The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-01-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
1M M2EEGEcT XHE RAGS
/ STORY FOR YOUNG AND OLD.

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Two proud children were tripping along
the Streets Of Boston, one sunshiuey day, on
their way 10 school, chatting as they went,
and apparently enjoying themselves r'ghi
merrilg.
A late rain bad given coating Of mud to
the red BRICK sdewalks, 50 the children tf0
staintilg; The elder one, a slight and delicate
formed girl, wiih merry dark eye, and ln,l
rich rnglets, carefdIlv lifting her soft, shnit.g
garments, ,Imt lhsy might not be soiled BY
ctiltact. with ae wet aanh
And nov their way led through ihe dRFt1,
daHp nlley, where The sunbeams grew sick
lY.sud paled 'nto dimness, as they touched
the heavy and TINTED atmosphere. though,
perchance, long times between, they melted
into shadows upon the golden hair Of some
poverty cladlnfaRt, for many such sat in the
broken duoEways Of that comlortless cily
lave.
The hoy and girl moved slowly onward,
their white brows bent downward, the bright
eyes searching far the pave stones; yet ever
and anon $ me quick laugh at the Iad croLs
figures TINT fitted across their path would
throne their smooth checks with dinples,
.'Dan't you bate snch dirty places, JulinW
said The boy, MS few drops not of crystal
Rtained the glossiness OF his rich attire; dome
you wish school was at the other end of the
lane?'
"lt's perfectly horrible, Y answered the
beautiful young creature. with light laugh;
'---"do look at those creatures; they can have
no sensihility, no refinement; how ditty. how
contemptihle they are--woll thank goodness,
that we. were horn rich"
''Siop! julie, hush! yonder is something to
excite our laughter, warrant you. Hal hai
a boy larger than myself and he appears to
be picking oni The letters on that scrap Of
papeT---bahm
ISLAND still, Arthur, do, and let's hear him;
we can wait a moment"
A lew PAGES before them sat boy of some
tllir cen years, hatess, and with very. scam,
frnck and trousers, tie latter mass Of
patches His hair tangled ana thcG, hung
over bis down cast eyes, and his hands,
stained and rough with labor; grasped a lit-
tie torn picco Of newspaper, which he had
evidently picked mr. ont of,he mud. So ab, I,
sofbed was be in hls task that he aid moi nos
tice the fair and tigt bred young strangers,
who stood regarding him with thoughtless butt
subdue9 mirlh.
Hark! the boy. leaning bis brown face on
his cleRched hands, murmnrs unconscionsly
nlond --.sb lie mo, not that; yes; no "a
deep drawn sigh, then again (bl am a longI
I, pause "ohl denr-I bave forqalten; shall
never, never read like Barneyn
As The poor child exclaimed thus, he lifted
his eyes sorrowfullY, from The tnttereA bit Of
printing; bis qaze fell upon the listeners,
whose beautiful lips were curlcd with scorn>
efalsmles. A flush Of crimson started 10 biz
swarthy cheeks; mounted 70 the top of his
forehead rs he threw fthe mass Of tangled
cnrIs, and his bold black eyes fell before
their fnmilpr stare.
"Ha.aafi said the rich clad youth care
iessly, sIsve GOT d brother only FIVE years old
vi home. who can fend 5eiterihan that. A
big bay like you ought at least to know your
Istte.s. Why don't yeu 20 10 school"
9To school, Y echoed Julia, sneerlngly, do
Won ss,pnose he could 60 into any decent
I scho,la his name ought 10 bepa'ch work; ha!
tha! psoF ding she continued, with mock
i ipltv. ssQhN St0bl6 huy uJesSSs uOltSi t1an
thst,n
T'he'lad. At her tone Of commlssefatlon,i
sprahg q his, feet, snd bentupon The brother
salsa sister. sach giaace Of defiance lndig-
na,inA. and rcorn, that they insi'aclyely
Hurried onward; though the gid turned once
sncts mechMRig arolnd, sad gave uIterance
ton light hnnsesiag laugh.
Ctitt M s.KnY f.4fs "A ~ --woii n Il
dsd % lfte iesries core e--stili lls gazed aflefI
them, his futI lirs quiyering with bis mental
agguisis. iliS hlack eyes thsoagll the misty
drops fias hing uemblieg cnehis lids, fasf,~
ling Ere, ns lhaughlhey would seattle and
blast abeaeifisli pride Of those ihouahllessI
chisdxen: then iuraing, be hurried up three
steps nt1 d dim eAtfy, Hew along dark