Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-06-15

around her pretty room which her bus
band had furnished for her in their
boarding house, she felt more than ever
grateful that God had given her such a
happy home She bad not removed her
hat and cloak, when she heard her hus-
bands step in the hall, and with smile
and kiss she met him at the door.
Why Kate, how tired you look
have you done a great deal Of walking
to-day :?
Kate blushed and smiled, but decep-
ton was not part of her nature, and
she replied:
Yes, Henry, walked all the way
home
You should not have done that said
he little reproachfully, and then he
laughed as be continued: did you
spend all your money, so that you
couldn't afford a sixpence to ride home
with ?
We'll, suppose must TELL said
Kate, with another blush. Il did have
just one sixpence left, and was going to
ride up, when such poor little girl -
Yes, that's it, know what's coming.
Why, Kate, you make the very mischief
among the poor people and my pennies
they are the most ungrateful set in the
world
But said Kate, earnestly, she was
such a delicate, half clothed, and l am
afraid, half starved little street sweeper
Street sweeper and her husband
held up bis hands in mock horror why
Kate, they pick up handsfulls of money
in day and did you walk home, and
give one a whole sixpence. Oh, oh,
what won't your innocent little heart do
next
Kate bore this quizzing very well, and
was about to reply, when on passing her
hand up her arm, she exclaimed sudden
ly: 'Oh Henry, my bracelet is gone
your gift last Christmas-what shall
do? Where can have lost I'll
That is too bad said be, thoughtful
ly, but the next moment he continued,
struggling up his shoulders mischievous-
ly; May be some honest person has
picked it up Seeing the tears come
into his wife's eyes at this speech, he put
his arm around her and kissed her, with
Never mind though, i can replace it
some time
Her husband, who really loved his
little wife tenderly, took her hand and
put something in it, saying Don't dis
tress yourself any more about bracelets
and street sweepers here's your Christ
mas gift, and next time you go down
town get pretty set Ct furs with it,
Hates hand closed over a hundred dol
lar bill.
The day after Christmas she was again
in Broadway, and as she was passing by
the identical spot where she had given
away the sixpence, she felt her dress
pulled gently, and turning around she
encountered the same little, half clad
girl.
. I'm so glad that you've come, ma am,
said the child; you dropped this the
other day, and I've been saving it for
you ever since:' and pulling something
out o. her bosom, she put it into the
lady's hand. Hastily unrolling the BIZ
OF newspaper, Kate Alair saw her brace.
let. What a triumph for herself and
for Henry. Thank you, thank you, nv
child she exclaimed taking the little
bare hand in hers
i tried to find you that day. said the
l. little child, but you went out of sigh
. so soon that l couldn't and, with bright
IL face she continued, ! want to thank
p you, and my mother wants to thank YOU
Il too, for didn't get penny all that day
T. until saw you, and that sixpence bought
y the medicine which is going to make her
+ WELL
&c Rates eyes glstened as she heard
I this, and she thought of the temptation
D. TO ride home that God had helped her tc
IS resist. Take me with you to your
> mother she said, still holding the girl.
L hand such honesty and thankfulness
'r shall not go unrewarded.'
1t was pretty long walk away over
y near the North River, but they finally
l. reached the tenement house, in the base.
ID ment of which the little girl lived. A
'e pale, sickly woman, was lying on bed
e IN the single room which they occupied
ID but she looked up eagerly as she heard
a the ehild's voice say; Here mother
l. the beautiful lady is come herself Kate
J. sat down by the bedside and lent he,
y ear TO tale of want and privation NJ