The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-01-25
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'nos pliuord ikea brirwr.IrI rimrut n
fhp rIouiIes sun. The LmIua uf tur s.t.r
-pHpds nlbrIIs tru.k iuyGl.y upon rAcIip-
90 ip cry street. 1hr air va- .nl.
Lmeh npt piercing bn.ua though un
biting iu1 ra.d rupugi boz truth tn iuiusr
% I.ir and elasticity into rVrfy unr r'W' ~.
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There EH- D lituc g.r . oiuld of poverty,
900 tlu L,aufifgl Nee yrars morning, walk
iug tht streets with thr gag crovdr tl,at swept
past her. Her liulc feet had grown 30 uumb.
'unasri only in thin shoes and Ihoso 10 bad
ly woru ihat .hc rould lur with difficulty
move one before tI,p olhcr Her check. shook
90 every stop rhe TODD, aud her lips hooked
WuIy purple AIIs' poor L.ae Gray She
Wls hN.e hro9r.
Jual Ike the lasf yar's wuult and lu-i
years H'nerug-. were the wants and suffer
iug- NJ tlit The change of the year brought
900 change iu her condition with IL She wa
poor; her mother was widow aud an in,a-
lI; and the child wa. hcggar
Ia lhc Old and cherries room cleaned 10
brighter fros ofu happy anniversary. No
rvcrgrocus, no wrcaths, no flowers, save n
few olt wthcrcd ones, drrkrd her timc-slain-
edwali- fhrrv wrrruu voices IN ~ rms Ti01r,
20 say 20 the widow Gray-'A happy now year
to yoh, Mr. Gray Heaven seemed % have
walled her aud licr abode out from the happ
uc-- that Wa a'i the worlds on thhi tcsL.I.L
day d Che year II bad provided, to sll mp
lfawurg., eco iole uo congratulations. up
laughter 600 g,6s no flowers Ton then, Why
Wore thry out.asn Had thry outraged
claim 900 the wide worlds chluucsg Had
the! voluntarily shut themselves ont from
the sunlight Of the living creatures around
tAem O." sh1a~ take tho world, thar 70
must be- ,o answered for them, Mr. GRAY
Wa ropH
Little Elsie sloppc,lhl timcs and brcathcd
her hot breath upon her blue aud bcnumbcd
fingers and stamping her tiny feet in thcir
thin easements, with all the force lcit Ia them
and then big tear. stood trembling in her
larRo blue ewes for a moment aud rolled
slowly down her purple checks, a. Il thcy,
would freeze 20 them She had lof her moth.
or in bed sick, cNhqlrcd, furnishing What
wonder that she cried, even though those hot
tears only dropped on the icy pavement -
they might as welt Gti there a. elsewhere 4;
the many human .Loart. that passed her, were
full ~ icy aud hardened,
She would have turned hack 20 go fomc
hut she Thought ngain Of her poor mother
and went on though where to $50, she knew
not She was become a street bcrpar -
Where should street bcpgnrs ga What
streets arr laid out and named and Numbered
ior thcmy Surely &c not nome, Fihcn where
should they go? Ii was this thought that
brought those crystal tears that started
those dccr and irrcprcasibIc .obs that chok
col her inlu, uucmurc.
\ YOUNG boy bright locking litt,j fellow.
Glanced 80 pms. her, a. she walked and vcpt
aud stopped. lie caught the glitter Of tho-,,
tears IN The sunshine, aud the sight smotc his
heart lie knew not What want aud- suffer-
ing were. Tie had never known. them Mm-
self never once heard Of thcm,kncw no, even
what "a real bcgaar wac II. rnrngl nd
iJHiy h5i5f5 Else AMI a.hcd her the cJ,isr
Of those tears She could mako him no reply.
her lt,lc heart was too full
Has anybody bert YOU ? asked IL, feeling
little fellow,
The girl shook her head negatively
Have YOU lost your way - he rcr.is,el--
no answered the child quite audibly.
What is the matter then ? asked he.
" a. -. l o. q
-,,.4 hnparp. W. have nothing to. -cut. our
room is quito cold, aud there is no wood for
us. q. you do not know all you cannot
know all "
But ~W, replied the manly boy. Where
do yoQ live?
'Wil YOU go with me - asked Elsie, her
face Frightening.
Yes, let me go with YOU, said he; show
me the way 90
Through street, lane and alley she guided
him. They reached the door Of their hoyel.
The cold breaths of the wind whstlcd in at
the cracks and creviccs and the kcy-holc he
fore them as if inviting them in. They en-
tered. \ sick woman iccbly raised her head
from her pillow, and gave her child a sweet
smile. Elsie, have YOU come p she fcebly
said.
Yes, mot@sst1 7-Nhsworcd the child 'and !
have brought this boy with me do not know
who he IS hat he said he wanicd tocome and
see where We lived. Did do wrong to bring
lGm, mother:
No, no, my child, said the mother, If he
knows how to pit, YOU from his little hear,
but he cunuot pity me vet hcis no, old O.
nough'
The ht-iaced. snnny-hcartcd boy gazcd
IN nstonishment upon the mother and child.
The scene was new to him. lie wondered
It this was what they called porcrty. His
eyes looked sadly upon the wasting mother,
bus rhcy glittercd with wonder when turned
towards Elsie. Suddenly they filed with
tcnrs. The want, TIRE woe, the barrenness,
the desulation, wcre all too much for him
He shuddcred At the cold, uncovered floor
lie crazsd runurn Gtll,, into tb, ,,,,,.,,. g..