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Annles sueet face resting on her lao, the
g'oSi1g nrs-ighi ht up Der face ~ith the
uuest gisduess ss she answered Richard
les, eoI. Ou have beeo good aluost all
the time, and
"hiie she was thus spsskiDg the whole
group we're startled by lou, distiucs rar.
P'nR on the window . ne, aud there With is
white breast pressed close against the glass
was trem mGli e dove peokiug the frost
covered wiodos, a. n he plead for shelter
irVui The driving storm. All the ehiIdre9
ran eagerly 20 the door aod Rlehsrd laid
TIE dove gea'ly aud carefully in Marion.
baud TIE n,eSefing ight OF the candle
ae"ue far out iuto the lovely reed. diu,iy
ssO~iog two hgurcs all rresthed vita tail
/ ing snow lt Was uuu,ual IA that lonely
| place TO see strSng"rs passing at night, aud
'ne ever restless Richard exclaimed:
ou carry 10 the dove aud warm il and
1 mean 60 run out aud see who tbeyAr.
b"su'iful looked that half frozen dove 10
The stnd one who bad rescued il As il
nes,Ied close IN Msrion's bosom there was
eieAm IN ate oPeniog eyes that seemed al.
most like human-so earnest that told Of
quiet gratitude aud eouteut They smothei
Tue rum d white plumss carelrssly talking
all toe tine TO 'DGyie, a. IL II knew their
uesning. ! hey scarcely needed the eutrapee
Of Richard till be said
bose folks ara beg IArs, and uAuted We
should keep them over night, but 1 told
ihc u, as iaIber always does, that every town
took care ol Its own poor. and II they had
sta,d at home they need not suffer
Who we're iheyI how did they look
where did they come from iuqurred all At
ooce.
he's INglr lr.1 IL r.
Al oid man aud girl, not 30 big ~ Marion
a"d they came from some place down below
mat mover beard Of before The old cod
ger said be vas going tc see his hro,s,r n,
North but l guess lie made up that
story'
why, Dick, I didn't think you'd turn of
90 old nAu and Q poor shivsriDg RirI In such
night as this, aud as Joseph spoke he vent
to the sindow, adding, / don [ think father
aud mother uin come home, il storms 40
IT they are on the way they will put mp some
where
The old mans breath smslt Of rum
Ansue' ed Richard, aud II be can buy that
he Can buy lodglOg did pity the girl.
TO be sure, for when | told bim that tue
tavern was tTo miles Od, che said, Oh dear
that seems great ways. But then father
says lt Is just encouraging FOLKS TO drink If
you do aby thug for them Wbeu they wan
der about go
hiehafd did, Indeed, repeat 40 of heard
sent mont OF his fathers wHsu be said thIs.
ior though worthy mAu 10 macy respects,
hF' UfAhAm vas one Of thuse who remsm
bSred tbo poor only as far as The GufaTers
are good aud virt1Ous aud struggling hard
10 support themselves
But the boiler teachings Of bis wife had
given 1" the children other aDd better feel
ibgs. sud hIebaTd . eOnssisuce smots bim
Wneu Annie quietly said, mother Wouli not
b@ve seut bIm away n the msn did drink
run
You promised US g story, cousin Marion
said Richard, gSd TO turn from a painful
subject tell US one Il OLD times like those
best Tell about a war, So d James. A
bout lndiaos, said Fred. A bout when you
was little girl, like, me- SAID Annie.-
Tell Us about something you never told Us
before, ssid quiet boy Ia the corner.
1T the gifted Marion had one power in
perfection. IL vas the highly valued but rare
g'ft OF telling stories Tbcrs W.sa Low seat
10 the kitchen, which ,bey called settle =
~ AusSered the place OF Woud boz aud soia
in the Wiu'er evenings, sBi beiuR painted
bright red aud Vanished. it looked like a
good batured laughing face ia iroot Of the
hre Go this the children used a. s,t for
hours aud listen 20 osusin Marion encbant
ing stories, Wbleh we're usually thriiiing
realities dressed 10 her owo Riowing
thoughts Sometimes she rerited an old
fairy tale, or some wild legend Of early times.
bat 20 light tbs white piumcd dove Ia I We
ingly ou her breast 30 it uttered those moan
cog soSHdE s.Igs ssls,az ga r.ytA sqaA.s
m plaiotive sadness MAdon's heart beat
time 20 ths moarnfsl aotss. Tor ,b,rs were
noble feelings striving agaiu,i the uomau
ieariuines.. thoogbts e The poor sufferers 10
The, Wild storm Of their peril, snd. Il might
be, their death
She arose resoluisly aod ssid lam Roinr
60 hnd those beRgars' snd - che spsko. she
beraa 20 vfsp shawl sround her. while
her lovely face gloWod With ooafsgeyus feel
log
'Doat so, pleaded little Annie. you u Be
aii barred up IN the sboE
God wiil take care Of me. Anbis' sbs
anssrfsd laying the bIas eyed dove 10 tie
cbdJ Tsp
'ias shall 10, 70 .looe. sou.in Ms,i,n
said RIebsFd, shpss bitter fsshBg we're slI
asaksosd b. = LITTLE fsaeoiiso | u carry
ths iaats'H, ssid Jaues iot foasb boy ..
be sas, be knss toe pgfil 0f saeb "a -.
Tasd
While they usrs bast.ly vrappisg s,st.
hcd cloaka afound thea - siH fonSs the
Esggsrs 90 ibsif iovly path.
That house looked some hks our ovn
hone, did.ni it p z ssid fbs pals aad heart.
81 Fid. ss Ehs ioskui bsek ou ths hshtsd
boass ubsrs shsiisf bsd bssu refused sbsu
Oh hoe l wisb us ssts bsok shsrs ue
used 20 1--we. see added a. ,hs ed mao
walked 90 silsbdy
Yea bsvu fnfgasisa hsvss't ygz thai ths
old Pluoe doh't bslong 70 ~ sss b. sassef
ID haFshiy doot sotsJ abgst ~ Coz W.
esht kslp q sog
keos %, she said ssdly. 'ss hs4s %
hons snyshafs o., hoe aournfall, thoss
simPls v0sds ssss spoken. bssriag ths tsls
q young heart oFashs4 sud tbabtsd n
yoaog hcpes etiist fsysvef n toaohsd Q.
vso ths besft n ne bsrfsosd hfasr 50 -
dFsv hts mathsflsss ohild oloss ~ tis tide
aHrmafina Peer dove poor fsabsi r. AZ
ths bsEgar Fifi bsrs tbs gfoaa sams ssasfs
30 gIseed ii IN bspPisf dsys rhsn ksr
father 80 ca h5nofsa sbd tfustsd maa
skes ths u8bleai vasssl % ths bsosa lskes