The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-05-23
Frem iAs Sss rsrs observer.
HARRY iwILBuR's WISH.
A True STORY.

:. Mother, can't lido some'nins
little Harry Wilbur, as be sat one eo'''
stormy evening during the holidays, looking
straight, into the bright coal fire which glow
ed in the linls sraie stove in bis mothers
si,,ins-room. II was . pleasant, cheerful
room . soii warm carpet covered the floor,
the curtains. which hung In heavy folds
over the windows, kept out every breath Of
cold air. little workable was drawn in
'front.' Of the FIRE, al which his mother, in her
low sewing chair, sci finishing garment
ior Harry.
"canr do somsihingi" You would
have wondered il you could have seen the
serious, puzzled look on his sweet childish
face, as he asked this question.
Harry, who was an only child, was ac-
cus,omsd to being much alone with his
mother 10 thu evening; Cor his father seldom
lsi. business until afier his bedtime. Now
Harry often made himself useful to his
mother in various little ways-some'imes
winding up the spoOls Of cotton in her basT,
ks., or holding sksin Of silk Tor her to
wind bu, his grea, delight was to get an
old Carmen, and rip the seams and he really
thought, at such times, ,ha, he was doing .
very important wotk,-" Saving time Tor
mother" as he called il.
His father was not rich; bu, what did
Harry know about that, He had never
known real want In his life. A pleasant,
happy home, la,hsr and mother 10 love
him better than anything else in the worlds
and Fido, who now sa, with bis nose laid
afectionaiely on his knee, as If pleading to
DO noticed foe a pet; what more could a
reasonable boy want
II had been bitter cold day. The Their.
momeier had stood below zero all day and
now the wind whis,led down the chimney,
and round the corners Of the house, drifting
the leathery fakes into every crack and
crevice. Oh |, was iearfulinight for the
poor, the cold, the hungry, and the home
LA. Nm, VIA, had mi. 10 do with little Har.
~. question: Well will tell you You
might have seen him early that morning
nicely equipped, with his warm overcOat
buttonsd up close 10 his throat; his hppe,
,;.J ovsr hi. ears and month. and his can
drawn down over all. leaving only his brish,
.bloe eve, for Jack Eros, to attack, and his
hand, encased in pair Of brish, red nit
Tan. x,,cb;o, hi. mother n, shs M, M n
h..ks, ot ,,or;.;on. for Mr. Moore. poor
wom,n WHOSE husband had died a few
month, before leaving her in feeble health,
a., so,, ch;,,so 70 .unnor,
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