Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-08-12
A Beautiful Story.

BRrrER THAN DIAMoSDs.-The Iouer
and her Beacfactor.-l was standing in the
broad crowded street of a large city. 1t was
cold winters dav. There had been rain
and, although the sun was shining brightly,
yet the long icicles hung from the caves of
the houses, and the wheels rumbled loudly
as they passed over the ground. There was
q clear, bright look, and a cold, bracing feel
ing in the air, and keen, northwest wind,
which quickened every step. Just then, a
little child came running along-a poor, i'll
clad child; her clothes were scant and thread
bare she had no cloak and no shawl, and her
little bare feet looked bare and suffering. She
could not have been more than eight years
old. She carried bundle in her hand. Poor
little shivering child Il, even |, who could
do nothing else, pitied her. As she passed
me, her foot slipped upon the ice, and she
fell, with cry Of pain; but she held the bun
die tightly in her hand, and, jumping up, al
though she limped sadly, she endeavoured to
run on as before.
stop, little girl, stop" said q sweet voice ;
end beautiful woman, wrapped in huge
shawl, and with turs all around her, came
out Ola jewellers store close by.-"Poor little
child" she said, "are YOU hurt! Sit DOWN on
on this step and tell me-" How loved her,
and how beautiful she looked "Oh, can
not" said the child; Il cannot wait-I am
in such hurry have been to the shoe
makers. and mother must finish this tonight,
or she will never get any more shoes to bind."
-"To-night," said tho beautiful woman
ito night" "Yes" said the child-for the
strangers kind manner had made her bold
ives, for the great ;!!to-night; and these sat
in slippers must be spaTSled; end The
beautiful woman took the bundle from the
child's hand and uGnoIled it. You do not
know why her face flushed and then turned
pale; but |, YES |, looked into the bundle, and
on the inside of a slipper | saw name-a
ladv's name--writen, butt shall not tell.
"And where does Your mother live, little
girl?"
So the child told her where. and then she
told her that her father was dead, and that
her little baby brother was sick. and that her
mother bound shoes that they might have
bEaal; but that sometimes they were very
cold and that her mother some times cried,
! because she had no money to buy milk for
her little sick brother. And then | saw that
the lady's ewes were full Sftears land she roll
ed up the bundle quickly, and gave it back
to the little girl, but she gave her nothing
else--no, not even one siXpence, and, turning
away, went back into the store from which
she hsd Just came out, As she went away
| saw the glitter ola diamond Din Present
" she came back, and stepping into n hand
some carriage, rolledo of. The little girl hook
ed after her moment and then, with bel
little bare feet colder than they were before
she ran quickly away went with the lit
tie girl, and / saw her 90 to narrow, damp
street, and into small, damp room; and
saw her mother-her sad, faded mother, bu
with a face so sweet, so patient, hushmg an(
soothing a sick baby. And the baby slept
and the mother laid it on her lap, and tn
bundle was unrolled, and a dim candle help
ed her with her work, for, though it was no
night, Yet her room was very dark.--Ther
after awhile, she kissed the little girl, and bad
, her warm her poor little frozen feet over tn
scanty fire in the CRATE, and gave her III
piece of bread for she had no more and the