Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-26
MattIe's Burdens.

oa,od w., ro,,rh &C., ",o 49, e. L.
me Won arc never on hand Whom vonted
Uere arc oil ,beso J;shas 20 do M and
svervtb;n, a. s;xoo ond saT,ans ;, 'P' ""U
AnJ Ms Mnroar 1 oaiIed a no,otIo ho,,.o-
l,aener and evi5en;lv a hustl;n@ divine
one CAUGHT mn so,nath;no and u,ith a hanS
sat /, doSr o,gawhara
Inst at this moment a thin pale.faced
child entared ,ba Litcben uitb q nail Of
IF water TOO heavy n l;ft more than an
inch fron, tba ground How sha had
bronobt il from the we'll was a mystery.
q i5o Won mean IN he gone all dav eating
a Iittle water There. now ace Sbat a
smash Won have mazda mon the foor /" And
az Mrs Morgan cansbt The nail from tbe
fr;abtened o5;Id,s hands she made a h;o@ar
snIssh berself then With rough nns6S-
nav almost sian~sbe sent the cbiId 10 do mn
the d;shes
Poor Watt;eI Uers was a hard drudoipo
Ife Trv as sha ,sould notb;n1 saamed 70
rlaasa hay nc, rass and ,ot q ra,, 81 am,
ssh;,a Or ;o,, .oaraal,, axoaaaJ ~ yathra,
Ero,n oayIy L., ,,,,;i 10 4, tha auar;nyo
sha w.s Iayt trndr;nG hara and tboro I;
saernod to ttha - ssh;,d &c ,ho"'s,h ,hors
s,,os o,,o oart;,PoI a Nfatt;o 10 ,;s, NJ
tie coma hara Matte oo thara !" mill sbo
somet;mes tbonaht ;f sb 81 rossessed do9an
na;rs If hands and foot oba oonid bardiv do
iii that waa raon;rad of har And oh bow
sho ,,;shaJ sha an,,d ahana. har vn NV Nv
run ayvav fron, tha ornaII, nttaraJ q Not.
tie Matiiei" Rut che had nv ether home
to 30 ~ and 90 LEI a"s s;ah on5 haa,,u
heartacbe sba arose escb dav dread;ng
wbat nos hefora '' e
Must ,vo taIl non ,b,, al, ithaca trial. ,voro
the result 81 iha, w;ctad damon dr;nl, ?
Once Watt;e h ead' as hr;Oht and bannv n
bome 90 INV 90 ror 5aar eeh;ldran. }nH;re,
mother ana ;nteIl;gent afTectionate father
Nh fo,dIad 81 - ~ 81 ~ Al
waII d;d Wa,,;a ra,,a,, tha;r ,ora hr s,vaat
gentle ohad;aroa h. aiaa obon,o came
over tbis waiI-ordarod houe Wei bv
week and month bv month Matt;e child
thonob sba was noted tbsso cbanges She
saw that her motber's sn,;le w va }orced and
that her father came home later and later
and smoke crossIv FINALLY che sbrank from
running To meet him az If old or chatting
with him Of her hooks and studies.
Mr.. Wrigbt's descent was verv rapid
Tighter and TIGHTER was be held in tbe grasn
of intemnerance until from a mueh.re.
spected. trustworthv merchant he sank
lover and lower wss SAVED with del;r;um
tremens and death, AZ relatives had
sbunned them In tbe;r ,over,v and dearada.
t;on Mrs WRIGHT aa nroud. sp;rited az thev
could ask M favors now a brief STRUGGLE
sor l;fa a,d ,ban sba sanL into on ea1Iv
rave and Mattia was taken 70 an ornhay
eesu,nn, r. ms f,on, hera Mrs Nnrgar
, tooip her into ths country as bonnJ-girI snd
;r,an;nad s;roa sba oio,had and God IN,
ch;i5 sbe bad r;aht 70 cot all the work ou,
81 be-, aha oo,,d 'e"' W s0' '''
NstnraI,v Of a harsb d;snosit;on and nova,
hor;no ha2 ah;i5 - r. go, aha E+.i,
knew the besvv bnrdensNtoo bsavv to h,
bornaN.be vas Iaving nnon thee vounF
sbonlders Rnt tbeya o.,o 20 a t;rna nbs s n.
l;ttle tired feet could nv Ionaar do Ms
Worgan,s b;dd;nas Tn in an attic.roon
VIII f,usbed chaa|s ond hnrn;nr hrorn W,t.
tia ravsd Of bnme father and n,6tbar
DOH how nv, haoL anJ avs aoha Con,
) inc Com;naI Gov Pm 90 trad 90 ,;rod +,
Tbar in e,ondar 80 ~, ahr;aI, che
you'd hasaaoh so,,,o oro q. 80 har 49,
from that /" crneJ crueI nlsce i" "'"'
Mrs Morsan vas iearn;Mo b;ttsr ,ossor
az she stood over tba snffer;nn obiIJ L. -,
rather from n d;s,ancs baard bsr vain
cries for she soon fund she conld NOT an
nroacb the he'd witbout a,rnost thro.,;no ba a
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