Washington telegraph., 1856-12-10
n,ents have made, and hope they Will

n,ents | have made, and hope they Wi
be satisfactory
Evaleft him with = lighter heart. and
r burning check 1t his praise His manne
was gentle, 50 fathcE.y tn t he .e!t h
would not impose hard conditions. and
would be pleasure to pay ere SO kind AM
/, fCrbearing-
1t last she got home, and be t,ilcssll
sittin" at he.- mothers feet, she .penc.
her letter. Wonde- OF wonders "a bani
note enclosed sac held it without speak
iug or looking at It's value
:. Read it,, she said, after Il moment ;
bewilderment, placing the letter in ne.
mothers hand. here are fifty dollars
whit can it mean?
..This, +" said the sick woman, bursting
iuto tears. sis 4 receipt in full releasing,
vou from the payment Of y ,Ir fathers debt
| Kind, and generous nian-Ged viii shower
mercies upoi him. From a grateful heart
| clii upon thee Father, ID reward him for
this act OF kindness. Oh, what shall we
do to thank ilim?"
"Mo;her, - said Eva, smiling through
her tears, - felt as If he was ap angel Of
goodness. 0h.they do wromg. who say that
all who are wealthy have hard hearts Mo
thcr, can il be possible VIC are 50 rich?
wish he knew how nippy he has ms9e US
hJw much w Wi love aud reverence him,
wEeneve1 We think or speak Of hin, or even
hear him spoken OIL
= lie has bound two hearts to him for
ever" inurmured her mother
Yes; dear Mr.. Miner, little he thought
how many comforts We wanted. Now we
need not stint the FIRE we may buy coal,
and haye, one cheerful blaze, please God.
And the tea, the strip of carpet, the su-
gar, the little luxuries for .yoa, dear moth
er; and the time, and 4 very few books for
myself. Ideciare | am SO thankful, l feel
as ii ought to 60 right back and tell him
that we shall love hi.l as loag as we live"
That evening the CRATE, heaped with
Lehigh, gave the little room an air of rud-
dy comfort. Eva sat near, her curls bound
softly back from her pure forehead, indi-
ting tOu;iiing letter to their bene:actor.
Her mothcrs face, lighted with the loss of
canker care, sh2nc with placid smile,
and her every thought WIS prayer call
ing down blessings upon the good rich
man.
In another room, far different from the
widows home, but also bright with the
blaze of Il genial fire, whose red light made
richer the polish of costly furniture. sat
the noble merchant.
- '.i'a, what makes you look SO happy"
asked Lima, d beautiful girl, passing her
smooth hand ovor his brow.
an 7
Lina?'
YES. bat you keep shutting your eyes
and smiliDg-so; ;" and her bright face re-
ilected his own Il think you've had
something very nice to-day; what was
II ~
"Does Eiy little daughter really want to
know what has made her iather So happy
Here is my Bible, let her turn t, tie Acts
of the apostles, 10th chapter, 18th verse,
and read it carefully
The beautiful child turned reverently the
PAGES of the holy book, and as she read she
lOoked up in her fathers eyes
.'And to remember the w,rlS Of the
Lord Jesus, how he slid it is more bles-
sed TO give than to receive.
"Ah. [ know" she said, laying her TO
sy cheek upon his hand; '',ou have been
giving something to some bcggar, as you
did last week. and he thanked you, and
said-.'God bless you, and that's what
makes You happy
Lima read confirmation in her fathers
s.niie-but he sid nothing, only kept re
peating to himself the words of the Lord
Jesus, at IS more blessed to give than to
receive" C{icc Branch.