Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-10-30

that face, into which her eyes looked sol
often and anxiously, was ever hid in clouds
clouds arising from the consciousness that
he was abusing his family while seeking his
own base qualification, and from perceiving
the evidences of his evil works stamped
upon all things around him.
As Jane passed frequently through her
mothers room, during the morning, pausing
almost every time to ask if she wanted any
thing, she saw, too plainly, that she was not
SO well as on the day before-that she had a
high fever, indicated 10 her by her hot skin,
and constant request for cool water.
81 wish l had an orange" the poor woman
said, as Jane came up to her bedside for the
twentieth time, at would taste so very good
to me-"
She had been thinking about an orange all
the morning; and, Notwithstanding her
effort to drive the thought from her mind,
the form of an orange would ever present
itselfb before her, and its grateful flavor ever
seem about to thrill upon her taste. AT
last she uttered her wish--not so much with
the hope of having it gratified, as from an
involuntary impulse to speak out her desire.
There was not single cent in the house;
for the father rarely trusted his wife with
money-hc could not confide in her iudc-
ous expenditure of it!
"Let me go and buy you an orange, moth
err" Jane said, "they have oranges at the
shop"
81 have no change now, my dear; and if
had l should not think it right to spend four
or five cents for an orange, when we have so
little. Get me cool drink of water; that
will do now.'
Jane brought the sufferer glass of cool
water, and she drank it eagerly. Then she
lay back upon her pillow with sigh, and
her little girl went out to attend TO the house
hold duties that developed upon her. But
all the while Jane thought of the oronge,
and how she should get one for her mother.
When her father came home to dinner,
he looked crosser than he did in the MORN
ing. He sat down 10 the table and ate his
dinner in moody silence; and then rose to
depart without so much as asking after his
sick wife, or going into her chamber. As
he moved towards the door, his hat already
on his head, Jane went up to him, and look
ing timidly into his face, said with hesita-
ting voice
"Mother wants an orange so bad
Won't you give me some money to buy her
one?"
''No will not. Your mother had better
be thinking about something else than
wasting money for oranges!'' was the angry
reply as the father passed out, and shut the
door hard after him,
Jane stood moment, frightened at the
vehemence of her father, and then burst into
tears. She said nothing to her mother OF
what had passed, but after the agitation Of
her mind had somewhat subsidized, began tc
cast about in her thoughts for some plan by
which she might obtain an orange. At last
it occurred TO her, that at the shop which
she got liquor for her father, they bought
rags and old iron.
How much do you,give pound for rags'
she asked a minute or two after the idea
occurred to her, standing at the counter OF
the shop.
"Threc cents pound" was the reply.
GLOW much for old iron?"
u "a cent pound"
j j "What is the price Of them oranges2"
d "Four cents apiece"
With this information Jane hurried back
After she had cleared the dinner-table
she went down into the cellar and looked
u UP all the old iron that she could find
Then she searched the yard, and found som'
!, eight or ten rusty nails, an old bolt, and ;
a broken hinge. These she laid away in
e little nook in the cellar. Afterwards sh,
h gathered together all the old rags she coulC
= find about the house, and in the cellar, ant
: laid them with her old iron. But she saw
y plainly enongh that her iron would not weigl
IS over two poundsj nor her rags over guar
G ter of pound. Iftime would have permit
: ted, she would have gone into the street t.
d look for old iron, but this she could not dc
IS and disappointed at not being able to get or
ange for her mother, she went about he
: work during the afternoon with sad and des
ponding thoughts and feeling.
lie 1t was summertime, and her father cam
Is home from work before dark.
sr $50 and get me pint of brandy" h
Id said TO Jane, in tone that sounded harsl
e. and angry to the child, handing her at tn
er same time quarter of dollar.
In Since the day before he had taken piI