Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-12-12
A STORY FOR THE LITTLE CHILDREN.

SIOhY FUK IHE LITTLE CHILDREN.
Written for Tue VERMONT PnGNIx.l
Papa wont you please give me a penny'
now de-, that's dear good Iapa.' So said
bright eyed little girl, as she climbed upon her
fathers lap just after tea. " And what does it.
tie teasei want of penny, wonder? Didn't
you know that papa had but vcrv .fe,c pennies
To spare nowadays, and that his little girl must
not be teasing them all away from him, 10 buy
candies with y Oh but am NOT gon to buy
candies with it, am going 10 pul it in the poor
box" answered little Susic. " The poor box !
and what do you know abour poor boxes ?" asked
papa "Why, know good deal my teacher
at Sunday School, has been telling us all about
the poor little girls aud boys down to New York,
and she said papa, that they hadn't anything to
eat, nor any clothes to wear and she was afraid
that some of them would starve this Winter, if
somebody didn't send them money and clothes.
Why, papa, i. makes me almost cry to think how
cold and hungry they must be-" and the tears
glisened in Suse's eyes. Her papa smiled at
her earncsncss, but said, " how are such little
girls as you are, going TO help them | am afraid
penny wont 90 great ways " Oh, but a
good any pennies will and there are a great
many little girls faiherr " Are there = and
Susie's father laughed. " Yes" said Susie, and
boys too and if they all give one penny, teach
er said it would help them great deal, and she
said, we might all bring one next Sunday, to
put in the box, and if we had any clothes that
we could spare we might bring those too, and
mother says, may take one pair of my mittens,
and my woolen sack, and blue hood, and may
be shall find something else, but You'll give
me penny wont you papa 7" Yes indeed,
ior there is no resisting The peadings of such
benevolent little girl as you are" aid drawing
forth his wallet Mr.. B. began looking for PEN
ny. Perhaps you can spare 'wn :" said Susie.
" Why you are little beggar Susie, well there
is three cent piece will that suit you oh yes
indeed, thank you ever so much. | will pay
you in kisses father, if you like such pay as that"
an Susie looked very loving. /" should raih-
er be excused just now, as ! am in hurry" re-
Piled her father, " but stop Susie, as you are a
pretty good little girl, will give you another
three cent piece to buy some candy for your
self" "Oh what GOOD father I've got" and
Susies eyes danced for joy as she took the mon
ey, and ran away up stairs, TO tell mother Pre-
sently she came back, and opening the door,
said, mayn't | do just as | please with my mon
ey and not spend it for candy if don't want 10 I"
" Why certainly, gave it 10 you for your own,"
said her father, but what is better than candy,
do you think 2" g know and Susie looked
very rogui h, as she said " shall put thi, in the
poor box too, and that will make me more hap
py than all the candies in the world" at is
father. and am glad my little girl his SO early
found it out
Susie kept her money safely until the next
Sabbath morning when with a happy heart she
trudged away to Sunday School and deposited
il, with her little bundle, among The other chill
drens offerings Now, who Of the little bows
and girls, who read this are going to follow Su-
sizes example Susie was bnt little girl only
six years Old but you see that she was old enough
to do some good ami if all the boys and girls
will be as generous as she was, and 90 without
some of their candies for the next two months,
just think how much good you will do Who
has got one penny, that they are willing to save,
to send to the suffering little children in the
cities? Perhaps some of you have f,co. 1t seems
as If | could hear good many voices, saying,"I
have, have" Well children, take them to
your Sunday Schoo teacher. and tell her that
you wish to send them 10 New York, where there
are so many hundreds OF little ones suffering FIR
want OF food and clothing. Perhaps your teach
er, or your mother, will get large box, and
you can pick up all your clothes, that you have
done wearing and put in, and then when 1t is
full, will tell you where TO send it, for there
are some kind people in New York. who spend
ali their time in taking care of these poor chill
dren but the cold winter is coming on, and
they will want great many c'othes and pen
MES too, to supply all their wants. II people in
the country do not send them these things, the
kind people will not be abe to help the poor at
all, but their hearts will ache, to see them suf-
ferng all around them. One of the places,
where you can send your boxes and your mon
ey is, to the Z" Home" No. 29 East St. n. Y.
Everything which you can spare, will be most
gracefully received by them. Little children in
Vermont, will you not send your mte to help
make some heart glad Other children, in other
States, are sending theirs, let us all do little
and remember that il is the " little drops of wa
ter TINT make the mighty ocean," and we will
remember too, that. " 1t is more blessed to give,
than to receive" Let the Superintendents and
Sunday School teachers appeal to the children,
and see how quickly their generous little hearts
will respond to the call try it, for we haye with
good siccess. NATHILIE