Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-06-18

Whether the old aaage may be true or not,
that ga mothers the same, all the DAYS of her
life, but father changes when be gets a new
tTife, = we 90 moi pretend to sag; but it was a
fact that Ito second Mrs. Hauutz and her chill
fdren we're apparently FIRST ii the thoughts aud
affections Of AIR. Haunt
The morrow was Thanksgiving, ana from
esrly mern had Mrs. Hauntz been busy pFeua-
ring for the big din1er OF the coming las.
More than two months before, she had partly .
promised Sammy, that s'if be vas a good boy.
and behaved himself,'' be might 90 to BIS
grandfather Lees to spend Thanksaiying.-
And the laoiherless child had planned AMI llo-
EEeo, and been happy upon the events Of that
sag. de bad naay times gone TO bed supper
Tess, and never cried at all, because he felt
lasleep thinking of the dinner he should get at
| his grandfalher's.
although but two miles away, bis stepmoth-
81 seldom allowed him to 20 there, becausa as
she averred, "Ibey set him up against her, aud
taaGe blm ugller than ever But once in
whsie, she vas obliged to ALLOW him 10 20, for
fear that s'people would talk about if.'' She
vas first class member Of The church iu ln-
elehook, and her praise for charitable deeds,
Aaa kindness TO the poor, was ia all the neigh-
fothood. She vas one of those christians
salose ''fighs hand knows what the left hand
noeth, and whose religion was for The praise
tct AN, rather than the approval OF God:
Aad whose Judgment | leave for inst Judge
NO pronounce at coming day.
aiany time had poor Sammy hasi boxs3
ssar, Bhila the minister looked oul of rho win.
-aogg, aud been sent suppcrloss 10 bed u.h;le
sps ted the visitors that sshe was srk Z, and
sglile he slept shiyeiing under a few old blsn.
8gsts 10 the gsrret, she displayed spna VAR,
sedroon below, as "S4mmy's room, Tbro.
sil iaelebook she was proFerSial a. e.n,o5s,
aeP-motlier,' and none but be who watol,.s
eFcr nsofherless children knew of all ,lt,t y.o5r
a'Anay suffered. No human friend kaer of
5ae wrongs done to his childish nature of tsa
aafsh repTessiug Of all exaberanea and ;or
akla Of the bitterness which grew mn - -,
seart toward all but his grauaf7ther III ,gas
stAe his mother and sitting naon yAr fa.her,s
A9ee, he had been told br the old man bo,v
gentle aud lovely she was, and that sbe wss
With the+aEgels bow, aud he n,atherlass M,
- tue young chiid's heart clnne "a tl,a ala
4sau who was kind 10 him, aud the arest bolf;-
.ssAa ni The gsar vas flal upon Which he co,Id
get away frOlD the d! MS ssei5ilfrs stl1ra 80
voice, and the fear Of her land--when be
eonla lcaye the chill 6resi,le at hofne, where he
aiwaJ sat behind the ne@ family aroun. ana
would climb upon the lap of old Mr.. lee. and
with his soft carls lying close to the white hair
Of the old man, listen 10 the stories told Of his
mother, and then have nice supper upon the
round table drawn close TO the fre. This
year be bad anxiously waited for tho DR., leaves
70 drift through the woods in October. and for
the first November su3w TO come, because at
Thanksgiving he shopii visit his grandfather.
And s5e Gar before had come at last. He
was up before the stars were out Of sight, AMI
had blazing Ere upon the hearth; the tea
Kettle boiling, and The potatoes in. All day
iaag his little teei had pattered busIY here and
thereto the barn, to the well, down celllr.
up stairs, in the pantry, aud there surely never
vas housewife who needed more waiting upon
thaa Mrs. liauniz, and Sammy did il al Ills
hngefs smarfed With cold, when he picked up
grelt baskets Of chips, his back ached when he
lugged 10 armful after arnful Of great bard
Mood sticks for the kitchen and s'spare room
fire place: bis hungry stoinach craved piece
OF the smoking pies, which be had 10 drag FROM
the brick oven, and be longed for one doughnut
from lhe heaping painful he had to carry away.
His little feet and slender arms were gery tired,
bat he never complained word, ani to all his
.
fnding, he was silent; but when all was done
land it was nine o'clock-hs conld not holp
asking her if be was 10 g to bis granJfathes's
tomorrow; aud when he hoard her say, sNo !
| want you at hone," he could hlrdly totter
up stairs. When there he dropped into an old
chair, and maaned, Oh, so sadly eMot!lor,
mother, mother z
How many childish hearts moan mother,
mother How many hearts ache aud break
for lack Of mothers loyea All over the
world orphaned children send up wall for
Mother Love and Heaven Bitter indeed
is the cry, but does not God hear il, aud shall
be not at last justly reward TIE oppressors of
little thildren2
Thanksgiving morning dawned clearly ana
brightly upon Ingehook, bat Mrs. Hauntz
waited on herself that day, after calling the
boy many times, she went up stairs, and founi
him sitting, white and chill, By the window.
with tears frozen upon his cheeks, and bis sofi
hair woven with the frozen work on the glass.
Little Sammy had gone TO hold bis Thanks
giving with the angels.
From htc Philadelphia Dailg Ns1es