The Van Buren press., 1859-08-24
Saiseellallp.
The Good Angels.

Come, Ady and Jane, it's time YOU
Were in bed," said Mrs. Freeman to her two
little girls, about nine o'clock one evening.
Ady was nine years old, and Jane was a
year and half younger. The two chill
dren had been sitting at the work table with
their mother, one of them studying her les
son, and the other engaged on piece of
fancy needle work.
Papa hasn't come yet" answered Ady.
''No, dear. But it's getting late, and it S
time you were in bed. He may not be at
home for an hour"
Ady laid aside her work and left the ia
bic, and Jane closed her books and put them
away in her satchel.
"You can light the little lamp on the
mantle piece said Mrs freeman, after a
few moments, looking around as she spoke;
when she saw that the children had both
put on their bonnets and were tying their
warm capes close about their necks. She
understood very well the meaning of this,
and therefore did not ask the question, al
though the tears came to her eyes and her
voice trembled as she said
''It is very cold out to night, children. -
"But we won't feel it, mother" replied
Ady ''we will run along very quick
And the two little ones went out, before
their mother, whose feelings were choking
her SO, could say another word. As they
closed the door after them, she raised her
eyes upwards, and murmured:
'God bless and reward the dear chill
dren''
1t was bleak winter night and as the
little adventures stepped into the street, the
wind swept fiercely along. and almost drove
them back against the door. But, they
caught each other by the hands, and bend
ing their little forms to meet the pressure of
the cold, rushing air, hurried on the way
they were going as fast as their. feet could
move
The streets were dark and deserted but
the children were not afraid. Love filled
their hearts and left no room for fear.
They did not speak word to each other
as they fastened along. After going dis
tance of several blocks, they stopped before
house, over the door of which hang a
handsome ornamental gas lamp, bearing the
words, "Oysters and Refreshments"
1t was strange place for two little girls
to enter, and at such an hour; but after
standing a moment, they pushed against the
green door, which turned lightly upon its
hinges. and stepped into large and bril-
liantly lighted bar-room.
''Bless us !'' exclaimed a man who sat
reading. ''Here are those babes again.
Ady and Jane stood near the door and
looked all around the room. But they did
not see the object of their search, and going
up to the bar, they said timidly to man
who stood behind it, pouring liquor into
glasses
''Has papa been here tonight %
The man leaned over the bar until his
face was close to the children, when he said
in an angry way:
81 don't know anything about your fa-
ther. And see here don't you come here
any more. If you do, I'll call my big dog
out of the yard and make him bite you.,'
Ady and Jane felt frightened, as we'll by
the harsh manner as the angry words Of the
man, and they started back from him, and
were turning towards the door with sad fa-
ces, when the person who had first marked
their entrance, called out loud enough for
them to hear him:
''Come here, my little girls
The children stopped and looked at him,
when he beckoned them to approach him,
and they did SO.
'.Are you looking for your father ?" he
inquired.
Eyes. SIR" replied Ady-
''And what did the man at the bar say to
you 90
"He said papa wasn't here and that if
we came here any more he would set his
big dog on u.s.
He did 90
Eyes, Sir
The man knit his brows for an instant,
and said
'sWho sent you here 90
'Nobody," answered Ady.
Don't your mother know that you have
come ?''
s.Yes, sir. She told us to go led, but we