Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-28

really needed sleep, aud her arlsln dis
turbed mo aud tho warm water ]
hey allowed that woman u bllng from
tho kitchen, niles, for them children,
would never be bleeyed, Like troo
father, | made sacrifices for them
chlldern, felt The dooty Nv econo'
mi,la that they might enjoy adyanta'
gcs aud 10 that cnd Slernly reioozcd
to let Mariar pay for u pew in the
church sht belonged TO, aud at once
eut Of her aunooal subScrlpshcn TO the
Fuun Mishnary Society,
"Marlar," ! rcmarkt pintin at the
ten, "the heather Is not only at our
door, but they are inside thereof"
Well wood II hcv ben for me Of |
he'd never allowed myself to be over
persuaded In this mater, MIariar sunk
under the labor Nv carin Tor them
children, aud went to her long home,
dcspit the advice ! had given her for
twenty five years concerning the prop
encouragement Nv en-. ! drop q tcer to
the memory nv that excellent prCyidcr
--shc was my stay for quarter Nv II
Gentry, My second wuz betterlooking
but the mint she wuz married sac
closed the shop Il have alluz married
milincrs), aud insisted on my sup
porting her, My third wuz weakly
| wuz took in with her-.and couldn't
work Wat contrast Mariar fire.
kenlly put mortgage on her iixters
to supply the father nv her children
with the necessaries Nv life, Alas !
them GStels all are gone, this many n
yeer.
Time rolled on and Tom reached the
age Nv tweuly.onc aud wuz admitted
to the bar and got INTO good practis.
Now / scd to myself, | shel reap my
reward. The first tee Tom got |
promptly asked him for ten dollars,
which wuz to hcv bin the first golden
shower that Muz to foller. Tom looLed
at me with an expression that boded
me no good, aud turned on his heel and
walked away. Not q dollar wood hegiye
me, tho he did squander some Nv his
money on his younger brothers and
sisters, end abooscd me one day Tor not
given EN- q better chance. He wu2
hard hartcd and upgratetul.
Imogene did marry a rich old man
at eighteen and moved in Il brlllyant
speer Confidently approached her
husband on the subject ~ taking up
my abode with them and passin my
declining years in comfort, but he
remarked he'd see me further furst,
and he wuz ekally unreasonable on the
subject NV temporary releef Fianly
he Informed me that he didn't marry
me, and Imosene quite agreed with
him, and departed sick.
Loosler married week minded
young man from whom | Good hev
borrered money, but for the insur-
mounteable fact he didn't hev none
and never did. lie wanted to return
to the parental roof, but | Indignantly
declined.
Joolius got to be mechanic, but
he he'd his own family to support, and
Abner lalfed me to scorn when ! came
upon him, and insisted that he wood
do ez much for me ez he'd ever did
for him.
Samyool, from whom | did expect
suthin, flouted and jeered at me, and
whed | insisted and talked Nv parental
authority and sich, absolutely threatn-
ed me with a brick.
Melindy my fifth, got to be mil
liner, and never married. Ez last
resort. l proposed to live with her,
and take charge NV her biziness, as |
had large experience. 'Excuse me,
wuz her hartlis remark. III amt ma.
And so | wuz cast off from all NV
EN-.
The memory Nv their mother riz
up like a wall between them and me
and them ez shood hev cared tor me
ez she did.
And so on down. They showed
great alacrity in Citing aSay from
me, and indisposishen TO return
which | never Good account for. In
speakin NV the family they wuz aliuz
protoose in reverin the memry nv thier
mother, who didn't need it but they
didn't reveer me who did need it, a
particle. Then | realized--
"How sharper than serpents tooth it is
To have a thanklis dhild.
NY children are mostly all Nv them
in fair circumstances, and their chill
dren are wtll clad and well cared for
am lonely old man, depeDdin' for a
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