Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-08-05
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The Faithful Little BOy.
( Gdaeladed.)


ately called bylthe villagers, was am
old man, and LIE had seen much of
poverty and suffering, in his l9bors
as minister Of jesus. but there
was an appear lance Of misery in
the pale and eIlaciated features OF
The dying woman, that appalled,
him. Little Ella had crcpt from
tile bed, and wis running aboutl he
room, but wI.c1 they entered she
climbed up hii9 the large chair that
stood beside tile bed, and resting
her head upon her mothers shoql-
der, lay sill as if wondering at the
appearance Of 1 stranger.
Charles eagerly seized the Little
mug that stood hpon Shelf neartpe
bed, and presselitto bis mothers
lips. 1t was bit a draught of cold
water, butfit was the only refesh-
ment he could offer, and it reyiIe cd
the almost iaii|tIng woman. ia
ther Williams approached the bed,
and lnurmure4 a few words 81
Christian hope IN her ear. Then
IIkneeling reyerehtIy at It's foot, his
prayer went upward TO the Giver
OF ell good. lie prayed for the dy-
ling woman; flat She might pass
calmly away from Garth into a bet
terIhqme lh hfaveh- He PRAYED
for those ittle children, thar they
might be comIorted and blessed
amid their Loneliness. Long and
earnestly did h9 pray, and when al
length he arose from his knees,
Charles was still standing by biz
side, apparently lost in prayerluI
thought, the Iillle gifl still leaned
upon her mothdr's shoulder, but The
hoiher's spirit lad quietly taken its
flight and gone 10 God who gave
It.
But where We ire lier poor orphan
children TO 90, aud v hat was to
shelter them from the cold Of win
ter and The papgs Of hunger?-
Who was to CARP for their precious
bodies and still II re precious souls?
W ho would feed and clothe them.
vii wotlIl educate them. and still
more who would love tbeIa:3 These
questions, and u lany tiIerc, passed
rapidly through lhe MUD Of Father
" illiams, as he Stood there gazing
upon that scene pf want and death.
They were quitIlIy answered, iol
his was a heart OF noble and gene
Irous impulses. God HAS given him
the opportunity IF doing GOOD, and
he might not Leglect it. lIc had no
chlldten OF hls . IN to CARY fer, and
BE would take Il iese ORPHANS, and
kindly care foF them,
Ella was too Young TO K now any
thing of death, al ld the only diff
Gully layIin remo| ing her from Ter
mother. But I'd ~ ch I!dfeu could
long resist the bid asaht tones Of The
good old man, ahd she readily al
lowed him 70 Wrap her In a tatierel
quilt and bear bier IN his arins to
The village. Kihd-he ;rted neigIl-
bors v re soon on their way to per-
form the last Offices 10. the dead,
and tsey laid Ilel,tby Her husband
and children at tie foot of the old
oak tree.
During allthis, Charles was calm,
very calm. FROM him Father VIII
IiaMis bad looked ibr tears and sobs
of passionate sorltpw. l4r he knew
how tci.derly tile boy had loved his
mother, ard he knS pot how long
he Had been scbqohd toIIerief ill il
had become a tiiilig of course
But he seemed daily stsious ana
thoughtful, as il lfis mind was filled
with. some earnest rhsoiitIon. And
so it was;-ior nh4n ono ot the viii
layers asked him what he was going
10 go, lie replied, II am going TO
work, and take care Of my little
sister
LIE kept his worl-he did work
dilig4 ntly, both with lis hands at
home, andwith hisImindat school,
Now that Father Williams is a very
old dnan, the poor orphan boy, 10
whom lie gave . lldihe, has become
4 minister TO his pebble; while little
Ella, now grown 10 ie a Young lady,
takes care Of the h9hse, and nurses
The old man tenddaly when he is
sick. lie never fell sorry tLat4 he
look care of The popF orphans, and
they will always try 10 be kind to
others, as he wae Kidd to them.
Anpotto, or Arms ko. is , kind Of
buff, cplored dye, Which has ac>
qnired with is the nalhe of NanEeeu,
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