The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-02-25

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Pidare.
"Iwent to Mr.. Browns funeral"
"The Browns have become great
lfavorites Of yours, Jane"
"They are nice people, father, and
| | cou d not neglect the mother, and
that honest little boy, just because Mr..
Brown was drunkard." :"
"Well--well, Jane, you cant be
Frank, and / suppose you must have
your whims; | don't expect much OF
you"
+" Now, pa, don't be cross, or scold
me to-day" said Jane, walking up
confidently to her father, and placing
her hand on his knees, 81 have some
thing 10 ask of YOU" . .aa
Mr.. Pridare was a man, who, with
all his harshness to Jane, loved to in
dulge her. He was touched BY her
winning manner, and said, smiling
"Well, Jane, ! am not in a bad
humor, and it would not be strange if
| granted you a favor, notwithstand.
H ing you have been a tluant to-day"
No, pa, mother said ! might go
4 to the funeral; but | don't want to ask
anything for myself. | heard one Of
| the clerks say, this morning, that a
H boy was needed at the store. Won't
/ you let that little Peleg Brown come !?
i He'll work hard, father, and / know
he's honest"
| "Well-weH, Jane," said Mr., Prid-
are, ~ should think you were getting
| familiar with the Browns. The first We
know, this little Peleg will be a beau
of yours; drunksrd's son waiting or
my daughter!''
"No-no, father; I'm sure I neyel
thought of having a beau. | dom
want a beau" interrupted Jane, il
her simplicity, not seeing, the bearing
Of her fathers objections. "But, pa
do give this boy a place. He support
his mother, and I'm sure he's honest
You've set your heart on it, Jane
Perlhps III take this fellow: I'll SCI
| about it this evening"
!" Thank you, pa; not for myself bu
for the poor boys widowed mother
said Jane; following her father, as he
walked through the hall, on his way
to the counting-room Of the firm O
Pridare & Co.
Whether Mr.. Pridare made any in
quiries respecting Peleg Brown, ht
never chose to disclose; but certain i
lis that, on the morrow, Jane sent |
note to the boy which, when he opened
t, with beating heart, and glistening
eye, he found to contain the following
words:
"DEAR PELEG:--I could not com
to see you to-day, and tell you tha
secret, so / have sent this note. You
are to live at our house--no, you ar
to work in the store, and live at hom
ifyou please. viii you come? Don
; say no Igot the place for you, fror
t Pa. Come this afternoon. Pa wi
r tell you what you must do this even
ing: he is so kind. JANE"
= il's Mother-Motherl" cried Peleg
t after rhe had read the note over and owe
=, again, half a dozen times, "mother, Q
mother ! see here-I told you shoul
: be rich-I know | shall. See here
= see what that little girl, not biggt
!. than I am, and not as old, has dor
9 for me. | couldn't do anything f
myself or you, but saw wood and ru
, errands; but mother, see what Jan
t has done. oh I I never thought j
t but now I will do something for mysel
: mother, and for you. .I..WiN be ricl
t and III have store Of my own SON
! day, and then TN give poor boys
chance; and good boys, whose father
. are dead, like mine5 shall h we th
! frstchance.R OIL! mother, we shall
: so happy: don't you think we shall ?
: "a Yes my child, I" said Mrs. Brow
o II wLo dur;nn paIat,Ss Vhanendxy ha