Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-20

long speech
"Thats fust.rate." said johnny. and the
two little sisters laughed aloud in their
delight.
So away went Peggy, her old shoes clat-
tering on every step As she descended the
stairs 10 the wretched yard, where she
washed the stocking though | cant say it
looked much better after IL was washed,
than IL did before. Then she knocked at
the door Of the front room on the second
floor where English Salie lived--an old
woman who took care of poor children, when
their mothers were ont at work, for a few
cents a day. Besides taking care of them,
she also, when they were old enough TO
learn, taught them to spell, read and write,
as far as she was able-which, between you
aud ME. wasn't very far. Peggy, in Peggy's
more prosperous days, had been her favorite
scholar, and the old woman often declared
"she never did see anythiuk like her for
picking up larnin."
"Oh, please" said Peggy, as Sallie opened
the door, "will yer len me yer penanink 2
An Oh piece Of letter-paper; | want to
write a letter.
Bless yourpoor little heart" said Sallic
"whoeyer are YOU goin' TO write TO z"
But Peggy pursed mp her mouth, and
shook her head, and said she couldn't tell.
1t was a secret.
So Sallie gave her the "penanink," and
back to the miserable garrett she went,
where, drawing up the only chair to the
wooden table, she made ready to prepare
the important document. Johnny Polly,
aud Rose crowded around her, forgetting
their hunger and cold, in their intense adj
miration of the sister, who could write,
even though it was only printin,writin,'
"Go away can't do nothin' If you
scroupe me" said Peggy. souaring her el
bows and lolling out her tongue.
The other children retrcated to the rag
heap wrapped the old shawl about them,
and sat in perfect silence, while Peggy toiled
brayely through her letter, and here it is
,,srp z,>rr, ~ avs, ,,ts,v toNre,N
p6iJ5AN NJ ANT cor 30 sT0KENS oNY
THIS WOT FISHD OTA ASHE BARL WE ANT
cor NO FARrHR COS lEsE DED An MUInR
WASlis iCEstLtE 81 Mh-K ~ L. w, W
TAnINs VT yIsSS NHlT IN u V1 osr c es RS s
! bFRTI An RIKii STARFs PiESS IN YUR
BoYSE IFS TIN POT ALI ROUN THE KAWNR
FROM THIS DOkE NUB MAKE M COIN
HAM, lhhR slohEN AMEN fhuDl LloN'
And now for the translation. shall not
correct the grammar-you must do that
Yourselves but must confess the spelling
|
would take older heads than yours to CUES.
at the meaning OF the words:
NJ, SANTA Cq9,,s, am eiobt and Johnny six
and Polly FIVE and Rosie three, and we amt go
no stockings, only this what ished ont Of al
barrel We am got no iatner, canse ne dead
auu u''' f Mesues uus we "a ~ o ,p ,,' ",
things Yon can't come To- orr house 'cause ii
too dirty and has rickety stairs. Please send on
of your boys. It's NO. l. lin-Pot alley, round tn'
toihe. nom in.s uooi -hnoo' "neIS III 7u'us
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stone houses ran lu'ckly, up the ;t%oP Oh u
corner one 'ied ,ile S'ocklhg' WIN the no
pinned TO ~ 10 tlie uoor-Ahop' ana 'heh I'd
quickly PACK 10 the garret again;
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looking gentleman VINO was coming l
me street WIN iady on one arm ana
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Ileu tie stochingL IN nsnV , IN 'ne SIIe
lamps III front oi Ine uool l"''ins III"
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az where a group oi napFH h'lu'en were Sa'
n ereu before glowing gIa'e hie' i"ugh'
IN ana onat''hg merry 'ose'ne"
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an Gnal plu s'oohins usNeu Allcei .'e eid'
ne uausnter, as sue ran 70 N'Ss ''ei i"'"rn =
no papa never answered, ne was reaui
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al Ine chiiureh What can mere De on ,, III
uitM piece Oh paper 10 MAKE you cry
m men ,he lauy toiu 'nein ABOUT the Po
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~ 10 .he uooI KNOB anu sue re"u Ihem reg.
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n, Ioor ilttie tul,S hs. sha,he ou
" IRON the group, nat aluiihy pace 10
al III In'-iot ahey'
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an mamma asked Aiice' HahY 'la'