The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-03-15
,ss5I..sses fss@s from Gieason's Pictorial.
TH e LIT TLE AN GEL.
BIZ Mas. cARoLlsE a. souLE.

tn e LITTLE AN 6 Ell.
BIZ MRS. CAROLINE A. souLE.
s.May / go on.the common to plsyl I've been
a good girl to-day" wsrbed the dear little pet.
Isabel Lee. in voice that was sweet as the song
Of bird at sunlight; and up and down the Stairs
she went, singing her cildish ditty. and searching
eagerly for her mother that she might obtain the
desired permission.
"Say yes.do now. that's dear, good mother" :"
she exclaimed, when at length she found herself
in the arms of the loved one. IS. Miss Jane says
I've been pery good girl. indeed; and she says,
too, that air and play will do memuch good. And
there's no place in a the world where love SO
we'll to play. as oa that dear old common of ours.
call it our little country, mother, cause there
ant no houses there, nothing but grass and trees
and water.'' ~ ssssssg .sss2.gssag1s
- And birdliugs from human nests." said the
mother. as she lovingly kissed the darling. "Yes,
you may go. but miud and not pay too hafd-and
be surs Bell TO get home the dinner is ready.'
Merrily then pattered the slippered feet after
bonnet and cape and hoop--and msrriiy sang the
happy voice: sl sss5 81
ses I'll may 60 on The common to play
80. j guess iii be good then every day r. aliz
Very demurely did The little girl pace the
crowded and fashionable thoroughf.re; but G,
how lightly and j.yousIy she bounded down the
stone steps. And once on the gravellsd path.
with Gods green grass beside her-his noble trees
arching above her-his free, glad sunshine quiver
ing on their tops. dancing through their interIacng
boughs. Here Noting the soft turf, and there
bathing it 10 a golden tide. Once beside the
mimic lake, with its Ieaping, laughing. musical
fountain, out in that little 5coun,ry, /" and
Isahsi. happiest of the happy. fitted ihrough the
long walks, with step that seemed almost wing
cd, SO feet SO airy was its tread; while her vaice
rnug now in childish glee. and again in birdl,ke
songs; and her pulses beating with quickened life.
sent fresh. bright hues to the delcaie cheek gave
an added lustre to the brilliant eye, warm. glad
gush to the painting heaIt, and a thrill of jpy to
the imprisoned soul: Out on the common she
might be what God meant she should be while hes
years were young. A child, a ronping. wild
frolicsome child; and gather in her buoy ant sports
that strength so needed in the life to come; thai
| vigor which shields the heart from mut1led notes
She rolled her hoop; she tossed her velvet ball
she "h hipped and hopped to the barber's shop :
she made friends with the little girls who .romped
beside her, and lent them her hoop while she
jumped their rope; she watched the little boys
launch their boats. smiled with them y hen they
bore gallant eail, and spoke comforting WORD
when they met with a saddening wreck; she
played with the babiss--g -gladdsned The hearts O
the weary nurses with a kind and loving word
and then, fairly tired out. wandered away frou
the n isy group. -. -.
Il wont go home quite yet said she. " II
get rested first. Yes, I'll find me nice, cool
shady place, and sit down there, and think awhile
Mother says it does little girls good to thnk,'' ant
SO she triPped away in search of a musing spot.
But suddenly her steps were arrested; ths
light faded from her joyous eye the song died OF
her lip. There, on the green turf beside her. tn,
midsummer sun pouring It's torrii rays upon hi
upturned face. buried in what seemed deathlik,
siumber, lay man in the prime of life. Tatteret
and torn were his garments, a battered hat besd,
him, broken hottie elenched in the right hand,
blotted paper in his hand.
The poor. sick man. said the wondering
chi d, "out here in the hot sun asleep. It's to-
bad, too bad. How sorry his folks would be j
j they only knew where he was. He must hay
been going to the doctors. for he has bottle an
a paper. and guess he was 80 weak he couldn'
get There. and fell down. The poor, sick man
how wish l could make him well.''
] She looked awhile and then hesitatingly ap
preached him. and sat down beside him. Sh
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