Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-01-18
The Little Street Begsnr.
\ SEw-YEAR = STORY.

The Little Street Beggnr.
SEw-rEAE = STORY.
1t wa, he morning Of n new year that had
just set in, bri -ht golden and beautiful. The
sun giistcnei, like iewelled raiment in the
cloudless sky The Ginning Of the silverv
sounds OF the bells struck ioyfully upon the
listener in every street. Tie air was cold.
though not ricrcing-hracins. though not
biting-,iust cold enough. in truth. to difusr
life and elasticity into every one that moved.
There was a little girl. child Of poverty,
on that new years morning, walking in tie
streets with the gay crowd tlat swept past
her Her little feet had grown - numh, en-
cased only in thin shoes. and those badly
worn, that she could with but difficulty move
one foot before the other. Her checks shook
at every step she took, and her lips looked
truly purple. AIMS poor Elsie Gray >n'
was little hecgar
Just like til, ol year vas the new vear %
her. Just like the last year wants, and list
year suiltringS, were the wants and suif,r
ings Of this he change of the year brought
no change in her condition with il. So was
pDor, her mother was widow and 81 iuvAit,
and the child was poor hergar.
In the old and cherries room CLEANED no
bright fires Of anniversary. No evergreons.
no Wreaths' no howers' save lev old with
cred cred ones' deeked her time stained walls
i"e'e ""s ho s'uhu ui merry voices withlu
U,o uooi' say ~ -" lio" gray "A happy
hen year W you, ;hrs' rfi!'
o%odn odda see Teu r.u,o ~ naiY Ma,len ner md
u III "a Ho'-o Tut .,oal .',s .u"t "IN
i, ha rrn,.;ina ati 4ly y, .',v 'l'
a..na.,, .;.'' .i ~
a. c.. ,h, li' E''.7' ~
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,bo ui,. ror,ds hnr;,n u,I t,Ii, ,hm o,a'n'i Oh
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I;t,io T az sta,ai III ~ was I1ul
~, h.',i, tot - 'i'I "It' ,'' u
Goa.s ad .t.l 'tt H. ~; 'uI w.. U' u,i '','
cassment. u,S nit ,Lo s s'y v IL, ',,e'i
.t- ~: ~ s'' 80 s'. -o - I'7i' az"
tIun o,o. f'r ,oo,non, nr% -iII.3
down 6cr ,yirnIn cLcaks os ir ,Lc- r.,,, =
croo,o - .itcn, t STA IL TO, .',,! No'
hod sal s,,ars,oI .nd f,,';sI;n W., ~
wonder she cried ev.n thor,,b tI,ns, bot ,o,-
onIv dr,nrp1 nm tbo colj ,,,,,non, 'T,,',
mi;bt n! we'll f.ll ,bsr, ~ sIs.,r ,oro! .tl .t
mnny Lnm,,n honr,. ,ba. ,os,o5 Nv ,, t.I,
a. ;cv onJ hardansd
She would have turnod bocL u =, hama
hut she tbou,ht o,,;, Of La- -ooo 49,
and went an 5hourb ,rbors ,o ~ a, n'G,"e, Ir,'
not Sbo ,,os &c hoar,,,a W. o. ~ N.''"
Where would strsst VIp, hnnsrs ''rsf rec" OvNgar h
o,sora LA or,n,,1 ra,-''d '',
for 6,o,i surely if not home ~ thsr ""Eava rEora
.LorIt ,horani' " ' '""'' "'o'e
I, was ,I;s thonoh. ,,,t l~,,,.L. H..
CRYSTAL ,ears tbnt .;ar,ot thnlS da '.los
nr,ss;h,s snb. ,ha, cbscLol ho, ..ae
aanro ''-'
4 ro,n, bova c.,,,,,.
chancad ,o Ioss bos os sha ,rnit.,t Nv,
,,a,t md sobhed il oau,h, ,la 'I;,.o "''', y,
,hdoo ,o,r In .ho s,,n.h;ns 1'''G' W
s'''r,, 80 aoi ~ IL 80. i a"u t"e sis"'
u.an, anI ssF,ri ~ III" m nI' Nn"'
Lnn,,n ,Io,n L;,',lr - Nv ,'u meyer
rhe,"..L Lns,, n'', ,,.ar ,rha, -D .I ".n'd t' "
,as ii"..l e,Iior I,t' - a., .'es5aI
tod har ,ta a,I.o r ,ho , i.'sle, a',u
n,aLs M rsnI,, hor hoar, ,,'ns t"a c,iI "' ''u'u
Has onv ono hnr, ron !, osped 49, c..I:..
| ~ S0 ' ''o 'eeiihS
'''sle Sha 'si'o" shopL los hand ,,,.;,
IL VA, H., ,,',,. ~, IS .;...,
- ~ ',9' !'' ~ "o pea s,.tcu'
.Wh,t w. '',o .','tu iui'c "1ul,y'
NJ. - Wv ,.'''s'Si t ''''" nc u'"'u'
,nr ,yl h',., a'.u IN, a"1 "', '"Ii ana
;N,y ~ sl'',,;;ys o,It and .Ioa ''o' o'r room
/ ~ ai'I ~ "'od ''F Us
=" No. ~, ~,
l. @ ,;,, '!'''H tue man! "N. mere
W. Kan {CI ",v w. .,,t. .,. ,..,r,.
c.ao "Lii ~ ~" ~ VII" me "NA'a H's''' her
'".S W. ~. T'''1''i"t 81, ..:,.
~ 49, w. W ii,' ~ "''n Sou' S4'd h'' 'sno"
me t'-o WY!
i"''Tr"S" H"I''; I@ne anu "leS she E1lltl
mn lH,i ''acu'u lle uoor o! 'ne hn''i' d,
'"'n D'c''n Vi Hc VIM "hl7'i'd IN al th'
',HchS "'lt ere, ices "nl K"y-n"ie' before
V"oH, az II i'Nr''nS '"eih ~ lucy entered
a s'ch ""'""" i''"ly f''s'l h'r heiu ron
"' lli''" '"1 gave "'r Il sweet smile
t,sIo' nave you come she ihlntly sali
'te' nItn'r' answered. me ohl'I' and !
ha's oaJ"sI' iN's 10y WIN me a. not
Snu" N"o nu -, pul nc sdld ne wanted to
come ne;, an1 Sec See whsre we i've piIl do"r'ng
'" ori"S nln'' notner
know. how "a ,ity v1n from his sIit,I, L,.,rt ,
but he cannot ,,iv me- We, -bs - NV, a,i
enough
Tbe hright.G,,sl s,,,r,..h..,rt..i ,...,. ,.i
in nustonis ishment uIon the mother ari ',',IJ
The scene wa. new IA him Us unnJoraj Il
hi, was what thew called norartv UisHrs.
looked sad upon the WASTING mother INF
they glittcred with wonder when ,nrno6 IA
wards Elsie. suddenly thev G!l.d vi,L ta,rs
The want, the woe, the barrenne.s the Jes
olation, were all too much for him lilo sbnd