The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-06-05
select STORY.
INTELLECT IN RAGS.
ny ARyA MoNTRosE.
CHAPTER l.


~- CHAPTER l. -.
It was bleak wintry, day. Heavy
snow-drifts lay piled up in the city of N.
York, and the whole appearance of the
city was cold and dismal.
Seated npon the stone steps of one of
the large dwellings Of Fifth Avenue, was
boy apparently thirteen years Of age.
He was literally clothed in rags, and his
hands we're blue, while his teeth chattered
with the cold. Lying upon his knee was
piece of paper he had picked up in the
street, aud this he was trying to read
He had been thus occupied for some time,
when two little girls, clad in silks and
furs, came toward him. The eldest one
was about twelve years old, and so beau
tiful that the poor boy raised his eyes
and fixed them upon her with undisguis-
ed admiration.
The child Of wealth stopped before him
and turning to her companion, exclaimed
haughtily:
s'Marian, see this fellow on my step.
Boy, what are you doing here2"
| II am trying to read upon this bit Of
paper"
The girl laughed in a derisiye tone,
and said:
"Well, truly. | have often heard Of
intellect in rags, but | never before saw
Il pcrsonifed. .
| Marian's soft eyes filed with tears as
she replied
20, Louisa, do not talk so; you know
what Miss Fannie teaches US in school
The rich aud poor meet together; and the
| Lord is the maker Of them all.
Louisa laughed again, and turning t.
the boy, said -..-..
acct up from here You shall not 81
on my doorstep; you are too ragged ant
| dirty"
The boy arose, and burning blusl
crimsoned his face. He was walkin,
away, when Marian said
| "Don't 60, little boy, you are so cold
come into my house and get warm. I
come," said she, rs the boy seemed I
hesitate. So he followed her into th
large kitchen, where bright warm FIR
was shedding its genial warmth around
swell, Miss Marian, who are you bring
ing here now." asked the servant VIC
man.
"a poor boy who is almost perished
you will let him get warm wont you III
chely"
90 yes, he shall, get warm sit her,
little boy" and Rachel pushed seat
front Of the FIRE. She then gave hil
some bread and meat.
Marian watched these arrangement
and then glided from the room. Whe
+, she returned she had a primer, with ti
first rudiments Of spelling and rcadin;
Going to the boy she said
? Little boy, Lere is book that yo
can read far better than that bit Of pspe
Do you know all your lettsrs?'
! s.Some of them, but not all. | nev'
had any body to teach me. just lear'
ed myself But o, I want to read
! bad"
Marian then sat down beside him al
;. began teaching him his lett-rs. She W
so busily occupied with this work tn
she did not see her mother enter Il
room. nor hear Rachel explain about Il
hoy; and she knew not that her moth
stood some time behind her, listening
/. her noble child teaching the little bcgg
boy his letters.
y There were but few that he had n
learned himself, and it was not long b
fore Marian had the satisfaction OF hes
ing bim repeat the alphabet.
,e When he rose TO go, he thanked 4
chel for her kindness, aud offered Mari
q, her book. =.
"No, | don't want it," she said,
: give it to you to learn 70 read from. !"
o You tell me your namcy'
Jimmie" raid he.
II will not forget you, Jimmie; q
YOU must always remember Marian Ha.
/ viii you?" This was the kind-heart
: little girl's farewell.
is Louise Gardner and Marian Hays W
nlavmstes and friends. Their dwellir
;. ioincd, and almost every hour they "
together, for they attended the sa
school. These two children were "
or differently dispositioned--vey difiere
= " brought up. Louise was naughty
- Royerty. in her eyes, was disgrace .
J : crime. and she thought nothing too
we're for the poor to suffer. These THU
she learned from her mother. Mrs Ire
J., ner moved 10 one exclusive circle
bon 20. Of New York. Without the
=. 4 cincts OF this she never ventursd, ior
others were beneath her notice. Lou
!. v,s taught to mingls with no other 9
- dreu excepting those Of her motn'
friends, was growing up believing nsr
ct bsttsr than the poor of the city. !.
The teaohing which Marian recs,
- totally different from this =
- Hays vas acknowledged by 9n. gsss