The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-11-18
a Beaatifal storY.
BETTER THAN DIAMONDS.

NOfAl "lhsSA udS 4HtTe ndQ Deen
rain, and although the sun was shi.
ming brightly, yet the long icicles
hung from the caves of the houses,
and the wheels eumbIed loudly as
they passed over the ground. Th re
was clear bright look and a cold
bracing feeling 10 the air, and a keen
northwest wind that quickened every
step. Just then a little child came
running along-a poor, i'll clad child,
her clothes were scant and threadbare:
she had no cloak or shawl and her lit
tie bare feet looked red and suffering.
She could not have bt en- more than
eight years. She carried bundle in
her hand, poor little shivering child.
Il, even |, who could do nothing else,
Pitied her. AS she p ssed, her feet
slipped upon the ice and she fell, with
a cry Of pain. She held her bundle
tightly III her hand, and jumped up,
and although she limped sadly, at
tempted to run.
''Stop, little girl, STOP" said a
sweet voice, and lady in a huge
shawl, with furs all around her, came
out of jeweIry store close by.
"Poor little child" she said, ''are
you hurt9 Sit down on this step and
tell me-" Eow l loved her, how beau
tiful she looked "Oh, | cannot, said
the child, II cannot wait, | am in such
a hurry. have bee4 to the shoe.
makers and mother must finish tl.is
work to night or she will never get
any more shoes to bind" "To night, :"
said the beautiful woman, "to night!"
"Yes' said the child, for the strangers
kind manner had made her bold, Eyes
for the great bail to night these satin
slippers must be spangled and" The
beautiful woman took the bundle from
the child's hand and unrolled it. You
do not know why her faced flushed
and then turned pale; yes, looked
into the bundle, and on the inside of
the slippers saw lady's name writ.
ten, but shall tell it.
And where does your mother live,
little girl?
So the little girl told her where.
and then she told her that her father
was dead, and that her little baby bro
ther was siekt and that her mother
bound shoes that they might have
bread, but that sometimes they were
very cold; and that her mother some I
lines cried, because she had no
money to buy milk for her little sick
brother. And then l saw that the
ady's eyes were full of tears; and she
oiled up the bundle quickly, and
gave it to the little girl, 'butshe gave |
Ter nothing.-no, not even sixpence, /
md turning away, went into the store
rom which she had just come out.
AS she went away | saw the glitter
# diamond pin, Presently she
anne back and ste}ped into hand
ONE carriage, and rolled off. The
lUtle girl looked after her a moment,
nd then with her little bare feet cold
r than before ran quickly away. |
'ent with the little girl, and saw her
% to'a marrow damp street al d into
small dark room, and saw her mo-
her-her sad faded mother, but with
face so sweet, SO patient, hushing a
weet b by, And the baby slept, and
1e bundle was unrolled; and a dim
andle helped her to work. for though
was not night, the room was very
ark. Then after awhile she kissed \
er little girl, and bid her warm her
oor frozen feet over the scanty fire
! the CRATE; and gave her a GtIs piece /
T bread, for she had no more: and \ I
len she heard her say her evening {
rayer, and folded her tenderly to g
er bosom, blessed her, and told her ,
lat the angels would take care of s
er. And the little child slept and Z
reamed-oh! such pleasant dreams-- +