Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-03-25


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aedy Whist 70 say I'll Nsliis asked -D0 JOY
hive here. and are ynn Kelsey IS "a -. !
live here all alone with Ma, now that my
poor dear Pa Is dead, and we couldn't stay
any more in the pretty house. and hare nice
things, whispered little Betsey. But who
takes care OF you oh, we take care Of
sachother Ala tells me what 70 do, and
do u; but our money that came from the
things we sold y al gone now. and don't
know what We shall do. now Ma IL 70 sick,
II cannot get more time TO 90 on errsndsfor
the Indies.
hat did you do at the shop this morn
ing asked Nellie. Oh, sold my hood.
that lady who lived at the American hoss
gave me last winter Tor DONG erranda MA
said yesterday Il she could only have q little
beefsonp she might relish II, and gain
strength. she doesn't know our money is
zone, and cannot bear TO tell her for fear
she will ask how buy the bread, and feel
troubled about my selling my things; She
needs her things more than do mine, and !
only got one errand TO do this morning; 80 |
thought il wonld be better to do without the
hood II could sell it, thar that she should
| can make it for her. See, there is my
meat {pointing to the little parcel,) nice,
juicy beef!' And poor Betseys eyes, that
had filled with tears at mention Of her father,
now shone again with pleasure "How much
did you get for your hood r Only twoshil
lings and this handkerchief; and the man
sud he paid me more than it was worth, and
he should lose money on it
a Not IN nd NJ, dror y,ad
her eyes in thought, she spied poor little Bet
sey's little red, half-frozen toes peeping out
at the gap in her shoe. Pity and distress
got the better Of her usualsense ofpropriety,
and she asked, Are those your best shoes,
letsey and have you no stockings I, The
poor child blushed as she answered, u have
ter shoes" But you cannot wear this hand
kerchief to church. "Oh, no, don't eS-
pect to, but put on my stockings and clean
clothes on Sunday just because it is the Lords
day, and Ma likes to see me better dressed. :
The Doctor here interrupted the little girls
chat, as he came from behind the screen ready
to take Nellie home. Seeing Betsey and the
slice OF beef for the broth, he approvingly
patted her, and promised an early call to-
morrow They were scarcely out of the
hearing Of poor Betsey, when Nellie COM
menced the history Of her sacrifices. and be.
sought her father to buy some shoes and
warm clothes for her. "ihat, said the Doc
tor, lis more easily said than done. Your
mother has bought more than one suit Of
warm clothes tor poor girls, but lift has come
to be necessary for the happiness and good
behavior OF our little girl TO dress as expen-
sively as those little misses whose Mammas
IN Oh
be obliged to deny herself the pleasure some
times now Of dressing such little ones as
Betsey." g4gs B+s9S 49,
lence awhile, but at last finding courage to
use her voice, began, II don't know, Papa
now Pheasant IL would be TO give away shoes
ana stockings to q little girl who hadn't got
them, and it you will forgive me this time,
and take back the twenty shillings you gave
me, and spend them for poor Betsey, it would
make me a great deal happier than two feath
ers could do: and would much rather wear
nv bonnet MS it is. whether Betsev has the
shoes mr. mt, ss
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" 70 Detsey you.sei,. Meme was qulte oe
SIDE herself as she thought OF buying back
againthe pretty hood, and getting other warm
clothing for poor Betsey, and nourishing food
for the dear sick mamma; but she thought
she would rather send them BY her father
than take the gifts herself to Betse,, And
when the doctor lifted Nellie from the car
rage Mt their own door hi said az blame
mvself mv dauobter that have NIT hclore
belned vo;, 70 discover TINT tho cbaanes, NOV
of ,snr,Lo s;nr tho nroo tost o,n,,,,nt ~ bonn;
nais - =, it'll ao.;Gaos fo.'.ha appa
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