Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-03-02

before Elsie, and asked her the cause OF {
those tear. She could make no reply {
her heart was too full.
! HAS any one hurt you?" asked the
feeling little fellow.
She shook her head negatively. Is
"llaye yon lost your way" he persist
.ei.
"No," answered the child quite audiOly.
"W hat is the matter, then % he asked.
"Mother is poor AMI sick, and l am
cold and hungry. We have nothing to
eat Our room is quite cold. and there
is no wood for us. Oh! you go not know
ALL"
but | will" replied the manly bog.
"Where do you live?'
"Will you so with me ?" asked FL il,
her face Frightening,
"Ies, let me go with you," sail he;
"show me the way"
Through street, lane and alley, she
guided him. They reached the door Of the
howell The cold breath of the wind whis'
tied in the cracks and crevices and key
holes before them, as if finviting them in,
they entered. A sick woman teably raised
her head from the pillow, and gave her 9
sweet smile. "Elsie, have you come?'
she family said.
"Yes, mother. answered the child, "and
have brought this boy with me. | do
not know who he is, but he said he
wanted to come and see where we live
Did do wrong to bring him, mother?'
"No, my child" said the mother, "iI
he knows how topity from his little heart;
but he cannot pity me yet-he is not old
enough
The bright faced sunny y-hesrtel boy
gazc;l in astoniShment upon the mother and
child. The scene was new to him. He
wondered If this was what they called pov-
cty. His eyes looked sad upon the was
ting mother, bnt they gitte'ed with won
der when turning towards Elsie. Sudden
ly they filled with tears. The want and
woe. the ba 'renncss, the acso|ation, wee all
too much for him. He shudderel at the
cold, uncovered floor. He gazcl mourn
fully into the fire place. His eyes wander
cd wonderinglv over the naked walls, loo
| king so unin:itingly and cheerless. Put
} ting his hand int, his pocket he grasped
. the coin that his mother had that very
NON given him, aud drew it forth.
"You may have that" said he, holding
it out to the child.
|, GOA, you are too good You arc very
d. generous, | f,ar!" as if she ought not to
Q take it from him,
"Mother will give me another il want
It IT, said he. 1t will do you great deal
l. of good, and do not ned il. Take it
1t take it, you shall take it,, and he was in
lie stantly gone. 1t was god coin Of the
y value or five dollars !
II Mother and chi d wcpt together. Then
:, they talked of the good boy hose heart
Ii ha i opened for them on this new years day.
y Then they let their fancics run aud grow
wild and level as they clo,e. They Iookel
r at the slistcoiny piece. There was bread,
* and fuel, and clothing, and in every COM
pt fort its depths. They continucdto gaze
50 upon it. Now they saw within It's rim
Id pictures of delight and joy; visions Of long
III rooms, all wrcathed and decorated with
IL vision, Of cvergre.ns and flowers, visions
x, smiling faces and happy children; sights
VI liclif foiCC5, Nlll tlIC |lllililAS hihoiI
: bells, the accent OF innocent tongues, and
the laugh OF gladstone hearts All what
ar philosopher stone was that coin How ii
ld turnt every thing first into gold AMI then
Id into happiness How it grouped around
no kind and cheerful friends, and fill their ears
On with kinl voices How it ga'landel ali
as hours of that day with eve 6 Gems and fall
as blown roses. How it spread them :; Ia
den table and crowded it with merry guest
cd too, all satisfied and happy Oh, wha
II bright rays Shone forth from that trlline
Nv coin of gold. Gould it have been SC
c bright in the chid's or mans dark pocke
ry No; else it hail before then hurat is very
i'd way through and lent its radiance to 9th
ers. Could it have shone with such Wis
" ions in the rich man s hands? No; else hi
nj avarve would have vanished at once. an,
.as his heart have flowed with generosity
he No, no; it was only to the willow and he
es, child that it wore such shine. and emit
is, ted such brilliant rays. and revealed sue
cy sweet and welcome visions! Only for sue
nut as they.
he That night returned the angel boy to tn
o bleak house filed with happiness and light
be ell with joy; but he was not alone, his moth
;as er was with him. Blessed boy. He pass
ed the whole of New Years day in ma
tn king others happy. And how much har
m pier was he himself? How his little heal
in warmed and glowed to see the child III
in cover the basket he had brought wit
ing him, and take out. one by one, the gif,
md which were slowed there; and how owe
as ioycd was he to see his mother offer I'll
had sick woman work and new home, and t
and see the sick woman grow suddenly stron
led, and almost we'll under the influence {
ped kind Offices. He wondered if their haJ p
veil ness could possibly be as deep as hi ow
nan If their New Year was as bright to the,
and as it was to him. He knew not how an
one could be happier than he was at tn
me, moment.
ler, Years have rolled away into the sile
new past. That littlasaixlr Elsie Gray--is
gar lady Not a lad in name, but o
hat in very decd. iHheal and conduct. s.
I'M. dwells in q subsII6 m cottage, and her hu
me, band is devoted only to her. The husbal
this is no other than the generous boy who
ars, the New Year festival accosted her so te
ible derly in the street and went home with HI
/. Her poor mother sleeps onietly in I