Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-09-15
III lis C b Ill A N Y !.
TIE BENEFACTIOR
or, IT IS BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO
RECEIVE.

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And 81 YOU strip yourself Of comfort, for
the sake IF adding to tbs rich merchants
fgaint If you was a man and my brother,
| should lay you was fool
The widow replied with flushed cheek, 1T
may seem a light thing to you: but the
thought that | ani slowly aud surely Aipiag
cyory staih from my husbands honor, lis my
greatest earthly comfort Mr.. MinerEis his
best creditor, and. God willing, every far
thing shall beIpaid --
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floor With bis cane, ansfily left her pres
enoG
and q sweet face GLAD and brilliant, bright
eued up with gloom
Only .see, .motler ten dollars: all my
own ten more make twenty 80 va shall
have a nice little sum for Mr. Miner
Tears trembled on the widows lashes, and
glittered dE heripale check. Is il to5be the
price of thy life, my precious one she
thought Is the calker-worm at the heart
Of my beautiful flower DI1st give thee
up % weary, wearing toll, sacrifice upon
the altar AZ duty Can it be that 7God re-
quires it'll
Eva knit at their mothers feet, where
she, had fallen with all the abandon Of a
child, her GLANCE fastened TO the shining gold
Already tile mockisg crimson Of her cheek
haG paledItD shade Of siekly white and the
large, dropping eyes looked only deep and
dar1-7-the hope lighted fire gone out
Lifting her glance she met that of her
! mother. fill OF anxiety, touched with sorrow.
4 A suddenHsaite broke over her delicate fea-
lures
II was pnly Sinking Of the esdless things
this money would buy don't lock sd grave,
mama; such beauty of a warm shawl for
I yoa, and d neat crimson cover, for that unit
/ dy.old armchair bit, everiso little bit of
carpet 10 put down hy the bed, that your feet
need net feel this cold fisor; ana ~ pretty
cap. besides coal. aud tea, and sugar, and
such hice comfortable things. But never
mind and she sPrang to Der feet, brushed
back her brown cprls, drewon her neat little
bonnet, fnever mind, Iii may be write a
book onelof these days, that'll make You and
Il I;rich Aud, dear mother, you shall ride il
!, yeur own carriage, and may be th6se that
4 seern US now, oply because VIC are popr, may
be thankful for our notice A truce to re-
Rance, she grayely continued stern reali.
street, find Mr.. Miner. give him this twenty
dollars, take d receipt, and then comic home
sud read and sing to my mother How
beautifulfit is that my poor pen will enable
he TO pay off all my fathers deBtsI Good
BYE, mama. till We meet igain.'
Hurriedly Eva passed from her house a
long the marrow streets Squalid children
fastened Atheir hungry etes on her pityine
II face, Wretched women, With babes whose
( little facfs seemed those Of sithered cid men
/ leaned against the gloomy walls No blsd,
II Of grass grew there Smdle and sunshine
mingled till The dense atmosphere, with III
reeking vapers. glimmerel q siekly grey
through all the same hour4 that gave Glad
ness and beauty and hsaltilto the wide. FIRE.
meors, and quiet, green fels Of Gods bles
sed counfry. ss
Still, as she went onwkd. street aftei
street diverged into pleasak width and pal
! aee-lined splendor The kkses Of greatness
and wealth glitsered in tho marble beaut,
under tie golden sunlight UpbroAd steps
through portals carved aneshiniDe. passes
! the tinih steps Of Eva Stone.
At fiHst the pohipous serant miled con
81 tsmptrons dsnial-h but afts nement, per
haps ssftened By her childib simplicity N,
winning blue eyes; be deen.d il best net L
deny ker urgency and 4e entered thi
palace OF rich mans homl
g. Softly her feet sunk in Il luxurious hall
carpet Statuary b bronzs'nd marble line,
ell the way ID the stair-cast The splendo
Of the room into which ks was lushered
. scanned 70 her inexperienced sight TO beau
tiful for actual use, and be Tho came IN viii