Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-10-29
TRUE P~0LITRNEss.

il his rich Irish broguc, as be stood bending be-
meath the weight Of his heavy pack, before the
door of a neat little cottage in the country.
~ believe | am well supplied with linen, but
won't you walk in and lay away your pack and
rest awhile : You look tired that is a heavy
load you carry, and it is quite a distance to the
nearest house take a seat by the FIRE, won't you!
was the reply, in o low, sweet voice, and Mrs. Lee
placed a chair before the glowing CRATE.
"Arrah it's a comfort, shure, to rest in such a
place, good woman, but III clane my fat first,
they're no fit for a lady's carpet" and Paddy turn
ed to the scraper and mat, went vigorously to
work to remove tho mud from his great coarse
boots. "That's a little mater 70 he calculated, as,
having cleaned them to his satisfaction, he tip-toed
across the carpet, and seating himself upon the
edge of a chair, held his red, freckled hands near
the cheerful blaze.
There was q look Of quiet happiness in his large
blue eyes, as he sat gazing dreamingly in the
glowing Goals, and, as if intuitively knowing the
thoughts of his hostess, he said, as if replying to
her query
"I'se thinking of me mother and Bridget, the
darlings, aud how they would bless you ma'am,
could they know of your kindness to the stranger
in this country it's the first time my heart has
been warmed by such words tits many a day.
God bless ye, ma'am p and out few the gay col
ored cotton handkerchief, and Paddy wrenched
and pulled his red nose, as il that alone was the
cause Of the mist before his eyes-and ended his
discipline by remarkiag apologetically-This is a
bad season for cowlds ma'am," and Immediately
turned to open his pack. $50 ye're wishing for
nothing in nv line this morning 7"
mo, l do not wish to purchase"
"But will ye please to let me give this fine little
girl o handkerchief ? l want to lave something
wild ye." ... e-
MARY. would you like a handkerchief will
get ono of those small ones for you if you wish.
Y u may hand my purse from my work box"
"Plase. ma'am. if you'll be SO good as not to
pay me. I'd be obliged if you would let me give it
to her innade l would so here it is, little one.
And SO your name is Mary? All but it is the
sweetest name, intirely. God bless ye, child, and
make ye like your mother, and It's Dennis O'Brady
that'll never forget the likes of This house, good Ia
dy )" and with q low bow be shouldered his bur
den and departed.
Well, Mrs. Lee, if it don't beat all who in the
world, but you, would ever have thought Of making
so much Of an Irish peddler ?" exclaimed Susan
Minor in a nasal tone, as she waxed her thread
and went on with her sewing.
Il am sure l only did as 1 would wish to be
done by, l merely gave him a place to rest a few
moments by my fire he looked tired and cold, and
if it had been the right time Of day for q meal, 1
should have taken il for granted that he was
hungry and offered him something to eat. You
would not expect me to shut the door in bis face, l
hope. I only treated him with common politeness."
"Ha! ha! Polieness to a peddler Why,
don't you know that half the folks where he stops,
will almost turn him out of the house 2" ~
"Yes, l know that people have wrong ideas
about peddlers, and often treat them with rudeness
and, therefore, l take all the more care to he kind
to them-I never lost anything by being kind to
any one"
"You certainly did not this morning, / guess
Mary thinks it pays, don't you, Sis ?"
why, Susy you know mamma let him give
me the handkerchief, because it pleased him SC
much to d, it l know she did not expect him to.
Honest Dennis had more real refinement than
many who make greater pretensions, my daughter
you must keep his gift, and remember that a warm
heart prompted by generous, delicate feelings be
slowed it upon you 1 admired him, for giving il
to pay me for what he felt SO grateful for--comt
here, my dear and jump upon my knee, while
a; tell a little Renaissance of my childhood:
Zone sultry day in August, my brother and
{ were playing with our bits Of broken crockery il
0 the old ~loghouse chamber. when our mother called
us down, and, pointing down the road, said:
y "Children, do you see those travellers resting
Z themselves in the shade yonder ?" We looked
and beneath the spreading maple sat the men, fan
n ming themselves with their hats, and wiping thei
, heated faces with their handkerchiefs, and seem
t ing very much overcome with fatigue and heat, TO
t it was in the hottest part of the day. Now,
! want you, my daughter, (said mother) to 20 to tn
y we'll and draw up a bucket of cold water, IN,
Charlie, you may get your little hat and l will I'll
/ this covered pail with water, and you may take i
|, to those poor tired men l know they will be gla,
8 of a cooling draugbt.
y "The water was soon ready, and little brothe
trudged off among the stumps and logs, for GU
clearing was a new one--we saw them drink an,
Q turn water into each others hands, with which
d they bathed their glowing faces--we knew tha
x they we're refreshed. and that that little act o
kindness was appreciated. and l am sure my moth
er felt amply repaid when my little brother return
ed, all glowing with animation. and painted out:
"Oh, mamma. / am SO warm, but l dom. car,
tor that. Oh, you don't know how glad they we're
and here is u piece Of paper the tallest man CAV,
me to give you--tirere is some writing on it,"
NJ Our dear mothers eyes ~glistened as she read
'Inasmuch as you have done it unto one of tn
4 least of these my brethren, ye have done it unit
1.-THE next day was Sunday, and we all rode i
to the OK cart to the school house at the corner. 4
s. stranger arose in the desk. he was a tall man, an
We all at once recognized in him one of the wear
n travellers who had SO gratefully received the cor
tents Of our little tin pail the day before. Iii
subject was Christian Charity" and his eye
wandered over the congregation till it rested O
ID little Charlie, and then glanced for a moment q
our mother, as he gave out his text '@'i 80.
ii And whosoever shall give to drink unto one I
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