Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-03-06
Mistellaneous.
MARY WOOD;
Or the Generous Child.

"Pleasc, mama, may have little party
tomorrow p asked little Mary Wood Of her
indulgcnt parent, who took pleasure in see
ing her always happy. M l...fr
81, "Yes, dear, you may, for you have bcen
a good girl, and learned all your lessons
SO you shall have good time
with your little friends. Whom will you
invite my little darlingW And the proud
mother put back her golden curls and kiss
ed her tenderly, while she bent hcr blue
eyes to the floor, and seemed revolving in
her little heart, the names of the children
whom she wished to have there. l4
"There's Ellie Green, mamma, should
like to have her como, because she has such
beautiful black hair, and her checks are as
red as roses, and she has sucha tall walk"
"You mean so dignifed, dear"
swell, those big words | don't know, but
she is kind and good, and seems older than
am, yet we arc the same age. And there's
Mary Page, want to have her, because she
has sweet blue eyes, and smiles so sweetly
and always lets me have my way, when she
sees l care much about it. And there's
Ella Robinson, who has such pretty, quiet
ways, and is so good to all the girls. But
may be, mama, you'll get tired of all thciI
names, and so Iwon't tell any more but one.
"Who is that dear?"
swell, mama, ifyou are willing, I would
like to invite Sally Sprague; but she hasn't
any dress fit to go out with; and she look:
so sad---and the tears stand in her brown
eyes so, when she looks at my new clothes
that | could cry sometimes, because heI
mamma is so poor and her papa is dead
Oh, she is so pretty and good, | wish she
could Gomez And then the little ones
eyes filed with tears, and she said, in a
choking voice: "Mama, please let her come
in her old Clothes" t.
"But, my dear shc would feel so badly
in her old faded frsck. Cannot you think
of any way in which she could be made
happy9" |
"Wouldn't it be nice thing if somebody
would give her dress already made q sale
Mary. uF H@H"
"Who would that somebody be ?" replied
her mother "Don't you know Of any little
and who might spare one?" .a 'ah
"Yes, ma'am little Mary Wood might
but there's my blue dress--papa says lool
SO well in that-and my green dress, tina
just suits grandma--and my scarlet merino
that is aunt Hetty's favorite;" and so sh'
ran on, naming every dress in her ward
robe, and not seeing how she could spar
any ono in particular. And besides sh
suggested that the other girls would kno,
her dresses--all hut one-that pretty salm
on-colored delaine which tho dress make
finished yesterday" d -ta79 ~
"They wouldn't know that, love-" .9. q
'But that is such beauty" "a H|,
$50 it is, and how delighted poor, little
fatherless Sally Sprague would be with sucl
a rich gift. What say you, my dearl"
II say, if you are willing, she may hav
it, and / will never tell single girl wher
it came from, and III tell Sally not to tel
either replied the little heroine, conquel
ing the last throb of selfishness in her be
som, and clasping her white arms about he
mothers neck.u b1 m'nall RI a
"My own brave child, I am very prou
Of you,' said the well pleased mother; "bu
now that you are so generous, deny yourse
one other pleasure. Let me present tn
dress to Sally's mother, and let her kee
the secret from her, SO that she may com
to your party without single feelingof OF
legation to any one here ;-only thinking he
Heavenly Father raised her up friend !
some kind family; and you, my child, wi
enjoy seing her so free and happy in he
manner, and will experience forthe first tim
that ii is more blessed 10 give than receive.'
o, On the morrow tho little company arrive
all in high spirits; and the pretiest and low,
hest of all the children, next to Mary Woo,
was Sally Sprague. r 'i- i." Aj sa'F
SMay the God of tho fatherless forcyt
blessyou and yours, dear Mrs. Wood" e,
claimed the widow, when she met her ne,
day.. "Poor little Sally wept and laughe
alternately for an hour after you sent it o.
er--and she has been SO happy ever sine
She added a supplement to her prayer la
night Please, God, bless the lady that sci
me that dress, by express, Il had told h
il came by express) and bless her little Cir
aud little boys and everybody, for love Il
whole world now and everything in IL
like sunshine and flowers. AIDen.'" @.
5oYouthful reader, you are surrounded |
the virtuous poor; try to be useful; an
whehyou pity them for their mortifeaiioi
and trials, think IL there is nothing that "
could spare, TO make them happier. DO
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