The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-01-02
FOutD's department.
A story for Tho Lltuo chudron,

Il
as she climbed upon her fathers hpjust
after tea Aud what docs little tras-
On want Of penny, wonderf Didn't
you know that papa bad bat very lcr
pennies % spare now-a-day-, and that
bis little girl must nor be- teasing them
al away from him % buy candles
with - " Oh but ! am not going %
buy candies with b. am going % put
il ia the poor box, answered little SUI
sic. "Thc poor box and what do you
know about pSor boxes asked papa,
"Why, / knoh. q good deal nay teach
or at Sunday School, has been telling
us all about the poor little boys and
girls down 90 Now York, and ahe said
papa, that they hadu't anything 90 cat
nor any clothes 10 wear and she Wa-
afraid dat some of them would strye
this Winter, IL somebody didn't send
them money and clothes. Why papa,
il makes me almost cry % think how
cold aud hungry they must be- and
the tcurs glistcucd in SuHc's eyes. Her
papa smiled AZ her carucsmcss, but said,
how are such little grls ~ you arc 90
Ing 10 help them? ! mn afraid q pcluy
won't 60 a great ways "Oh but q
good many pcunic- viii and there area
great many little girls father ! Arc
there :" and Susic's father laughed
Yes" said susie, and boys too, and
if they all give ono, penny teacher fld
It would ltcdp thcm great deaf, and she
said We might all bring one next Sun
day, 10 put in the box, and IT We lad
any clothes that We could spare We
bring those too. aud mother says, ! may
take one pair Of my mittcns uud my
w0olcn sack, and blue hood, aud may Voc
shall find something else, but you u
give me penny wont you plw?
Eyes Wdccd, for there Is no resisting
the plcadings of such . benevolent little
girt a. you arc, " and drawing forth bis
wallet Mr. i, began looking tor a pcn-
ny Perhaps you can spare two? said
Susie, we'll there il q three cent piece,
will that suit you;' Oh yes indeed !
thank you ever so much ! will pny
you in kisses, father, if you like such
pay us that, and Susie looked very low
ing. / should rather be- excused just
now, a. | am in hurry replied her
father, "but stop Susie, M you are
pretty good little girl, ! will give you
another three cent piece 90 buy some
candy for your SELF ooh what good
father | have got" aud Su,ic's cyc'
danced for joy as she took the money
and ran away up stairs 10 icil mother
Presently she came back and opening
the door, said, "mayn't 90 Just rs |
please with my money, and not spend it
for candy if | don't wait tor "Why
certainly, gave it TO you for your
own, said her father "but what is bet
ter than candy do you Think II
know and Susie looked very rogulsh,
as she said, II shall put this in the poor
box too and that will make me more
happy than all the candies in theworld.' -
at is more blessed to give tlmn to re-
COVE said her father -apl i an glad
my little girl has so carly found 1t out, -
Susie kept,hcr money salcl y until the
nGxt-Sahbnth- morning MhCn with a.
happy heart, she trudgcd away to sun
day School and deposited it, with her
little bundle, among the childrcn's Off
-rriugz- NuW--.NlIa=at the iitttr-tuv-v-
and girls, who read this. are going to
follow Susic's example? Susie was
little girl only six years old. but you
see that she was old cnough 10 do some
good, and if all the boys and girls will
be as generous rs she was, and 20 with
out some of their candies ioi' uic next
two months, just think, how much goo
YOU will do ! Who has got OHc penny
that they are willing 10 save. u send to
the Observation-Disclosures =
Perhaps YOU have tgo. 1t seems AS if
| could hear a goe'l many voices. say
ing, Il have, | have Well children
take them to your Sunday School teach
land tell her You wish 10 send Them 70
New York, where are so many hundreds
of little ones suffering for want of food
and clothing. Perhaps your tcashcr, or
your mother, will gst II large box, aud
you can pick up al your clothec, that
yon have done wearing, and put in.
and then when it is full, will
tell you where to send it, foi' there are
some Kind people in New York, who
spend all their time in taking care of
these poor children but the cold winter
is coming on, and they will want great
many clothes, and pennies too, to sup
ply all their wants If people in Che
country do not send them these things,
the kind people will not be able to help
the poor at all, but their hearts will ache,
10 sec them suffering all around them
One Of the places, where you can send
youl boxes, and your money is, TO the
'Homo" No. % East st, n. Y.
Everything which you can spare, will
be most gratefully received by them.
Little children in Vermont, will you
not send your mite to help make some
heart glad ? Other children. in other