The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1858-01-21
VOLUME VIl-NUMBER 10.
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TIln TWO FGhEsIDEs.
A NEW YEAR s. STORY.

1t was a cold winters night Iu 8
we'll furnished parlor,- gathered around
a blsxing fire, sata mother with her five
children. The former was busily ply
ing her needle, and the latter were en-
gagged, some in reading, some in arraDg-
ing their supply Of toys, with which their
father and mother lad supplied them on
New Years.
'Itis bleak, cold night, said DR..
Warton, as he entered the room, aud
without divesting himself of his over
coat aud nufflers, drew a chair near the
fire.
And now you have come home for
the night, | hope, said Mary, tue old
est of the Eve
: sm no, snrs of bet aud the 'a.h-
er drew near lae hre
No, usss3, you srs not' replied
Mary. F,5sr, i~isb you were Tot &
doctor.
And nhy so = askcd tie father.
Because Jou never have momont
that you can call your own You bave
to ride all day, and you may be called
to 60 away any time of the hight, no
matter wha, fbe weather is
Yes, but father is paid fer it, said
Master johnny
Not always said Mary, there are
many poor people WHO pay nothing for
fathers visits
But continued Johnny, father
don't get up in The night or travel bad
roads for them
JOHNNY said DR.. Warton, solemn
Iy, did you ever know me to refuse to
turn up muddy lane in cold, rainy
times or refuse TO get up at night, how
ever dark or cold, when a poor family
who had nothing to pay, desired my ser
vices =
Master Johnny was a little discoucer-
ed at this grave reply of his father fo'
young as he was, he p'ided himself on
showing something about business, and
he way to get rich.
can't say he answered 'but |
'nly thought that they who do not ex
,ect to pay physician, have no right 10
'sk him to put himself to much trouble
n their account
'Perhap. they have no right, in one
enss of the word, but l should be sorry
o think that the instruction Master
Johpny bad learned in Mr.. Pliers Of
Ice has made him forget his caiecbism,
nd the instruction be has received at
sunday school
Now tell me, children said Dr..
Varton, looking full in the face of Mas
er John did our Saviour go about do
pg good only to those who had money
o pay him p
No, sir, said all the children at
nee.
And now, children, said the father,
| have something to tell you
Those who had been reading closed !
heir books the little ones left their &
lay things and gathered round their
,tbsr. Mrs. Wsrton smiled 10 zee the s
,terest manifested IN The children's =
and Ella turned to her 8
tile sister Of four years old, aud babe
or bush, for father was going to tell q !
tory.
A very short story, my children
aid the doctor, for it il said in a few !
ords. Ii is = bleak, cold night. The q
bow is deep, and the raw wind piing il
J drifts OIL the side walk There is TO I
'oon aud 'be street lsnp. luru dim to. T
ight Tbs'e sto no 'lcigi, belts jug
ng the oriy sounds 'D tls streets sic o
be- u.sH.'s s.Is Hrd thc c'etkpr &
Rrs IH.., Jpic Snd old love to ir
,yu s.U1 .b',f comfortable 6rssid,s x
you a.o ~ cong, for Il IL = dismal p
VII without
sw glad w hsve got such q ~stm II
,u's 10 shelter Us io.bigb,, sid John. o
And we'll you may be glad, said bi. !,
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