The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-12-07
A Bitter Night.


be about. "a bitter night" sigh the poor,
lrhivering over scant fre and longing for
warmer days 10 come. A bitter nightv' is
the salutaiion exchanged BY business men.
on their way home; md they grind he so'i
snow under their heavy feet. half angry hat
il has dared at last 10 come.
"A bitter night" and now fhe speaker is
a young girl, alone and timi has'caing wilh
many miscyings, towards the arstocrnlic
portion O. the civ. where lives one who ha.
given largely 10 various benevolent objects
Her errsnd is new one-noihine but the
dires, necessty has driven her TO Il. Yet.
size il elnost tempted to turn back. Occs.
sionally parties of rude young men pass, and
peer impnden,ly under her bonnet, while
she shrinks more within hcrself-if that
were possible--anj siqhs ,hst she il driven
cut on such disma night. The storm in-
cresres. The wind walls % il huris The
clinging sleet against the Girl who, slmcs'
blind and colder ,hsn before urges her way
toward the ohject Of her desires.
.Do mind. George, where you walk
DON'T you zee you all bu, pushed that Girl
downi,
"p-h.~. nothing better than beggar
Usrd 10 ,hel, guess +"
More's the pity. then. Not hsnris nor
homes will open 10 her tonight" replied
the younger brufhsr, dropping carefully and
stealihily behind The elder. who, unconcious
tina, he was slone. pushed his way rapidly
fprwad
sHere.'' and almost before I.eoline L.n
,hrop knew Il, the youth had thru-, hsl
dollar into her hand, aud vas out Of sight
reariy ~ soon.
III serms mean 10 give 60 little; but i,
was al I hsd. Sc. poor little shivering
ihingl dant know that though. ! do be
lieve II was rich sh. uld he Tho h.pp'sI
fellow sIiye; for is jpIly ("good Mark Tap
ley would sas,) 10 give 70 The poor. Its,
that's saci."
"Cyme. FL Windsor, can't you keep uni
shouted George slmos, sngrily, now nctl.
ring HE oro'her's distance bick.
"wrii. | s'po~e msh, Il sere - lqns
legged ss you'll, ssys win laugh ~ he
lnears lie tail and eiteant tro,ler.
WHY, how good he va. Who could
have told hin how much needed money
But il murl be he knew because 40 The
only fcmsle cur. derlare rsver thought
l,fi ihr, myself, before viii 20 on through
and ~ish o lighter heart, aud u.vre flasuc
step. Leuline proceeus.
liow slight, thing will raise the spirits o.
,hs d,spairns. How Sigh. yet % often
withheld.
The philsn,hropIs' y IN his litrary. The
warm glow frou. The gsate grcets him pleas
sanily IL thc table. wnese he slts in deep
thought The unetinsed gss throws every
brilliant tin, of tile rich carpet 70 open viss
! rostly birds. in giided cages are seen a.aonc
The M 81 exhiIaraiing exoiics, while The ccsl
lot the rare picturs IS and Fsfef statusry, would
nave leo atu Whfhc1 AiaNJ y foe' '"'y
through man, winter
I "Ahs'' and H. fs u'tcrs The li'ie Nofa,
irhi tresAs uysf nis face, snJ be extends
lhi- hand toward . pst child, tiny girl. who
buuuds into the room, followed BY = beau
IsiuI woman, The mother u the child, ans
J fourth vie u the philsn,hropist.
want money, papa" cried little pet
! running her small fugers through bis eboT
Icurls. Il want money"
.Nonscnse. y Oh don't, think. You coul'
. not tell what 10 DO with i, II ! gave !, 4
. YOU" and he facetioory pushed the Ii'.l'
y one ava, then, tie next moment nes,le'
lthe beautiful head upon his bosom, with
feeling OF fearful happiness that such des
9 charge was al his-his owa-"
..But do, papa, do certain. Come, d.
: my hands brim FULL"
J. .Shs does want Il, husband. There s
p girl in the hall"
= "Becging, ! suppcse!" the philaulhropis
= linterposed, and cer,sinly not The gIramIni
u charity vas that shining on HE face.
J, .Yes, she is dreadiuIiy 10 want. Her hnd
lord threatens to turn her cut In the morning
II she has not the rent for him then"
.Serves her right. Shed 10 : u'iness will
- IL II. AM INV for H. y