Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12

younger sister, whose sole dependence she
was. For she, the beauty, could do nothing
to insure her decent living. Her hands
were unused TO toll. Her mental powers
had received little training.
1t was not long however before her
pretty face drew special attention. She
heard the old, old story, and, despite her
sisters tears and entreaties, left her one
true friend and went with the stranger.
She. poor child, was dazzled by. the gla-
mour of an unknown lover. Culture had
never opened the doors of our sound liter
ature to her. Sensational novels and TO-
mantle love stories were her hourly COM
panions and sole delight. Was it strange
she saw not, like her clear minded sister,
beyond the romantic outside? He was n
prince in disguise to her, and she the
sleeping beauty just awakened. God pity
her! for she went from her best friend,
and she was blinded needessly.
Her sister never saw her more She
may have been raised, as she expected, to
an honored place in a happy home, or,
and far more likely, she may have sunk to
a deeper, darker misery than we dare
dream of.
Now whose fault was this? Was that
weak one to blame whose ungoverned i'm,
pulses led her an easy captive into the path
of error, she, whose untutored Judgment
could not distinguish true worth from the
counterfeited dross, or will the parent be
answerable for her weakness? He who
refused her petition and turned deaf ear
to her pleading when she was begging for
that which doubtless would have saved
her from ruin.
Think of it, parents. Which path will
you choose for that bright-eyed daughter
just budding into girlhood. Think of it,
mothers, as you clasp that babe in your
arms SO tightly and map her future before
you. 1t is greatly in your power; and
which course shall she takee Shall she by
toll earn her daily bread without even the
happiness of thoughts of great men and
noble women of whom she has learned 10
cheer her, Or the happy songs which her
previous hours of culture would have left
ringing in her ears Il never dying blessing,
or shall she be fitted for her future by the
best it is in your power to give, so that she
may in turn bestow it on her prattling
child, and make him perhaps power for
good in the nation?
What mother, when she sees her boy
lounging in the street evenings, would not
sacrifice years of her life to turn him from
the coming evil! And yet your daughter
may be carrying the same burden to her
Heavenly Father in the future, when per-
haps real interest in his studies, which
a knowledge of them would give, might
renew his interest, and keep him at home
to spend the evening on the work which
would become almost play if mother could,
in Il few words, make it plain to him. See
his brow scowling over that knotty problem
finally it is given up in despair; he can't
do any of them, and off he rushes TO have
some fun. Father is not at home, but il
mother could only by II few suggestions
clear away the cobwebs, and enable her
boy TO see right through it, would she not
most surely keep him the whole evening
at work on those very problems, which
discouraged him, simply because he could
not understand some little point?
All! we cannot tell how far into futuri
ty girls education may reach. They
have the whole future Of the nation and
the world in their heads and hands, and
the fathers and mothers of to dly should
loak to it, that they put no unnecessary
stumbling block in the way of their ad
vancement. What is needed then is q
praiscworthy ambition on the part of every
girl, and hearty encouragement on the
part of parents for our girls to attain the
highest degree of culture their circum
stances will allow.
If, for II time, you cannot attend school
don't give up and so back, for You canno,
stand still but press onward by yourself,
even though your progress may be very
slow and the way thorny. The little you
can do will Tighten your other duties, and
help to make home happy place. When
you leave school, don't surrender vonr
advanced position mentally and Jump back
with single bound over the road it has
taken months and years of hard labor tc
travel; but take your knowledge home
with you, As you knead that light dough
which those men of Owen Meredith fame
will soon be devouring, recall what chem
ical changes are taking place in it, anC
thus review your od-timc lessons. A
sentence after sentence falls from youl
lips in daily and hourly conversation and
chit-chrt, note whether the "verbs ant
nouns do off agree" or if like poor Maude's
they are utter strangers When you are
strolling in the woods, or resting neati
yonder oak, notice that tiny flower neal
you. 1t may be only u weed, but look a
it carefully, and see if you can distinguish
the petals, sepals and stamens, and
whether it is of endogenous or exogenou,
growth. rs readily as Of old. Every brigh
evening recall some constellation and thus
refill your soul with that love and rever
ence for God which near communion
with His wondrous works cannot fail tC
engender.
All this requires not time us much as
improvement OF the idle moments when
the mind may work though the body be
weary. Leave not that piano or organ
closed day after day, and thus allow your
talent in that direction to rust; and if Goo
has granted you that prince of blessings, ,
voice of song, try frequently with the
birds your old-time powers. Let not youI
paint brush lie idle, but, though only fo
IL few moments each week, give it some
attention. And, above all, read the pa
pers. Give your father no cause to think