Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-08-11

THE LITTLE STRAWBERRY GlEL
ny MIS- L. " UAESrs

Straw b. rae. Straw Ter ries' Who
will tuy 4"
Tie musical voice Of : ellie -,r,Il,d Oh.
words 80 sw,e'iy that th. memory -
tone. fingered win passer by a. he ..r,,o
his daily task aud hauut.8 bim ttr,uyh 49,.
'sLg L"ufS nAe tho remcmtctaucc of i,y
itat hss passed away Her ro., fac, %
was worthy Of place IA memory with -
,unny .m'i's aud oimylcs. - del by care.
less HAiur.l curl, aud ITS .yft. black eve,
larsr and full aud dreamy Itwa.po, tt,p-
iiiui Only but - Indicative Of goodn,,sAui
purity aud all that We most love 10 cherish
HS a ltart pciure Of ohilahood
Many Sn eye ,urnsI to look after Mill.
as she tTifped along IN t.e bright tre
morn. = III Der neat piuk calico AID arsc
era" h"' shadinS bcr pretty face wLilg her
niue 'AShe' 81 iruit covered with aewy.
i'''A green caves were strung TIotute,que
y over her arms aud shouid,r- aud her
habds each held Il Luge basket filled tower
"'"''s "''h tie smaller ones. soc was -
neat anu aiusctiv, In Lcr aspect tbntm.uy
WHO uId Aave passed others ey uuhesdc.
80 pea 10 purchase tho tempting fruit OF
Nei J.. Who was well known a. she Ssmr win
We "iH'' beautiful thing- Of summer. and
'hi"'ed Ter little sopg ike a bird b, meath
the open wiuiUwsi
straw ee1 fie- Straw k-r ii st Who
will tuyP VITO will Luy y"
"CCuc ~, cui.i What !. your u,,ee r.
Ten pence basket. nj
Nslhe stepped Into spac Gus tsll 4 a
ia-AloLAb'r hose ia Montague street. Where
a young aIy stood III her morning roLe w.tA
ho"ers .a her hauds, just gathered from t.s
con'er'"tory. aud surrounded With ali heap
plisnots 81 wealth aud luxury
Ne!,, tbey are worth tLsti-.o fresh
ahd r.pe GIVE me ha.f a doIeu baskets
Here Mary
Ard While Mary eupt.el the baskets she
DIRE" out ihc pormouaic and dropped the
sixty MS IN ivos aud ten into nellie. Ia.
tie parse--Do iL;o her hand as tie reader
must remember fpr this apparently trivial
'et S.s the pivot on ich turned the moral
event oi The day aud II our story
The smile Wub which she t.c,i,el tie
money aud tbaBEcd her for IL. pofett.t,d
like sunbcam into the brart Of Minnie
Hamilton. fcr tbete rs. ooolnc.s tb,re the
cbiii & disc hteut snd dis.sppoiaiu,s.t
which nod their uay sometime. even isto
iuAuriuGs hgmes auI the association of
poverty aud conteDtuout seemed yrfy Do.
cobgrucrs 10 Ouo born 10 sfiusncs a. .l6
hso beeu.
You seem ,ery happy she ,,il, &c.
'ponsing 60 Ne.iies .uIie b. you cara
your lW,ug sri.iug stf.wbsrf-slf
lts miss. lu tho summtr .eil Der
res 20 The wiut,r I GO o. school paft ot
the day Asd aelp mOiAsf tll other paft
Ahd WlAt make. you 30 hsppyi Can
ycu all me th- secret
Noitcr say, ve must ls bright sd Lsp
~, 'teausc ve have 80 much g. be ,bas.iiI
Niusio locke DO .msI,msui so mash
90 De- hsukfli g.. tlo.gat sLs ani ,u
tter pasiiion ii5v does your mother
suppeft itt-sf. ciilI l'
-ht htts in c.mm1u sfuiuY miss -
, intt'oes tbo sofks halt toe nitht
Iben wLat ia tte world basslo o, b.
thankful fof s1s stSci4unt. aud asI-ut
sfHtelflacb came stssiirg v !. ifoto htr heart
ihat sls bad - often mutDarei over .sme
s'il 10 hsr oHn .ot whict certainly r.usl
Bug ost 90 g. mtafsla
N,ihe sm'.sd ssa,a ssssiiy. a. ,as o..
sw-r,d
; D, people a. god ssss are. haven,
home sd hsve ooth,ug o. sst Bat u.tl-
90 aud hsye iigre reom e. i've iu She
"rss a. tsr srst 81 isy long bss.s,e 3D.
ssfs 'od iss, goa 70 at. ~ hsvs .ssi
and Fats'oss svs'y iay sal on slaIsgs %
ta.c meat u st 700 taibk Ait. ttst ,s
semeiaing 70 10 thassfsl fsr : sAo ssssd
amTly
opsg tot glosel % Mnbies check
iss yss ehisd, sts AbsEefsd ssfv0ss.
/ iJ, ADD ttep fpiIasel passs, dhfisg uhisL
sbs tsorei avsy in Lsr bcat Ike ahiidsn
treasure ths lsssou sbich Nslis hsd isgghs
bsf, 90 shics sAs o. BE- - psrnss5 of,ss 10
/ sftsr years. sbsn dise0stsht ssass1 Der o.
msrnsr 40 some litils cloud, real Or ina