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hedge snd ted 4 . her. i = -
4 u was for this reason thai Ii. 49,. !.
setrsNtui = the open vindsw, glasciuK nsu
uPsa ne eleAr sky, new upon Ferdinand
tnen gazing steadily upon the fssr. Their,
was sad silence IS s !
Alas she said t. herself. i lave Ia
day tAea raked the hay from the orchard
isr the last time: The early yellow plum,
which picked up this mersisg for Ferdi.
nand, are the last fruit which tie psor. b.v
will eat from the trees which his father
planted for him Yes; this may be the last
night We may spend beneath this roof Bv
tins time ts-norres, this cottage viii .P,-l-S.
bly, Be aAatAer.a al encs siielter
but we shall 81 tnEAsa s sSsf . ep.as h.ays.. !
She begaa to sch violently.
Little Ferdinand, whe until new had not
moved, came forward, and weeping, said
Mother, do not cry 50 bitterly, or else
cannot talk to ysu Do you not knew what
father said, Ged Is = father to the widows
and orphans. Call upon him in thy dis
tresscs and be will aid thes This is what
he said, and Is is net true thsa 4
Yes, dear child, said the mother, il 10
true
Well. said the boy. why de you weep SO
long2 Pray is God and he will help YOU
Coed child, thou art' right 7 said the
mother and tears flowed less bitterly, and
comfort was mirglsd with her sorrow.. She
folded her arms and raised her moist eyes
towards Heaven, and Ferdinand folded his
hands alss, and locked upward, and tho
bright mssn shene upon mother and child.
And the mother began to pray, and the boy
repeated every wsrd after her.
Great Father in Heaven she said, look
down upea poor mother and child-a poor
widow and an orphan raise their eyes to
thee We are in great need. and have ne
longer any refuge upon the earth But thou
art rich ID mercy. Thou hast Myself said,
call upsn me in the day Of trouble and /
will deliver thee D, to Thee we pray
Thrust us net fsrth from this dwslliag-take
net from poor srphak her enly Inheritance
Or if, il Shy mysterious, but still NEST wise
and benevolent purposes, thou hast other
wise decreed, prepare us fer = resting place
upon the wide, vast earth o, pour out thy
consolation int eur hearts, lest they break,
and we Wasder forth, and from yslder hill
tarn to lock fer tho last time upon our house
Sobs interrupted her; weeping, she gazed
towards Heaven and was silent. The boy
whs yet stood with folded hands suddenly
exclaimed with outstrctched fager-
Mother, lsok|l what is? Yoader flies .
star Lock, there, it harries BY the win
asvi Q, see, how it comes ia2 How
bright, an6 beautiful il shinesl Lssk, only
lesk il has = greenish light II is almost
as beautiful as the evening star How it
neves along the ceiling Thisis Wenderfull
1t is freely, dear Ferdinand said his
slightly insect; but ia the night it gives cut
most beautiful light
May catehiitp said the boy. Will it
not hurt me, and will net the light burn
msr
It will not barn thee said his mother,
and she laughed, while the tears streamed
down her cheeks.
Catch it and examine il closer, it is one
Of the wonders Of Gsds almighty power.
TIE boy, entirely fsrgstful Of his sorrow,
st oncs tried to eatoh the bright insect, new
under the table, now under the chair
All me, what q pity I said the boy for
as he stretched cut his hand to catch the
bright insect, it few bshind the great ebert
that stssd against the wall He looked IN
der the ches.
l see it plain enough lie said !, there ii
is against the wall and the white wall and
the fosr, and every bit Of dust near it, shines
as if the moon shene upon it; but cannet
reach it |; my arm is not long enough,
Have patience said his mother, it will
seen come cut again
The boy waited little while, and then
came to his mother aud said, with . ssft,
inplsriug Voice:
Mother, do you get it out for me, or move
the chest little from the wall and can
easily catch it T
The mother rsss, moved the chest .frsm
the wall, and the hey took the quiet FREELY,
examined il in the hollow Of his little hand,
and was delighted with ii But his nethsr's
attention was attracted BY different object
As she moved the chest, something which
had stuck between ipand the wall, fell upon
the Aoer, She uttered loud cry as she
picked il up.
Ahr she exclaimed, now all our treu
ble isever. Tbatis last year account beck
which have 80 long locked for in vain.
thought it had bsen destroyed as of ne use
By strangers perhaps, while lay senseles'
durisg my Illness T
New il can "a shown that thy father paid
the money that they demand Of Us Whs
would have thought that the account tsel
stuck between the great chest which We tsol
with the csttage and which has net beer
moved since We bought it}
She 1t once lighted lamp and turned
ever the lsaYes II the account book, Will
tears Of JOY sparklsd in her eyes, Every
thing was csrrsctly put doNn--ihs sun
I which her deceased husband owed of TIRE
l hundred crowns II the beginning Of the year
and Hhst be paid of in nsaey and Nerk-
Below st9ei The lines written IN old d s9
lser,soWn hand sas sa8 W
IT AVE settled accounts with id
Blsen ts.dsy, tS, Barthslomew's d.
sbe new ewes me ffty eroHns.' ether i
The pether struck her han3xclsim-
with joy enhracisg her child
ing with delight te uoa, ier
sOh. Feriinaud, give W nov We can
We new need net leavs
remain il our esttags ast, motksrI'
4 AID / vas .hs e. ! had not begged
Ia ,hs:l;,.i. f.llaL Jon would never
ven !. move ia II night have lain
Y <. = o-,d II MS sssas ssaFs ~
!. ssss 800 $50 "a fer whilsin silsnt Is. I
mr. Ts. ~ tksl said--. 81 S.; - e
49,. hid, il WIS GodiE dsisgl I
.ohZsf ave and rs7srense Hhea I
I init Lack . We both prsIt1
,.sA, thers came this sparkling Gre fy,
inted oat tie spot v here this beck
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