The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-04-15

looking 20 uninvitins and chsericsx
Putting his hand in his pocket, he
grs.ped The coin that his mother had
given him that morning. and drew 4,
forth. 'Yos may have that said he,
holding out the coin TO the child.
Oh, you ARE too good. You are too
generous, l fear, broke in the mother,
~ il abe ought not to take il.
Mother will give me another il !
want. said he il will do you . good
deal Of good, and l know ! don't need
IL Take it, take il. and be was in
ssanily gone.
Il was = gnId coin of,he value Of five
dollsra.
Mother and c.iId both wsp, ,sse,her.
Then they talked Of the good boy
whoss heart bad opened for them on
this new years day. Thea they lei
lheis fnalse raa aea nFe1 ~ q In
There WAS bread, clothing. and life in
its depth. They continued TO gaze
upon Il. Now they saw within is rim
pictures Of joy and delight; visions Of
long rooms all decorated with flowers
and evergreens visions Of smiling faces
and happy children, Of merry sleigh
rides. and the glistening of bright run.
ners all over the smooth worn SNOW
They listened they heard the mingled
sounds Of merry voices and the Ginning
music Of bells, the accents Of innocent
tongues, and the laugh Of gladsome
heats. All! what philosopher
stone Was that coin. How il turned
things first into gold and then, into
happiness. How il grouped around
them kind and cheerful friend., and
filed their ears with glad voices. How
it garlanded all the hours Of that day
with evergreens and roses. How il
spread them laden table, and crowd.
ed it with merry guests, too, all satis>
fled and happy. Oh, what bright rays
shone from that trihing coin Of gold.--
Could il have been as bright in the
child's OF. the mans dark pocket! No
else it had burned its way through and
lent its. radiance TO others. Could it
have shone with such visions in the
rich mans hands? No, else his avar.
ice would have vanished at once, and
lis heart have overAowed with generos.
i,y. No, no, it was only to such as
the widow aud her child thai it wore
such shine, and emitted such brilliant
rays, and revealed such sweet and wei.
come visions. Only for such as they.
That night returned the angel boy 10
the bleak room, filled with happiness
and lighted with joy; his mother was
with him.
Blessed boy! lie passed the whole
Of new years day in making others hap
py; and how happy was he himself
How his little heart warmed and glow.
ed to see the child uncover the basket
he had brought with him, and take out
one by one, the gifts that were slowed
there. How overjoyed he was to see
his mother OTTER the sick woman work
and new home, and to see the sick
woman grow very strong, and almost
well under the influence Of their kind
offers. lie wondered if their happi,
ness could possibly be as deep as his
own-if their New Years was as brigh,
to them as it was to him. He knew
not how any rne could be happier thar
he was at that moment.
Years have rolled away in that 81
lent past. That little girl, Elsie Gray
is lady. No. a lady in name, but in
every deed, in heart in conduct. She
dw-lls in sweet suburban cottage, hel
husband is devoted only to her. The
husband ism, other than the generous
boy, who on New Years festival accost
ed her SO tenderly in the street, ant
went home with her. Her poor moth
er sleeps quietly in the church yard
yet she lived 10 know that God hae
prov ided for her child. She died re
signed and happy.
Are there coina. either of gold O.
silver. that must be locked away from
sight on this day Of the new year =
Are there hearts containing within thei
depths such sweet visions, such happ,
sights, that they must be- under loci
and key all this day, lest happines
and comfort may become too universal
TIED DOWS At HOME.