Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

Like a beautiful picture, framed 10y sym
metrically rounded mountains, lies the little
settlement of -, IN the center Of an al
most limitless forest. Martin Hands house
stood near a gloomy divide Of the hills
and the pines and hemlucks cast their dis
nal shadows on the very doorsill. Little
Carl sat on the doorstep watching, with
longing eyes, the retreating forms of num-
Der OF children, who were on their way TO
the swamps TO hunt for May-applss. His
father forbade his going with them, and
after they disappeared from view, Carl went
into the house and sitting down in a cor
ner of the tidy little kitchen, began 10 roll
marbles across the bright painted floor for
his little kitten TO chase in their rapid flight.
Mrs, Hand was a quick-motioned, oner-
getic little woman, rather inclined to be
fretful, and she was very busy this morning,
having large family of farm-hands, be-
sides her husband and child, to cook for.
In crossing the room TO put a pie in the ca
pacious stove-ovcn. Mrs. Hand stepped on
one Of Carls marbles and spilled the contents
Of the plate on the clean floor.
Poor little Carl he had 10 sit in chair
half an hour for his mothers accident. II
Mrs. Hand had not been annoyed in any way
10y the marbles, would she have thought of
Furnishing her little boy for playing with
them Then he tried playing horse with the
chairs, but his mother caught rip in her
dress ON the step Of his little high chair.
There, now, I've torn my dress on that
old chair You're always under foot, Carl
ton Hand, do declare I" Mrs, Hands face
was as disagreesble looking as the tones of
her voice were harsh.
Lt.ie Sarl ioVkeu up III hel lace Wi.n
PiIiu' iulFer oi MS Us, rosy uhuer up "nat
all DO, mamma
,Any'nng' as long as you don't bother
me- was u'ie uhsIaelous response,
, & ia3 ! 70 OUT uporS' mamma p'eadSu
we h''if ey' catuhihs her eagerly oy tne
Siefse, anu .leiepy causing her 10 urop Ihe
c"Piu' 1i sugar sue was measuring LOT cake
"oh uaie "hele you 60 II you keep
ou' oi NY way Iepne1 Tue hurried ana IT
llelt'u woman oIe ulu nos ihteha 70 os
u,h''it .i " unIus1 70 nei h'.i' uoy' ou' .ne
iueS oi ewing MN a.'y'niis 70 Keep niin OUT
oi niScnisi never entered hsr heao' -,
~, us.m VIZ ! uau ur"'iinodeI 70 pay wiln'
l'he e ny 9.erii',s' niu5eereu Sa,l 70 MN
spl' a. I,i 'e snPl'eu ou' ol lne oacs uoori
,iess gs' op. VI way now ne saiu' a. y
ne entered niue track ulat Diahcned on
,io'a ,ie oiua''' open cart roan' just oeEonu
=. u
~ was uie hist Vi june ana rhououeh,
ui11S, .ne sa'ior cap ana otier peau.,iui e,i
"nu no"Srs grew py Tue way. ne hiieu
uiS tiny hanus "ith tne oriSht blossoms
ony ~ u''s 'Iei" "siu1 as Miiu
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'ie ~Ss', ~ "'y QUE way ous neie' you
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i'", auuu' mon ie oes"l 70 leei h1neiY,
''lil ssal'gu 20 go nome, nus tears ana "il1
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NM ''9i Ii ou1'a LII iis @ iinu ms way nome
Ni,' ,'"'u ia' oeei, aeloss io's 70 the
''t',e IIs''s''oe in ~ t'.es i'l'ss' anu WSs
ae '' , ie f ro9nu s i;,, I,s "iie Amos. peSiue
49, VIZ m tsa', 'o' NIUE N"i''on was ho-
IS -, ,p",'' ;n. a.,
;ie1 =. '''S' oye'' ',ai9' Nun 'le ,au' 30
R5ioIiH PInI was an iie' nusoan1 sHlu. AR.
n'a,,,, T's oo," anu pIsa SuaNei' out
'i"' yu. VI Wv 'oeie'y' uo'us 70 u'e
uoo' 'e pie" ,nIee iliisln5 pi@sts on hoil''
rI tlie S'suSl ~ distress III tual i1hey region;
ine neisnools soon gathered snd' until n..il
.nolu''ls u'% nvi .hey sought -" ior 'ne l,''le
"unu,i'', ', "a Tu'lPoor "''i sang Na'l 70 s'eep
neeNeatp Wv sNaee W p'oan'ns p,he iai
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