Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-03-01
The Little Wilson Boy.

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ala not WISH MIN placed In my sunday
schooi class First, had SIX boys already
IN my weekly care, from the ages oil SIX 70
eignt years, ana tnat means six irrepressipie,
lrresponsiDle, hveiy httie beings, ABOUT as
easily controlied as 80 many little monkeys
would pe, ana not much more easily
linen heard repeatedly from one OIL the
teachers In the infant department, what
case that little Wlison boy was, ire
quentiy arrestihg tne EXERCISES Win MS mis-
chievous pranks and besides al this, there
were smaller classes In which there seemed
70 De lar more room Tor MIN Than IN mine:
but mere was tne oVertasked superintend-
ent stanolng before me, asking, In an almost
impioring tone, II oouidn take Just one
BOY more, ana ! understood az once was
not Tue nrSc eeacner 10 wnotn ne nad maze
aPphcas,on tnat Gay IN oehsi Oh 1.-THE little
wilson 10Y
then On seeing tne cnlio my neart re-
len,ea: hls clothes were oiu ana iii'ntting
anu us mat Oh goloeh curis IN their ricn
sounoance nung over ana almost into MS
iovely olue eyes. huotner on Ohrists poor
httie ones, tnougnt' ana ne was admltted'
ne oenaVed pretty wen tnat SUNDAY, al
tnough once wnen my PACK was turned,
some sly piece OF miscTel caused q smile 70
~ " ~ ~
eApens e:, A. Ali. :. -.
o1ineumes tne ulmples IN MS cheeks
would cease tneif play Tor moment or two,
wuiie ooiu ,sole sVoly wi'u yusS enougn
mnoiesohe Y1oI'e :i III IL W oa.cn ms at
.eas,oG, WINE h IN, inu'siaseu SOME inPor'ane
pu oinS ~ 'no iooson, a!u az srVu ellueS Ine
on,.a WAS i al,. 'e haa ne g,es. olue
eyes wete alnos. neaVehy ~ 'neir e1pres,
SlODy duu buc hdb VI kOlutu TlpDltu anu
len Ia cunning o,ro,e.s aooue eeuPie, cneek
anu orow. l useo a. sucu t,nes 70 vaguely
,'haslne now sweee ne wouiu DC were ne my
10y appale S lSe o.neI wei'-uresseo ooys'
s snu "a,n s . auI Psuueu III ohi .s
nome ~ auu Vuen was 81 sorry lof mn oe.
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sue s m1uiu aSo.'S W 'ne accuracy Nun whicn
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'eaoneis ioV 81 'neii scnoialsIgoou schoiaIs
YES anu .ne nsasn.y ones, oov ou. mere
l was inoo' iupoeu ~ .ne n''ie "iisoh ooy'
"no aaAeu "onue,iney
gay, .e 70, w you ioNe Us "neh we are
naughty
replied t ,,s; certainly did, ana went on
70 1eil now ohrist, . althoug9 grieyed py the
naugnti9ess Oh nt'ie onildren, loved tnem
sun, anu nan.eu W ioiSFe anu MAKE THEM
oe.'er' reaiiy tnought was iml ressihg
;n i1i onoe, ior nis grea' eyes were n ,.
, on my iace, anu ne was oehulng
so~s' Us a' III au cage aI''.uuoLwi one
manu- III ms Pocke,-anu l was Just tnink-
.us VIVA, a nice LESSON ne was iearn I.,,
v..tua al az Dnoe nealu an oitilnous n.tie
;"sLe, aI m.., .ne =; n e NUN nc sutuent
;.a n':e t,u w ilonn HIS po0Ae'' ASA
ing T,.u Juonaa. snne, q,
ot ono'' want W see my nsn-nooAs
Oh ueal, ~ Was aisI rs, 70 see tne
"noio I1von "a .neui on ao onoo 'oiaihViins
ahu PuiinS W sec 'ne con'en's Vi the niue
.ln'po., vi course my s.ern Plo'es. caused
I opeeuy ui1aPp1a.ru anu aiI1' Sn i',
oo ';.u was ehueu .aikeu long anu Ainuiy
, VII .ne on"u VIM ~ oIionsy Ifieu ye. at
J 49," ,o,, ho ;1.aro,pJ na'
uuTing my 'alk ne iuterr9pteu me 70 Know
aiaht loVe mackerei' ana 1 admitted
E S.y 'na' !, diu, anu khe" poys must /,
IN. iAe .u1 'Pvi' y, oaoohins 'neui, ou' urseu
tne i.tie ieilow 70 iay ASIDE all such cohsio-
e S anu ny W oe goou WINE ~ Ine
ou.uay -son'oi GLASS; anu ne saiu origh''y Oh
parting 70,
uoouoy, ,e"ohei' III oe awful gooo
hext SUNDAY ,,
ne HeA W sunny . lear cnila
w euhesuay 'Ie AuoNe sen. ioI me
" oo am .p as sooh as = oouiu W soc nel lha'
was ali 1he ooy saia tnat prougI, the mes
sase, perhaps sue tnoug1s wouiu not WISH
W 70 II knew more. Dut on entering hef
iowiy hohe' 1 sd" IL ali az glance.
mere on tne low oed iay the little WIZ
son ooy, an 700 quiet al iast'
me mat Oh SHINING curis sun shaded the
snowy ioreheao' ana clustered ABOUT tne
Puiseiess temples tne rare ii'tie clrciets iaio
as ever ABOUT the Daoyish cheeks, ana on
one dimpie showed Piaihly-out the piue
eyes were closed.
ne was crowned.
ny 'ne siueo Vi ehe peo caitiessiy thrown on
slnaii taoie' was strihg Vi hsh-macK
| ereimand sun ciutcned In one nand was
familiar o1lect, at SIGHT OF which the rush
| ing Tears Dhnaed my eyes compieteiy' IL was
| 'he lille TN Dox'
GrouPs Oh ooys soood around the ROOM
ana Ine Auntie = was glad now there
was no no.ner 70 gaze on the scene-,tne
| no. uhKiholy Aunue hasteneo 70 explain
| WIN quick gesture towards tne hsD
| ne catcned tnem Ior you, ma am nc
said as now YOU liked tnen,, ana ne was =,
goin 70 ie1cn tnem 10 you nimseii oo-night.