The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-02-12
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"Wcll, johnny. have YOU succeeded

! "'o "NS" 'li oNcT toWll almost, ana no
one would take me. The book stores and
dry goods stores and groceries have plcn-
ty OF boys already-but think if YOU
had been with me, | should have stood a
better chance" ....
"Oh, you look so thin and pale, mo-
ther, somebody would have felt sorry, and
So taken me--but nobody knew me, and
nobody sawyou."
a tear sole down the check of the lit
tie boy, a> he spoke, for he was almost
discouraged, and when his mother saw
the tear not II few Ian down hers also.
1t was cold bleak night, and johnny
mad been ont all day Iookng for "a
place" lie had pcrscvcred, although con-
Stiniiy refused, until it was quite dark,
anu then gave up, thinking that his mo-
ther must he tired waiting tor him.
Ills mother WAS L widow, AMI very
poor one SlI" had maintained herself
10y needle work till severe spell Of sick
ness had confined her to her bed. and She
Was unable TO !n more
She ,oid her little son to sit down by
,it" hr" wh!l" she prepared bis SUPPER
The tir" and the supper were very scantv.
but J"hnnv knew they were the best she
could prryijr, and he felt thai he wouId
rather s!G,r" >u.lr fire ami such a sup-
per wIih "urA a mother, than sit at tie
p,st Hi!"l iah," with any body else who
.tid not iov" him as she did and whom me-
"'d not love u Il" dill her,
,i A'''r lew moments Of silence, the boy,
'"oN'"T up IN" hiS mothers face with
'''c.N ..u',I"r '',,'" ,,''a' seriousness sad,
M"'""r sad he, "do YOU think it
s'1',''' "I"''I ,' wrong 10 ASK my new Sunday
~ W., '''' "'"'' 1t ." S"6"AthE
No' NY S"h' got II you nave no other
=, Fl',,,,,'.1, ~ ''ii 'I''''N he woUd hc Il
',,,''i"r. r.. person. 700 III least think
,.I %p"t''r"' !" "'''''S'r" IN getting youa
S"T :. " F'i1''' ,E
H.. ".' ,"-''r '''"" Is SUNDAY, and,"h"n
80, ''>' "'''"' up, lh'hc'c viii ask
"'',. :.
y,r>,' ,''' a '|.'',"S portion OF G"ds holy
i s,,ni'.I ~ '''','"' az" "GF HiHe boy
','', ~" ,... W. ]" ''G''''Cr Ill 'her loneliness
,"I ,'i' p'lH'' T'' h"r1 most earnestly to
I"Me T', ,I,', ,"n' T.. 'n,"; lnHy w'fe very poor,
""' ''''E ~. N"t" ulat ""d cared for the
,,r N..,n Nv N'''" new, ".,' '!'' u"d would
/, NJ, ,L.,.,., ~, * 4.',;G' .;l VHh' It" "
-. =, ~ >, TT "i" "'Fay.
~ f%f l.,,,,',.s ,'"n'''
was 80 frnJ wLo,, S'.' '|''h'
p,itc crnS. Enom ALE Az ~ n, I, T'l' 'elt
mo,h,r ~ -" >''u LOOK So
Tho ,p,,so,,s L.,,r, en-
y,ve her INV nr, Ia,,.. "''t AZ. ".:' ana sne
which WAS swc.t.r ~ HIM dr." ',''V ,.',,,, N,sS'
worI, - "'''' ''''' man!
Nrylmorni,,,,,,,s H.. SIl.I 1,.,
.r.aLr,., -, go o'I'
he said u,, q, y,,rI ,i.", ,,.,FN, ,'I'' ou'
that hi, norhrr at,. rr,,' i.,' ns;. ' "' I,'W p,
nne % nr 't ,',I ,''.''.yt "'r r ,''N 'G9t IT, But
the door wbrrr il ya. Ion, .nJ 1J'y ,i,. oTr,'''e
tLat both ,noI ,nL f,' -. ~ ana "n nc Nl'o"
before might. They hud p.r,onn, 70 ,m,,
any with tor several DAYS.
The Sabbath school Irll ropr. The
sun was shining bright and clear but the
air WAS rycccding cold. The child had
no "vcrc"rt, and ~, still Wearing part
OF h'? summer clothing. H. was in his
seat just a~ his superintendent and his
teacher entered.
"Who is that little pale faced boy in
your class" asked the Superintendent of
the Teacher.
lis name is Jones he Ines in Stone
street, and [ must visit him this very
week. III" IS wcIl-Jrhayol boy"
IL should IKE to know NJ tc about him.
and | will sec him after scha,l."
The superintendent did not forget him,
and when the class broke up, seeing him
hnger behind the other scholars, went up
and took him by the hand kindly,
on have been here TO school several
Sahbat!Is, have you not my loy"
Yes, sir, | came just month ago, to-
day"
Had YOU ever been to schooI before
that time"
"Yes, sir, before mother was taken sick