Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-26
"Of course I would; and I'm obeeged to

The ten little girls tidgeted on their uncom-
Portable seats and thought of the good
things in the baskets. and were glad when
the large Bible was closed
Prissy said: "Now shall we take the
things out ?"-she was going to say, " and
have our SUPPER" But Mrs. Kyle gave
her no opportunity.
"Yes. my dear Just bring the basket
here to the pantry door,
Prissy obeyed, and the old woman speed
ilv transferred the things to her shelf and
reached out her hand for Hates basket.
The children all rose and contemplated the
things on the broad shelf with satisfaction,
expecting to see the table set rs soon us
all were taken out. Alas. the old woman
had no such idea, and not one Of the ten
little girls had courage TO propose that
they should themselves eat what had
been taken rs an OIit-anuOut gift from
them.
They fingered, however. till Mrs. Kyle
told them it was time for them to 90 home.
for it would be sundown presently. Then,
with a choking in their Threats, they btle
her goodbye. and went away.
Poor little souls. They were 50 tired
and hungry and disappointed, . | didn
want to hear about that dead woman,
said one of the youngest. II wanted one
of those hearts and rounds with troSling
on them" And as they climbed the weary
hill they became \ little cross-two OF
them were crying. and two attacked Kate
and Prjssv. " You told Us we should have
good time and II nice supper. You
brought us away out here to see that ngl
old woman, and we didn't have a goo:
time, ard she has GOT all our nice things,
and it's 100 bad BY that time four Were
crying. Then katt said it WAS Ill Pris~y>
f,ul., for she did not tell Mrs. Kyle they
had come to take supper; and Prl>>y sad
it was Rates fault for it was she who first
told about Il donation party. SO the talk
as they went back over the hill, with then
empty baskets. WAS neither pleasant no.
cdifying.
Ten little girls went home and toil a
dolcfui tale, and We're fed and conf rtcd
at cheerful supper tables. They will not
undertake another donation putty v"lt
| soon.
A few weeks after. when PIis~y came
home from school and caught glimpse OF
a large pink sunbonntt i'll the scwin@-roo m
she did not 90 in. but crcpt quietly away,
with strange dislike to the voice she hcard
saying =" tell um it does children g"o'.
to 90 and see old folks and poor widows.
Ii DID do Pri>sy good, however. She
consulted her mother about the next plan
she made for doing a work of charity. She
lost a little self confidence and gained
| little experience II her memorable duna-
ton party.
A BOYS SACEItIcE.-" My It'll" chill
drcn let Us not love in word. neither in
tongue bu, in deed and truth.
| 4 child had Il beautiful canary. which
sang to him from early morning. The
mother OF the child was i'll. 50 i'll that the
song Of the bird which to the boy was 80
enchanting. disturbed ana distressed her
so greatly that She could scarcely bear 70
hear it.
He put it into room far away. bat the
birds notes reached the >ich-bcd. and
caused pain to her long. ttvcri>h days.
One morning, rs the child stood holding
his mothers hand. he saw tina, when hi
pet sang an expression Of pain passed over
her Il. n face. She had never vet told him
that she could no: bear the noise. bu
She did so now.
1t is no music to me. She sud ~ he
asked her if the notes We're not pretty.
He looked at her in wonder.
And do YOU really dislike the sound ."
he asked.
"Indced | do" She said
The child, full of love 10 his mother. lift
the room. The golden feathers Of the
pretty canary We're @li>tcning in the sun
shine, and he was trilliny forth his lowell
est notes but they had ceased to pleas.
the boy. They Were no LONGER pretty or
soothing to him. and. taking the cage in
his hand, he left the house. When he re-
turned he told his mother that the bird
would disturb her rest no more. for he had
given it TO his little cousin.
But YOU loved it so" Sh" aid; how
could you part with il
:" | loved the canary. mot or he r.
piled. :" but loved You more ! could
not really love anything that ravt vnu
pain. 1t would not he true love II did. "
TRAPPED N 4 >rIptE 49, Yesterday
quite 4 crowd gathered on GrcajIn.,a
street. at a carpenters shop. Near a
bench IN the shop hung a mouse, me. ium-
sized. head downward. and around ife
body was coilcd \ single thread of Il ~pi
ers web. which reached 10 Il corner # tIi
bench above. ana bad it, fastening thor
On the mou>c'> tail quietly sat the spider.
which seemed To be manipulating thu
thread and working it Is :, pulley. Whru
caught the mouse WAS on the ground and
after five or six hours work. the spider
managed to hoist it about an inch, and
there ii hung.
The explanation concerning his singu-
lar circumstance is that tn" mouse WAS
accustomed. when ona predatory eNrur-
sion. to emery" from i hole un .er tn,
bench AID pass into an inner room. Tn,
spider laid :, trap in lis path. il i roni-c-
tured. and yesterday morning a> the mo &
was maxim, is accustomed daily rounds
it WIS caught i'll the net ;tl.d >"tur " hrll.
the spider taking up Il position on il tai.
Although the mouse hung SUBSCRIBED. a
dead weight. The thread Ill. not 1--WE WAY.
and there ii hung helpless between .arth
and heaven AT ni4ht tie cAr1cn:r:
closed up his shop. bat the spider was still
al work. and had completed about IN incl
in the eleva;ion.-Ntw Or',onl< Plrag,tae.
April H..
TIE BOsTON BOYS AND GENFEALGAGr,
IN 1175.-Of the incidents which the oriri-
nal painting by Henry Bacon represents.