The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-21
SsIstt Storp.
Eyes Open.

Stant"look OCl LOT opportunities tnat
God does not fin | our work. and bring
Il ready fitted and prepared TO the hand;
but spreads tho world before US, and we
IRE to walk through it as Chris. and the
Apostles did, with 'eyes open,' looking
for the sick and the suffering, the poor
and the oppressed.
"Now, | am certain" continued the
..iady, as she replaced u marble Diana
in the center Of the mantle, 81 should
like to do some good every day; one
feels so much better when they 20 TO
rest at night; and I'll just keep my 'ey es
open to day, and see il come across
any opportunities that Under ordinary
circumstances | should lie, Slip
Half an hour later, Mrs. Beach was
lin the nursery, with the washerwoman ,
who had come for the clothes. al wish
Mrs. Simms." said she, as she heaped
the soiled linen into the basket, "lhat
you would get Tommy's aprons ready
for me by Wednesday; we are going
out Of town, to remain until Saturday
and | shall want q good supply on hand
for such a careless little scamp as he
is."
"Well, I'll try, ,ma'am said the wash
-,woman; "l've got behind hand good
DIAL since Sammy had the whoopng.
cough; bui now he's better. must try
10 make up for lost time"
II, e!had the VIII ,op'n..c ough?--
Poor little fellow! How old is her
qu stone the la,ly.
"He was three las, April, ma am"
can Tom is four" mused the lady
"T.ook here, Mrs. Simms; won't ) ou Just
open the lower !rawerof that bureau and
tsk- o II those four green worsted dres.
Sc. in the corner? Toms out.grown
the u, YOU see since last winter. but
they nre almost as COOL as new. Now
il You want them for little Sammy
they'll 10 nicely, without altering. !
lhink."
"Wani them, Mrs. Beach," answered
lie wsshrrwoman, with tears starting
into her dim eyes" ! haven't any
words to thank you, or tell ou what
n tres.urr they'll he. Why they II
keep the little fellow warm as toast all
winter"
"Well, III place them on the top o.
the cloihes," said the lady smiling t"
= herself, as she thought, "My eyes havy
l. .n open once to day"
Not long afterwards, Mrs. Beach was
u, her way 10 market, Oor she was a
n'tsble housekeeper.) when she me,
by who had lived a short time in her
l@mily the year before, to 10 errands.
wait on the ho 'r. &c. He was bright,
g"ol.h, a tel merry faced boy, and had
been . gre,, lavorite with the family
snI Nr.. Beach hal always le, inter.
e.teI in him; but this n,o,nng she Wa,
10 quite hurry .and would have passed
the chill with u conlial, but has,y
"How are you Joseph, my boy? DO
come nll see u.s." had il not struck her
that Joseph's face did no, wear its usual
happy expression. She paused, as III c
memory OF last nights sermon flashed
through her mind, and asked. ais any
thing the matter with you, Joseph! You
do not look so happy as you used TO-, ,
The boy looked up moment, with
a hslf.doubting, half.conhding expIes'
ion, into the ladys (ece; the latl,r tri.
anphed:-"Mr. Anderson's moved out
OF tova." he said, pushing back his
worn. but neatly brushed cap from his
hair; $50 I've lost my place; then little
Mary's sick, and that makes it very bad
just now"
$50 il does" answ cred Mrs. Beach
her sympathies warmly enlisted. "Bn
never mind, Joseph; remember, only
might before last. my brother said h,
would want a new CO rrier boy, in few
days for his store, and give good on,
two dollars week. NowI'll see him TO
day, and get the situation for you, i
you like"
The boys whole face frightened -
10H shall be 80 glad OF it Mrs. Beach,
"'And see here, Joseph; am goinl
1o market. and perhaps we can fine
something nice for little Mary" Tn,
lady remembered that Joseph's mother
s.though poor seamstIess, was a prou,
woman. and felt this would be dslicat,
way Of presenting her gift.
So che found some delicious peaI
JanaJJgrppcx. and nice chicken. t,
mako some broth for Mary. who. sh'
learned, Was i'll with fever. bsfore she
proceeded to do her own marketing
But il was a pity that the lady did no
sec Joseph, as he sprang into tho cham
iber FtSs4 ltds Mary lay Tmoahinl
WEAKLY on Her bed, while her mo,hs
sat stitching busily in one corner, ant
ehsidaR lks, 9 hicksn snd tae fruit. cry
ing "Good news! good news! I've go
all these nice things for Mary and
place al two dollars week."
.,,n.Ol how little Mayy's hot finger
closed oyer the buuchss Of white grapes
while the sewing dropped from he
.moshsrs fingers. a. the tears ran dow
~ ~ her cheeks.
.alsoIt was evening, and Mrs. Beach "a
in thA GhfsrG Abserbsd iG some ne,
book. whom she heard her husband
VI step In the hall. Though the morn
.ins bed bssn % pleasant, the afternoo
rGwas csosdy .,cna shs day had gone dow
3" h y low. suliSnsa, psb,itaing rain. =,
NowlMski bSssb iGvsdN 4 her Ausbsn