Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-05-04

not a great while ago. good man who kept
Gods 6rt and great commandment, and loved
Him with al his heart and soul and mind, and
by humbly doing this was enabled to keep the
second great commandment, which is like un-
TO it, SO love his neighbor as himself this
truly great and good man went into this fear
full place to live, and picked up the little ones
out Of the cutters and wretched holes, and
having first tcaSlted them clean ard fed them,
he commenced to tell them of the Great God
above, who would love them and care for
them il they would only love and seek Hin"
Sand did they do ?'' said little Alice,
ssand why don't they run right out Of the
dreadful pl ce and live with good Mr.-what
did you aay his name was mamina?'
ssfIis name is MIR. Peas, - said her mother,
ssand q great many do live with him, and
many more want 20 come, but oh ! my dar-
ling! he cannot help them all |; and to-dav,
in the newspapers, he begs Us all to give him
something for these miserable beings to-mor
row, which you know is Christmas-and Mr..
Pease wants them to have merry Christmas
for once in their lives. Now, Alice, what
can you do? Perhaps there is some poor
little girl whose name is Alice, like yours.
and who is four years old, like you; is it not
sad to think that perhaps that little Alice is
s-h.i-v-e-r-i-n-g, s.h-i-v-e-r-i-n-g in cor
er,with nothing to eat?"
The child shuddered as her mother spoke,
her large eyes filled with tears, and her little
rosy lips trembled. She looked at the win
dow and up at the wintry sky, from which
feathery snowfakes were beginning to fall,
then at the bright FIRE, AMI then began softly
to smooth down her apron with her little fat
fingers.
ssMamma," at last said the soft little voice
"that poor Alice must have some clothes,"
and then looking down upon her dress, "may
give her this frock and apron, please mann
MAJ"
ssYou may, my dear" replied her mamma.
Alice's face frightened, she cut little caper
half across the room. tumbl.d down, scram-
bled up again, and danced in zigzag direc-
ton back to b r mother, and turning quickly
around, and jumping up and down the whole
time, desired her mother to unlock her dress,
which you may be sure was not done without
difficulty, although the jumping, after it was
unlocked, helped it off in double quick time.
"Well now,' said the mother, sswaat Will
the poor little girl do for pettcoat 20
"Pekkitote!" exclaimed Alice, and she
folded her hands and put her head on one
side, and looking demurely out of the corner
of her eyes. If somebody would only unbut-
ton this Pekkitote for me. have three, two,
five more in my drawer"
Her mother smiled, and Alice jumped, and
sung little song, AMI the petticoat was un-
buttoned and down it fell on the carpet.
"Wbat will the poor little girl do for q
Flannel petticoat % asked the mother, 'syou
know white one is not very warm"
"Flannel pekkitote ~ and Alice puckered
up her mouth as if she was going to whistle,
and made the letter A with her two fore fin
gers; and looked through them at the fire.
But she could not see any petticoat there
-no-so, shaking her little curling head, she
said:
sTake it of, ali dol"
So off came the flannel petticoat. and then
of all the images you ever saw, Alice was the
prettiest and funniest, as she hoped on one
foot to the end of the room in her little
white drawers. What did she look like p
Why she looked just like little fat Ouch
man.
ssThe little girl will be glad to get these
clothes Alice, but then what will she do for
pantaletts. l know she only has few dirty
rags to cover her."
''But meant all the time to give her my
panties." replied Alice, ssonly was waiting
for you to ask me-that's all-certainly she
must have panties, mustn't she? She
COULDN'T do without them you know could
she ?''
'sOh !" said her mother, and with glance
full of love, low, fearful laugh, she unfast.
ened the pantaletts.
'Aice won't the poor little girl want
stockings and shoes.
Down went the little figure, all in bunch
in the middle of the floor; and after deal
of tugging and pulling, and falling over
backwards when the stocking came off sud
denly; at last they were safely of, and Alice
got up and handed them to her mother with
such flushing and beaming face, from the
exertion, that she could not resist the impulse
to catch the little one up and hug her to her
heart.
And now nothing was left but the little
muslin shirt, pretty little shirt trimmed with
narrow lace.
sWill you give the little girl your shirt9''
aske her mother.
"To be sure" said little Alice, chow wOuld
little girl look without shirt, should like
to know?" and a little savage war dance
comm need. which soon brought the shirt
low. And now all of sudden, the child
grew serious, and stood quite still, gazing up
at her mother. There she stood clothed on
~ in the garment Of purity and innecence
with which she came into the world.
Suddenly sunbeam breaking through the
fros ty sky, came a-sant into the room, and
rested upon the child, and from the Lowell
head, down to her little twinkling feet, lis ray
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