Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-02-07

i know it and must try aud e,t on.
vsrv sson
Ills. rot cranamO,h,r any warm shsuI,'
asked Eiwia.
Mo-
How much would il cost. rnothsrr
'AboH, dellar aud half
Just the ptice Of my skates thought tks
boy 'iios nice IL would te to give her a
shawl How nice should enjoy seeing her
wear II, and ia tbisking that had Lelpsd
to Keep away her rhspmatisa Bot then I
should have 90 do without the skates: all
the other boys have them. aud il would -
80 picsssn; TO 60 With them to tho -spsl to-
noTroS n'gb, Shall give up the pleasure
er not II think about il
He did think not euiy that night. but ,ll
the-aez, day while gcins errsna. when
hs Lad carried The lasi parcel for hi. em pioy-
e.. lie went back to get his paw aud when
shat gentleman laid down the skates saving
''hsre they are. nay by, all your o~n, NAV
you have merry tine uith them
HIS heart swellsd With joy fOr moment to
t.'uk That he owusd the loUg coveted skates.
bat then be remembered his grandmother.
and though the tears sprang to his eyes. be
sA't IN iolerably steady voice, would ysu
a. lief, sir, thst took one of these blsnk4t
shav!s instead of the ska,esP q
y blanket shawl what in the world
woald you do with III
Give 10 20 my ersndn other. sir
What sudden change is this thought
yon w.re ersTy for Tair Of ska,esP
80 raa but heard andmother s,y
Last night iha, sLe could never Get we'll of
tho iheuGiatism untd she had . warm
shawl
'A"d yon are going to treat her 10 one
i should like to
Yer we'll, select the uieest one in thu
s'"re There what do you think Of thas
drsb one .
just the thing for rgrandnotker-bu,
have earned as much a. thatp
les. asd more, too a boy 30 thoueb,ful
e his grAndmothsr's comfort ho replied as
be car,sn!ly warped up the shawl
'Tlauk you sir said Edvia, leaving the
store With parcel 10 his hand lie did not
dare TO give another look at the skates, for
somehow, they bad never seemed 20 attrac-
I've a. then When he passed near the ca.
nal he whisted loud that be might net bs.r
the stoats OF the merry sk lters but iu spite
OF himself his eyes filed with tears az bs
temem hered be bad no skstes But when
Dc entered tue house aud skipping up be-
hind his Grandmother spread the shawl
around her shoulders be had To laugh b,r
looS Of surTrise oh, whas nice warm
shawl shs kept aging. over aud over again /:
What ice tLirs q keep off the rhsumatismi
Tad such shawl as that I should be
made up foT hir -
he made ~ then. grandmother. he said
ner'iy, the sLsvl 10 yosr sud Nobody
sis-s
'Ninsi asked tie nice cid lady in ,m,I..
mert
~" your.' r,rtei i, by going cu er.
rauis for Mr. Smith. aud I want you TO
wr,r it my sake grsujmother
Desr hcsti. may ths lord bic.s vou and
raise up rs kind cLillrCu 10 cherish yon in
your old age aud sbo laid her trembling
hand upou bis head While her lip, moved
ss q ia prayer for him
Never had grandmother looked 40 w,Il
as on that evening wrapped IN Eduiu's
shAEI Sac seemed 20 comfortable sud
happy that te va mere than paid for his
sser'hee 'Ani you gave up your skates,
Ldw'n' fer this said lis motber fpllouipk
him 10 bis litils led room Grandn,o,b.r
needed her 'hswl . much more NV
darling son YES all that shr could ,av. but
she resolved her 80 should ksvea a pa,Y Of
skates toe, ifshc had 20 sew ell Nah, 40
get them She did not yet know ,hs, G Cd
bad PM into he bcsr,s Of some other friends
10 give ihsm % biHi snd that her extra Ia.
would not fo equired o. ber
Ga sundpy. J. Tin frlt very happy in see
veg bl' grandmother 10 her niee warm .ksuI
'nd ts thonghtto himself. ~ / had ihs
'ssis' coaij not e. ioy them TO day hut
gFs"A ~"ibsf can ass Der sbas all the time
sn T'si ! got IL
Ihats . 6ns little laI e ths widow Msr.
chs. 'ald Nr Smith 20 some gentlemen
NO 'sfs 20 BIZ storc Saturday night =
"anly hiile f'l'o~ bs ftTsa'ed. sd The,
y" told them tie story of tie skates st
tas shavl
The COED boy le shsii have a psj,
skates fgr be deserves tlem ifsvtr
atd money vss qpiekly rrodarcd tota-
The trfv hest sk4tss IN the s'orr
On Monday morning uben IJwi,s
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