Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-04


Sammy for five minutes The thought was
in both their minds but it was Jenny who
spoke first.
| don't believe he would cry. Why should
heY" Then she turned to Sammy "Will
Sammy be a good boy, and stay with these
yiolets, while sister goes into The woods to
get him some more 2"
The little fellow gathered up the yiolois
again, and kissed them.
Sammy tay with these violetsY Yes,
Sammy lay with these violcts."
Never stopping 10 think how improbable
IL was that the little fellow should under
stand their intention, they took his words
for the free consent an older person might
have given and so they hurried of into
the woods. II he called after them, they did
not hear the faint cry; and they ran ON
eagerly, gathering loads of flowers, and
laughing and chatting, glad and merry " in
their spring On that spring day" All right
enough, if only duty, in Che shape Of poor
little sammy, had not been left behind.
They always thought they were not gone
five minutes but it was at least half an
hour before they came in sight of Sammy
again and then he was not in the little
wagon. The violets lay there fading IN the
sun; but Sammy was on the ground, and
there was such white. white face on which
The MAY sun was shining The girls sprang
toward him; but lust as they reached him,
Jenny turned 10 Susy with such look of
p,le DESPAIR ne one hardly sees twice In
lifetime.
" You touch him. Susy," she ga,pcd
dare mott think he is dead
And Susy went TO liit him up At her
touch he opened his eyes. with a feeble lit
Tie wall and then, seeing the girls, hc tried
to smile
Sammy wanted TO come, too Sammy
FELL"
Then the blue eyes shut again, and thc
Girls understood an. Ilchad been frightened
al being lcft alone, and hc had tried TO get
out of thc wagon to drag himself after them.
! In the attempt be- had fallen. and hurt hun
self-whu knew how badly ?
" Oh. Susy !" Jenny cried, will You go
and Tell mother? dare not I'm wait here"
Kmd-hearted Susy flew away like thewiud
and Jenny sat down on the grass and drew
the poor little sunny head, with the white
whit. silent face. ulon her knee. When
Susy reached the house, She saw Mr. Osgood
| first. he had lust como in. and was stand
ing at the door. To him She painted forth
her story. and he vaa oH To- the woods before
she had finished it.
lie found his children there-S Sammy
swoouing from paiu, and Jenny more dead
| than alive in her terror. He lifted the baby
| tcndery, and examined his poor, fui little
| boy. lie soon saw that It was am arm.
which had been broken in the little fellows
! fall, that made the trouble. lie spoke to
| Jcnny chcerlully. for his heart was fun Of
/ pity for her
"lt's q broken arm, dear, that can be set
right by surgeon and "a few weeks OF
/ care. which You viii be glad to help mother
take, know"
Then he carried Sammy, still unconscious,
/ home ia his arus. Mrs. Osgood had made
all things ready. She was one of those wo-
men who fluid strength, not lose il, when
| time of trial comes. She had sent Susy into
| the village for physician. She had every
thing that could possibly be needed i'm wait
, ing. Mr. Osgood laid Sammy down ON his
own little white. fresh bed
"Dont take on, Jane" he said to his wife.
lie has broken lis little arm but it will all
come right"
Soon came the docior.aud confirmed what
the father had said. The arm was set. and
presently Sammy was looking around him.
AS comfortable in his mind as was possible
to broken-armcd baby. Nobody scolded
the girls. for they had suffered enough. 1t
was a lesson they would never in their lives
FORGET.
The little arm healed fast. as baby hurt.
DO. think. even. that Sammy rather en-
loved this time of illness: for Jenny deyo-
ted herself to him constantly. She PLAYED
with him; she sang to him She told linn
stories. She never. never could do enough.
she thought. to make mp for having brought
this main and peril upon him by her selfish
neglect. She was sure She could not forgive
herself. bu. every one else who saw her sor-
row aud her devotion. forgaye her freely.
Samnv's arm was as good as new In q
few weeks and in the autumn he began To
walk about. Jenny loved to watch him and
help him. and picl, him uf, when he fell
down. But sometimes She used to say how