The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-24

s.Your father. like me. Is not hungry }" in.
swered the mother, who could not suppress
her tears.
The little girl now dropped her work, ran to
her mother, threw herself into her arms, and
exclaimed, subbing:
"There is no bread for papa and You, and
that Is the reason that you say you are not
hungry! am not hungry either, dear mann
mai"
Little wolfgasg looked from his mother tc
his sister, and ceased eating his morsel Of
bread.
"No, my dearest girl, am not hungry,
assure you; eat your bread in peace, my FREQ
erica.o
..Well, I will do so Mother, on one condi-
tion, that you will share it with me-"
.'And Twill share mine with papa" said
WoIfgang, breaking his bread in half and Of
fering one piece to his father. "Take it, papa,
take it," exclaimed the child, stamping his lit
tie foot, or so surely as my name is Wolfgang
Mozart, will not touch my halfi"
A tear fell from the poor o-ganist upon the
bread offered him by his SON. ~
"Do as oar children wish, wife," said he TO
the .no:her. "Oh, heavens, why am | SO
pooiw
You are very poor then, papa?" asked
Wolfgarg wit h touching simplicity.
"A'as!yes!" answered the organist, 8. and
my children, since your birth
and even before it, indeed I may say ever since
my marriage, have certainly lead dread
ful life of sacrifice, to furnish enough 10 main
{ ain two families, my mothers and my own,
that is The seven children have had by nv
two marriages. II ] could tell you, my child,
how many births, how many illnesses, how
many deaths, and how many expenses Of all
kinds have been obliged to bear he burden
Of. You would be certain that not only have
never expended one farthng for my own
pleasure, but besides that could not have
been able In spite Of all my efforts, to help con-
tracting debts, except through the spaciai
grace of God.o
"That is too true" said the musicians wife,
with sigh.
The two children listened to their father,
with their eyes wide open, and without eating
4 single crumb Of their bread.
The organist resumed "All my time have
consecrated TO you two, nv dear children, in
The hope that, one of these days, you might be
able TO support yourselves"
Sand you too, papa,o interrupted the little
Frederick.
sin fact, sister," said Wolfgang, with se-
rious look which contrasted strangely with
his childish face, and his youthful accents,
'since papa has worked for US until now, we
must work for him in our turn.''
"But you are too young--too little,--said
his father with emotion.
s.Too little" exclaimed Wolfgans, as If
highly Indignant at the observation Of his
ather; 800 little! shall soon BE- as high as
he piano!'' TONY
"Poor, little loveln said the mother, passing
ler long and slender Gngers through the light
,urls Of her child's hair, "why, what could
1ou do, so young and delicate as you are?n
"Pepa, who knows, says thatI am fue
player on the piano, well then, l'll give music
essons 70
The father and mother smiled through their
ears.
"And whom will you give lessons to; where
will you find scholars as small as yourself?n
laid the mother Of Wolfgang, kissing his fore
head.
al will teach grown people; Of course 1.
sii.s asaa
"My lroher Is right. said Frederica.--
Listen to me. The other day, walking with
him near the great chateau that you see from
he window, the lady Of lhe castle called me,
aud asked me il we were the children OF Mo-
lart the organist. l said yes, then she said,
pointing to Wolfgang, this is, then, the little
BOY who plays SO admirably on the piano.
At your service, madam, answered my BROTH
~ After that the lady begged US to 20 inside,
md she urged Wolfgang TO play on the piano,
, splendsdpiano papa, with golas flowers ia
aid on the wood, aud then the lady was SO
much pleased with Wolfgang's playing and
nine that she gave US whole ducat, you
know mamma, gavei, to you?" es.
"And you told me your adventure. my
:hiid." answered Frederica's mother, "why
10 you repeat it now?o rs
"Oh! know Why" said Wolfgang; "if
papa will let us, my sister ard Twill wander
Ill over the country. We are pretty, especial
y Frederick. The lady Of the castle said 20.
We will SO everywhere. Everywhere they
will make US play the piano, and give us di-
eats; we will give them to you, and you will
not be poor any mo.e."
81 tell you, wife, this is not bad idea,,
said the organist, looking At the mother.
"Bus it will tire the children" answered the
lender mother. fs
sit will perhaps tire Frederick, but I am
not SO easily fatigued. ! have gone twenty
times, at least, to-day, up and down the hill Ola
which our house is built, and viii begin
again IL papa wishes"
"Oh" said Fredreica, s'the happiness of be-
Ing useful to my parents will prevent me from
feeling tired"
"Poor creatures! no. am not unhappy"
Mozart, with burst Of feeling; 'suo!
wheh God gives man two angels like you,
my children, that man eannot call Limself un-
harpy!"
"Lsopold,n said his wife, with IN anxious
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