Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-05

- P'"uo, rev yarus OF the same mate
rial, purchased dress for little Nelly. an,
sent 1t to her in such way that tho done
could not be detected.
., very bright and happy looked Mar,
Gray on Friday morning, as she entere,
inc school at an early hour. She waitcc
only to place her book neatly in her desl,
ere she approached Miss NJ. and whisper
ing IN a voice that laughed in spite of heI
efforts to make it low and deferential.-
after This week, Nelly is coming tc
school every day, and, oh, | am so glad p
That is good news, replied the teacher
kindly, Nelly is so fond of her books
see and am happy to know that she car
nave an opportunity to study her books
every day
Then she continued, a little good hu.
mored notwithstanding her eyes. "But
can your mother spare both convenient
ly?" ~ ~
~, yes ma'am, she can now. Some.
thing has happened which she didn't OK.
pect, and she is glad to have us come as
we are TO do so."
She hesituted m'mcnt. but her younc
heart was filled to the brim with ioy. and
when a child is happy, it is as natural for
1t to tell the cause, as it is for q bird TO
tiutter when the sun shines.
So out of the iulness of her heart sho
spoke and told the teacher this little
story.
She and her sister were the only chill.
dren Of n poor widow, whose health was
so delicate that it was almost impossible
to support herself and daughters. She
was obliged to keep them out of school all
winter. because they had no clothes to
wear, but she told them ifthey could earn
enough by doing old chores for their
neighbors to buy them each a new dress.
they might 60 in the spring. Very earn
estly had the little girls improved their
stray chances. and very carefully laid by
the copper coins which usually repaid
them. They had each saved nearly
enough to buy calico dress, when
Nelly was taken, sick and as the mother
had no money beforehand. her own treas
ure had TO be expended for medicine.
20, | dii fell so bad when school open.
cd, and Nelly couldn't 20 because she had
no dress" said Mary. II told her |
wouldn't go either; but She said | had
better, for | could then teach her some.
and it would be better than no schooling.
! stood it for fortnight, bat Nelly's little
face seemed all the time looking at me on
the way to school. and couldn't be han
py bit; so | finally thought of n way by
which we could both 20, and told motif.
or would come one day AMI the next
would lend Nelly my dIess and she might
come, and that's the way we have done
this week. o, il only knew who it was,
| would get down on my kncss and thanl;
them, so would Nelly. But we don't
know, and we have done all we could for
them. We've prayed for them and oh.
Miss NJ. we are all so glad now.
"Ain't you toO?" Indeed am" was
the emphatic answer
And on the following Monday. when lit
tie Nelly in her new dress entered the
school room, her tac0 radent as a rose in
the sunshine, approaching the teachers
table, exclaimed in toneas musical as those
OF Il treedlountain-"l'm coming to school
every day now. and am so glad!
Miss NJ. felt as she never before felt,
that it was more blessed to give thar re.
ccive. No miliionair, when he saw his
name in public prints, lauded for his
thousand dollar charities, was ever half
SO happy as that poor school teacher. who
wore old gloves halfa summer longerthan
she ought, and thereby saved enough to
buy tie little fatherles girl calico dress.
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!, poksIlcNs--iunny ieIIoy-thus catalogues
'he comparative economy OF the states Of
'ingie ana double 5!eSsedness;
Twice two "smashes" buys box of hair
pins.
Twice three "cobblers" buys a pair of
,c.,,''I VIZ 'ou' i"se'S o"ys palr o' uloVeS