Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-07-27
From "The Mothers Maya zine. ="
LOoL ing for Il Place.


Nothing good, to-day, mother Ihave been all
over, almost, and would take The
bookstores, and dry goods stores, AMI groceries
have plenty of boys aIreal y.-but think if you
had been with me. would have stood better
chance
Why SO, my SOM
oh, you look so thin and pale, mother some
body would have felt sorry, and taken me
but nobody knew me, and nobody you
a tear stole down the cheek of the little boy
he spoke, for he almost discoura ged and
when his mother the tear, not few ran
down hers also.
1t cold, bleak night, and Johnny had
been out all day looking for ''a place He bad
perseverel, although constantly refused, till il
quite dark, and then gave up, thinking his
mother must be very tired waiting for him.
His mother widow. and I, very poor one,
She had maintained herself by needIewo!k, till
a severe spell of sickness had confined her the
bed, and sh, unable to do more.
She told her little son to sit down by The fire,
while she prepared his supper. The fire ana the
supper very scauty, bat Johnny knew they
were the best She could provide, and he felt that
he would rather share such a fire and such sup
per, with such mother than sit at the best fiji
led table with anybody else, who did not love him
she ID, and whom he did not love he did her.
After a few minutes of silence, the boy looked
up into his mothers face with more than usual Sc
riousness-
mo ther,'' said he, edo you think it would be
wrong ask my new Sunday School teacher
about it a Sabbath
"No my son, not if you have other oppor
tunity-and think he would be very suitable
person, too, at leastI should think he would be
interested in getting you good place
"Well. Tomorrow is SUNDAY, AMI when the
class breaks up, bsleve will ask him.
After reading portion Of Gods Holy Word
the mother and her little boy kneeed down to-
gcther in their loneliness, and prayed the Lord
most earnestly to take care of them and provide
for them They were very poor-but they knew
that God cared for the poor. They knew also
that God would do what was best for them Oh,
IT'S sweet thing to the soul, to be able TO say
sincerely, Thy will be done.''
II feel happier now. said John, al tired
when came in, that felt quite cross, know
dil-dia not look 50, mother?''
The mothers heart, also, full, and sho
gave her boy one long, ailsctionate kiss, which
was sweetcr to him than many words.
Next morning was the Sabbath. Johnnys
breakfast was more scanty then ever, but he sad
not word about that, for he saw that his mother
ate very little of it. But two sticks Of
wood Were left outside the door where it
kept-and he knew that both food and fire might
all be gone before night. They had money
to buy any with for several days.
The Sabbath school bell rang. The
shining bright and clear-but the air exceed
ingly cold. The child had overcoat, and
still wearing part Of his summer clothing. He
in his seat just the suPerint endent and his
teacher entered,
"Who is that little pale-faced boy in your
cass2' asked tn. supernton ient of the teacher
Ills name is Jones-he lives on Stone street,
and must visit him this very week. He is very
regular, and a we'll behaved boy
81 should like to know about him, ana
Will see him after school,
The supcrinte ndent did not forge. him, and
when the classes broke up-soeng him Iinger
behind the other scholars, went up and took him
by the hand kindly.
'.Y on have been here TO school several Sabbaths,
have you not my boy" said he.
Eyes, sir, | came Just month ago o-dav''
"Had you ever been to school before that
time7''
to 60 to-street school, but that was great
way off, and when mother got better, and YOU
opened this school, she advised me to come
he re; it is much nearer"
''Well. did not you yesterday, looking for
a place on W alter street'''
II was down there, sir-looking for a place.
why did you not take that place, which the
gentleman had for you, in the large grocery
store?'
do you mean the store where the great cop
per stood the side walk -
Eyes"
"Ah, sir, didn't know they sold rum there
when l first went in, and when l saw what kind
of store it was afraid
"Have You father
"No, sir, father is dead" and the little boy
hung down his ad.
"Whas did your father do, my son-what
business was he in'''
"Sr, he once kept large store like that" and
the child shuddered when he answered
"Why did you not keep the piece of gold
money that you found the floor as you was
coming into the store2'
because it not mine, strand thought
that the gentleman would see the owner sooner
than would
He did, my boy-it was my money. DID you
get place, yesterday -
No, sir. all the places were full-and nobody
knew me-
'.Well my boy, You may 90 now-and tell
me early in the morning-your teacher will tell
you where |