Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-01-06
Temperance.
Aunt Mabel's Warning.

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with very pardonable pride the young mother
held up her frst-born, to receive the kind
/ greeting of aunt Mabel, who for the first
time had come to pay visit to her fayorite
niece
/ lie is indeed, a beauty" replied aunty,
/ as she took the ten months old baby in her
arms and fondly kissed his soft dimpled
cheeks.
But little Walter did not at all approve Of
| this, aud his mother took him to the other
/ end Of the room, where the bright rays Of
| the afternoon sun, shining through the end
| window. fell on a wine decsnter standing on
/ the table, lighted up the cut glass with va
/ rety Of brilliant colors. Forgetting his
troubles, little Walter crowod with delight,
and stretched ont his tiny hands to grasp
the attractive object. His mother laughed
morrily rs she danced him up and down,
/ " lou can't have that, my SON; that's no
/ playthiuC for you. vet /" but the baby
screamed afresh and reached toward it Fiel
I baby. what % noise for aunty 10 hear there,
/ little tyrant, will that do 2" and she placed
I the stopper Of the decanter in his hands, and
set him ON the carpet then drawing foot
stool to aunt Mahel's side she exclaimed,
" Now, dear aunty, ! can talk to you baby
will be quiet long while with that new toy
/ 70 play with
Oracle, dear, don't spoil that boy Of
ysur-" Grace laughed.
"l'll try not. aunty but he will have his
own way, il possible and she passed her
hand over her boys curly head as he sat
gravely on the floor, thursting his new play
thing Into that general receptacle ofall babies
his mouth
Look auntv." said Grace after q min
oi her treaslre: "only -ce how the rogue Is
sucking that stopper' DO believe be likes
the taste of the wine ON it that's beginning
early at any rate. isn't it, Y" and again She
laughed meuily a- She spoke
But Aunt Mabel did not laugh "Gmce, '
She said seriously. Do You mean 10 bring
up your boy to Doe q vatcr-drinker "
I'm sure don't know. aunty I've never
thought about il. why should /? A little
beer 0r wine. either. won't hurt him when
he Is older Roland and always take 1t
for dinner"
Your husband snot % teetotallcr, then 90
Oh, u0; he says 1t is carrying things Ia
great extremes to abstain altogether. a lit
tle ale with dinner and a glass or two of
wine after does him good. and he is never
pleased unless take some too am not
strong enough to do without it,, be says
though, as ten him. that's just nonsense
for ! ann as well as ever ! can he.
You look SD. at any rate, my dear, said
bier aunt: "aud now. Oracle ! should like
70 Ten you short story about the friends iu
the North. whom only left last week You
know have been staying There q long time
Indeed. You have dear auutie, for ! have
been wanting You for The last three months
and couldn't get YOU; do let me have youl
story, but know -hc added glmcng at
the mourning dress OF har relative. sit ha.
been % very moumlu' time ior YOU
"iudeed u has dear very very mourn
im time But 10 is not of that want 70
speak INST my story must date back many
many years % time when was not much
older than you Gmcle. and as 'ull Of life
and hope as you can possibly De now. Wa
paying n loue-pomi'ed visit 20 some friends
When' one day was surprised by receiving
note from an OLD and much-iored school
fellow TO invite me To spend q long day with
her That week and 60 come io her for q
longer stay when my visit o. the Duncan.
should terminate was indeed delighted
at inns opportunity Of renewing our friend
SNIP and did not iail 20 go to Nillowhy
Han on the appointed day, and was wei
coined by Isabel with the greatest pleasur,
and Ahrction' Nlth eagemess She showed
me over the mouse and gardens reserymg til
iAa'' h'r chiei treasure her only child q
lolely noy oI tLree summer.
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