Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-09-13
Che family Cieelr.
Father Hans's Practical Lesson,


From the French of Marechal III the Churchman.I
Can any one have forgotten Father Ham
of our village of Schoenbacho Was h,
not known for ten leagues around an,
WAS not the day of his arrival counted rs :
red letter one by all the housewives in
tiat hidden corner of the world. which
lies amongst folds of the mountain? Vile.
he came along wfh his back bent undel
his heavy btleS of >tuit, there WAS u strur
Gle rs to who should beckon to him fir,
from one of the wooden balconies over
head, OF who first draw glass of white
vine in his honor from the cask. Bat h,
rarely accepted anything t. drink. . Look
YOU. he used to say, lone has no strength
'gaust Il second glass when one has emp
tied II first. And, in truth, The best liqul
II the world Is Gods good wine, which Is
made far above rs in the clouds and gll-
cicr~, and which The little birds rcyale
themselves with"
The moment of father IIan>'S arrival
was the happlr~t one in the week to me.
| lie never failed to have store of tops and
whistles Tor his ftvoritcS in some corner OF
his box. and sometimes even little figures
Of Punch. that he had carved himself dur
ING the long evenings OF winter. Whilst
The hou>e-scrvanl> laid in a stock oflnrr.t,l.
looks and buttons. and whilst my mother
examined bal,s of dyed linens and colorrd
cllicpes. with largr tlowcrv ptltcrnS.
prowlel round The packages waiting i'm
patiently until he would attend TO me.
Father Hans was a famous walker He
marc he'd along the stone tuotp,ths of the
surrounding cnntOn> " ithout ever growing
weary. His heavy wooden >lbo;s were
rouai. in my eve, to -tlnmb,.
,,!yrd lr,ruJ h,o.s l. w,, u,,r,ruI,u,
now th.v assembled the mos, ,,,,,.,DJ If nr,
rnurh inuuut.,ins with the ,.,m,. i,,v.,ri.,.
| hIv yivornus Son Arr. Won, nat t;raI
Either lIrns9.' he, was one I,v a,k.I
! ,>h.n he was seen ,rinin,r his fnrnh,.,}
with his checked pnckrI h1nd,r,hi.f mot
,toppin.r to rest for I'm instant. IL ,irrIo
| rh', wnulJ he :, fin. i.I.;, for an cd ,rren
,dirr like me-
One mornin~ whilst Father Hans WIS
| f,>teujur up ms ptckayes he remark,
m, h., US ,,ninr an +, th,. >hn,,in,,m,,,l
# WlIIhrin WHERE. he. f,.lt .ur,. Ne, sh,u.J
Ji,po,,. Of :, larr,. amount ct his ,nnI~
Instantly There, 4 ,,h,d lhrouoh my mind
.;-i,,,. Sc ,h. ,ln,, tart, ,uI ,,.,,.,,,
for which ,h.,. i,I,r,. i r.nn,yr.I .,,1
seemed +, hear IN. iovful ~unnd If ,if,.,
r,,..,,..I Nv, ,I,. o,.h,.. ,r ~. ,,,,,,,,.,;,,
In, vh.,, ..,,ll In9 l. vs. .,.r',,,
i,,. .,n1 E.rInrlI,ns VIII, ,I....>,,.l I'M,
mask ,,} ;.li..r. u.,,lI ,,v.r ,..,,..,,,,
rnk,. me- Win HIM wirbnn,' INV ,,n,h',.
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/, hn,.,n.r list.nrj 10 ~. h,I ~
IF hI,.khirI If nv .,.,',,;,''',n
,yhn. 81 ON :, cherry free - 49,. ,.n,r,,,,c.
+ ,h,.r,r,I.n and .,n.,, ,h,.,lIi,,., .,,,,'r'.,,
~. ,l,-,.n'... If Ii,.rrv va
:. rhrr,. j. only one inv in ,I,n ,ynrll
.u,,,.. .i,.,uu.,r an, ;h,t +, I,.,,,.
one, s,.f uu Ter the Green ,:,n,ri,., of ,h,.
t,r,..; or t,lIo, IN. tlo,y,.ry n,,hy,1.
