Indiana American., 1857-01-16
Sslett MistsIlaup.
eDmuvn xoUn OWN CART,


"you must drive your own cart, my
child. Iwould drive II foryou'if could,
but that cannot be. Be patient, be brave,
be persevcring, and you will get out'on the
other side Of the shadows before very
long"
So said the best friend orphan Harry
had ever known, to him, Iwhcn he came
in one day, discouraged, after having for
the twentieth time sought employment in
vain.
Uncle Lewis, as Harry called the kind
man, whose house was:all the home he ev-
er knew, was very poor, and now he was
also III, so that 1t became absolutely neces-
sary for Harry to leave school and seek for
work, by which he could atleast do some
thing towads earning their daily bread.
His heart tainted in bis bosom. as he
met with repulse after rcpulsc from the
tall, 1.-THE rich, and the busy gentlemen
to whom he applied for place.
'Do you want to hire boy, sir?" had
been.t the poor child's Oft repeated question.
Fainter and fainter was it spokcn,as, spark
by spark, his courage died away, and, at
last, he tried to utter it in vain, for the
words stuck like large Jumps in his throat,
and ho turned with heavy heart home-
ward, and went and sat down by the bed
side Of dear Uncle Lewis, and cried
10 how wish some one would find q
place for me-" sighed the. poor boy. ~
shall never, never dare to ask any one to
hire me again. o, dear, dear, what a
dreadful thing it is to be poor! wish
somebody would help us, dear Uncle Lew
| is"
Uncle Lewis was troubled for the child;
he put his pale hand upon his clustering
curls, and said,
"You are in world where all that is
good must be struggled for, with great
struggle. you must drive your own
cart, my child; I would do it for you, but
Icannot. Be brave, be patient, be persc-
vering. and you will get out on the other
side Of the shadows before very long
time"
Harry loved his uncle dearly; more than
he knew how to express, and the terrible
fear of losing him made him seem dearer
than ever now, so, hard though it was to
choke back the tears, he did it, and fond
Iy kissing the hand that caressed him, he
said with an effort
81 will bc brave boy, uncle; you shall
see that mind your advice; | will try
again tomorrow, and will keep trying till
do get out Of the shadows. If you will
only make haste and get well, and if car
always live where / can see you and hear
your voice every day, I won't complain
whatever may be my hardships."
"Dear child,D said Uncle Lewis, with q
, trembling voice. He could say no more
though his heart was overnow;ng with
: ycarning sympathy and love for the affec
ate and devoted child. Gladly would ht
have folded the gentle boy to his heart
and sheltered him there from all rude con
tact with the hard and jostling world; bu
he knew that this could not be, and ht
know, also, that so it were not "well with
the child" Harry must take tho grea
and wide world by the hand, as all hat
, done who had wrestled with it before; h,
must learn ITO labor and to wait"
After making ready and eating thei
simple evening meal, Harry sat again b.
the side Of his uncle, and read from tn,
, word of God. He opened accidentally
providcntially, rather-upon this passage
"Trust in the Lord, and do good, and tho,
shalt dwell in the land, and verify tho,
shalt be fed"
, "That blessed book" cried Uncle Lew
is; "never was there a troubled heart !
> could not comfort"
, And when Harry had finished reading
the sick man folded his hands and Offered
a heartfelt prayer. They then resigned
themselves to rest
"Please sir, don't you want to hire boyi
said our young hero, next morning to
/ finely dressed dandy of storekeeper.
S "If Ibid / wouldn't have you, you pitt
e ful, whining, milk-and- -water-faced scamp
of with you quick; clearl" And the ma
started at Harry as il for some offensis
: act.
: Harry hurried off.
10, DEAR" said he to himself, as he wall;
n cd on, II am afraid the Lord did MT inten
r any of those good promises.for me. Tar
afraid ! shall never get place, and I ar
: hungry, and cold, and tired; and wins
0 shall Ido?"
The hand Of despair was tugging Q
c those young heartstrings.
$ "Why, what's this ?" exclaimed Har
!, suddenly.
A nice portmonnaie laid at his feet. II
S picked it up. 1t bore the name Of tn
storekeeper that had just abused the o.
phan child. Resistingt the temptation
avonge himself, and supply his wants, b
keeping the well-filled portmonnaie, Ha
ry turned back to the store and gaveit |
the owner. The man had the grace I
!. blush as he took 1t from the honest an
forgiving boy, and he opened IT and hant
. ed Harry a two dollar bill. The portmor
naie contained two hundred dollars. b,
= this was not the end Of that adventure
:. An elderly gentleman, who, over the ia
of his spectacles, had observed the who
affair, arose, as Harry, with his we'll ear
ed treasure tightly locked in his lit
hand, left the store, and followed him in
the street.
"Come with me, my lad" said he, kin,
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