Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-16
Wy First THETA boys story.

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Many years ago IN the town Of Ciaremont'
N H., when | was boy, there lived an ell
derry gentleman; or at least it seemed to me
that he was Old, because he had gray III his
hair and because he never had kind word
or smile lor httle boys or girls On the con-
t1ary he always sent them oil his bright green
lawn when they came there TO play, or If his
children came out to JON III our sports he
would can inem INTO the house III no KIND
way and tell MS We had better 80 home, or
be OF, or some such disagreeable thing, and
Dang me uoor enough 10 irlghten us. 30 1t
came about That none Of the boys aud girls
liked Mr.. Dixon.
Ills father was one OF the nch men Of the
town, and had brought up tins son, as Uncle
Aack tells about soft handed and soft head
ed = and when the old gentleman passed
away he left ms worldly goods to this cross
man.
Nhen he was young have no doubt he
was pleasant IKE others OF his age, but after
MS inSuGI uealn ne went into ail xmas OIL
1leoui''oiisi nno los' lI!s oi ms nioney' Ars'
DlAoii iA was 4i"HSS growing ABOUT IT, ana tel
iI.B NM tolu you 3d. una oI COURSE he
Big,Nw Soui "uu cr''ooeu'
ny HNeu III glt"t %n'.o house' II IS
o.iiO'iH5 i NV "I'i n'1Pio 'ee5 uIO'.nu @ '''
J,,,' 5 very i'lBs 8'I".n oel,iiu IT; I9ls s"r
oii vac "i'ii nl8n poaru l'ncG'
,io '"4oo'n 9iuo o"' anu no ooy III our VII
~ ii;,I "a ui'"n'" u "!Hi9 u oiiiio I'hce
VI 1tI 5'i!' t N'ii'' ,-.. ,-u
I'u" lence' Pl,Ae' ICnce' stone "anS' Druhh
t'Ioy' vi even 9'uIlI, lcnce9 were our ehpeclal
'bn' "'' '.,eI ioo' Nilio1ln pU"iu "a Icii'u,
never we u9eu 20 peep throuBh 'le knot
f1. oiea @ 'i''' We oo'.I oceuAIo.ihiy Hnu, ahu
us 0"i I on .lu boou lniiiBS RroWlns
.I''o 'Sn' ieu %IPl'H' 1Si'IW "Pl'ieS, Pur-
irrnlil lans liz, c;tr6nsi t,y; ,r66tLo-s u,
sbor. and coIn7. lint o,i,, fit fn- ,,.lso,,ir,,
Ion, ,,,,,sl ,,,Io,,o ,d ,yoa,s ,tot ,,od 90,
,,n,h ,.atl. 10 ,',,'.,, ~ - pIt - s-,;,
,1o tI, tr.es r,+ti,, a,,J ,,.o 80 oi,;lla,
canId,,t Ia,s, tosta io' ''''-'' '"
Tf Mr. Divon had b.,,, q ,,Iooso,,t mar, o,,,.
