The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-12-18
bRirstaturs and flowing hairI AIniI6a had

tall stature and floEing hairI ABntI he had
already gape ogtqgain; shs, must eail on the
pQFrow, they said, and ask for Mr.. Asherait-
! The ,ps&t morning, having eaten, ynolhing,
Tor she could not tonchs 4 iaIthing Of the
sold1 she was admitted INTO the room where
lsatfthe stranger. He aruse -as she entered,
and ga-ed with curious air til she present
ed che purse Then he started with pleased
surprise laid down his paper. took the gold
and carefully counted it over. sasar.
A bright red spot burned on her cheeks az
she spoke. and she forced back the tears,
Now confess, i" said the stranger, rising
and walking to and fro before the fire; "tell
me, did not you expect a large reward for
this?"
"l dil think perIaps-r and she turn
ed with q'.ivoling lips to the door. ~
as op, stops' cried the stranger, ''you
know you would never have returned the
purse had :, ,ou not expected to be well paid
for it."
"Sirl' said the widow, her voice rising be-
yUnd its usual tone, AMI her thin form erect.
q The, stranger paused, holding the purse in
his hand; then-drawing- forth a small coin,
offered tito her y OF EI0HV ''
For moment she drew back; then, re
membcring that her poor boys were hungry
at home, and in bed because there was no
FIRE, she burst into tears as she took it, say
ing; "This will buy bread for my poor chill
dren.'' And hurrying away. she buried the
Of that morning in her own heart.
1T was four o'clock on the same day. Sa-
rah Goodwin sat beside a. scanty fire, busy
in sowing patches on the very'poor clothes Of
her four boys. r
s'."Run'to the door, Jimmy" said she to the
eldest, IS a loud knock was heard. =. s4
~ '"oh! Mother" the boy cried, returning;
"a big bundle for US! What is it? What
canit be?', l-s1 04.-rl-.a 1000 ~ sag
"Work for me- perhaps,7 said the widow
nntying the large package, when suddenly
there came to Light four suits ofgrey clothes,
with four neat black shining caps, exactly fit
ting to the heads Of her boys Almost over
come with wonder, the widow fell on her
knees her eyes fixed on the words: IA pres
ent to the fatherless;" while her boys, laying
hold Of their suit Of clothes, danced about
the floor with glee. e## E@ z
""What's in the pocket here what's IN the
pocket?' cried Jimmy, thrusting his hand in
to that place, when, ID! out came the very
purse Of gold the widow had returned that
morning.
A scene of joyous confusion lollowed.and
the voice Of prayer assembled from Sarah
Goodwin's fu heart. Again and again she
the glittering treasure, fifty dollars.
1t seemed an almost endless tortune. How
her heart ran over with gratitude to God and
the stranger.
She conld not rest till throwing her bonnet
on, with cheeks glowing with hope and hap
piness, she ran back to the hotel to pou
forth her thanks Z 2 III < IA2h
A carriage stood at the door laden with
trunks behind. The driver mounted the
seat as she had reached the steps, and turn.
ing her head, there within sat the stranger.
She had rot time to speak, but he nodded
his head as he saw her with her elasped
hands standing there, and prayer on her
lips. Sarah never saw the stranger again.
She took alittle shop and stocked it we'll, and
and put her boys to school, 10 day she is
the owner Of a respectable shop. Other four
boys two are ministers, one is doctor, and
the other is a thriving mechanic.
Nobody knows where the man with the
flowing hair has gone; but il he is living and
should ever hear ofwidow Goodwin, he will
have the consolation of knowing the noble
result OF this generons deed toward the wor-
thy woman and her four boys. =