Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-12
Che famllv Girelr.
Charley Hale'> Lessen.
BY NJ EIAN BROWNE.

My eyes, What a swell our Mike j,
getting to he. Just look ut the set of thai
cOat-;tnd those pantaloons. They arc
not perfect fits to be sure. but they are
very becoming, | think, to his STYLE OF
beauty. Why, Mike, my boy, You're :
dandy, a perfect fashion platc,' and Char
lie Hale held up his hands in prctcn,e,
admiration, while the crowd of boy,
around him, Is III duty bound, burst into :
loud laugh
Charlie Hale was the only son of til,
wealthy Judge Hale, the great man OF
i >-----, to whom All the rest, whether
rich or poor, paid homage, and the BOYS
following the eN,mplc of their elders
looked up to Charlie II one whose wor,
was law, echoing his every laugh, ap-
plauding his smart little speeches, and i'm
ltatln@, as closely aS WAS possible, his ar
tons.
Mike ReeGan was onlva brakeman on
the coal train 4 poor, uglv, yopl-naturrU
fellow, and therefore the best possible tar.
oct for the keen shafts Of ridiculc and ,ar.
casm.
Many were the cruel speeches Charli,
made. and many were the laughs he r,is
ed 1T poor Mikes expense. but they wt.r,
always received with Il qpc, good nature
which m,d,. fine hov, IiAr rv.-n ,yLi'n,h,,
.ormcntcI him.
Bot to-,I,v me v.,s f,,.I,n, .t..,r.,ol,.
and urnrrs~cd. ana when H.. ,hnn.Lt1,.,
word, and rudr laurh t,.u on hi. n1, l..
stopped suddenly. aS thouyh he, h,I L.rn
struck the red face became a Shade r.ll,.r
~ he east n Ch,rli, = look , Inn,r son..
rowful hurl look. then wthou, :, Y7r,l J..
turned and brr.,n WALKING .In,y,v ~, ~.
lone hill that Ted 70 the, -. ,,r,I,l,. sl'.,,,.
ne called home.
Charlie looked after HIM il .Yr,,.i.. :.
~ay. fellows. Michael ecem> rather OHM
to-day. S'pose they h,y. been mop,0t;nn
him Mad. hirn n-..-i,I,.nt of H.. ,,,n,,'7
ny. likely. and nov h. i>u1 .,,l. ~ -.
Us
"Oh. don't mind h.u." >.ti,, .,,,,. If the
hnvs when 1hn l,1,.,, mn .iiL.ir..l .In,
let, 90 and have, =. .3n,a If h.rI.~ ,n',
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th,. railroad rack Which v.,. r..l 60. -
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childcr and m,mmy-noor n1,,nmr
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walk. tin he, ,r.,chelt me I'M. Lny,.l ,l;'L
v,> ,h.. nnI, hnn,. J.. L',I ,,...,.
I At the door he, PAUSED ~ if ln'h f., .p..t
then openjnr il GENTLY a.. wen, j., VIZ
, uIlcr ,o can home \ cola I.u... rn,,,,
with dir, cyrrvA here ON thu. v,I,. rn ~.
table. on the faces of the two children who
ram tn NEE, him ,.I,,nn.in., far >.,.,,..,b;,,',
TO on, s,rnn,, ,mlI If ,hi,L,. ,'II,1
nothinr :, III. direction IF w..
Glance If IN. Iir,v LIn,t,d form j., ~.
corner tnlI from Whence. il ,.,u.
..Pnor nanny Been ,n,.r..in. ,u;,
was all Mike said ~ he bn~ird himself rrt.
,ino his own and ,hr ,lillr.n.e .n,,7.,.
Bread and n,,,s.., an Mo I;r,, XIII.
diIn', look vnrv invit;nr hnt !, IN
they had and tLrv ,y,rn .,lI hnnn,,. ,f
ter snn,.r NiL,. ,,,..lhi- IittI..t III, t,.,,i
with =, Innch ca. ,hn ni,,ht Ear Ln ,,'',
soon ,t.rt an ,n,th,.r rnr nd !, ,-n,li
IJ.,v-l;,rh, .r. NO ,,..r,l"I
Then he cleared away lhe remain, IF III,