Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02
Che family Circle.
The Lesson of the Brook.

had lust come away from the cricket field
" am talking OF all have done to-day
and all have Yet to do replied the
brook.
= Done yon do nothing but run and
play; what do you do?''
" haven time to talk with YOU here
the miller is waiting for me- But if YOU
viii meet me below Your grandfather
mill ut the stepping stones l Shall he able,
to tel You there for then shall not be in
Il hurry"
Saving which the brook sped singing lv.
and the youth rose and walked lazly
across the fields to the stepping-Stonc>
Here, there WAS an old beach tree and
some willows. with Il great swing under
one of them. 1t was 4 charming spot: no
wonder the brook liked to loitcr there
The youth waited only u few minutes for
the stream, which came racing down from
the mill in considerable excitement, but
soon composed itself.
You think | am an idle do-notainr.
like Yourself, do YOU" began the brook.
:" | wonder if vou can not see that | do
village. But idle people are never ready
10 acknowledge that any one else j. in
| dustriou~"
You turn the mill, | know: bat that ;
quite rs much fun a, work: what NOR,
/ Nou do. | can't tell
Yes. tarn the mill. and 50 ~iy,. Won
Your bread and butter !, tn he rc.,
| listen: In the first place. run NOR. ,h,n
d, mill. IN tho vaIIrvs uf l'hnsuut HIM.
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therrs'r
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seven miles: an ,houuh h,ck in tho
| hin. am narrow and small I w.,tn,. ,h,
root, Of hundreds IF trees ana riv. ,lrinl.
:, t'n.k. Of Lirl. ma .,,in,1- r., ,,,,,,l1
perish without me. MI tLo,. elm, ,Inn"
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am abe TO ,urr.,l ont IN =, lrn,a f.rti7;,
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in. or when ia rnr,,.n ,n.,,;ln -, -
chiI,Ircn9
.Hnt I bo.,.r f,o,o ,I,o n,,..},,,
nv dutv ,t thr ,rn,s rn,Is rIoro ,'p
ford rcfrr,hment 10 travellers. AMI ,h'';.
weary horse, IT M season. IN, ,n.',.
round. We streams do NOT hnsh op,S,lf
into r.rl,., .1nan n;,,b, hn,,, l',,, f
twcntv-(our. As you mortal, do. nah, ~
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noses ~ mo noI, t;,.., '''''..' P"i
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l.,v !, ,L;s ,,l,Ia Hrs, p'''Vo % i
,,y. nxi.tnJ h.rn WANT never /. q
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imo L,I hoco,,,,, ~. =, '"I>
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on low, to a., f;.h;n,r ,,.I,o,' mere y
nj All rnnlI m,t7o ,n ',n w. i''', a." lo'
| chose tn tell t,ln., 4. l.,nl.,I ' "n.Vo =
our oranlf,ther'S farm u.jo,.., %':
rock Joins mo to hol, IN nv. ,r,.,,,. ,,,.i'
trn tnrnirn &c tha ,aI;iI o'' ""i 9,
Il the bomb and that !. -, n, - 20 ne
,.o,,ll IN ,. ....: - 80 ''n''i ~ ti'hc, ~
", if had leisure. | remember 'n When az, sh
,1r ar,nJf,thcr and IT., ''t c,thor Wnen M
m. used TO skato on NV froznn s,,,c .o.,
the winter ni"bts win '1 h,lf No. ''i"e' "a
ut men in the vilI,~n fnr ,v, 'io n.y., u"' wi
united me frnzno 70 In.tb c,r h Ia,u ,'h'i
as ALWAYS " ike ,w,t AMI ~ .tr'; ;a's'''i cI
roug, the clear ice conlJ ,l,i,,, ~ , ,, m
Gaming of their fires. and hc,. ,h .';r cx
outs and mcrrimcnt Tho .,;rl - ,,, o,i'' cc
de around after the bows hoI,i;na c'.t -, :" IN
cir coats. thouoh they knew thn,, ,,, ~ no
re to he overthrow IN the m;11l. o r ,Ie be-
nd. OF all merry scenes tLis w,s NV, ,j'o or
nrrit>t. NOWADAYS The ho-, h,,.n nv III,
eli fun. nv his
:. \ hundred wears h,vo ,,,.,,s 81 H.; or
M continued thn s,raan ANY, .'t e '.1'' ,h luis fit