Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-08-16
by a Leap.

by Leap.
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A small, old-fashoned cottage. where
woman sits working in the porch.
\ tiny cottage, in a garden stocked only
with fruit and vegetables save for the hardy
creepers clinging to the porch. But then
their blossoms CLEAN ~ white and pure as
any rare exotics, and the dark leaves move
softly in the fairy light, as the breeze nestles
there after its flight across the heath from
that far line of brilliancy which, though but
ribbons width, is the broad sea flashing in
the sun. \ slight pale woman, wearing
widows cap upon her smooth brown hair
but with such a look Of love and longing on
her face that she too has a beauty which it
is good to look upon. Small and isolated as
the cottage may be, it is a home of love and
peace and plain and quiet as the country
woman looks, she has a wealth of warm
affection in her heart.
As she sits there alone, Mary Sullivan is
dreaming the old dreams which have cheered
her through her ten years of widowhood-
bright but never impossible dreams of the
future OF her only son-and she glanced
backward, too, over her own life, wondering
a little, Just little, il many women of her
age have seen no more of the world than she,
who has not spent one night of all her life
nor ever wished to do so-beyond this vii
lage where her husband has been school
master. Is it 10 be always so 2 A steadfast
light comes into her eyes, aud her quiet lips
break into a smile, made beautiful by proud
and loving trust" That shall be left to
Davy," she says, uttering softly the one name
which means all the world TO her His
choice will be my choice
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MS iho'her lace-" ohIy Just rleh enough tt
make you comiortable ana happy, mother
that go" may never nave TO work. as you
Work now OF deny yoursell, as you deny
| yourself now. lou have so little, mother
TO make your HE easy and bright
Little she cries through her happy
tears" httle when have you, DaVy =
I'VE both nave all We need, dear mother
the boy says, laying his curly head upon hel
shoulder. would not change homes with
the richest boy in all our college (thongh he
would laugh at the noton) but still,
mean to give you more. am making the
most OF my time"
| And what do the masters say OF you
Dayy z" That ! am the best arithmetician
in the school,, the boy says, laughing; and
best (for my age) in one or two other things
But, mother, beat every fellow-older OF
younger-hollow at gymnastics"
"What are they" asked Mary, wondering
But though David explains at length, her