Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-22

I5as ae standing IN the broad, e;r,oWdel
VIZ l,rce city, Itwas cold win
'fs'' IA, ~ There had been rain, and a.
" ", he sun had been shining brightly
o. .ka lono icicles hung from the eaves.ol
In - md the horses, and the wheel
,h,sd loudly as they passed over the
a,nJ There was q clear, bright leqk, and
Ula bracing feeling in the air, ana Keen
Voi' we., VIM, which quckened every
~" ms, then little child came running
NY .poor ill. chad ehiid; her clothes
iohs o,nt and ihrSadbare; she had no cloak
To- shswl. and her little bare feet looked
o. ~ ~ suffering. She gould not have
!, msre than eight years Old. She car
te 3. bundle in her hand Poor little shiv-
ua child. |, even !, who could do moth
!, SSlse. pitied her. Assbe passed M her
!, Ahmed. AMI sh? fell with cryoi pain
" h. H. hel3 the bundle tightly IN her hand,
'G ;,,n,,ing up, although size limp
u XIV. enlcayored to run on as she did
. S Iittle girl, stop" said sweet
and beautiful woman wrapped in a
shawl and viii furs around her, came
ssofa jewelers. store close u. "poo.
crhiid.n she said, care you Auft! ut
"A IN this step and tell ne."
fH3w | loved her, and how beautiful al'
oked! -, ar
mat whit am IN such hurry. /
go becn TO the shoemaker's, and mother
| ', finish It's work tonight, Or she viii
/ Won oatang more shoes ~ bind.
/ aTo.niaht!'' said the beautiful woman,
| yes said the chll-lor the strangers
Al manner had made her bold--'yes, tor
E great ball tonight; and the satin slip
- must lie spangled; and"
4 The beautiful woman took the bundle
m tbe chilIl's hand and unrolIed it. You
mt knew whv her face flushed, and then
k.osI palc. but |, yes !, luoi ed into the
knlla, ana jill th2 inside ola slipper saw
name lady ) naHac--Nri'ten, but shall
fteiI It.
1 ANYWHERE does your mother i've, little
/ "a the chil told her where, aud then she
her that her father was dead; and that
Lutte brother was sick, and that her
Their bound shoes that thy MIGHT have
S-sad, but that sometimes they y ere Fefy
n. and That her mother sometimes CRED
ause she had no money TO buy mix iar
| Gtde b.othe- And then saw titat Tie
y's eyes we're full OF tears; an she roll
4 up tas bundle quickly AM give i back
.ae little girl: bul she CARR her nothing
,s--Ilo. MT eeen slxpsuce, uHd turning
went buck into thu st1ce iFom which
liza lust come out As She went away
lg the glitter 81 a diamond pin. Pes !
d Sic came back, and stepping into a
adsome carriage, rolled If The Little
looked at her for a momant, thea with /.
/ .tIs bare feet colder than they were /
a,a, ran away.
taent with the little girl, land saw her
\ Q narrow damp street, aud into . small /
] -k room. san hermJthor--a her sad, f.
ii mother, but Nth 4 face - sweet, 50 Pc
|a'-tgsain4 anl soothing 4 sick baby I
the baby slept. ana the mother laid il ,
b her lar an the bunile VAS unr8!led /; I
b. o am candle helped her with her work; I
though it was not night, yet her room
as very durk. Then alter while, She
.seJ her iittla girl, and ba3e her warm her
pllr frozen feet eyer the scaniy fire ia the /
Ea,r and gave her o iistia piece OF bread !
/ she had no more; ard then Sic heard /.
say her evening prayer. and folding her
kDlsriy to her bosom, blessed her, ana told |
r that the angels would take care Of her I
b. the TITLE child sop and draam5d--ah
lacb pleasant dftnms-of Warm sta t5ngsI
~ new shoes: bat tha mother seNcd aloaei /
~ as the bright spaug,e & Uttered oa iha (
Ia,in slippers. came NtpFe VI rapidinC into
Earheart Naen Sac thou ht - her child's /.
Ilre, c.ll feet, and Of the scant mursel ci !
bread v hch had not satisfied her hun
B., came there 10 visions OF bfght room I
81 gorgeous clothing, and a table loaded /
; il al. that was good AMI nee. a Little 1
-tIou Which spared 10 her wont send .
'a-m'i aud comfort to her halnote dwelling! /
Il such thoughts came, ana others OF 4 /
eIsgnt cottage and st one vito had dearly |
Yed her, and whose strong arm had kept |
want and trouble from hpr and her babes,
pr who could never come back-lf these
thoughts did not come repIningy. there
l@o came another: and the widows hands
were caspcd and her head bowed low, in
laep contrit3a az heard her say !" Father,
o'gFe me, for thou doest all things we'll
.ad | viii trust to thee" lnst then the
ID, ,oor opened softly, and some one entered.
Was it an angel! Her head was OF spot
less white, and she m we'd with noiseless
.'ep, She went to the ID where the sleep
ne child lay, and covered it with soft warm
Blankets Then presently fire sparkled
una blaze there, $ lch as the little CRATE had
never known b orr. Then huge loaf was
Placed upon The table, ana fresh milk for
me sick babe. Then she passed gently be-
'ore the mother, and, drawing the untinish-
"a slipper from her hand, placed there a
.oise of gold, and said in voice ike music,
Bless thy God, who is the God of the faith
cfess and the widow'-and she was gone
oaly, Us she went out heard her say, "bet-.
%t ''lan diamonds, better than diamonds"