Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09

notice that it is handsomely adorned with and
plants and idly kept than the homes that we
Twenythree years ago gentleman town and pur
chased the farm where this home is 1t said that he had
travelled considerably abroad and ha reputation
author Shortly after this purchase he married the daughter of
neighboring clergyman and, with his wife moved upon the
farm that from its location always unusually attractive
Two years later the cottage built where the
born who have brought this valley SO much of
happiness and delight.
When the first child began to play upon the lawn,
from the elm that stands beyond the house that her
ELLEN Three years and second child old enough
walk, wnsome and agile the first but all
flowers and the grasses the valley agreed very
beautiful.
In the meantime Ellen wandered in the fields, and long dis
down the road The old Pine her and loved For
noticed how true her step and noticed the thousand
of kindness that she showed brook
flower She with the power love- always considering
the and happiness of Others and necessary sequence
for nature is full OF surprises and makes omissions in the
distribution of her rewards eveythng loved Ellen
And Ellen grew each day adding her graces and her
good report. Then the word spread valley and
mountain that Ellen had another sister A few months after
death first entered the cottage gathering his fold the hus
band and father. Thus and mourning But
the months and years flew by brighter coors again prevailed
and song and laughter heard
AT early age all the sisters attended the district school,
Here everywhere, almost from the start Ellen the leader
guiding Directing encouraging ordering that the old Pine
surprised perceive that when still very young
had become the teacher.
AS yet she had assembled mountain. But had
her often look up here and noticed that she grew older
she trampcd and through Valleys explored
further and further up the hills that very much
surprised day her emerge from the bushes upon
rocks But surprised when how dazzingy perfect
this child of the valley She bounded the highest point
of rock and gazcd the wonderful panorama For long
time she looked; then, descending, approached me.
And who you, great, big old tree pray tell me?"
said.
Il the old Pine, answered, that has watched
these valleys since long before you born"
"And have they changed very much?' she asked
They have changed" replied "from o the
country you see"
Then there girls like when you first knew
them?'
None" answered
But there great many beautiful pines lifting their
tops above other trces?'
"Ye answered and most of them gone and instead
the and villages
But the streams, she said, Flowed then now; the
clouds lightly, and the beat loudly did they
old Pine? The shone by day and the and
all the nnumeabe by night utterng their noiseess light
precisely they 10 now?"
YES | said.
$50 that the principal difference in the homes that abound
where forest and the people that occupy them3
yes" said " and will you tell the old Pine what
your is, and where you come rom?
My name is Ellen" she said and come from yonder
pretty valley That house down there among the my
home
But said Il have noticed three children playing about
that house Perhaps the other your sisters"
yes" she said, they my sisters"