
| The chid's face flushed and rs she looked
down, her eyes half filled with tears. She
seemed timid and anxious lest she should
commit the fault again, vet it WIS almost
Il certainty that she would.
Come here, Mary dear" said Aunt Lu-
CIV very gently, but with quite IN indig-
naut flush on her check She began to I'M
button the little dress and examine the
make of the under-waist
Just as expected. sister," She said i'm
pul>ivelv; here is this shoulder piece not
fitting at all, but every moment slipping
down over the point of the shoulder in IN
t~gIavating way. What comfort would
poH take with Il garment acting that way ?
Poor tile shoulder She said n she rubbed
ii gently with her soft white hand. Now
unite will take IL stitch or two here, for
he present and will fix it better " hen Won
iake it off Doesn't that feel better? Now
run and play, and after Il while you'll ct
all out OF the fashion of putting up one
shoulder
The little girl kissed heraunt gratefully.
Is she irippcd away, much happier than
she was Il few minutes before
You should be ashamed Of Yourself"
,ail the young girl enrrgeticallv. when She
had gone. to leave 4 child in such di~cnm
fort and then blame her Tor urtinw awk
wardlv. | have seen Il mother scold her
child for lmping when she had on u shoe
much too tight or one that had a nail in
thu heel that hurt her ut every step. There
/ : plenty of unavoidable suffering in Thu
world without adding any needless pain to
! he burden. 1t i ~ little is we can ,lp to
make children comfortable when we en-
pee them To- he GOOD and behave with lro-
! prictv. Fulltw"-thirl> of the bad behavior
of our children lies III tn" prrrnt'~ door
The r,mn h of her spirited Young >i>'e r
set Mrs. Lame to thinking. more seriously
! than She hal ever don" before. ON the lu-
ties of parents to IN tx. their children com
/ tortlblr. and, it is to be hoped. the rood re-
suits were To be seen in her after treat
ment of her little ones -WothtrS Ntgl-ptt.