The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-11-21
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! f"Fori whichtrihes,he would have been as
isirongly charged with mcannessNas sc is now
BeHer lei t'go as II is. No doubt 81, bas
good reasons for his conduc,.n 4" 9ssA F'''
| Thus Mr. !GreepIand Lizzy defended Ed,
ward, while The mother and Jane scelded
about his meanuess 10 their hearts coniehl.
Edward Mnyfeld, the lover of Lizzy
[dreen, was young man Of good principles,
lpudent habits and really geperous.feeIings
but his generosity did notsconsis, in, wasting
hls earnings in order aibat he eo~mighfi I'D
Thought liberaland open.RearieG, .bitl IN do.
ing real acts 81 kindness where 6S w.fbat
Kindness wastneedcd. He had s4ycds6onI
his salary, in-ille-- course of four. or FIVE
years, enoughaos buy himself. o. very. snug
house, and hadafcw hdndrcd dollars ia .,he
Savings Bunk with whiclrto ,furnislt ii. when
ihe time came for -him-te get married -
This time .wasiael Jyefy, fNidf when, the
Christmas 10 swIieh.a llHsiom has dbeCn made,
came round 2 Nt ttis holiday seasen, Ed.
w ID had intended toif6ake both Lizzyl and
her sister . lRpdsplne present, and bad been
thinking f9rssume weeks asio oiwhat itshould
be- Many 1arrices, ,tbah useful'and merely
rnnamenla!, were llfo6ght og bpi none Or
Them e&sc!ly pleased. his hncy.5. sis,do IS.
( A day or. TWO before Christmas,u he sal
thinking aboatalho matter, when something
oraoiher gave a new inrnlto his III fiections.
| as sas They don't really need anything, he
said TO i'imsslshqnd yeti propose loinyseif
tospend twenty dollars IN presents smerull
iorappcarance's sakes Is this rigia? ?'':-l1o..!.
ss.' s, Right if you choose, 10 doii,s he replied
! TO himself. = ptef az, q d,,o,., z i
gr'sI am notsossurc Of lhat,p he added al.
Ter a pause. ssAhd lhdnlie sat nquiie mu.
sing mood forsor6 minutes. , ~sa
y" That's bt!ter,'', he al length said, rising
up and walking s,about lhe floor. g',irhat
would be moneyssnd goodaieeling spent to
better purpose" za gaHalia'' ''%s 'ess'a
"Bul they'll expect something" he argued
with himself; 'the family" will think So
strange of it Perhaps I'D better. spend
half The amount in elegant books for Lizzy
and Jane, and let the other 60 in the way
Ipropose," ~ lai 'sa'iesa !,
/ This suggestion, however did not satisfy
|lhim.,A 'sd' 6
E"Belicr lei il all 90 in the other direction"
he said, after thinking while longer; n''ii
wflldo real good. The time will come
when ! can explain the whole mat,erif nee.
essary, and do away with any little false i'm
preston that may have been formed" VI ~
To the conclusion at which Edward ar
rived, he remained firm. No present of any
kind was made 10 lis bethroihed or her SIS
ter, and the reader has seen in what light
ihe omission was siewodo7 y yils n.n '7p' ~.
| Christmas eve proved TO be one of nnusli-
al inclemency. 'fne snow had beeu falling
! all day, driven into every nook and corner,
cleft and Granny, by a piercing northeaster;
and now, although The wind had ceased to
roaramong the chimneys and 10 wlsirl the
snow with binding violence into the face Of
any one who veIlturcd abroad, the broad
flakes were falling slowly bal more heavily
llan since morning, lhoughtl ground was
Icovcted Already 10 ,hesdepth &C many inches.
1t was night 10 make The poor feel sober
as they gathered more closely afound. their
small fires, and thought of'thc few sticks Of
wood Or pecks of coal that yet remained Of
StOTC.H ~ ffafsA rft'f-+
\ On this dreary night smalItboy, who
had been al workih apIintihg office al day,
stood near the desk of his employer, waiting
TO receive his wcel,'s wages and 60 home "a
This mother, a poor widow, whose slender in
cume scarcely suficcd to give food to her
Hlttle liousehold.5 .il,h' Z
| B.You necdu't lcome te morrow, john =
said ihc printer, as be handed the lad the
Had the two dollafs that were due him for
1.-The weeks work. ''to-morrow is Christmas
! The boy took the money, and after ln-
gering a moment, tuned away and walked
1 towards the door. He evidently expected
something, aud seemed disappointed. The
i printer roiced this, and at once compre-
i hcnded its meaning.adl nsi 70 oisa 'aJ9a
! s.John," he said kindly. .ass8s- ia4ssa b.
The boy stopped and turned around: as
as he did So, the printer took upfa half dol
lar from The desk, and holding j between
his fingers and said
aYou'e been very good boy, john and
/ think you deserve Christmas gift. Here's
4 half a dollar for you" .,,gTs Is
4 JOHNS countenance was lit up in an IN
stant AS he came back 10 get the money,
the printers eyes, rested upon his feel,
4 which were moi covered with very com
Portable par Of shoes, and he said
( (which would you rather have, John, this
half dollar or pair of new shoes?" MA.
apd rather have the new Shoes replied
John. without hesitation. .si.,,aa,
every we'll; T'll write you an order on
!, shoemaker, and you can 60 and fl, yoorself,'
\ andithc printer turned to his desk and wrote
!, ihe order. rsr saa,,