Brookville American., 1859-01-07

step mOther seldom allowed hfm 10 ~
there, because us she avercd "Thoy
set him up against her, and made hin
look uglier than ever" But once In .
while she was obliged 10 let him 90, fol
fear that "peoplo would talk about II. y
She was a first class member OF th,
Ichurch In Inglcnook, and her praise foI
chartahlc deeds and Kindness ~ th,
poor, was In nll tho neighborhood. She
was one of those Christians, whose
fright hand knoweth what the left hand
dooth, and hose religion was for the
praise of man, rather than the approx
al of God; aud whose Judgment leave
for n just Judge to pronounce ut CON-
ing day. ess
Many time poor Sammy had box.
cd ear, while the minister looked out OF
the window, and been sent supperlcss
20 bed. while she told visitors that she
was sick, and while he slept shivering
under few old blankets in the garret,
she displayed SING wnrta bed room
below, as "Sammy's room" Through
all Tnglcnook she was proverbial as n
model step mother, and none but he
who watches over mothcrless children
knew of all that poor Sammy suffered.
No human friend knew of the wrongs
done to his childish nature; Of the hars
repressing of all exuberance and joy
and of the bitterness which grew up in
his heart towards all but his grandfa.
ther lie was like his mother and set
ting on her fathers knee. he had been
told by the old man how gentle and
lovely she was. and that she was with
the angels in heaven now, and he a
motherless boy.
So the young child's heart clung TO
the old man who was kin To him, aud
the great holiday of the year was thai,
upon which he could ret away from the
sound of his step-mother's voice, and
the fear of her hand-when he could
leave the chill fircside ut home, where
he always sat behind the new family
group, and wonld climb upon the lap OF
old Mr.. Lee, and with his soft curls ly-
ng close TO the white hair of the old
man, listen 10 the stories told of his
mother, and then have u nice supper
upon the found table. drawn close to
the fire Thi. year he bad anxiouSly
waited for tie dry leaves To be through
tho woods in October, and for the tirsi
Of. November snow to come, because az
Thanksgiving he should visit h~
grandfather.
And the day before MS has At last
come. He was up before tle stats were
out OF sight, and mad Il blazing lire o.
thp hearth; the teakette boiling and the
potatoes in. All day long his little feet
hsdk pattered her.. and tl,srp--to the
barn, to the well, down cellar. ui] stairs
ia the pantry, and through the Kitchen
There scarcely ever was u house wife
who needed more waiting upon than
Mrs. llantz, aud Sfmmy did ftaIi IFS
fingers smartcd with cold when he
picked up baskets Of chips; his back
acIied when he luggod in basket after
basket Of great hard wood sticks tor the
kit .hen fire place; his hungry stomach
craved u piece of the smoking pies.
which he had to drag from the brick
Ipycn; and he longcd for ono ''doughnut'
from the heapins painful he bad TO car
ry away. His littlc feet and slender
arms were very tired; but he never
complaned word and 10 all his moth
ers provoking taunts and needless fanlt
finding, he was silent; but when all was
done-and it was nine o'clock-he
could not help asking her if he was go
ing to his grandfa;hers to-morro :; and
when he heard her say, mo! want you
at home" he could hardly totter up
stairs. When there, he dropped iuto II
chair, and moaned so sadly, mother,
mother.
How many childish hearts moan
mother, motherl How many ache and
break for the want OF Il mothers love.
All over the world poor orphaned chill
drsn send up wall for motherl Love
ard heaven! Bitter indeed is the cry;
but does not God hear it, aud shall he
not justly reward the oppressor Of lit
tie children2
Thanksgiving dawncG clear and
brightly upon Inglcnook; but Mrs,
ilantz "waited on herself" that day, ior
after calling the poor boy several times,
she went up stairs and found him still
sitting, white and chill by the window.
with tears froze upon his chcclSs, ami
his soft hair woven with the frost work
on the glass.
Little Sammy had gone to hold his
Thanksgiving with the angels.