Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-23
COMMUNICATIONS.
KINDLY DEEDS SOCIETY.
By James NJ. Hubbard.

IneHlDeTS IIdl SdCll VI lilCill ollOhid ny |
to do at least one kindly deed every
day That meant doing something which
it wasn't their duty to do, like being
obedent to their father, mother and
teacher, but something which just
showed kindly feeling. He wouldn't
try to explain it, because he thought
they all knew what that meant. And
at every meeting each member would
be asked to tell, if they cared to, any
kindly deed they had done since the last
meeting.
A good deal of interest in the society
was felt by the older village folks, as
was shown at a meeting of the Women's
Sewing Circle few weeks after it
started. what do you think of this
new society our children have gone
into?" asked Miss Laviny Curtis.
Somehow | don't Law much stress on
them things. Generally it don't mean
much more than wearin' badge and
comm together once in a while. We'll!
don't hold to just that said Mrs.
Comstock. I'm noticin' some nice new
things about my Billy. For instance,
the other evening | said out loud, i
guess we want some more wood in the
stove. and | was gettin' up to get it,
when Billy put his book down he was
readin', and CALLED out, IN get it,
mother, and he ran out to the wood
shed and got it, Now though he's a
real good boy he never thought of doing
such a thing before this society sprung
up "Wel! that reminds me of some
thin my Susy did the other day. said
Mrs. Ransom. "At breakfast father
asked me if I'd go down to the village
store with him that afternoon. | was re al
anxious to go, for | wanted some things
there very much, but had heap of
mending to do, so | up and said, I'm
sorry, father, Ia like awfully to go,
but we got pile f mendin' to do that
can't be put off When to my surprise
up spoke Susy and said Mother. you go
and I'll do the mendn for you. 1t was
Saturday you see, so there wasn't no
school that afternoon. But, Susy,
says |, you planned to go on walk
this afternoon, didn't you, with some Of
the children?' Yes! mother, said she,
but I'd rather have you go with father
to the store And III read to Susy all
the time she'' mendin', broke in
Johnny. And saw the two take hold
IL hon do nd NV hna ~
went out to them, as it seemed as if it
never had so much before. "Well! my
boy did somethin' the other day that
surprised me, said Mrs. Grant. 1--WE
was all sittin' in the kitchen, Sam at
the window readin' a story book he was
very fond of. All of a sudden he got up
and said he guessed somethin' was the
matter with Mr.. Evans calf. Il must &c
and help her, says he and off he ran.
| was some surprised, cause Mr.. Evans
amt been very neighborly to Sam OF
late. You see he thought Sam hac
been playin' some mean tricks on him,
when it wasn't Sam, but it was the
Folsom boys. But he told Sam that
he'd lick the hide off him if he caught
him on his premises Pretty soon San
came back, pantin' he run so hard, anC
sat down to read, never sayn' nothin'
So spoke up, says |, What was it yor
did SAM We'll! mother, WHEN | got
up to the pasture | found the calf haC
caught her leg in the barbed wire fence
So iu st took it out careful as | could
and happenin' to have piece of string
in my pocket, tore bit of my hand
kerchief and wrapt it around the Gu
to stop the bleedin. 1t was my ole
torn handkerchief, says he, so | hop'
you won't mind. didn't say nothin
but just went over and kissed my boy
for felt real proud of him. 'For thu
lands sake now! hadn't thought o
sayin anything" exclaimed Mrs, Bulfnch
"but all this reminds me of somethin
that happened this very day. My Ami
asked me this mornin', Mother, may
go over and see old Mrs. Caldwell thi
afternoon? Il don't know any reasol
why you shouldn't, says | but though
you was going to spend the afternoo
with Molly Dawson, her best friend
i was mother, said she, but whe
| was comm home from school yes
terday saw. poor Mrs. Caldwe
sittin' at her window kind er lone
some looking-she can't read. 20
know, and | went in and asked her
she'd like to have me come in this al
ternoon and read to her, and she sal
she would awfully much. So I'm goir