,tiIl ". with dew IN cn,uu, M. ,titL L,,t
..r Hans, How I,,irhtfll f, ,.rn,. rho h,h.
.,liu,, hiunl, and 10 -. fin. ,,rr..,,.
,nIn7ijnr over the v,u.r,,I,. r,r.- ~,
r,,,.r..,' ~
You are ri.tll,. comra L.. ex .l,im,l
+, myself. liberty forever Come yh,.
n.y. will play tru.nt from school AMI
The result may >.ttl. it>,.lr to ni-A..'
4, the. SANE. .,luncnt thr,y nv ,.,,
into the air in token Of indrr~nirnre AID
then hast.n.d to set OF ,h,.,I uf E',,l..n
Inns. who WAS tini>IIn., h, r,unI IN m.
viIarc. Once on the road. Fo,hrr Hans
,.,rl7 not say no
do. an, ~ heroes cried he in snr-
prise, when NE c.,ueht me hi linz nv ~.
roadside At the nol>,, of his ,Iv,n,.in, -
bots ..Wh,t are Won lojur h..r,. rL7n D..
am cojpr TO Wilhelm r,.,,I;.
with confidence.
We'll. then. my boy. we viii tr,v,l "a.
r,lh,r. for am ,rniur there too
Nv heart h.,t yith iov u II o,;,,,
my nhi., \o dnul, H.. vn,,rl i11ln,..
some nf nj, h,t,le t,I.s U.tnoI n', -,
fb,. hand and ,,i.d ia .,r,.t,.h NV. ,., /
sen, to the dimensions If Ills Innr,
Thi, wa, pheasant IT first in snif, ,r .I.',.,
mes of BREATH for m. mir W.. r...b ,l
La.u ,nl th. 81, L,1 s.,r,.,l,
.,nn,.J mv-,.IfI,v ,v,,,.h;r,, +I,, ~
.h.,,lov nf nv ,,,u,,ninn ,l,.,,,,;,,.,,1 80,
Ih. road Inv ,L. .i,l'. of INV ,Ln,, o =
:. Whit !. tl,.,t ,,n,, .hnr,.3,: .,i'I j., an
- o,.o n,;,';n,r ';' ~ .''
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..It :. an nId hnr.a shn. ' ,o,1;,1
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'l,.,n h;t IVA III N''N '"'''f
:. VIII nick = ,,,. :,
o,,,h;n,r h ,v.,.,n1 30 i'''S - ~
=. ON INT th,t i ,rnrth ,.,.I;,, .
,toon down 10 COLLECT ola ;r,, ' ,h..
~ ;, '''' - =" 1t
:. A. ro, n,.,so INV how,
And tho Ia .nIJ;nr h.n,1;a,,; ~.
.,nt hnJr ,o,l lie s,;, 'i'''na '''s >; ''i'n-
j,,,v ,b' :I';..'., >',,., '.'''' u H,' TO
inst Jsni,rJ JIernuII No., r..'' 'Ii' :, h ''"'
.vrr ,n1 ,ckn,wlr,],e 70 ,nr ~ L
b.,t ,lI,w,l I'm, I'' ,:''''' ~
f hi, u,rk,.rs with :, r,,,;J n,a, ",'n>e.i
yhi,I, Ihrr,trd him 50 th,t b, '.',,I1 I
lawn When Il. r,;.,I ~, Nc ''''
1uhcr confused and walked nn !, sil.nn
behind him NOT d,rinr 10 t.,L. hi. h',',
,nan. '''''''
W.. now l.f, tho ,..,,lo- ,,
end an oprn and monnt,inn1s ,,',,I, ,
Wilhelm law on the other side IF tl'o
mount in. There was not a clouL in I'M.