The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-08-16

"NClI, We all determined To take care ot tue
little one, 50 we east lots every month to see
|! used to come to me pretty often, but | doue
il willingly, sir because | considered Id been
hard to the man, hard to poor dead Jesse
The boy was pretty sir, but he didut grow
much, You see he hadn't no mothcr8 iopc TO
thrive on. The women, they thought they did
we'll by him, JUt they sort u hustled him aud
he wanted something different coming OF "a
delicate stock. | don't S'pose nothing, sir can
give a child that feel that having somebody to
love aud call mother does, no, not all the COS.
setn' in the world, 10y strangers
"Well, the yeats passed, ana the little fellow
began to be huudy in the mine. 1t seemed Il
pity to see hm beginning Tint hard sort o'lie,
bat then wcrrc not able to take care oi one
more helpless hand, nnI there was plenty young
dS he down There. But hc was So different
from all tic rest OF the children. lie lookol,
tor all the world. before he got the grim in his
face like u gentlemnn's bhild sir His skin was
like the shells YOU sometimes see with a
iectio red tinga Oh EN-, aud he had his moth
er's large brown eyes, aul his fathers curly
hair md th,u he was 50 slim-Iiko aud girish.
But he had spirit beyond his strength, aud glo.
ued in his work
Things was going on about rs usual, except
that was harder down ON religion than ever
The soft feeling wore Of my heart, and think
hated what was pious worse nor before. Our
Sundays was training days,nothing good every
thing evil Just as evil as evil could be.
"Wen. sir. one day that iittlc fellow was on
my beat and he had done up his work quick
and uilly, so he stood sometime heSde me talk
iug. lie was queer at talking, ! never hoard
such strange things us he'd say. So says he, IA
WAS fixing my tools, says he, Ntenr-
that's my name, sir--whcre'd all this coal come
from p
Come from the earth, said |.
"NtS, bat what made il ?
prided myself on my little learning so
says |, 'Why, mater made H. Pnky;' we used to
culI him Punk, and rinky
"Well, wbat made mater, Kecue? he still
kept asking,
"Why, why nature made itself!
- Oh uon he cried; 0uA with solemn look
US ever see on any face, aud his voice OF war
uing. don't know why, bat / never hcered any
thing liiI' il; says ha Got mlle everything
God IS down here in the dark !
al declare, it was rs il ouu had strlck me
Says |, Piuky where did you get that from p
"S'y 'ys he 'rhe good mln told me-.
"Whal good man?' asked aud an ugly
feeling came over ne.
- What Preached at nanny funeral said
he"
'''And whescd yoa get himT l sort %
growied LIKE
Out Ia the road yesterday. seed him ON
n horse, and he took me up and rjdcd me Owen
SO tar and back, and he told me all of the good
thing.
Il VAS silent, tell ye. didn't know what
to say; but was mad. Just then, in nuyiu
up quick, my lamp went out. Now that's d
lhng lhat don't happen but few times iu d
good many years; knew Id have TO wait and
hoter til somebody come, tor the pit was CulI
OF holes, and SO said, don't be afraid Pinky.
they'll be here soon, but was shokey, tor he
was in a dangerous part q. the pit.
"Says he, 4 don't lerl afraid, Koene don't
you s'pose Gods close to us?
" | declare, ! felt my blood trckle cold, and
every wind that came down the shatway
though was his btes In, the breath OF God
" Well, the h0ur' pissed away, ani nobody
came Presently says little Piuiiy, III go yol
you, God will show me the way, and hear,
lis little feet p0tIug along them dangerous
places. II was awful The sweat started ou
on me thick, and 1t seemed like couldu'
breathe. Bat when called him back he shout
ed with his hllle voice. 'God"lI show me lh
| way
| IT almost makes me tremble when thinI
ont sir; the BOY went over tie worst road il
the pit, full OF sink shafts, aud dangerou,
places, without No lampl Oh sir, when ihc]
come Tor me with plenty OF light, i cAuldA'
believe it, sir, | couldn't; and though hey keep
telling me that Pink, was sale, tell you, 81
that thought i: WAS a lie till see him. an,
| heard him cry out, 4 am safe krene Go,
| showed m. the way!
"Well, sir, you maynt thinh this looks true
but Tie; Oh, us as rue Rs wonderful, sir auC
| tell yon was a different mRn after that. -
Not that grew good at once, no. didn't know
: ~ oil, 4 Il, o. al
Pinky didn't feel sure thut Coda show me
but he did.
some day. after Pinky had been working
hurd, he srid he was dry aud hia head uchod
| Well vie ALWAYS expected something be sil
ing him, 80 lhat night / carried him home in m,
arms, aud lad him on his bed, and he never
sir, the miner caOked for a momeu; drew on,
rough hand across his eyes, turned away brie
second, then said hurridly, he never got ~
from il OF himself agn. Every night conn
home he was worse AMI wOrse, aud tell ye
felt il all the light | ever see was goin.
out.
''One morning he asked me in his weak vote.
--'WouIdu't | send tor the good man tha
preached for his mammy9' | didn't say no
twosn't in my heart to do that thing aud before
long the parson was there, taking aud prayin
That seemed to do the child good And az The
miners dropped in with their black faces, snd
the little lamps ia their hands he'd smile
round on 'em sweet, sir, il would done yoGr
heart good to seen it,"
The man paused again. overcome by the re-
collection OF the scene. The muscles round his
firm lips quivered, aud over his great broured
face there swept al expression OF all allno.l
womaniy tenderness.
Did he die then'" The question was soft
ly asked, aud the dark eyes OF the lady were
ull of tears.
''Oh, my dear miss, yes, yes he died then
H. grew very bright aud lively, though, and
we'd all set our hearts on his getting well, when
there was another change, sud the color LEFT
his face, and his little hands had no strength in
'em. The minester came again,and as he stopped
down, says he, My dear child, are you afraid
to GOT
"And what do You think, sr--what do vou
think miss. he said, Oh, how Invent through
me
'GodH shoto me The WGyr