Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-27
Little Lizzie.

] spll him nnmnr Those pnrnpSt words
her mother had 6ll.d her tbongbts If Nr
Jenks wonldn't seI her father drink, tber,
would be ,o moro tronbIc How simnia tL,
remedy She wonld go to Mr. Jents and
ash bi,, NOT IA iet b.r 2,tbar basa ans, ,,,ors
lianor and all would bo well aoain. Irtless
innocent cbildi
The tavern Kent bv .Ients- -the lazic.t man
in Nilanyille be was loo logv 10 ,yorlr
stood nearly n ouor,er of n mile from tbe
tenement occunied bv the Leslies Toward
this point under a hot sun, Lizzie made her
way. her mind 40 filled with its nurnose that
She was unconscious Of heot or fatigne
Not long before. a traveller alighted AT The
door. After giving directions 10 b,v. his
horse fed. he entered The bar.room. and IN
where .Jenk, stood behind the counter.
Have something 10 drink 20 incurred the
landlord.
arm take a erlass of water. If Won nlease u
jerks could not hide the indifference al
once felt toward the stranger. Very DELHI
erately he set A pitcher and glass upon tbe
counter. and then turned partfy away. The
stranger popred ont a full tumbler Of water
and then drank IL off with an air of salts.
faction.
"Good water that Of vours landlord"
"Is il ?" asked Jepks
81 call IL good water. don't Won ?"
Never drink water bv itseli" A Jsnk.
said this. he winled IN ono of his cnstomers
who was lonnging on The bar In fact Il
is so Ions since drank anv water that for
pet how Il tastes don't yon Ieslie p"
Tho ma, 40 ,,bo,, this ;,os ojdrassod ,y..
not so far lost Ia shame AZ ,Jenks. Uc
hlnshed aud Iool,ad confusod "a no ronl;aJ
AT might he bet,or FOR some of ns II wa
had NOT lost onr relish for nnre water"
A trne word snoLen INV fr;end I" said
the strangsr turning 10 tbe man wboss
swollen visogs anJ nstcbed tbreaJbore gar.
n,onts ,oo ,1n;ri, tnId tbe storv of b;s fifa
" N'ter ,,,ro ,,3ta,. hr;cht ,;ator IL ,,,,
motto ~ attandants ara health tbr;ft ana
han,';n.s. +, - ~, o,,,o,' H. nh1Jrsr,s
hr,aJ nnr ,ho ,oiI;n,, a;f,'s g.rn,onts"
Thero ,,a.o 800 as ,hreo o,,s,a',ars =, ,ho
b,r hasiIas osI;o 20 ,,,houn ,h;s ,,as atI ad
dr.s.ed and an nf ,hsr in sn;,e of ,ho Iand
lord,s angrv and snser;nI countanonca
,raa,o1 ~ s,.',,or - LII as,,an,;nr ond re'
s,ec, Soo;nDs NJ Tants ILL NO, ras,r,;n
binself. 40 9avanc;ng 10 liz s;Je and lov.
;ng his band ruJel,, o,7 bis shorIJor s,;d Z,
a 5erernn,nry ,,,angs, q Seehore ,,y fr;and
II vou are ahomt 10 mols = temnersnce lec'
,,sa ,on .a,, ,d;o,,r,, ,o ,ha ~ LII or
Netbcd;St cha,al !,
Tho stron%dr 'roysd as;1, n,co or ,uo
40 ,L,, ,La 6a,J ~ - ,,,;,ht s,u fron,
III n'.r.,,, o,,J than sa;d ,,;IIi,. |" rhora
mnst l,n so'na,Ii,,o syrnno bara II a ,nan
mae no, sraal' IN nrai,a is af ,va,er u;,bnn,
giving onehce'
Tba ,,ndl,'rI's soo. 80 ,'o, a., raJ and
he spoke WIN ihsolehce ana passion
Oh' w%ell' as you are president oil the
Nnee''hg' suppose we must let you exercise
an arpl.rary power oi Judgment, said the
Stranger u, uid9 ,'llhk any one iad so
Stohg ulsiiEe oi Water rs 10 eoisider its
praise an insult ,,,
At tl'lS moment ehild stepped INTO the
par-Iooh, She glanced neither 70 the right
nor iei' out walked UP 10 tiie lahu'9ru' iiited
oo MN ner sweet young ia1e' ana salu, IN
zones t'at thri,leu every heart out ms
:, leas'. MI 'ehAS' uoh sen papa any more
hlunI
I'm nome w't' you this instant ex,
claimed jerks, As lie spoke, he advanced
toward the child with his upliited hand IN
threatening atutude'
flease don't, Mr. jerks, persisted the
ENID, not moving nor taking her eyes from
tle landlords conntenance: Mother says
II you would not sell hun liquor, there'd be
no trouble lies KIND and good to us all
when he does not drink
ON say shouted jerks, now mad
dened beyond seii-control, and his hand was
about To descend upon the niue one, when
the stranger caught her IN his hands, ex'
claiming as he did so, with deep emotion
God bless the child No. no, precious,
one he added don't lear him' riead
Tor your father plead Tor your home Your
petition must prevail iie cannot say nay
TO the llt'le ones whose angels do always be-
hoId the lace oi thelr rather IN heaven
Hod bless the enid added the stranger
IN u choking voice. 80 that The father ioI
whom she has come on tins touching errand
/ We're present now III there We're ANYTHING