Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-01-24
From the Ladies National Magazine.
THE LOAF OF BREAD.
DY JANE WEAVER.

LUG Pe'soh aouresseu, ciad IN heavy over
'''''''"s '"e s"a' WHO ol december
''!' "'' ''''oa' was tnlllled up, leaving only
P''''on OF MS lace oscernable, but his dress be-
'P'Ne o"e VI con'or'aoie circumstances
o"h want your matches, lad said he.
'D"' 20 ony them-six boxes for ftp
'uet out OF 'he way said the man sharply,
'or 'he 'ad ha'' stopped the path
N"' 10 ony some SAID the boy, detalning
"''h oy 'he sKirtpf his coat, mother is sick and
'e "du no'h'ps 10 eat to-day. DO buy fps
worth.
Inc man hesI;ated. The natural impulses
OF his heart were for good he was one acoustic
med 10 'h'nk the world worse than it was.
fshaw hesa'd, that Is the old story; get
out OF 'he way you young scamp, or I'll have
you arrested
ne ooy meek'y drew back. but'n tear froze
on MS cheek IN that bitter blast, though the
| ''cn man sa" u not tor he hurried on.
was ee'tng late and the streets would
nave oeeh p''ch "atR' out Tor the lamps which
'' 'oPg intervals Tx up the night Few were
"o'o'' III '"d' "'h'ry weather, and SO the boy
s''ou s"''ef'nga' ms post Tor long while be-
''e second passenger came by. Poor fellow
Nv WIS 'h'n ciad' and ms lips were blue with
co'u yet he kept his station, valnly Offering
MS "'a'ches' ou' mining no buyers
| len CLOCK struck' and The tears falling fast,
I've 'ufheu his 'oot'teps towards the cellar in
"",'" "e "V'"' ne ''ou oeen out all DAY and
"'' ''' "'o'se' o' 'ood crossed
'"e "'S"' 'e'o'e' bn' ne
,r, 49,, ,''''''' wa" VI "'"se'''
,'p'''' ,''' o'e" eA"aus'eo ID 'he
| '"' lucy "'" 'o' cent
=,
"''"' 'o' '' '''' '"S'o"' Tue i'sht from
~, "''e' "''o'S '''' s'ee"-
's up "'' oa'" was
''"
r'0 0I' '"''e" '"'Pu,Se
"'' '''".
supp "''' '"a' "''" ""u
''' "'o never S'o'
w. "'e''''O'e 'e''P,a'''"
"'"'' '''' Tvs '"o''e' s'''Ve' ""e"
'"s'e 'o'' '''s"' sa'e "e'' ne '"S"e" "'' 9'as-
"''r '".'' "o"" ,"e S''ee'
'P ''''''' '''u ''e o'Ne'' turning
'en"' J''' II '''''o 10 'ee '"e act
"o IVY near" '"e cry anu 'reh'oIed al over
'''' y GU W ''' ''e' '"" "e ran s""''y on
'.'o Wv" '"'"'''s oaeH 10 see II MS pufsuerS
SdlH'u uil HiIIl.
','P '"'e' supp u''e' s'op 'h'ei was The
''y ."'' '"''3 ''o'' AZ many pursuers, as look
''@ 'fo" '"e'' SHOPS 'hey caught sight OF the
'ue'''Ve ana joined IN the chase.
"e 'oy he'r' oeat wio'y' he mechanl-
ra'y turned ms Steps 10 the cellar where he H.
yea The ailey' IN which 1t was, opened ir'o the
s"ee' JoS' hheao ana he s'fove deSpera'eIyto to
gam H-'he "a'chman's ra'tles were now
heaf' IN 'ron'' behind all around like hunt
ea stag painting and frightened, he gained the
en' o' the a''ey and dashed INTO the dark tho
r""eh'are' h"t al the moment man sprung
OUT "' '"e corner mouse ana seized Inc fugitive
an you young 'hle'-you were nearly oil
were yo'F-c'n' a'ong-i am magistrate
you s'ai' 90 10 jan ana WIN these w"fdS he
u'aeeed 'he cuprt INTO his oilcc.
Inc ooy nurs' INTO tears
oh s'r' he sa'd' let me CO. only stole
l'a' oil oFead' anu wouldn't have done It, but !
we are starving Mo'her ana haVehtea any /
o''h9 'o''ay' ana mother Is scK' never stole |
before Let me 90 ana III never do II again.
The magistrates office was now full OF peo- |
pie 'ne o0Ner penS among 'he number The