The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-02
BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. WEDNESDAY


"l'Il give her thousand dollars for him."
said he, as he handed him back 10 his moth.
er's arms.
"You may have tho Whole lot for that"
answered the drunken father with swine.
like grunt.
"lt's bargain" said The big man, "pro.
vidin' the mother g willing"
"Indade, sir, it's not the single one Of
them can be had for the money" was the
quiet yet determined response of the moth.
er.
How kindly he helped hef off the cars,
when, at the break of day, they came TO
their journeys end.
Thus all night had lie been attracting the
attention of the waking ones in the cars.--
But his kindness and rough poli,eness would
soon have been forgottealty the mass OF the
passengers, had he not stamped it upon our
memories with his gold.
al wonder who he is; and where did he
get il! What all interesting characterw
"Educaion would spoil him." "What
rich furs p "Did you notice what splen-
did watch he carrissp He's some great
man incog."
Such were few of the queries that pass
ed from lip 10 lip. Bat there came no an.
swer for he who alone could have answer
ed, sat crouched in his fur coat seemingly
unconscious of al. but his own deep thoughts.
"Chicagow shouted The brakeman, and
in an instant all was confusion, and our he.
ro was lost in The crowd. The next we saw
OF HIM was at the baggage stand, looking up
bandbox for a sweet looking country girl,
who was going 10 learn the milliner's trade
in the city. AS we passed TO our carriage,
we discovered him again, holding an old
man by the hand, whils he grasped the
shoulder of the conductor of another train
with the other, getting for the deaf, gray
haired sire the right information as TO the
route he should take 10 get 10 "his darlar,
who lived near Muscaline, Iowa"
"Got bless HIM for his good deeds |" was
our earnest aspiration, as we whirled around
The corner. May his shadow never grow
less, or the gold in his pocket diminish, for
in his unnumbered charities aud mercies
dropped so unostenIalously here and there,
he is perhaps doing more good in this day
and generation, than he who donates his
thousands TO build charitable institutions, to
give honor to his name.
oh how much the world needs great hearts
that are able to comprehend little things
and yet how often ii happens that the learn.
ed, The wise, and the rich, oNerow the ev-
eryday wants Of humanity, and feeling with
IN themselves the power TO move nightly
pass by the humble duties tha! should make
a thousand hearts leap for joy-and push on,
looking. for some wrong TO right, some great
sorrow 10 be soothed. some great work 10 be
accomplished; ard failing to find the great
work, live and die, incarcera:ed in their sell
fisbness, and doing nothing al ALL
The rough mans nature seemed the na-
ture of the little child. His quick eye saw
at glance; his great heart warmed, and his
great hand executed his little works OF chari.
ty-so small that one would have expected
10 see them slip between bis giant fingers
unaccomplshed-yet were they done. The
"angel over the right shoulder" will have a
longer column TO sci down 10 his accoun, o
! deeds we'll done, than all the rest of The pas,
sengers of that crowded car, on that long
tedious, stormy night, in January, 1885.