Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-05-04
Z hesitated, then slowly followed Dennis


be hesitated, then slowly followed Dennis.
"Ons Of Gods creatures" said poor Joe
TO himself. "Well, / suppose Pm that on
y no one seems to think so ; and why shoulC
they; I'm worse than the brute, for take
the food from my children" -.q
He paused! for he was close by dram
shop, where be had too often stopped.
60 "Noi I IsOoH'ti" he said energetically
"I'll try once more 10 leave off, ! One D
Gods creatures? If he takes care of The
dumb beast Why shouldn't he of us 90
don't know who else WILL" -
Joe marched on with a frmer step, fol
his resolve to doright had given him cout
age; and soon reached his wretebed. home
Mrs. Dennis looked up hastily, one or iwc
children glanced timidly at their father. /.
II haven't taken drop to-day, Martha
said he, sand by Gods help 1 won't again
Here Josy, take this four-pence and get a
loaf of bread.7 s-s5t k,t59.i.ls, e-i
Mrs. Dennis-too happy to speak. could
only throw her arms around her husbands
neck and cry. 500 9-'lh sfi 9fa 'aos
just then a knock was heard at the door,
and Frank Howard walked in. HDoes Jo-
|seph Dennis live here?" he asked, care
you at liberty to-day, Mr.. Dennis, and could
you do some Jobs at my store? The man
l have heretofore employed has left town,
and l must have some one to supply his
place. Will you come to-day, and try p
Perhaps We may make some arrange
ments.' @ E 1d2ia al-a3 % ilai'7'
Poor Joe Dennisl he almost worshiped
Howard as an angel from Heaven. He
looked one way and another, and finally
burst into tears.
"I'll come, Mr.. Howard, III come! It's
very good Of you, for there isn't many who
would employ drunkard like me; but l
mean to be sober in the futureS was Just
telling Martha that I could get no work.
and we'd got to starve, may be; and she,
good soul, said the Lord would provide
| believe, Mr.. Howard, God sent you to US
Just now" IDS
al have no doubt he did," grayely an
swered Howard, who having followed Den
mis-, had heard and seen all that had passed
before he entered.
"Mr. Dennis, if you viii go to my store,
and say to my clerk, Mr.. Reid, that | sent
you, he will employ you, and 1 will be there
directly myself" .tesr-s ssa.7
And as soon as Dennis had left the house
the young merchant turned to the happy,
weeping wife, and putting five. dollars into
her hand, bade her regard it as gift from
heaven, and provide what she most needed,
adding with a smile, "your husband will re-
turn hungry no doubt; should advise you
to have a good dinner ready"
We need hardly say that this advice was
followed; and that Dennis found a smoking
dinner on the table when he returned at
noon. But it may be necessary to add,
that their new friend kept Joe in bis en-
ploy, and aided his efforts at amendment,
until. in few years, the neat, nice dwell
ing, and comfortable, happy-looking family
which Dennis eagerly sought after his days
abor, bore but Slight resemblance to the
hovel, and pale, starving faces he
had left. Nor was this ALL Frank How
ard having once tasted the pleasures ofbe-
levolence, could not resign the luxury of.
being the dispenser of Gods bounty to 9TH
ers. And many were the hearts cheered,
many the homes preserved, many charac-
ers saved from disgrace, by bis timely, un-
sought assistance. zA
He sought no public notice of his good
leeds; be was pleased to labor in secret
But Philip Dale often wondered why Mr.
Howard always spoke so kindly to him, and
invited him SO frequently TO his pleasant
house. Philip never suspected that this
ind care for suffering animal had been
he means of saving many human beings
rom worse suffering, and just as little Cla-
a did not think when she played with her
title kitten, Friskie, now grownquite cat,
hat her compassionate pleading for her was
he first link in long chain of benevolent
lctions. Only believe that no good word
,r deed is ever lost; and in bis own good
ime God viii make it bring forth rich fruit
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