Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-07-02
MISCELLANEOUS
THE GOOD ANGELS.

hpout nine O'CLOCK one evening. Auy was hine
years old, and Jane was q year and a half younger.
The two children lad been sitting at the work
table with their mother. one Of them studying her
lesson, and the other engaged on a piece OF fancy
needle work.
Papa hasn't come yet" answered Ady.
mo dear. But it's getting late, and It's time
you were in bed. lie may not be at home for ON
hour"
Ady laid asid her work and left the table, and
Jane closed her books and put them away in her
school satcbel.
-"You can light the little lamp on the mante'-
piece" said Mrs. Freeman, after a few moments,
booking sround as she spoke when she saw that
the children had both put on their bonnets and
were tying their warm capes close about their
Decks. She understood very we'll the meaning Of
this, and, therefore did not ask q question, al
though the tears came to her eyes and her voice
tssmbled as she said
1T is very cold out tonight, children"
"But we won't feel It, mother" replied Ady );
I'VE will run along verj 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 upward, and murmured .
God bless and reward the dear children"
It was q bleak winter night; and as the little
adventures stepped into the street, the wind swept
fercely along and almost drove them back aga inst
the door. But they caught each other by the
hands, and bending 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 we're dark and deserted; but the
children were not afraid. Love filed their hearts
and left no room for fear.
They did not speak a word to each other as they
FASTENED along. After going a distance of several
blocks, they stopped before o house over the door
Of which hung q handsome ornamental gas lamp,
bearing The words, "Oysters and Refrehments".
1t was a strange place FOR two little girls to en-
ter, and at such an hour but after standing a
moment they pushed against the green door which
tarued lightly upon its hinges, and stepped into a
large aud brilliantly lighted bar-room.
"Bless US |" exclaimed e man who sat reading.
''IIere are those babes again."
Ady and Jane stood near the door and looked
oil round the room. But they did not see the OBJ
jec. of their search, and going up to the bar, they
ing liquor into glasses:
"HaS papa Oeen Lere tO-DlSnti l.
The man leaned over the bar until his face
was close to the children, when be said in an
angry way;
II don't know anything about your father
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" 'fstE.EW
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 turn
in towards the door with sad faces, when the
person who 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 for them to approach him, and they
did 90,
are you looking for your father ?" he in
quired.
Eyes, sir" replied Ady.
"And what did the man at the bar say to you"
"He said that papa wasn't here and that if
We came here any more he would set his big
dog on u.s."
He did
eyes, cir"
The man knit bis brow for On instant, and
said
"Who sent you here I"
"Nobody," answered Ada.
"Don't your mother know that you have como ~
Eyes sir. She told us to 90 to bed, but we
couldn't 20 until papa was home, so we came for
him fret"
"He is here"
"Is be 2" And the children's faces frightened.
eyes, he's at the other side Of the room, asleep
-Il wake him for you"
Half intoxicated, and sound asleep, it was with
some difficulty that Mr.. Freeman could be aroused.
As soon, however, as his eyes were fairly open
cd, and he found that Ady and Jane had each
grasped one Of his hands, he rose up, and yielding
p~assively to their direction, suffered them to lead
him away. Httt3h
30 dear !" exclaimed a man who had looked on
with wonder and interest. "That's q temperance
lecture that / can't stand. God bless the little
ones, he added, with emotion, "and give them q
sober father"
II guess you never saw them BEFORE" said one
Of the bar-kespers, lightly.
3 "No, and l never wish to again; at least il thit
place. Who is their father
freeman. the lawyer" 1s
mo the one who a few years ago conducted
with so much ability the case against the Marine
insurance Company |"
1.-THE same" 9i3N- p34 Hhs.-@
::Is it possible" ~
group now formed about the man, and a good
deal was said about Freeman's fall from sobriety.
One who had several. times seen Ady and Jane
come in and lead him home as they had just done,
spoke Of them with much feeling; all agreed that
1t vac o most touching case. l-s
:"ro ses," said one. show passively he yields
himself to the little things when they come after
him. l feel sometimes, when I see them, almOsr
weak enough to shed tears." ga ILl4
"They are his good angels" remarked another
"Bus I'm afraid they are not strong enough to leat
him back to the paths which he has forsaken."
you can think what you please about j. gentle