Ceredo crescent. [volume] (Ceredo, Va.) 1857-1861, 1858-07-03
CEREDO, WAYNE co. VA, JULY 3, 1855

couch hard I; sleet and rain ratified against the
vindow the wind ro.red and shrieked smoez
the pines. Bot the little strangers nestled close
to Pspa's side. and each With hand in his.
slept - quietly aud sweetly - II they had
bees Laid iato the bed Of . prime. Asd no
doubt many . prince did not sleep As veil that
night
Bot alas. before morning dswned the stranger
vss taken sick and in less than three days he
vss dead.
And zoe What shall the poor voodeutfer do I?
He had hard work to feed his ovs ehildres.
giving them only dry bread thrsush the week.
and potatoes for . trent on Susdsys; and sow.
to the four we're added these too. 20 slender md
delicate. that ose could sec st . glance they
vere never nesat for hard life IN the forest
TIER fsfher bsd left nothinS except few pieces
of clothing and the Lr, ken wagon. which nos
stood in front o! the hovel. Bread and potatoes
came st last 20 an end. long before winter vas
gone. and tho childrrn still woke every morsinS
~ith fresh srretite>. One evening. after the
last mor>el Of bread hsd becn eaten, and the
ehildrcn lay asleep 10 the straw. the poor wood
cutter sat ssi fh0asht What could be done %
Keep them all from stsrs ssi0n. and IL ssddeniy
oc~arred 90 him that the forester vas rich. and
had no children. Suppose ! take them 10
him" ssid the good isan is bis hc,rt '.h~
may adopt them. and get Gods L,essiaz siiL
them. u whish, God ksoss, be stsnds in sore
seed
( And With this ihossht to make him happy.
the wood-estter lay dosn so the straw. sud
spos feii into . sweet sleep. And be had .
strange dream that night IL seemed 10 him
that he vas driving the little Strangers is their
wagon across beautiful level 6eIj. where the
grain "a, just sproutinS rP throuSh the ground.
When saddenIy IL shot up into great stalks,
reaching higher than tic wagon top. ssd be i'm :
meIisfeIy began 10 harvest &C. Bot .it vas 20
sbssd.nt thst he could NOT gather the half Of
IL; and waking With the excitcmenf. he found
fbs morning already breaking. That sss .
good dream, tbosxht he; with GodIs help. my
r!sn siII have . prosperous ending" Ri.isg
ebe~rfnily Le vskeJ his little Eo,ter ehilires.
~ssbcd their fssc,. and dressed them 10 their
best clothes. Truly. they we're . pretty little
pair. Whes the s1s vss bright ssd warm. be
io>k she's Ly the hand ."d led them to~srds
the forressers al the way thinking "f his good
ts..~. ssd h~~ hs ~ssii ..y ss~k tkisss 70 sbs
siss 2s2 alss be sss!4 essss Eslsfs g tsts tbs
\ DSs 5t 0s]s his bssvs sebs % slssk DIST Be
! 1sss co ksek sjpse. wiskoss the dear lstsle
! hands that felt 80 warm Within bis 0Ws. It ~ss
trDsL!e f,r sofhisy. ss 10 fsrn~d ouf. Jsst -
be vas Kissing bi. LssI 90 ksDek st the forest
er's door, IL w.s ot~ned. sna out 'ferpeJ fbe mss
himself srmed 9th Gun snd followed By tvo
immense grim hound., I'll ready fr hunt -
/. Seeing the wooJ cutter. he demsnJed rouxhiy
shat had brought Lim there. The poor man
iLosSh terribly ses Lsek i,y this reception. mn.
7 tered OF courage 10 @ske bis errssd ks"vs 10
.h,ri ssd broken ~csd. "Jf os!y had bread
for fhen." he s1Jed. Il vosId never I~t Thea,
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mssser.'
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