The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1860-12-27
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sgnr N IVY clpibes The bays esl him
Pinch becpu'c Ne looks 81 pIhehed bul he
Is fesl clsah. and his Lnee. and elbow' ,fe
Wcli plicloi he va dreadful cold IN school
today, khow he VS. be sepl shiyeflng
ao.
"'lhc poor lo not sunef half 80 much from
coll, nsse ihink, sail hii aunt, "for they
goi used 10 it"
"l.ol pc see you try IT, said George.
"IIash NY son, SAID bis mother
"Woll, mother. just ~ " aash and blood
Nd not feel such weather A. this, With only
M old strip " clothes between them
Aunt 4 covered with flannel from head 10
foot. no wonder she doe, not know what
cold IL,
George and bis suni erenot ap, 10 agree
and the vor., " Il Was they did not agree
to disagree.
"whai is the boy. name besides pinch'"
said the mother.
"Jcd Little. que. he has no father,
and ! do not kno~ where hs lives. J only
know he is = good fellow, and real ptiiul
this weather"
"Wcll. said Mrs. Maxwell, ''if you can
do anything for him, shall be gladto have
you."
Good" cried George, turning to bis
book again, "bcforo tomorrow night will
take the shiycr out Of poor Jed, il can. y
lie could now study better.
Jed was not at school the next forenoon.
Geoege asked where he lived; none Of them
knew-nonc at least that he asked. After
the school the master told him, and away
he scampcred 10 find him. II was an old
block Of buildings in another par, Of the
town, which he made a business to search
through and through after he got there
Presently there Was a tap at one Of the
basement windows, and George spied Jcd's
face at one Of the squares.
"Halloa, cried he.
Jed came to the door and pecpcd out.
"Whcrc src you bound down here ?" he
asked.
Looking you up, old fellow" said
George.
"Mother is lining my trowsers, and I've
nothing to wear while she is doing il,
said the boy, II cannot 60 out, SO you come
in.
George went into the little room where
the Littles livcd--a poor widow with four
children, whom the long and severe winter
was pinching to the extent Of their very
slender means. Such . box Of stove,
George thought, and about porringcr Of
potatoes; and Jed with his sumner pants
on and blanket over his shoulders; while
his mother was patching strips Of flannel
into his school trousers, and they the hes,
he had. II Was the reality Of poverty
which he seldom saw.
II thought would just hun, you up,
Jed" he said, making as II he would go,
for be felt half ashamed Of his thick coat
beside his poor, half clad school mate.
"Thank you ever so much for coming"
said Jed, 1T is good in you. Why you see
almost froae in school yesterday, and
mother did not want me to 20 till she had
time to 6x them. She sews for the shop
and has to SOW for Us BY peset.mcals. ]
wish twas always summer, George, like the
,rop'c, Geography tells about"
"Poor Jed, said George to himself, ~
he ran home; "poor fellow, poor fellow
Another" he said, bounding into the room
with his cheeks glowing. II want you
to make M bundle Of clothes for Jed Lii.
lie ouict. mother"
aTti !, dinner ,ime." said his aunt.
"Dinney, whs, do care for dinner when
poor Jed Little IL frcesinri"
But his mother quie.ed his impe.uosi,y
until after dinner. when she wen, M stairs
, with him and cave him leave 10 select full
and comfortable sui, for the poor boy
: George sbouldsred his bundle and took in
his other hand psilful Of dinner for the
destitute family.
"You arc a good boy" said his aunt.
"Good, lam no, good, I've not spsrl
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