Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-07-09
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THE BEGGlR Boy.

Get away with you, you dirty old beggar
boy. I'D like TO know what right yoU have
10 look over the fence at our aowers D The
speaker was liItle boy not more than eleven
years old. aud slough people some times call.
ed It handsome, hrs ace looked very harsh
aud dissgreeable just then.
lie stood in beautiful garden, just iu the
suburbs Of the city; aud IL was Juro time,
aud the tulips we're opening themselves TO
the sunshine o it was great joy TO look
at them as they bowed gracefully to the light
with their necks Of crimson, Of yellow, and
earbation. The beds Aanked either side Of
the path that curved around a small arbor,
where the young grape clusters that lay bid
den among the large leaves, wrote beauti
ful prophecy for the sutuun.
A white paliDg ran in front Of the garden,
and over this tbe little beggar boy 80 rudely
addressed, was leaning Ho was very Lean
very dirty, very ragged am afraid you
would have taTned away in disgust from 90
repulsiye \ spectacle, aud yeI God aud the
aogcls loved bin
lie was looking with all bis soul in hi.
eyCs ga tie beEGtiFul Ll0asoms, % they svav.
et % aud fro IN the summer wind, aud hrs
heart sOfteHed while be leaned bis arm on the
fence railing, aud forgot everything in that
long. absorbed gsrs Ab i vas seldom
the beggar boy saw anything that was either
very good or beautiful, aud IL vas sad bis
dream should have such = rude awakening
The blood rushed mp 10 bis face, aud =
glance full of evil ADD defiance flashed into
bis cyes Bu; before the boy could retort. a
little girl spTapg out fiom the arbOT and look.
ed eagerly FROM Que child 10 the other. She
vas very fair, with soft hazel eyes, over
which dropped long, shining isshrs Rich
cuTls hung ever her almost bare, white
shoulders aud hcr lips were the color Of the
erimst tulip blossoms
IIoW could you speak 70 cross 10 the boy
Hinton 2 she asked, With tone Of sad 70.
proach quiveribg through tho sweetness Of
her voice i m sure IL doesu't DO us any
ham 20 have bin look At the HoWors II be
likes
well, Helen urged bsr brother, sliabt.
ly modia,d snd ashamed i 30u't like 10
have bcggars gaping over The fenes 1,
7 looks o. lyu'
Nov that's notion d yours, Hinton --
. m sure. IL tie aosers eau do nybody any
. good ~ ought o. Be very glad Little boz
. lanl the eldd iuFusd 70 tle bsgghr boy abd
I addressed bin az s1urieously a. though be
I had been q prince i u pick you somo ol
I tbe iulips. Il youli uait mbmsut
'Ilslsu. | do believe yoa'rs the funnissI
I girl that ever lived ojaculaicd the ehildr
I brother, AZ bo tafnod aHsy, abd Hith a lov
vh ttis sauotefsd down tha path. feeiina
.vsry uncomfortable i5r bcr conduct wss I
stronger rePr0of 70 him tbau sny soFds could
I have beeu
Hslsn plusksd enc q saoh spsoimsa O
The talips, and there vas . great variety o.
these, sod gave them 20 ths child His fac,
bfigbtensd a. be- received them au3 thanks,
her
o ihs little girl hsi dropped . pearl o
great price into tbe b'ast tafbid billsHs o
tbe boys i.s, pnd ths after years sosl,
b9iua it % bcauiiful abd fair sgain
Tsslts ysafs bad passed Tee ittle bla
sysA girl had grove isto tall gracsfai Va
$40 one bright Jubs afy-rpl5u ths sail
Cd uith hef hgsbsn& ibfguah BE gaficn. q
sbs uas On q visit y bsF psfsnts The plso
Eas liuls cbsored and ths tultps bad opsbs
tbsir lips q orimson snd gold y ths saashia
Just - thsy bsd 81 slvs years before Sd
dsaig hoy observed youag man 10 gsofi
maas bluo ovsfalis leanieg ever ibs isae'
bic eyes fslloEisg ssgsFiy ron BE seaaiif'