Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18
Che family Cirtle.
The Babies.
El GAIL HAMILTON

1t is Sunday, and what shall the babies
do? Railroad trains of chairs and Prince
Butler, the dog, cannot be allowed on
Sunday, that is certain. Star Eyes can be
left to herself. for of herself she is never
bolsterous; but Little Brooches csteemcth
not one day above another. He is fond
OF pictures, however, and will listen to
reading with an almost startling intent
ness, gazing into the face of the reader
with Il wide-eyed eagerness rs if he
WITH one long look your whole soul through
Your lips as sunshine drinkcth dew"
a picture of Joseph sold by his breth-
rem serves us text for i long sermon on
well. it must be confeSsed-on clmels rs
much us on Joseph. Then | say, Now
if you will get me 4 Bible, will read YOU
the story of Moses
The Bible is lost" says he solcmnlv
"Oh, no, think you can find Bible in
! the bookcase
Yes" he says with renewed and in
creaslng emphasis. - there has been Il Bible
lost out of this house. 1t says:
saw Young Anna FAber come walking into
churchH'
Blessed and beloved Apostle Sweetest
Saint in all the calendar, Worthy success
sor of that disciple whom Jesus loved, gen
tlest and teuderest of all the Sons of Thm
der, l should not dare to follow my heart :
promptlngs and class YOU with those holy
men OF old, but when, out Of the mouth of
babes and Stockings, your praise IS per-
fectcd, it is not for me to stand by and say
them nay
SO Little Brooches is presently convinc-
ell that it is 4 volume of Whittier, and not
the Bible, that is lost ont of this house, and
he starts off on Il tour of exploration
Bibles are not so scarce that he need take
4 Sabbath days journey; but his vieN s
are vague, his mind is diScursive. and his
search prolonged. Presently after long
silence Il hollow voice rcsoundS from some
{ remote faStneSS, " Cu>naba, don't care
to hear about Moses" and the culprit
heaves in sight with i biz Kaleidoscope
which was put on an upper shelf in Il dark
closet Tor the express purpose of keeping
+ 1t ont of his way. SO that is the reason
, why " Moses " was SO soon nippcd in the
. bud but what possessed him to 20 Bible
hunting in 4 clothcs-cosct?
q And what feeling is it. what divine dis
! content with the established order of things
, that makas him come in and throw him
self in a chair with his back to the front
and his heels rs high up the back us the
supply will permit? Is it a physical or a
mental, n nervous or a social so'ace that
this attitude ministers to his perturbed
spirit?
And what becomes of his clothcS9 Oh
q his jackets Oh his knees. Oh. the sea,
Of his trousers Little Brcechcs, has con.
. out without his Jacket and will certainly
y get his death o'cold," says Ann, coming i1
and holding up the mite of n garment she
+ has found.
+ No. Ann. do You not see that i hi,
best jacket. and he has on his old one"
His best, but what a Scared old veteran
it looks. And if this is the jacket. how
then shall the trousers appear? those eight
= pairs which it was fondly hoped woulI
' bear him trlumplantlv down the summer
V months and through the Indian Snmmc,
I till the nippng fr">tS appeared and ala.
before the idesof August the DAYLIGHT Shon,
e through them.
o As for his hats, there is no question what
becomes of them. They are hung on Tn,
o pump-llandlc To be gently soaked ovcl
: night with the gentle rain; they float in
: the bath tub; they are brought home ten
< derby by any kind friend or faithful servant
> who may have recognized them on the CITY
: Park or the village green. They are re-
. constructed into footballs and butterfly
traps, and buckets for bailing ud-pud
4 dies. They crown the heads of hobrobIin
: made ont of brOomsticks and other poles
. Il is easy enough to see what becomes OF
: the hats
e At noon Little Brooches is dressed afresl
l clean linen suit, new trousers, shining
: f.ce. smooth hair, striped stockings. wei
Il gartered up, new slippers. pansy in hi.
a button hole-a little stiff with the concouS
ness of being we'll dressed. but 4 most ap-
I petizmg mor>el. 1t rains. but he has Il new
pair of rubber boots which he is Ger anx
ious to try. and his infatuated mother
= gives him leave to walk to the barn. Tc
e walk to the barn by Il roundabout randi,
Y through the garden seems to him but :
e small stretch of privilege, but by the time
:, he enters the barn his clothes are SO thor
+ oughly damp that when he energies from
/ the t1Our-barrel into which he entered. a.
n his first exploit, he i, a mass of paste, an,
h the brave, ght clothes have to be irno
1t mlnlously and Immediately set to soak il
the wash-tub.
4. What can YOU do? His trouble, seem tc
l. come naturally, not wickedlv. Even wIlcr
l. for some real and heinous crime he is sen
), prematurely to bed. he lies and means "Oh
J. now my heart is broken" He cvidentl,
l. contemplates the situation not as punish
n ment, but as atflction His busy ittk
e BRAIN Is all ut SKIES and sevens abou
$ cause and effect right and wrong. sin IN,
suffering.
@ Ann says he, strolling in two hour
V after dinner, from which he was missing
e :" Ann, have had my dinner"
Rut 4
V "llow should know whether Won htv,
o had your dinner or not?n
u . Was | at the table. Ann?"
mo, did not see YOU ut the table,
Then of course | have hid no din
ner'
IL Would you vcX that accutc little reas
!, oner by forbidding him the dinner he for
- got to come home to and cannot even nov
IS tell whether he has eaten except by exter
, nal testimony and abstract argllmento ",
l. take no note of time but from its loss. an,
~ he never looses any. Play is his drivin.
II and thriving business. School he stoop
:, to, the sturdy, od-flshioned school q
- books and study and recess, but the cit
= kindergarten is an determination in his ewes
y Cant tell Miss Kindergarten'-tlu
: he always calls his teacher. whining mos
" plteouSly. Can't tell Miss kinderoar
= ten you want her to let me come hOm
!. when feel fecble?' and evidently he ha
n at this moment IN overma>tering attack O
e feebleness
u The mature male heart is easily impose,
;. upon.
= Btbyin Brecchcs is fl,,il bud" s,v
" papa " 1t is too cold and wild for him +
: 9" to school today and Little Breeche
! rcjoic"s greatly. but in one half hour tn
y frail bud had vanished from sight, nor ap
:, pears upon the scene again for three, four
II five hours. and then blows in. ruddy- dis