Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-04-09

child touched tAs kssEt - he "a sszs=.
and they vent into the lsrfs, oia<asAiSsed
kitchen, AID sat down in che 1ss lsttanrl
chairs, While, With Closing cAssk, the xirl
east about IN her Mid for the hebf aAsesr IN
Which TO present. her petiiion Gar food
Before she had beaded the master ftAs
house suddenly entered the kitchen. fer IL
Vas nearly dinner time He vas large
muscular, brsad-cbessei, saubarnt nan.
with . hard, gloomy sxpressissa 90 the fsse.
where sixty years we're beginning % write
their history lie stood stIgl xiti saryriss.
gsEing on the new occupants 81 the ki.ehsa
add the boy drew close ts,his sister. and th-
girl TIRES up tiSid, frightened glas0s
,sto the g.Ooay faos-
that wants little help, do ys, farmer ,
asked the old woman. Here's giEl rlsts
. place add as shes walked froa the Sepss,
told her she miglt eOas in asd rest = hit
afors she went up isio the village 70 Try her
luck
NO. shortly answered the farmer Die
ner ready = aud the rich mas turns1 Ausv.
without one gentle wSra or kiaaly lack fsr
toe homeless children uhon Gs3 Lad
b'caght 10 bis door
Lucy, Lucy, dout stay here Tn afraid
aud tie little boys lips sarlpa and q=irerea
As be tHrnes his fac. from tse fAru.ers
Lacy LEey- H6~ these little, iresah-
Ing tones vsni down, de<n->fnso the uas's
hard heart He's the dead Ssys Of As
yoaih BURT cut Of their graves, AID rssh-d
through bis memory at thAi I9x, bEsksa
Lacy, L1eyr
He turned and looked At The girl. net
sourly as before, but with kisd II eager.
questioning ipteres;
What il your hamei .
Lucy " hseIsr'
He staggered back, and e.ush; koii Il
the nearest chair Ard What was yoar
matksr'sr
Lucy Reid She used TO live ia Ms.dsu-
brook. ard 20 / e.ns here To get uesk, fer
she told me 90 before she died
At that moment the angels licked dosn.
aud saw the seed that had lnia for t<oHoore
years in the heart Of Justin Keep spring o.
aud the fSsory biasysaef ~ fhe arigSernrsss
He strobe across the ki;essa 80 the be
uildered girl He brushed back her l,sa.
net, and turned her face 20 tie RgAt He
could not be mistaken IL vas the eos
framed and hung up in The dsrkene1 rosm
OF his soul The blue eye q An Lsry LEAK
cd once more in bis osa At that n0Asns
the little boy pusbed up bstssss then. AID
CARED uhtfnliy into the mans face FsrBper
Keep sat down and took the ckIld on his
knee lie tried 20 speak bat instead great
sobs came up. aud hcsvsd his stroag ehrss
The trio ia the kiiebeB gazsi ca kia an
mute sstonishuent
'Luey's children Lasy's ebillrss &c
uurmursd al last, IN = voice whose tender
ne-s Was lake that Of . msiAer -Csoa has
sent you 20 me For her sake tkis sbaIl t--
your bene f0r her sake ell DC father
20 you
FIye years aftefxar2 Cora wrote 70 ne
we are having 6he times les, dear esns:s
Jennie, aud mamma xAuts % kuou IL Yea
do not need TO renew your rosy ehssks
among the dews Of Me4dosbrSok Tseis
Charlie Is With Us this summer, and II yoa
we're here also ny harPiBess woaia be osss-
plete
Lucy wAeelsr-yoa resrnber bsr-hs.
the place in ny heart nsEt 80 ysars Her
disposition Is as lovely a. her fsSs, sSa lkas
Is saying great deal. for its rare. sssst
beauty does enc good t4tehSls IL Farmer
Keep seems 20 teorSkiP her sna Benuy -
He 10 . changed man nov. ssd Fees -
church regular as The sabbath lie has
spared no psiBs o. eEpenss IN Laeys sau
cation, aud she vii te = aost aeeszg lisirs3
woman. She l. here very ofien, ast hsvs
my suspicious that Uueis Charlie ais
porte; l Will not trust this 20 PEA As1
paper
Bat, ., jeanne. uAst isssou las al
this taught NE Hos it has desyssed .
faith IN God aud Ia bsusbisy
Nos, uhsD nv heart yssrns ever tAs
wretobsd, the sinniDg, The oateasi, I rszsess-
Der slsays TBEEE u Tu0WER Is TnE VIZ
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