The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1855-01-05
A BEAUTIFUL STORY.
Better than Diamonds.

was standing In the brcsd, crowded
street Of a large city. II was vold winters
day. There had been rain; and although
the sur had been shining brightly, yet the
long ic'cies hung rom 'he caves oi 'he nous
es' ane tns whee" iun'oieu ou'v 80 ,''y
passed over the B'ouno, ihe'e w o'ear'
u'gp. ,ootisn' eo'o' p,ao'ns 'e,i - .ne
ani aiu heen' ho''.Nes' "'ru'"n'.. W.
sama ,nnS;sS H. ,.or il,.clod Mia.
sa. ,,s,ho. e., "a h,.,dhs ,s,)sh.
had M clo.t aud M sbsul. md ber ,,tIe
hare fee, ,o,ked red and snfFasinc She
could not have been more than ,sight years
old She carried . bundle iither hand.
Poor little sbivering child! I, even I, who
could do nothing else, ,pitied her. As
she passed me her loot slipped, and she 4ell
with cry Of pain; bu, she held the bundle
tightly in her hand, and jumping up, although
she ljtpped sadly. endeayored. to run on as be-
fore.
"stop little girl, STOP" said a sweet voice;
and beautiful woman, wrapped in huge
shawl, and with furs around her, came out O.
je wele.'s store close by. "Poor little
child" she said, care you hurt! Sit down on
this step and tell me-"
How I loved her, and how beautiful she
looked
.oh o.na,, s,;a ,he ut,. ch;Id nI
,,rn., u.;,-J.u IN roh !, b,rrv rL.v.
he.n >. Tho ,boemsLe,,s md mother mus,
6n;,h ,h;. ..rt %. niob, o1sbe ,y;u nev.r oe,
.nv roo,o .boo. "a hind >,
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s"'u '"e 'e"u'''"' "'"' '"'
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"fes )" SAID the ch'lc-tor the strangers
kind manner had made her ooid-"yes' ior
the great ball tonight; and these satin slip
pers mist be sPangled; and
The beautiful woman took me bundle from
tho ch'lc's hand nd unroEed II. foa 90 no!
know why her lace flushed ana then tufheu
Pa!e, out 1, yes q, iooRed IN the ouhoie' anu
on the INSIDE OF supper L saw nalne-.a
lady's nane--wrltten' but snail not tell IT,
''And where does your mother live, lit tie
girlm
So the child told her where, nd then she
to ID her that her father wa, dead. and that
bersl;,,le brother was sick. and that her mo-
ther hound shoes that tbey mieht have bread;
hut that sometimes thew were yery cold, and
that her neither sometimes cried because they
had no mepey to buy milk for he. little. bro
ther And then saw that the isdv's ewes
wer, full of te,rs. and she rolled nm the bum
die ouicklv aad gave it hack 70 the little girl:
but she qaye her nothing else-no, no, even
n s;rnence. and turning swav. wen, back in
10 the store. from which she had lust come
o,t Az she went awsv 7 saw .be glitter of
, diamond min. Presently she came bac k,end
ste ppinp into handsome carriage. rolled off
The tile GIRL looked after for a moment, and
then with her little bare feet, colder than
they were before, ran quickly away.
wen, with the little sirl. and saw her to
narrow damp street, and into a small dark
o,,.I saw her mother-ber cad. faded mo-.
,h.r but with face 40 sweet. go ,.tien,-
bushiny and soothing sick baby. And the
bahv sient and the mother laid it on her Ian:
and the bupdle was unrolled, aud a dim can
die helned her with her work: for though il
was M, night. vet her room was yerv dark
Then. after while, she kissed her little girl
and h,ds her warm her noor frozen feet over
tho scnntu ire in the Urnte and paye her n
Ili,tle noce Of bread for she had no more.
and then she heard her saw aer evening pray.
Ar. and folding her tenderIv to her bosom.
fles,aJ her. and told her that the ANGELS wo,d
take care of her. And the little child silent
and sreamed-Oh! such pleasant Dreams
q, warm stockinus and new shoes. but the
mo,her sewed alone. and as the BRIGHT span.
o.es glittered on the satin slippers came .here
no visions of a bright room and gorgeous
clo,bing and n table loaded with all that
was GOOD and nice. little portion of which
s,ored ,o her would send warmth and cem.
fart to her humble DWELLING,
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