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

away, mother, It's all paid fhi'
Joseph broke off short, for his mouth |
vas full Of some,h,ng more subs,aa,isl
than words. and he only interrupted his
mothers expressions Of gratitude by uow
and then asking ifsss ever tasted such
bread in her i,fes
Ten X morn ng Joseph crept from the
side ofhis mother, wiere he had nestled
Ill chit and went out to csrpenters
sh"p, in the neigIiburhood, in search oil
soms'hng to burn. Tue carpenter
was at work. Jos.ph's heart leaped When
he saw the delicate shaving dropping in
cnris from his plane TO great heap viii ch
ray by the work bench. When the man
saw Joseph, he smiled aud pushed The
thavinss tow ards hlm with his foot. Tho,
were eagerly gathered up, but uuderneatn
la, so'ne cirps and square pieces Of wood,
which The child would not have tuuchea,
bu, with his usual beneSolence, the car
pen,er thrust them als1 towards him. So
The widow was aroused by the cheer.
iul cracking Of FIRE on The hearth, winch.
# ~ gave fr,h It.ue heat, served to ,ilu.
inmate the other~ise cheertess room -
Joseph was before the FIRE. 10 ok,"g qul,e
cheerful aud happy, as lac led The dame
wi'h h""diuls of crlsp shaviugs.
'Cnme, mother, We have crust or two
left for breazias,, here II IS, l don, feel
yer, hungry AFTER our tamo0s supper,
sad The BOY. approaching h.s iiotner VAIN
some tragmeu,s OF bread.
The widow Won have persuaded her
son e. eat but he qnIeIy isiu the pur,iun
she gave him on ilitIe deal table, say ing
that he would 60 into the street, 60 see h.
any houy wanted ~ send nIn on au Ell
rand or have wood earned In. He kissed
MS mo her before e 'ing out, and oesough,
her To lis sim auu cover Aerself mun Ia.
bed close; but the child dId not gness how
'ii his parent was, how u,.ery broken
down aud streUg tniess 81
II was a clear day, bat intensely cold
'"esair was tuti oi snarp oiting frosi, anu
the4 htue wind that stirred along III.
$ s'rse was Keen rather than bols,erons
foor Joseph as tbiDlJ cI d +, aud tie col.
penetrated eseryspore Of Ills body as Il.
E hurried along tue &c, pavement, Looking
I e"geily from side to side IN s,arch u
e some.hing TO do, Uat no pile oiwo ood gla1
dened his eye, 10 IlttIe munnd OF & "a
> gave h'm an excuse Tor ringing al sums
8 street door to beg Ihe privilege Of carr,
| ing Il III. But The boy hat suffered, and
I seen his mother suffer till the re. olutIon o.
N nnood seemed 10 sprng up in bis bos""
1 his eyes grew brighter aud more deter
mined a. lie walked on, his pale lips wert
! pressed together, and he turned his fac,
firmly against the wind as II that were hi.
fate, and bis young soul had found the
courage to brsteit.
> He went down o the wharves in hop.
that some traveller might enpl"y him l..
> carry handbox or por,mant eau, but lar
ger and more hardened b"ys drove hin
away, and he was more than once IN dan
ger Of being crushed among the hackne,
coachmen and cab drivers that throns cd
, the thoFolghf.re TO every ferry Still he
would not he discouraged. though hungry
aud tortured with cold. he pressed rwar-
pleading for work TIL night drew on. and
iheo for the irs' lime in his Young l;fe
begged tor money ANYTHING that wouIi
Keep his mother from psrishing with wan
A. nigh'fall he stood in Broadway. and
, asked for pennies 4" buy bread for hi.
mother of the passers hv-i, was an old
story and excited no sympathy. Once
that beautiful, earnesi IA ce. thin and pale
with famine. nigh, have touched hear
OF stone, but il was too c"ld for men ia
pause long enangh for more than casual
glance. aud il the vein with which he
pleaded was sad and br"ken bea rted, they
set ~ down as a part nf his professien n,
lacking somewhat iii whining humility
hut very well for a new beginner. and So
they passed him nv. Men who rlsk ed
th"nsands every. night al the gambling a
hie withheld their penny from cnnscien,
c'"ns scruples. They look upon street
begging as moral evil, women who
we're driving their husbands to bark rupi i.
cy by extrsYagancs in dress and tqp
age wep, By the shvering boy wrapped
in velyeis and costly furs. but they, too
had conscientious scr ,pIes, or could not
afford the penny for which he suppicated
Some passed him With aserted faces aud
neard bin moi. O,ber.'ordered him aw (
as " Wild animal had crossed tteir path
one. or two Paused as il to aid HIM bnt il
vas difficult for such 10 End their purses
] without being chilled ihrorgh,ls So vixen
he child almost fei, cuin in ispaln,.
and loeked upon bin wi'h grateful ewes