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IkneW Of sss pear family which Is new ~,
sring with the ssld, aud aching With I'm. 81
Ihts morning man met ne and Nd =
efe poor woman. who had alex child 80
sd he, | think. they nsed 4 doctor. 81
t|Hy are tso peer to employ one aske,
Inn e show me the house. ana when I :,
: terei found that doeter was ipaee,
needed A littlskirl. abeut nine years cid
was lying On the be- very low with fever
| think she csanOt live A li,tle boy. tw,
yesrs older catered while was theTe Will
an arnfuf Of sticks, which he haa picked u,
from ueder the snow en- the commes a.,
this save few brands that were sm king 81
the hearth, was all their. fuel The sick Girl
4 an afraid cannat live and the mother la,
ne means to make her comfortable .doah
whether any qithe family have tasted NOR
sci Of supper q night
But were isthe uouan's husband -
asked Mary
-. 4 -ao-nAk- kRn,f he has been gon,
these seven years Knew him WIZ 1,
was worth several Thousand dollars lbnt ,
villainous partner of his dsfranded him y
every cent. Poor Robinson VS. almost bro
ken hearted he fingered about the neigh
oorheod for while, earning living as he
could bu: finally resolved to ga to sea His
wife gave her full consent as she was able.
with economy. TO provide for.herself and tho
children, BY her needle She did wall for
awhile, but Sickness came upon her. ana sb.
Is now poor, very Her husband al aiffsr
ent times sent her Money and always wrote
IS though he was doing we'll But she YES
sci ip(Ehich he was 70 have returned, three
yea so, has not been heard Of
IND he was dreEnedP asked two or
three at once
l do net know continued the doctor
he may be living yet but / ar that lie has
persisted But. my children Mrs Robin.
son is poor. While yen are 50 cheerful ana
happy here in this comfortable house and
this bleak cold night are ga hered around
this warm FIRE think Of Charley Ro insop
and his mother Charley has had no Christ
mas there is ne New Years for him for
his father may be at the hetiam Of the sea
His mother is peer. aud his little sister
fear. must die Joanl Mrs Rebinsen his No
money :: pay the doctor Shall stay home
t3-nightl
No. father exclaimed John eagerly; go
and sc her, and you may take my half dol
lar.1
And mine said Mary
And my cake said Ellen
AID buy Charley rocking horse. said
Willie 80
Come. children said Mrs Warrior.
James shall lead the hand sled with wood. |
and carry = blanket and qalt. viii fiji
basket with something comfortable for SUP
PIT and perhaps We can make them comforts
able
Bnt. Johnny asked the doctor. twhy do
you stand so still while the others are busy
in getting something for the poor fsn,ily2
was thiking father replied Master
J "hnny. Of Whist we said just now-that eur
saviour ,cen ob9m deing good i and that it
c Sss.fb e e R @Sds lie Him .fss could
Hin most b,seeching lock
lisa bleak. cold night said the doctor
most too cold for my Mary, fear but ask
your mother
Mrs Wsrtsn hesitated bu' it was but for
msmeat She knew that Mary could be
made esmfortab bic for the snort ride, aud she |
was uswilling te loose so good an 'pportani-
~ for teaching her practical charity
And new, while Mrs Warrior and the
children are filing the large basket. and
James. the hired man is loading the sled,
and Mary and John are muthrg themselves
for the ride, We will 60 to the other hreslde. |
Far out in tho suburbsI on an open field
where the wind has full sweep this dismal
stormy night stands an old brown house.
which families. who cannot afford to pay reat,
have one after deserted which would
be tenantless now. but Mrs Robinson can
find no other shelter Within that house.
little bay is laying the last stick upon the
IRE place. and tear is trickling down his
cheek, which he quickly wipes away IN the
corner of the room Is lew bedstead, the
covering Of which once was good, but though
clean, is ragged aad worn new. There lay
the sick girl; and her mother, kneeling at
the bedside was holding in one hand those
Of her daughter and with the other was
pressing her forehead The wind rosred
without, and as it swept BY. the drifting
snsw beat against the rattling windsWs, and
the Pickering fame from the hearth was the
only light IN that dwelling
She's dying. my darling Is dying sebbed
the mother Aud the hey ran TO the bed
side chad tried to restrain his tears be-
fore. fer fear of grieving bis mother, bat be
| wept bitterly nov
Sarah, my child, my darling she slnost
.hrieked. must you die now. and here IN
hi. cold, esd spot. and your father sever
eysu ~ int o, Heavenly Father, leg this
cup pas rom me; but not my will, but thine
be done ! -,
A cold sweat was on the brew Of the LIT
lie sufferer, but still her eyes we're brig :,
aud Fixed upen her parent, her bps meyed
and sue sNd mother.
| The SQUAD Of the sleigh bell was heard q
the dear =,
be ran 10 the windsw
.Isit papa = asked the dying girl
No. no don't say is, MY child, said ih'
nsth.r +, you are DYING and will meet Pap'
in heaven
TIE door opened, and DR. Warrior en-
tered with Mary and John: and the goo'
r.st.r. Mr. Welford, all loaded with elothe
aud rrovisiens,
Ble.s YOU God bless jon y exclaimed
Mrs Rsbinson, bless you for csning =
,his beur my sweet girl is dying
The dtetor walked up 70 the bedside ant
,,kihr her hand in his, said
i An afraid she is
Il knew Isl knew il + said the msthe
and she threu herself upon the bed BY hs
.lid 90. II It eeuid but Be % II yer
!, 4 f,ther could bnt be living now, and Gene
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