Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-05-02

he was the apple of her eye, would have
told you that there was nothing handsome
about her boy; and very likely she would
add in her next breath, that you might
"go further and find homelier, for the
likes o. Jamie's eyes were hard to beat.
Now as he stands by the old well, ready
to lay hold OF the bucket which Jake, the
farm hand, draws dripping to the surface,
we are reminded of Whittier's Barefoot
Boy and think the poet might have his
picture from just such model us Jamie, on
ly he is mol barefoot, and his pantalOons are
not tucked up, but tucked into II pair of
boots that might be thought a world too
large for him. if one did not see the hands
large, too. Then, too, Jamie was not IL
small boy, but large one who did not
care any longer to be a boy, but n man
and yet the sun. shedding forth his last
rays before dropping out Of sight behind
the western hills, made ruddy face as
innocent of beard as Il baby's.
But Jamie felt that he had II right to be
looked up to and treated us u man, not so
much on account of his years as the
amount Of work he was able to turn off;
for certainly. take it early and late, spring.
time and harvest, no one-not even the
sturdy Jake-did more than he. And GER
nride in his worL or was hn,ter satisfied
r;,h its lind than was Jonio mn IN Tho
time our story opens.
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