If rs ,riobt Inv, LII o',d Ii'tai,,sd a,.,,,i:
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,in ,ri,56g, ,t -, e '' IN So,e o VI
tn o,',ra IJ ,rss,,I - o '-,o -,. ,,j q
chi Kim ors sn tha rri,it l,d o,,d lec",',J
81 r,t,-,,,1 / -, III -. 81, NN'
OEe VI my ni"'eS nnIile" 1olon conner
we ""Hyh caleu nm H9le' a i1u TWO OF three
years oiuer tn"h l. nFeu IN 'he mouse next the
ols one ana one uny he "Eu 10 me Come
up 10 my mouse aiter sehooi I've got some
,HI's /" NOV lou. "'l''IB PERMISSION from on,
A'",HvI J." 'i9lt 7"' "H ho"r' Iuuhu MN
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Iu' ''.'i BaIu'n ana up 10 the Slno"'A fence
i !, nave 'olI you ABOUT ana sIo"tu me BOARD
,h' holl'pvc! H"i paitiahy iooaehtd. IL
nuns "l H'"Ht' nun les WIN one nanu
e"n'I u us oou.C 'Hsly HhNe TORN II Oh ANA
JuS' 'n' o'i,'r sue ID! .nH er'SI "aIeriheIona
"aI''"S 10 u, ~ oo,e sa,u 'Aey were new
N''" '.'' az D'HoH ,olES never plchsu
ia M I;r1 , ''1,. ,.5 M '"i ,,,,1i "',s ~
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mus ne lHu"C'u me- ana am hiTala
HIoh hs'u M5'" l,erA'."''oh 10 o1'aih l'%'e
rom I"''lti ana l'o'A'F 10 s''y "i'u nm 'ht,
n,su| a. Z ii"H H'iuoH'! uoH' oeiUre ana
.''' ',it I"lhN "sn' 10 o,H' W. "ou!u go out
car on 'h"' "o'ru HO9h a auS "a''i ht4oh'
''' It " "I 70 '"e nm ana just EMO! oNr-
! SEW - "'h'u boys:
| .., i',''e I. oi "o'tuy W. I'aG j.! 6I'n'gG'
nuu ioHB "eIo'. u"iA 9oie ana 6uiiy lei
I""s "eie az we "'nuV" VI MS 'halhoSr'
r",',Is' "'''iiE' '.i VI. sH'S 10 conc III 'ne
n.8 ho"'e' no" I' me 'li"' uIaSS'u. MN
'''H IN: A'"'H' ,'nu ,n H'u' HAe
sIlI'"'r N'ra''on' Az "sl 'h'y c"ine' tug
w '''iu'"6 'n' 'iiJ cur ''iiS' anu
! darl-nass, of ,l,o little rao,,, '-s
Ts-ou, Sai'l.ad 1or,, ..,,, o.,
,,l ,...,,,,ati1;,, of he s,i;,s ,5r w., !',l ~
,ii.t,. sb. a,77l ID L., III .II
,b. 5in,it, nf - ,,I,. INF H. ,i,,Gt L. wv
dn,i, nr niorIS So = Viii s. b'In.1r'S
tim.,. NAT ,yos NJ home VIII would J,or
,notl,r s,,, If She, found il o,t he ,yL, bod
ta,,nl,t ,n. that il was ,i,fnl 70 tals lI,,, ~
min nat ,yas apotbrrsg knew ysr,, vii Il
il,t ,y,,,lI I,o,,,,(,, II f,tb.r Wv l,ar " -
for L ,y,. o,,'. If ,l. "a f,.li,.I ,,,., ,,i
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"i''' "i''' Il r' lJ,No' SN"''G N"l 'p'n 10 1'H'
US anu 'uins '','r us iue io%H ,N, clocA
s'Iu'A n'H'' ana SH"Iu! "i,'r 'hv i6A' ia 'hS
"h'te Ho"9I wen. ou', SOC I"r'iully opened
'I' H1y'' I'o" II Gi.'N'" ~ am sure II heV-
81 u'' p-Ipi', ana i,IS!eu cItIio"Iy ou' IN
10 'n' "aIE 'n'i!' ~. ""a sui ne return
.u anu '"H,ne me 'i;y I9nu' i.u il!e Gown
'nt 5''''S Si''oUeI 'ne A,''A'H; TuI mo lhe
s"rulh. ~, lie I'sh' %'' ut"utllul' the moon
n'"i'S ''i' anu No' " 'r'"'n oi AT % disturb
inc S''' l"He ''"Nr9'
=. We l'CAtu our way 10 TIis iiI UISe IoarH' cur
F'i,'s' iuo'i''' 'o'.ll'ii iIAe .huuuyr IN our
| "icheu tdI9 anu htrNo"siS BIAolIhB IL we tore