Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-23
Boy Lost.
El JENNIE MORRISON.

He was a hright-cVcd. dArk-htircd, tan
ned bv the sun and wind. 1.-the and active
of limb IIi~ shoes were brown ana run
over at TIL, heel. hi> knees nearly through
his trousers. his elbows almost owl Of h~
sleeves. hi, collar >uilc.. ana his butterfly
b w put on up~iL,. down. H. could easily
rrecogniIcd lv his hearty way Of answer
in if YOU asked him 10 do an errand: hv
the fun which boiled over in every move
mrnt. the loving yIlncc~ of hi~ clear eye :.
the bcar-lik, hugs he could Give. an! tn"
general happy top-vtUrVNnc>- OF his Whole
body.
When last seen at home. he came rush
inc up stairs tracking mud GA every step.
calling " Mother. mothrr' nj the top "t
his voice. Passing the cradle h" stopped
down To give his sleeping baby brother 4
kiss which sounded Ike Tie report of 4
small pistol, and kicked the rocker with
that unfortunate foot which always seemed
100 large for the place it tai tu occupy.
Into his older sisters lap hr tluug 4
handful of early Oh, SHUTS out 81 pocket
n which lie had some peanut ctu. u. Close
to mothers chair he came. putting hi
muddy Shoes on irr lle-s. hi~ ~,ain" ami
sticky hand aroMnI lien neck, tl4circ.ci hl
dainty lace :nI knot Of ribbon. and, with
-, Liz FROM his ruLIy INT somewhat lr-
,,.i,,,3 Inns asked If ia. n,i,l,i ,,,.!n3 },Ilv
with II,ri.v Brown for While
\ow ,h,t her Lny /. .rnur. .,lo,hor wish
., ,h,. had NOT imnlli,utly said. .N->. Nc>
.o ., md don, L.tu, see Won ar.,fn I'LL
supp4r time >hcwoull Iik,. IL t.tI>r tliu~.
loving hands very tcndvrly in ier own and
,nu Or 1,rl-n.r h.r nril,, tif,, hoax dear
he WI, TO h,r ana linen counsel HIM to-
~ .,tnasS and oa tl,nrss
Iii, sister WnuI Gladly take II .vI, the
cross .Oh Won huIIil Lo\" :,uI wullII
Ike ah 90 ,nu,h tn thank him for ,jy;n
her his store of hardly r.,thrrcd nuts Size
rrmrmb,rs how Ne vcrt hlth,rnnl ven. I,
carry his note 10 her : hoolnl.tc. and to-
match her wur-;rt, AWAY down town
Even nurse E,rr,t, about he lI;,r :wakcI.-
in, of loIv AMI r,mcmbcr~ how when tI.at
iii. one ,,YlJ hn ,nII-.J II 10 n,h,r vly
th brown c1,ly head WA. patiently IaiI ON
her lao +, he nuIl,d and >rrtt, he'd hy ,In.
,;r, .;,to En,,u,.' .-,,r;ti :, 4 marc ,i,h-
ln,Tv and wi.IinrIx ~ h,bv,s ,hr.n,.. than
d;1 me .,n,n hrrIlr.- irn,|r,u,I~ I,v wLn
IS lost,
4 t,,l vuonr man now o...,l,i,s IA.
roam In uI,r,. Of th, ruI. p-,.,lir,, en-
fro,,, mo n.v,u,n.r ana fla. nI.,,,,zinn .,,..
| is Il n
MON. r,c.rs Tb,ra !, ~. li.nr1.rtn =.
,rnvo Inv, ,harri -, ,tr,no ,,r nf +,l,. ..o
| There ,re ELEGANT mccr~,h,ums on,int
cir,r cases md nj he n,r,,hern an, If >,
lnIn,;nus snnkcr T. !, rn, ,rrn,i.in,r
,h,r ., t,,,k or Two and g., h,n,I~omr I,nnr
ease are there 100. H. comes 10 the tnhlr
in f,ult,..s attire From his c,rrfuu,
hrn,h,J h,ir to the no]i .hrd hnn+s ,In.,. !.
notbinn ,n,i.s H.. find, the s,,snninc nf
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c,tch ,hr snnnd If mo l,trh ev ,.,r"f,Il,
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i vr1 n, noi-v miJnirht rntr,ncn Tnr
wli,t * thr oni,k H,mnin~ If ne b,;.,h,
how comn,rnJ win ,hr hr,vv s,nmhjinn