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I'M | S O L III A N Y !.
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FROM THE GERMAN. f
.oR, THE MorHGR AND CHILD.


On the evening Of 4 bet and sul.ry sum.
met day, Maria. . peer widow, sat at the open
window Of the little chamber and gazed cut
upon the neat orchard which surround dad her
cottage. The grass had been mewn in the
morning but the heat Of the sun had seen
drihd it
aud the sweet smell 81 the hay new blew in
to The chamber. a. to refresh and strengthsn
he'd after her laber The glow Of sunset was
alrkady fading upon the border Of the clear
ana cloudless sky, and the moon shene calm
ami bright into the htlls chamber, shadow
ind the square paRes Of the halfopen win
dew, together with the grapevine which ..
dorned it upon the nicely sanded fesr-
Little Ferdinand, boy Of six years sf age,
stood leaning against the window frame, bis
blooming cheeks and yellow locks, with
'. portion of his whitefelean shirt sleeves and
scarlet vest, were distinctly visible in the
moonlight
The poor woman was sitting thus to rest
herself perhaps. But oppressive as had been
the laber Of the sultry day, yet heavier
burden weighed upoh her bosom and render
. ed her forgetful Of her WEAKNESS. She had
/, eaten bat spsonfulsr tive of their supper,
which consisted Of bread and milk. Little
Ferdinand was alss greatly disturbed, but
did not speak, Because be saw that his meth
err was 50 ssrrowful having observed that
his mother, instead Of ealing, wept bitterly,
|. be had laid aside bis spoon and the sarthea
dish stosdsuPon the table almost as full a.
| when served up
I Maria was lift widsw in the early part
Of the previous Spring Her deceased hus.
band, one Of the werthiest men in the vii
lage, had, BY industry and economy, saved q
sum Of money sufficient to purchase the lit
+ tie cottsge with its neat meadow, thspgh not
entirely free from ineumbrance The In
dus.rious man had plsased the green end
\ cheerful field with yeuag trees, which alrea
/ dy bore she finest fruit He had chsse Ma.
ria for bis Wifs. although she was but . poor
4 orphan, and her parents had been able Il
| give her nething more than good education
4 hehad chesen her because she was we'll knewr
I as the NEST pious, iadus,rieus, and well be.
I hayed maiden IL the village. They had
j! lived happy together; but the typhhs fever
/, broke out IN the village and her. Ausband
died. Having aursea him with the Creates
! tenderness, she, herself vas attacked with i
] after his death. and narrowly escaped with
life
Her husbands sickness aud her eva haG
tkreHn them much behind hand; but ney
she must pavl with her little cottage lie
deceased husband lad long lakefed for th
richest psasant in the country, : man BY th
name Of Meyer The peasant, Who shighl,
esteemed him On account Of bis fidelity An,
industry. lad lent hin. thrse hundred eroEn
to purchase this esiiage, with the ground b
Longing y il, upsn the eenaitisn that b
would pay Of 6ftJ erswhs yearly !, twenty
Ave il mesey an twenty 1--WE in labsr Ur
I'll this year that be was taken sick her hu,
Il band had faithfully performed bis agFesnen
and the debt new amounted t. but fft
crsEns Maria knew All this very WELL
Meyer nav died Of the same disease. Til
4 heirs, SOC and daughter-in-law, found d
nOte fer thres hundred crsWas sneng Il
1 papers offhe deceased They did NOS kno
uer1 aheut the affair, a. the OLD man h
never spsksa Nstd II il e the II
terrified rsnAn assured then, ealing II 81
en-. ~ uiiness, that The dsce asea husband h
! paid 81 tie uAsls, cxesps City srswns. 4 b
all was Of - avail TAs ysung peasal
called her shameless liar, and spmmsns
| her before essrt sfisu, Aslhs eould :
prove that aaylhing bad besa paid, Il y
decided chat the Whole claim against b
: vas valid The heirs insisted upsn %
nent, and = psor Maria had nsihiAr b
/. her cottage and gSonnds, this little prs1e(
I, must new Be ssld She had fallen upsG
knees before the heirs, aud prayed IN
t. turn her out u doers; litle II
Lad 1rnTe7 With her beth vent ? ~ 3