The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-07-13
THE TWO FIREsIDEs. s.
A HOLIDAY SKETCH.

HOLIDAY SKETCH.
1t was cold December night. In a
well furnished parlor, gathered around a
blazing fire, sat mother and her five chill
dren, the former was busily plying her
needle, and the latter were engaged, some
in reading, some in arranging their newly
supply of toys, which their father and
mother in the character of Santa Claus, had
supplied them on Christmas
''It is bleak, cold night" said DR..
Warton, as he entered the room, and with
out divesting himself of his over coat and
"'mufflers," drew up chair near the fire.
4And now you have come home for all
night, hope" said Mary the eldest of the
FIVE.
81 am not sure Of that" said the father,
drawing near the fire.
"No, indeed, you are not" replied Ma
ry. ''Father, | wish you were not a doe
tor"
"And why SOP" asked the father.
because you never have moment that
you can call your own. You have to ride
all day, and you may be called away atany
time Of night, no matter what the weather
..Ses 6ut asiher Is paid iot i, .saii,l mas.
ter Johnny q
"Not always" said Mary, there are
many poor people who never pay anything
for fathers visits"
'But," continued johnny, 'afather- don't
get up in the night or travel bad roads for
them" .
Johnny, said DR.. Warton solemnly,
s"did you ever .ldiow me to neglect to turn
up muddy Lane in cold or rainy times; OF
refuse to get upA At night, however dark OF
cold, when poor family, Ohio had nothih
to pay, desired my serxigesf'
Master Johnny wass little disconcerted
at this grave repl hf tis father; for young
as he was, helAfii1 q him Son knowing
asQ3astbiRg sbsat business anda the MaYtc
Il cau 6e answered, but j only
tlI s|l that they who teuot expect to pay
s lll5 deIans lIdFe - iights tdi;l ask himae
p0l i1l. 5 a i9ell troubIe on their ac'
cssiiits &
"Perhaps they have no right, in one
sense Of the word, replied DIR. Warton
.'but ] should be sorry to. think that the
instruction Master johnny has learned ii
Mr. Pilfer' s,otfice has made him forget hi:
catechism, and the instruction be has re-
ceived al. Sunday School Come, Willy
tell me why we keep Christmas"
Eg This was addressed to achabhy little boz
! r'Sout eight years old. @u6 out. tho
Because" rep The, -
born on that day sands
..And what did I, by ti,s ~
| Gle died for us tfS.- mn bSl
ted.'' IN y
THAT is right, continy,wn
"and what mustwe do to az P;e,
"Repent and believe" rel persu]
len. ,d;oal;7
.And what eIse?'' q r. ,er !,
aBe baptized" ,dt tin. ~
And what Russia,
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1 bis sxempz 10 d
Ar IN Il,w w. sc..snl ciiiIsIy MD y said Dr
fWartan, looking full in the face Of Maste
John, did our Saviour 60 about doing goot
only to those who had money to pay him?'
i ssNo sir, y said all the children once.
Il oAnd now children said DIR. Marton
81 have something's to say to yon." 3 z.
L Those who had been reading closed thei
books, and the little ones left their play
things and gathered around their father
!, Mrs. Warton smiled to see the interes
manifested in the children's countenances
and Ellen turned to her httlesister of fou
years old and bade her hush, for father wa
going to tell a story.
/, seA very short story my children sai
ikthe doctor, 'TfoF it is told in few word.
l'It is a bleak, cold night The snow is deel
and the raw wind is piling ii in drifts on tn
Sidewalk. There is no moon, and tn
{ street lamps burn dim to night. Their
afeno sleigh-bells jingling; the only sound
! IN thestreets are the moaning of the win
and the creaking sigis- Young people an
Old love to hover around their eomfortab
tiresidesas AS you are doing, for it is dism
I night without.
II am glad we have a warm house
shelter as tonight = said Johnny. So
ssAnd you may be glad, 2 said his fathe
stand not glad only, butruly thankful
know Of one poor, fanai which, iseno
? ehiverfng with the col n6d aching wi
hunger. This morning a man metme, al