The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-11-10

A Short I'iresidc Story about
llOncStyg

DHn sVaiiiits "a t-rnf nt1ii rtid ius vufi, %
iulg boy, OF Us iLe WHfr'dr urnr lHr gnlr
,ni 600 old town iu Germany, lHr iHhrr tool,
.uul lDuf Of bread, wlirh be- Ind bought boo
iiu ipEn, and nukr b., uud gave lwii lp Ils
boy, "Noi 10, lalhrr' enid luu boys II rlull
uul rat unlll after you You have bruu WuIh-
4Ii lis.s.4 49, ~ -4+t+f-.lf1
tun, mud sou must ho very hungry hhHll
whit ull you nre dene,"
Won speak hiudly, my son. replied lhn
VlcHRcd ihtheE "yuur lose 90 uir docs ur
more good Than ny foods 0ud those eyes of
yuurs remind me- Of ygur drHr Wulhrr win
irs lul ~, who told ydu 10 lose me- ~ iuu
aiagl 90 dQwud indeed ny bnyynu hn'o hruu
q great comfort ~ mri huI no" Unl lave
eaten llis irsl norsol 20 plrpfo jouIl 10 your
Hurit pow 10 cat
"lhnuk you, fHhcT lW brck il- p,prr
dn tWO, nud tukH son lutte morr,i nr sou sru
thn loaf h not large, and you require much
.uuro linn do," 81 slnll divide lhc lnm i'
sou, 10y hos; hli cuI H. MI. uuii have Co.
tmHdtucci md lc M ll,nUk God tor hls groHt
g1pdnraa iu giving 90 food, pud ~ giving ii-
Nllt 10 hrltcr ftill, chrrIlih md cuutcHlrd
IrHts. Ito Who gave us tho living bread
tfnu heaven, 10 nuuiiAli pur Immortal suul.,
I,us el,aA liu liol gige NJ all other food "birl'
10 Urrc7tEfy fn uIpoI 0U mortal hnllrhi'
The GIhcr and rom thanked God, bud bt,
gan "a cot ll0 loaf in pieces, 60 begun ilrlr
trhgJt WUUi. iiUt UE ttrYcUt UUr portion ~
ghr loHfthero lrll oul several large pieces of
D, i'l 81 grcnI vu'ur Tho llua boy gave a
. rh0Gg Of joy, md was rprlugug forward q"
gwgp Mo unexpected trcHturr W,ru Doe W1s
pulled h0cI by his father "Nly pom, uy ruH'
Ti. fFed, edo not touch that uDutli 10 iF not
our-," "liW wliose n 10, G,lcr ifit iannl
utrTr' ~ know not, Ha get, 10 whom % be-
iAngei hs, probably IL wa- Ps'l-l!.ar.s ls- iAe
'irsor, through some mistake. We mu.l ld-
Quirc. Run." -"But father" interrupted ihc
hoy, "youuro poor md uccdy, aud lnu have
bought tie loaf dudihr bnkrr nmy tell n sci
aud"
81 viii not listen Ia sou nay boy, thought
she lonG lat did not huylho gold IN Il, "
thr baker sold IL 20 mo iu Ignorance, tlnll
not loo ~ dishonest as 10 tnSo advantage ui.
itiiii;frfuruhcr him who Tuid as ~ 10 ~ 9th.
.cr- ms We would have others do 10 us. TIE
hukor umy possibly cheat ne. lam poor, 10.
feed, Int tia, is no SIM 1--WE Share tho pow
cry Of Jesus, Gods own Suu,olt let us share
MISC, his goodness aud lis trust iu God. We
gnHy ncVyrr DO rirh, but We may always hr
honest We mny die Of sluryatuu,hul Gud's
will be done, should Nc die ia doing ~ Yes,
my boy trust God, and irlK IN hs ir1yi All
YOU riR ncper be pat 10 shame Now,ruu 10 tie
Npkcr, and lring him heres aud a.sa!l "aIct
tho gold uuiil lao connect.
So tho boy rnn for tho baker. Brother
workman" said the old man, "you have made
some mistake, aud almost lost your money"
aud hG showed tie baker the gold, Nui told
li,n how 1t had boon found. us IL ,hinoi'
usl,cd the father; "if it IT, take it AVN" "Ny
5alhor, baker, is very poor, mud ''stlcUrC
NY chlldi pun mo not 10 shame 10y Thy cugu-
plauilA ] am glad We have saved Ills man
from losing his money! The baker had bc,u
gazing alternately upon the honest father and
l,ja eager hoy, and upon tho gold Which 10y
glltlcriug upon the green iuri. "Ihou MT
indeed nn honest fellow, 'tnidfhc hhhcE9aud
Any aeiF llhat, NarIA, lhe a.S -4.esSas, e4..I..
tls truth when lac said,l thou werI the honest
est mnu in our town.
Now, ! shall tell thee about thr gold: \
stranger came into my shop thrco days neo,
ana gave me that loaf, aud told me To -cli It
chcHply, or give it away, Ia the honcslcst
poor man whom ! knew IN the city. ! told
David to send thee 10 me, Ms q cus,omcr,thi,
morning; az thou wouldsi not take the loaf
for nothing, sold it to thsc,ns thou luowcsi,
for tho Inst pence IN thy purse; mud thr loaf
with NIL it's tronsurcS-and, ccrtnin, il IL not
email lis thine, md God grant dice blcss-
ing with itw The poor ihlhcr Don't hs head
70 the ground. while tho tcHrs fell from his
eyes Ills boy r,rn mud pnl his hand around
his neck, and said, ~ shall always, like YOU
any Gther, trust God, aud do whit is righU
Tor INN sure it will never put us to shame
-- Edinburgh Christian .Haggsine.