The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-11-10

possible.
Nov, mother, iss't il nice to feel tha
everything 10 90 clean. il there isn't much
Of il! said the boy, still lingering on his
knees, where he had been arranging tie
| fragment OF carpet. do you begin to
feel any bsuer mother
| The poor woman murmured that she
did, aud told the child to make haste al
come TO bed, for she heard his tee h chat
ter as he spoke.
IN . minute. nother--l'se Just tho"gh'
Of some ,hing'-and starting to his feet
little Joseph went Into back passage
and dragged out ain old door which 8, ood
teaning ag ainst the walk He placed this
againb, the bed, slanting II over his moth
OF IN such manner that shielded her from
the wind which penetrated the windows,
There exclaimed the boy. Triumphant
", 'onl, think mother, how much better
IF care than some poor people that
hav mt any old door TO keep the wind off!
liu had not been 50 very dark, Joseph
would have been encouraged by the FAINT
smile that crspt ovet the pale face OF his
parent; for even her miseries could not
resist the determined courage of tha,
brave hearted boy.
When Joseph had arranged the door.
lie gathered fresh spirit from success. aud
the effort OF dragging il forth had driven
away the excessive chill which had fetter-
ed down Lis slreng,h, So obeying des
pera,s impulse he let h'mselt INTO the
street, aDd ran across to the bakers shop.
A hard faced woman stood behind tue
counter, talking 10 mid looking female
who had placed a couple ofshiiiing lotves
in a basket which hung ou her atm. She
seemed to be the vile Of a mechanic, pur
cuas,ng her store of bread for the next
day. When she turned from The counter,
Jo.eph took her place; there was some
thug 10 the clear, frank features oi the
boy wnich attract ed her at,entl6h. Tho
worn 10 the threads b,s clothes we're
M. nd ed aud perfectly tle.ni lhe brgnt
and exposure 10 tue storm on,, crI.ped 4,
Into a Thousand tiny r'usleis up from his
boId open torenean, aud all over his head
Bu,he was very pale, aud the long oiach
iashes that sunk "a r his eyes wnen he
teit t.at she was To- kulg earnestly al
hin concealed au expr.sslva y, errl It
sufe, ing.
'Mis Beake, will yuu lei me speak I.
You mint e. sand the chnd, lii,lug his
eyes 10 the shop woman, wiln an appea
SO earnest, that she lmpnIsis.ly ueul
lew snlilIngs, aud this thought ste eyied
het neart against hlin.
'l,ls u no use, she said; before he had
,Ine ~ express his Htshes;'l cannot tiu,
p you another loaf, II Is out ot the questiou.
i did not come for trust hi. time
tina, Is, not ala rust replied the 90,
II "uh slthust breathIe,s aux e,y. See, II
y"u III Only take these, ana keep tnen
! 'll We can pay jou-theJ have Oily oeeu
,aendeu twICt. sH
lhe BOY st.oped down aud united hit
tue crunter.
= Don't put jour old wet shoes there!
exclaimed the woman rvnghly VIVA,
, good are sucA dry trssh 10 u,e--do gel
, out OF the store
Il did not mean to sci them on the
cuuuler-only to show yuu how nicel,
ken voice, s,ooping down 70 pu,}on his
snues again. and a. his dngers ttemol d
among tbe wet strings, the WuHia6, whu
stood al the door, saw that tue poor child
r was or, ing ss If Lls heart Wound oteaA
| though he made no noise. She louked al
the bread III her basks; there was JUS,
! enough tor her own large family she
|, couid not give him that-bul a sIxpeuce
la, WITHIN uer hard palm--harder than
, her hestt good WOMAN: Her face blight.
ened, and Stepping torwaid, she LAID her
, coin ON the counter.
Give ihb boy sotAe bt5ad, he looks
hungry. poor fellow, and before Joseph
coulI stsri up, shake the tears from his
face, and thank her, the klnd wUman had
|. passed ihto the street mnterlpg. M !,
yuung unes iBpst do without their candy
tonight; they VIII make a ietribIs tune
when Iset home--uo matter, could hot
) help IL @re f 1[8
JoseIh reached up his eager, trem bling
lauds, and almost sna'cbed the ioafifo.,
Mrs Beakeslle datted thrung h I he duor
aud aerofs tiie street., laughing amid III.
tears. and hogg,sg the bread cIvse 10 bis
bosom.
The widow had i6nk into that heavy,
uncomfortable sleep which in truth, was
lu,le mere ihsn's,npld sensarsiite of PR
vstiuo and culJ. Sac had lizard he r.sot