The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-04-09

thovsh ths ssn was then shining brightly.
~ H. long isieles hsne fr"m the svss Of
Ne hessss. and ~ whsels rsnSssd losdly
- ehsy passsd evss ths irussa ground.
Thsrs vas . elsa.. bright look. and . cold,
braeing feeling in the 81. ssd ken nossh
west wind, which quseksnsd every step.
Jsss then . little child came running along
"a poor. ill.clad child; bar elothss were
scant and thrsadbasv; shs bad no cloak.
and no shawl; and hsr little bare fsst
lookrd red and ss6s%rg. She could
not have bs~n more than eight yesrs
old. she carried . handle in her band.
Poes. little. shivering child! |. even J..
who could do nothing slse. piusd her. A.
sAs passed mo. her foo, slipped upo" the
Ice. and The fell. with . cry Of pain ; but
she h~ld the bundle tightly in Ass hand.
aud Jumping Up. sl.hosgh che limped ssdly.
smdeav0red II run on ~ before.
Stop. little gil. stop" said a sof. sweet
voice; aud beautiful woman. wrapped In
= large shawl. and with furs all around her.
came cot Of . jewelers. st"rs Gloss by.
Poor little child" she ssid, "ars you hurt 7
Sit down on this step and tell me-" How
loved her. and how beautiful chi 'o"krd
"Oh. ] cannot" said the child. / cannot
watt am W such hurry. ! have been
81 The sho~w.ak~s's. and mother must 6nish
tbs Nofk ln light. as she will never wss
any more -hora m N'.d." ITO night v
ssid The beautiful wemsn Ito night 7"
YES" ss,a the ehid. Tor The s,,uyer's
kind maansr had ,nsAs her tnl3 ",es
Tor tho great hall Ia. night; aud saess ,aisn
slippers max bs spa"gI-d. and" .he
beautiful woman took the bundle from the
ehild's hand. aud v"rolled IT, You d. not
know Why her face Aush~d and then turned
pale /; bu: I. y~s. I looked into the bundle,
and on tho made Of the slipper ] saw .
nams-a lsdy's nams-writi~u; but
shall not tell IT, "And where does your
mother live. little gisli" So the child told
her WHERE. and then The told n~r that her
father wss dead. aud that her lttls baby
brother wan sick. and that her mother
hound shoes. that they might have brssd F;
hut thst sometimes they were very hungry.
end somesinss they were very cold; and
that her mother sometimes cried. l,s~suss
che had no money In buy milk for her III
lie sick brother. And then +! saw that the
lsdies eyes wess full ri tears; and she
RULED np tho hs"dis quickly. and gsss Ii
bssk 10 the l.te gi'l-hut she gave hss
nothing rlss-no. not even one sispsncs /;
aud. turning swsy. went back into The
store from which she had ius, come oat.
A. she went away. I saw the glitter Of .
diamond pin. Presently shs esms 'aet.
and. stepping Into . .sadso.ns carriage.
rolled oG The little girl io"h~d stss her
tor moment. and then. with Der little bsrs
feet colder than they were before. ran
qsichiy . ~ay. ] wsat with the little GID.
and | cav her &" I" marrow damp. street.
aud into 4 small. dark room; aud ! cav
her n.oth-r--her ssd, faded, mother ba,
with face 20 sweet. ~ pssIeas, hssl'iny
and sooshi"x = sirk hshy. And the lab.
slepa aud the m"shsr laid il on her lap.
aud the humble was s"voll~A and = disn
candle h~lped h~s " in her work. for though
Il vas mt night. yet her room wac very
Aa,h. Then. after 4 while. ~ kisssd her
i,tsls gil. and bsds h-s warm h~s peSs la
- hosss is~t ever The sssnty 6rs IN the
gsais. and gave hsr iiaie piece " besad.
fos che he'd n" m"rl; and then she heard
her say her evening prayer. aud. folding
her tends,iv to her bosom. hlsssssi her. aud
told her tha, the angels would take care II
hss. And the little child slept. aud dream
sd--nh. sueh pleasant dsean,s !-sf warm
saockiuas, ard new sAoss bat the mSshsr
sswed On, alone. AID - the bright span
gles elittessd on the satin slipper, came
there mn sepi"ing into Der heati When
che thought NJ her little child's hare. e"ld
lea. AID II tho seawt naval NJ dry breed.
which bid not sstisA~d her hunger. sanss
there m visi"ns II a bright room. and Cor.
goose clothing. aud table loaded with al
that Wa gos'd and nice. oae little post"n
Of which spar~d I" her would send warmth
and r.ofot ~ her hnmhls dwellingf II
sseA thosghs esn.s. aid cshsrs--"f plsss
ant Sh'laxs. and " one WIN had dearly
lovsd Ass. aud ~hoss strong arm Md ksps
want and trouble from her aud ~ hs''ss.
hut xho could never COME hsct-if shes~
thoughts did eor'e. s~vi"inelv. thsss sss'e
.lss am"lls~,; and The widows hands wsss
eisap~d. and her he'd b"wsd I"w ~ deep
eontri,i,.., - k-asL hss cay. Father. for
give wss; fx :hou dossa oil things we'll.
aud will vet ssvst thee" Jsst then shs
ti.ms opsnsd sshly, aid soms one entered
Was il An ang-li liar df~ss was n sp"t
l~ss white. and she moved ~Hh = n"is~l~ss
ssep. shs wsne n the I'D who're shs sl~sp,
ins child lay. aid eossssd Il ~Mh vain.
scn hiank-,s Then prev. ny . ~" spa'
kled aud hs,-d ,hsr-. such - II. lid CRATE
bad never known helos~ Thea . hsgs
i.af wss spn" The table. and fe-sh "'lh
fas the siet k.bs Then she psssed e~n
.lv i,ei.ss the ..cthss, ssA drawing ~ Nm.
s.lsAed siirpes k,ssm h.v kand. plaesd thsss
. psrs~ II y"lA. aud said. In = veirs l'ks
ms.sr. /" Hl-ss thv t;"t, vim nths t;'si Of
~ gast,sslsas s~d the w,3"w "-snd slse
wss soss only. - ~ ws~t 49,. hsard
hes cay" He1sv sAss disme~is! better
sAss diGzsstsi :" What a.~slA ~ .sssn I
/ in..t-d II ~ mnsAss With el4apsd
ha~ds asd s,r~s"d,1 eyer. ~ kssssd ~
Tied. WIN hsd cent On angel In sassk~t
w. h ows~e away I'm; aad ws~l -
. hriuAs s.ssm. vhssv shsss was s,ssis. ~
Aaseiae. 49, lghaa. asd swsss A"wsss |;
snd ssw. y"sas. harry ias~s, ssa hsas-
ti.sl wsssss~ stsA;y assessA, saa spaskH~g
wisA jsssls; lsss aaes hat kssw sstil
en- pssssa Nv. wtsss dvsn wss II sisspls
wktss. wasA ssav . saspbad ~ M hssssss.
end wSaae vsaes ~ We ~ swsss ssesd
n siavss ~. NJ spssylsd dagess gin.
ssssd ses~ ~ aps&1 ~ ~ sssssa = "ss
~ sssedssA epse ~ -, ~ ~ 1ivi~s
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