The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02
TIE LOST BRACELET.

just one penny. II you please, ma am.
1t Was tho day before Christmas, and
late in the afternoon a beautiful and richly
dressed lady was walking up Broadway with
her arms laden with brown paper parcels
Hundreds of people wore hurryng along
jostling each other as they passed up and
down the crowded thoroughtaro but her
bright. happy face, was like ray of sun.
light in the gathering darkness of the winter
afternoon. aud the owner nj tho olattoring
shoes that had been following her some dis
tance, took courage from its sweet express
ion aud put up its modest plea for "iust ono
penny"
1t was low, pleading voice. scarcely
sudihlc in the noise and hustle around, yet
tho lady heard it, for she turned and looked
an instant at the little creature before her.
Her scan!y garments were poor protection
from the frosty air, aud her gloveless hands
and palo face looked blue and pinchcd with
the cold; her miserable hood had fallen on
her shoulders, and pair of eloquent eyes
looked up into tho lady's face, while, with
her little stumpy broom she swept the
crossing.
"Never mind" said sho to herself. 81 can
walk homo--this poor thing needs this more
than dos" and she dropped into the open
palm before her tho only sixpence lef,
There child, a merry Christmas to you,
she said, in u sweet, sympathizing voice
which made the tears come into tho dark
eyes Of the little girl, as she tried to thank
| her.
II was a long walk that the lady had be
| foro her. and the omnibusos ratified along
with 4 provoking empty seat or two inside
but her hoart was light and happy with the
little sacrifice which she had mado, anC
just as the jets Of gas began to blaze out o
the windows, she reached her home. ShC
had been msrried only short time. and a
she looked around her pretty room whicI
her husband had furnished for her in tho
boarding house, she felt moro than owe
grateful that God had given her such
happy home. She had not removed hon
hat and cloak, when she heard her husband
sep in the hall, and with smile and kiss
she mot him at the door.
"Why, Kate, how tired you look-ha VI
you done great deal of walking to day"
Kate blushed and smiled, but decoptio,
was not part of her nature and sho replied
"Ycs, Henry, walked all tho way home.
"You shouldn't have done that" said he
a little roproachfully. and then he laughe,
az he contndod: "Did you spend all you
money, so that you couldn't afford O six
pence to ride home with :"
swell, suppose must tell" said Kate
with another blush. IL did have Just on
sixpence left, and was going to ride W
when such poor little glri--"
"Ycs. that is it, know what's coming
Why, Kate, you mako the mischief anon
p. the poor pcoplo and my pennies-they ar
the most uugratefu set in the world"
"But," said Kate, earnestly, "she was sue
p delicate, half.clothed, and | am afraiC
half. starved little street-sweeper-"
"Street-sweeper," and her husband hel
up his hands in mock horror "why, Katt
i they pick up handfus of money in a day
y and did you walk homo. and give one who
sixpence. Oh, oh, what won't your innocer
little heart do next:''
!; Kato bore this quizzng very we'll, an
d was about to reply, when, on passing hC
hand up her arm, see exclaimed suddenly
80, Henry, my bracelet is gono-yor
gift, last Christmas-what shall do whel
can have lost it Z"
That 10 too bad" said no. thoughtful,
but tho next moment he continued, shrut
n ging up his shoulders mischievously. "Ma
be sOmo honest person has picked it up
Seeing the tears como into his wfe's eyes
> this speech, ho put his arm around her an
kissed her, With, "Never mind, though, ca
replace it sometime"
Her husband, who really loved his lit
= wife tendorly, took her hand and put som
5, thing in it, closing tho slender fingers tgh
3. ly over it. saying, "Don't distress yourse
any more cbout bracelets and street.swoeE
ers here's your Chaistmas gift, and ii
next time you 90 down town, get prett
set of furs with it," Kato's hand had close
over hundred dollar bill.
The day after Christmas she was again
Broadway, and as she was passing by tt
identical spot where she had given ava
her sixpence, she felt her dress pull gentl
> and turning around she encountered II
= same lttio half clad girl.
~ am so glad you have come, ma'am
- said the child; "yOu dropped this the 9th
day. and havo been saving it for you ev,
since !" and pulling something out of h
J bosom she put it into the lady's hand. Has
lily unrolling the bit of newspaper, Ka
y Alair saw her bracelet. What a trIumJ
a; for herself and for Henry. "Thank yo
ID thank you, my child" she exclaimed, takiI
the little bare hand in hers.