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of porcelain ami marble. "n M,'rIav ",hat
he wiru wan'r,l to do Cnoi must keep
r",'~1an, look on, for opportunities that
G."l does not tinl .,ur work. AMI bring il
ready fitted and prepared l." The hand ln'
spreads tic w"ri.i l".i,r- Us. nnl We are t,
walk ,hrnlc Fl, i, ~ C!rri~, and the apo-,l..>
dill. viii! eyes ";,.n,' lnriin- for the sick
ami the suffering. the poor AMI "npr's-"'."
"Nnw, am ,...,tnin." continued til" lady,
rs >h" replaced II marble Dana i'll the cen
ire of lh" mnn:r!. Il >h"nid Ike t" ,ln some
uo'"l cvr,v day {; one feels So mach hrl.rr
when they =" t" rest II, might; and III
keep my eyes open IL day. aud sec if |
nr across amy opportunities thn' u'"i"r
ordinary circumstances >h"nll L., Slip
Half an h"nr latter Mr. B.:...h WAS il, il,r
nursery with ,,r wa>l,crwunlan who hal
com" i,'r ti" r!n'h"s.
Il wish Mr. SINS" <,l size. as she heap
eel up ia" >",l."l linen in u l,>krt. "thnt v"u
~""! -c T'mtny'~ aprons really f'r me
hv "Wednesday; W. are y"r'.e ont OF town
to remain until Snu1Lav. anil shall wait
Il gn"l supply "n hand for such a careless
little scamp aS H.. i>."
"Wril. III irv ~ ,'an." sail the washer.
woman Nv. g"t behind II good deal since
Sammy ha'l the who..png ,"n"h but now
h,.'> better, must try TO make up for los,
time.
Has he hal the whoo?ing cough F,"r
liuI..icIw How old is he > questioned
the lady,
"llr was three last April, ma nv
"Anl Tom Is inrr,' mu~'.I the lady
"InnE here. Mrs. Simn,S. won't Won in>,
open the irwrr drawer uf ll.a, bureau. AMI
take nul those four green w"r>tr.l .l:r>~r>
in the ,:,rnrr T"rn's nu'grnwn them Won
seq since last winter. hui they ar- almost ~
g"h rs n.w. Now. ii Won want them for
h.,,. Sammy. The, II do nicely, wil,"u, al,
t~rin:. I ;!,ink.'
"Wanl them. Mrs. B.arh." answered
! 'ht Wa>tl"i iW''ih III. "Ih tears S';ll'lhr III
; her dim eyes: Il hav.l't any words la ,l;ank
You. ar tell what Il Treasure. they'll he.
! Why they'll keep the little fellow us warm
! as ln:,>i al! This winter"
! "W"ll, I'll place them on the top of ,h,
! ..ln,hr>." said rll. I:.lv, smiling To herself ~
! she Thought, My eye, have been open onv,
to-day"
! Not long afterwards Mrs. Beach WAS %,
! her way to market for size WIS Il uoal'',
! i"n>,kr..,"r-whrn she met II boy wlr
hri lived "a short time in her family I'll,
! year i..:.nr. to- .h rrrnnlS, wait "n the ,lnnr
Dr.. Il- WAS Il bright. good lr.arIr,! buy
arl hal hvru 81 great tav"rite with il,. fam,
iiv. and Mrs i ah hail always fill interest
.-l in him: Int this mn,nin. she WAS il
quite II hurry. anil would have pr>>e'l hin,
with rorlial hut ha-tv. "llnw are You
J">.ph. my bay! D' com" anl see IL,
had it not struck her that J.s'.pl''> face 'ii
not Wear its usual expression. She I'a,:S,
as the memory of last nights sermon fash
,.l iI,rn-l her mind, arl asked rs ,hrr
All, thing the matter with y"n. Joseph
y"n j" moi look as happy as you u>."l '".
The l"y Looked up moment, with
half donhling half r"nti.Iing cxpr"s>i"'
int" the la'ly'> f,rr-1he latter 1,iumphc.
MIR. Anhrr>oI's moved ont Of town." h
said. pushing back his worn. but nratl
Ir''shc'! cap from his hair. so I've lost III
place ; then little Mary's sick, and ll,s
makes il very lr'I just now
S" i, .lo..-,' answered. Mrs. Beach. h,
>vmIatliirS warmly enlisted. but NY,
mn'! J">"ph. | Remember, only night l"'f"'
last, my lno'hrr said he w.,ulI want II ne,
rrrnrl hoy in y few days. for Ills store. an
he'd give good one iw" dollars wrrl
Now. Ill sr. him h'.'lny. and get the situ'
tim for v",,. if v"n like"
The boys whole face frightened NJ
"Oh shall be so glad Of it, Mr.
Beach,
And see here. joseph, I'm going t
,narke', anh perhaps wernn ti'"i something
for little Mary" The lady refnrInt"rc
that Joscph's mother, though poor sra''
stress. WAS = pr.,uI woman. a"'ll. felt thi
would be drlcass My of presenting he
gift.
So she found some delicious pears an
grapes and nice chicken 10 make som
broth for MARY. who she learned WAS j
with the fever, before she p,"rrrdrh to d
her own marketing. But it was npiy ,ha
. the lady did moi see Joseph ~ she spran
= into the chamber where lu,ls Na,y. Ia
moaning wcariy IN ner bed, while her m'
,hrr sn, stitching busiy in one corner. al,
held up the "l'i.ksa' anl 'hs fruit, crying
"gooI- news COOL news! I've got all thrs
| nice thinos for Mary and a plat.e .ns 4 "