Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-16

myers llEhtly over " saying, 'Don I
distrcss yourself any more about brace
lets and streets sweepers; here Is your
Christmas gin, AMI tho next time you
20 down town got pretty set of hrS
with IT, kaie's hand closod over n hun.
dred dollar bill. f
Tho day aner Christmas eho was a
gain 10 Broadway, and, asshe was pass
ing by the Identical spot whore sho had
given away the sixpencc, sho felt hor
dress pulled gently, and turning around
she encountered tho same IIttlc half clad
girl.
"f'ln 30 glad that you've come, ma.
am naId tho child, 'you dropped this
the other day, and I've boon saving II
for you ever uInoo;" and pulling some.
thing out Of her bosom she put II Into
the lAdys hand. Hastily unrollipg the
biz of newspaper, Kate AlaIr saw her
bracelet What triumph for berself
and for Henry. THANK you, thank
you, NY chiId,' she exclalmed. taking
the lItilo bare hand IN hers
II tried 90 fnd you That day" arid
the Ii,lIe child; ''but you went out of
hkUt 80 n'ou thof ttfott utl uuii,. Win
a bright f,ce, nhv continued, III want 10
thank you. and my mother wants ~
thank you too, Cor dIdnt got n ponuy
all thai day until | saw you, and that
sixponce bought tho medicine which l.
going ~ make her we'll"
"Kates oyes glistenod rs she heard
this, and thought of tho temptation 10
ride hume that God had holpcd hor 10
scsIst. Take mo with you to your
mother" she said, still holding the girI's
hand; "such honesty and thankfuInoss
shall not 10 unrewarded.
IL was n pretty long walk away over
near the North River, but they iinally
ronched tho tenement house, In tho
basement OF which tho lit,lo girl lived.
A palo, siclsly woman was lying on
bod In tho single room which they oc.
cupied, but she looked up eagerly asshc
heard the chiId's voice say, Here moth
or, tho beautiful woman il come herself.
Kate sat down by the bedside and lent
her ear TO tale Of want and privation
OF which she had never dreamed, and
leaving What little pocket money she
had with her, she promised to see her
again, then she started Tor her husbands
office. Mr.. Affair was pouring over his
account books whom KaIc rushed Ia with
bright eyes, and glowing cheeks, and
holding Wy the bracelet befors bis eyes
she exclaimed: 'See there, Henry. shats
what camo of giving my sixpenco 70 the
strovt sVeopet-| -. . - .<.tt - ...l1,..
Her husband looked up. glad and
surprised, first ut seeing her, and then
BECAUSE tho bracelet was found, and he
listened while sho told him her inter-
yisw with The child and her mother
"And now, Henry, | nm going to ask
You it4 may do one thing-l really do
rut neod 50 nice u set OF iurs us you
have given mo the money for, and l
want 20 take some OF il and BUY fuel and
lights and provisions for those poor peo-
pie; they had neither coal nor candles,
and nothing but q little cold cabbage
for dinner"
Henry shook bis head, but IL was not
very negative. shake. Nobody can
resist you, Kate, said he, smiling, "you
may do as you please with the mv' ey.
Kalc thanked him with her moistcned
Q, es more than with her voice, and us
the door closed after her, Henry said to
himself, "ihere goes mn angel; and ifI
that text, He that givcth To the poor
shall not lack, was moant for any body,
il was for her" -.
The little girls mother did not get
well again; but before she did, Kate
told her about Jesus, aud won her to
love aud trust Him, soothing her hast
moments with comforting. cheering
words Even little Jane she taught to
say with, ,faith, when mother and faith
or forsake me, then the Lord will take
me up"
By-and.by Mr.. and Mrs. Alair went
to house keeping; and they took little
Jane, now an orphan, to live with them;
and IL there was enc grace more tball
another that Kate prayed tho child
might have, it was that Of charity; for
James growing beauty OF character, aud
her constant gratitude, proved con-
tinual reminder to her generous bcne-
faclress Of that sweet lesson Of our Saw
ior's-"lt is more blessed to give than
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