Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-08-02

"You know win talk lot, and carry
ON, but when think what our mother is,
| I can't do what know she wouldn't have
me do; and oh, win, if God loves mother,
IA he must, how could he take our Nellie
away from her She's never been the same,
/ though she tries not TO let us see how she
/ feels"
Frank, We can't understand things like
| that all ! know is, that mother only has
men-felk around her now, and we must try
/ to be- lust rs gentle and tender as girls to
/ her. aud then perhaps she'll get over missing
| Nell"
"Is that why you have been so soft all
/ this spring, kissing her whenever you came
/ n. aud picking flowers for her p
Yes, only don't talk about it. Nou see
/ Nell always picked her flowers, and the two
were all the time kissing. But, Frank, boys
don't get half the good they might out Of
their mothers when they don't pet them;
| had to nuke myself kiss mother so much at
first, but now ! wouldn't lose one OF her
| kisses and the feeling have when put my
arms round her in the twilight, when she's
resting on the front stoop, for anything
" guess III try petting mother more, too
"All right, she needs all we can give her
! the dear mother. Did you notice that little
| girl stare at us just now 2"
No."
She looked like our Nell, but seemed
watchiu and anxious. ! wonder IT she's al
alone. II we had time I'd go back and
| speak tO her"
"Oh, don't worry Very likely she was
| driving the COWS, or hunting for strawhT-
| rics There's the town, let's hurry
. M. rs.HN HH iona O..
cure tickets, and amused themselves watch
| ing the people around them. Wits care OF
/ his mother had taught him, unconsciously,
to be courteous to all women, and he opened
windows, brought glasses of water, and dis
posed OF bundles for several young and old
ladies near
Here we are =" shouted Frank jumping
out, leaving VIII to bring both kuapsacks.
In moment Frank missed his and was So
bered for an instant, till he found brother
VIII had it safe They went straight TO the
Main Building and proposed to walk up OPP
posite sides OF the central aisle and meet at
the top. but Frank was so constantly cross
ing for viii to share his delight, first at a
beautiful little fountain representing two
children sheltered beneath an umbrella,
while the water dripped from its edges, and
then to show viii the wonderfully lite-like
figures of Swedish peasants, that they CON
Guided 30 keep together, and spent the whole
day in the Main Building, only leaving when
the gates closed at six, tired TO death, but
happy as boys OF twelve and fifteen only
eau be.
Uncle win gave them a warm welcome,
and after q hurried visit next morning TO
Independence Hall, they started again for
the grounds. We will not follow them all
DAY, bat note what each bought 10 carry
homr. They had two dollars apiece, and
had agreed that, except to ride now aud
then IN the cars, they would not spend a
cent ON themselves which considering the
temptations to icecream and soda water
was pretty unselhsh for their age. vii
bought a pretty English stoneware teapot
for his mother, and cup and saucer toI
father, but poor Frank was not so fortu
nate. lie could not resist buying his mother
breastpin with Washington's portrait
painted on it, aud then, having just fifty
cents left, was persuaded by the salesman
at the Glass Works 10 buy his father glas.
pipe warranted not to break As long a,
the purchase WAS made VIII said nothing
but after carrying the box about for SOM,
time Frank declared he would strap it TO hi,
knapsack Better not, warned his brother
I
pulled the straps theoretically. Cluck
Poor Frank he was nearly thirteen, but b,
was very tired, and the tears would come
In vain viii offered to share his presents
with him; Tor a time he was incousOlaOle
and would not even carry the broken pip
further. VIII quietly packed the pieces IL
his knapsack. and they started for Machin
z cry Hall rather cast down Still, Frank
spirits never were depressed for any length
of time, and the great column built OF irol
ore, without any cement, interested him ST
much that in planning TO build small ON
on the same principle he forgot the broker
4 pipe.
= They started for home in the four-idtiy
, FIVE train, and As they walked from the d,
pot over the same road they had travelled
= the morning before, both saw the little gin
r VIII had noticed standing on the same spo
watching as before Though poorly clad
4 she was neat and clean, with pure, swee
: look in her clear grey eyes that won tru,
u and love at once.
il The boys stopped, by some sudden in
5 pulse, and the little girl ran eagerly toward
- them.
did God send you for me 2" she said
huTiedly, d" I'm all ready, please take IN
3 right along, for they say | must go to Tia
! Wurk-house 10 morrow.
The boys could not speak at first, aud a
Frank began question, VIII interrupted.
Don't say anything, Frank. What mad
you think God sent us 2"
" Because before mother went away sh
p. asked God to please send for me soon, an
=. then She told me / needn't worry, that II
~ would surely. She said she had to leave M
but the Lord would take me up. Did II
/" send you for me z"
e For a wonder viii was the first To speal
,. " Yes, dear, think lie did"
"And when can see mother"
II By-and-hy. When my mother sees he
It Nellie, perhaps but Just now, guess II
d will give you my mother to be real good I
"a you. Wouldn't you like that p
Why, viii" asked Frank, in a whispe
70 " how do you know father will let her stay ?
1t 81 don't know surely, but mean to tr,
Can you walk good ways 2"
"Oh yes !"
But where do you live p
"Mother and lived in that house, br
Mrs. Stevens says she can't keep Inc fC
~ nothing, and if God hadn't sent YOU for N
! was TO go to the woTk-house tomorrow"
,, VIII ran up to the house, and spoke
I Mrs. Stevens. 1t proved quite true; III
~ child's mother, an invalid, boarding fC
d some months there, had been buried on MOI
! day, and though Mrs Stevens would ha,
j liked to keep the little girl, she had 70,
u children of her own, and but little work
20 so Dora" as she called her, was free to q
with the boys, especially as the good "
=. man had often heard of their father. II
d child walked along briskly, chatting col
u tidngly.
4. "rm sorry I'm not going straight
m heaven. but as long as God sent you, it mu
be all right"
=. viii told her OF his mother and little Ne
n and how he hoped they could keep her +,
y their little sister.
" | say, Will I'm going to call her Ce
"A tennial Tennie, for short. You'll let II
Ia call you Tennie ?"
a. "Oh, yes that isn't bad name; MANN
- calls me Dora, but III be Tennie to YOU"
Il Frank kept the child amused, and Wi
m had time to plan how he should introdu,
ii this new little daughter, as he hoped 81
~ might become, 10 his father and mothe
As they neared the farm, he asked the othe
IL to walk slowly, while he ran as fast as po
sible; father and mother were sitting c