Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-09-27
Punctual Peter.

dinna greet sac iaythers gone to live wi |
Jesus, an he tell'd ms we was ma TO fret ABBOTT |
lin, for he was gaun to TO be happy wi |
,ngels i heaven. lie put his hand o my
read, an said, Dinna greet, bonny BARN, |
,ut be good lad to yer mither, for she'll |
nae naebody else but thee moo Kiss me,
mither, an III be your ain wee Peter, an
be a good lad, as fayther said"
The widow listened and was comforted,
and, hugging the bright boy to her heart,
said "God bless my BARN, we hae ma
muckle frens, but we haze ane anither, an
moo that dear fayther's gone" here fresh
burst of sobs checked her voice, God'll help
Il. bath"
Aye, an I'll help you, mither,'' said
Peter, stouty, and every tone of his voice
had the ring of big, strong heart in it,
Peter was a tall, fine lad, and might well
have been taken for two or three years older
than he really was. Nothing would serve
him but he must go to work, and as Widow
McOwan had to earn her bread, it was need
full that the lad should begin betmes, and
pick up, at any rate little towards his own
subsistence
One day Peter came running home, and
tossing up his cap for JOY he said Nlther,
Mr.. Dalkeith says h1l TAX me for his err
rand lad an he'll give me saxpence day,
an me dinner, an anither saxpeuce O Sat
urday NIGHT if | be guild lad. An rH,"
shouted Peter, as he flung up his cap to the
roof-tree, and then threw himself into his
mothers arms, and laughed aud cried like
the big-heartcd boy that he was.
SO to Mr.. Dalkeith the druggist, went
Peter on the following Monday morning, at
seven o,clock according 10 orders on his
,yav he noticed an elderly man taking down
tbc shutters Of his shop who bade the bright
looling lad a CHEEKY GOOD norning Which
Peter ne cheerilv returned Ills foof was ON
81, s,a,, Of NJ noIte;tb's ehor inst ne the
H. oiopl, Of 81 nnnstan,s cbnrcb begar to
~ o,t Tho hour If seven and Mr. nal
Le;th Who was standing in the doorway.
said viii a smile " Good morninc. peter.
ON o,Iad that Won and the church clock agree
49, Ill toootbar Tban having bis hand
no" tha lod,s sbonldar he eaid :. MARI me
nv how Leen friends with tbe church clock
TIot staonIe's haunted Thera's n shirt
wh;cb lives in the old clocl, chamber I've
haa,, I;,;no, boro fortv voars and r,dar.
81 al aRo,,t II ~ on intimate terms
,,;,h ,La oneor old c,eni and 90 Looked mn
~ 10 cIocL face a fe,y minr,es since and
ID n SION thot NV ,avy GRAND nov was
oo,,;nr, ana that I w,nted old Te,nn,,s ~.
ali as the snir;t il called 10 helm me to
noako a man Of him We'll would Won he
I;"',a - tha cbinnos ons,vered mo in a mn.
raont Xvhot tine is he 70 CONG , VIVA,
,;,,,a;s h., 30 oo,nap Savon o,clocl, soid
orsd as soo,, ne ,n, mt vomr foot nron IN,
49,, 10 oId LII toIlod 1ont tho bonr ord
Sou he face gIeam with delight peter my
Loy iesn f.;s,,Js min he cLocR %
potar Foo,,ld hardy mn dorstand all tba oood
dr',a',ist was SAVING hut stiIl he had an inl,
Inc If his meSni9g. and went about IN,
Jntias of The dav resolved To hear il in mind
On he retmrn home in the evening he toll
tis ,no,bor vbat Mr. DaIl,eitb had said ri,
mother listened with a qrnile and said
g Var Va,.ra gnid nv hahn varra ouid he ms
,oeans t5at va s1d ave- Reen the fime Non,
ea1i,s o.a aya In bgrrv an, ava Lebirt an
tba'n,,ir seclless chiefs ara aims over lato
o u r 1'aa hInndoyin,r ,hro,,Tb tbo world vi
naa ss;iIor !, tbe ,mrse an, nae Wit = The now
tn r,,,d ,o,d ta,',ht he. how IN tha avon
;na,s 90 far 90 ber oyn scanfv aducatio,
,ve,,ld ,errnit and petar went everv dav /,
,ho shar inst i, time 10 bear the chimes
and ia Land boom Of the oId chnrcb clock
Wr D,lteith would often saw We'll peter
w,bat doos tho cIocl cav his morning ?,
and peter would answer With n smile g Dal
Iai,L hog,s in fine arain. Dol,eifb's how
il, tin,o 3coin -
:. Rirbf peter that's ricbt alyyavs kee,
ria,,,ls ,,,;th tha chnrcb oIncl, i soid lie mas
tor and 90 The davs and nontbs rnlIed on
n,,,1 pater y,os tal,an IN 40 nm annrsntic
h,, IL ,oaster who admired his dil;Snnce
oIo Via and nnnctnalitv and resoiSed +
Goi,' ia vo,,,,r or,ban On he NO., 70
hr;Frht oayoer Nov Tho oId ,,entlena,
49,, potar Sou on H. Art n,orrina,s gaIl
w. NJ. nsIi-a;,h,s sha,, ,,.as a a
oIoai- ~ and o,,arI ,,arn;n,, 90 pote
,,assad Ia sou, hin, nniI;rc doa,n 1io shntter
inst betore seven ociocl Kindly "goo
n,orrinc,sa were intarcbonged every la, M
, Ill AZ iast Mr. CamnheiI as tbe gentiem u
vas called took onite a Tlsing 70 tbe tai
,'rn,,,is;n, lad ,ybn con,e AMI want so oor
stantiv a9d evoctl, nm to tine
,n,,jor ,rhc hae IL =" said Me- Gam,
, hon os he sat rnbbipg some ie,relrv Fl
ha 80 vratobmolyor and ia,yolo. H. h;
sho,' ono da,, :, lVhoo,,er ba IL he has fl
mat;n@ Of : man in him He goes tici
49, H. oIrono,,,eter NH - ~,
, Shutters and cav GOOD uornin, he nni
tts ,,laasa,, f,ca and says 81 ,,ipr'
IT. -; anJ ~ snon tbe sb;yo q the ,attia
i IN th 81 Ar"@a;st,s window falls ON bis oa,
hoo , 'roe ~ss 81 Dnnstan clock No tw ~l
three fonr Eve siy seven That lad;s
NICK and | mnst have little tall viii
hin, y
One dav as Peter was nassiug Mr.. Gam,
heIrs sho1ldoor one Of his mastsr's shonn,a
7 met him and aid with n sheer " Wnli N,
pnnly yonre sneating fttle morter y e, e.
! he a4d he Other felIows in Mr. D,Ieith'
: ennIov we're iealons of the lad who had ,To
tbe masters favor and who was nyaised "n
reyarded while thew we're scoldea for lat,
!. ness and laziness and then with n 10"
. longh at his own wit, the shonman nassed n,
Mr. Campbell, who heard il was out E
tbe shon in a moment. and becloning Pete
D said =" Excnse me- Master Pnnkv Won ma.
+ NV sbon so regularly. that feel / sbanl
e lie 10 make yonr ACQUAINTANCE"
y INV name IS not Pnnky." said Pete
J b,usbing +" IT, Peter. McOwan. sir and y,
an apnrentice with MIR. Dalkeith, n