, 1861-01-03
Poverty and Honestv.

One evening poor man and his son, Z lilflo
boy, sat down by the wayside near The gato 81
an old town in Germany. Tks father took out
loaf Of bread which he had bought N the town,
and broke it, and gave half to bis boy. ~
"NOt so, father" said the boys shall mot
eat until after you. You have been working
hard all day, for very small wages % support
me, aud you are very hungry. l shan VAT ol
- You speak kindly, my son, replied fhl
pleased father, @youF love to me does me more
good than my food; and those eyes q yours ~
mind me If your dear mother, who has len uh
and who told you to love me as she used % do5
indted my boy, You have been great strength
and Q great coInlort TO me; but now that have
eaten the first mOtseI 70 please you, my boy, 4
Is your turn to cat"
Thank you, father; but break this picce n
two, and take you a little more, for you 80 l1o
loaf is not large, and you require more than
~ shall divide the loaf fof you. ny boy; but
eat il, shall not. have abundancs, and LET u1
thank God for his great goodness IN giving pq
food and in giving us what Is better siill, cheer
ftl and tontentcd heartsss He who gave % lRo
living bread from heaven 10 nourish our souls
how shall lie not give US al other food ulat =
necessary to support our mortal bodies
The iather and son began 70 cut the loaf alter
thanking God, and then began their frugal meal.
But as they cut one portion Of the Loaf ncle
fell out several large pieces Of gold q grfat
value. The boy gave shout Of joy, and E1l
springing forward 70 grasp this unexpected
treasure, when be was pulled back by bis q,
thtE -
Il Is not onfs. ~ u3t ti = lstf l -
-But whcss d Il, ftheFs il itis not ourai,
81 know not, as YET, to whom i belongs puf
probably il was put there BY tbe baker through
some mistake. We must inquire runlY
dBut father, = interrupted the I'D. you are
poor and needy, and you have bought The Loaf
and the baker may tell lie, and
"I win not listen to you, my boy. bought
the loaf but did not buy the gold IN H. j l1o
baker sola il 10 me In ignorance. shnll h1r d
50 dishonest as to take advantage q himl p.
member Him who told US % do to other aa We
would have othessdo 70 u< The baker nay
possibly cheat Us. am poor. dndeed, but inat
Is no sin.s If we share the poverty Of Jeau.
Gods own Son. oh. let us share also bis good
ness and his trust IN God. We may never ~
rich, but We may always Be honest We MY
die Of starvation, bnt Gods will Be done. 1nqol1
we die doing III Yes, my boys trust GOD 1n4
walk in His ways, and you shall never be rn. %
shame. And now run TO the baker ana 1l'1s
retnrnS t4
fsothe boy nan fur the baker.
a Brother workman, said the old man. 9 you
have made an error and almost lost your mo-
ney. . and be then showed The baker l11 gold,
and thId him how Il lad been found
: SIS It thinsl" asked Tie aihsFi = II d Z,
take Il away" y - N.
Ny faihsr," said The boy, @is very poor
~ silence, my ehiId; Do not put me 10 sh,ns
by Thy complaints. am glad Fo h1t1 4l11
..-... A.. 1...t,.,. H. -
> The baker had been enzing alternately a tho
honest father and the eager boy, and upon he
gold which lay glittefing On the green turf
Thou art indeed an honest tsllow'T sid tho
baker: and MY nelghbor. David ne IaE
dresser. told but The truth when lo nid I111
vert the honestesl man IN our town. NoU /
shall tell thee about the gold. a etripgcr cane
to my shop three days ego. end Earo me th.t
loaf, and told me TO sell i cheoply, Or .gIl1 II
away TO the honesiest poor man whom kn1T
in the city. ] told David % send thee % ne ~
q customer this morning as thoe wouldsl n6l
have the loaf for nothing, sold Il 70 thee, q
you know, for The last pence in Thy purse; and
the loaf with rs trcnsulo-aud. ctIlca. / /. n1l
smaIl--is thine, and Coo grant you . b'll.l1s
with ifni csi1i R 81 L -
The poor iather bont bis head % lho ground.
while the tears ran from bis eyes. His boy rnh
and put his hands about bis neck and sid
I" shall always Ike you, ~ hIn4. trust
God, and do what Is right, lof afn sufo !. VII
never put Us 70 Ehauie.e tl Oh
Coming up the river a fse days s'ncl. nn 1lI.
ginal Iriahman was on board the BieamfI--on1
OF those witty, genial fellows who Arc never a
case only when they are keeping those around
them in the best Of humor--and amonf Do
many rich notes be passed current was ON uI'l.
will " do TO publish" Our whilom Iolick NIl
inquired The name q every plnce along m md
had passed his Judgment, IN his own peculiar
way, TO the infinite delight Of those around blu.
on the scenery and prospects o. lho coo1||6
often comparing thein with placls IN and .11NI
Tyrone, BantFy. Cork, Drugheda. &c, 4
home,n informing them. By Ihe way, la| b.
was membcr Of the great 0llfgln nm||I. and
descended from long lneof iIlusiriou1 aunt p
sisters" when, on nearing Albany, the steamer
| Oregon hove IN sight Instantly be c1c'l'utd.
a0.r-e-g.a-n, Organ; oh. b jaoerli nol nar
weeks n the country yet. anea sIhnu1Io1I
chrisinned ailher. mele L i needless = ~
what followed -
awfEe, 7 am shortly 10 leave You The Do.
tor tells me that Ican live but few hour1| at
most, l shall soon be IN Heaven"
What !-yo1 be IN Heavrns Your You'll
never bc any nearer Heaven than you ~, non.
you old brute"
A wag was lately invited ioa sewing party,
| The next day friend asked him how the enter
tainnent came or g0h, Il was very amusing. =.
replied he "the ladies hemmed and | h-Wed' 2
The Albany Exprrs, has the i5IoUlnr adsll..
! tisement. "Wanled, an ablc-bodied man 10 hold
I my wiles tongue--she and being unalI1 10.
kept quiet Constant employment given
AnEAehangs paper iays: " Coming home :
few mornings since, we met . man attempting 81
walk on both sides Of the street By al'||d
man@avre We passed between him ~
A printer. on seeing I baieI Z sl...'I Z l.lIu''l