The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-04-19
Heaven Careth for the Poor.

Once upon timo, in q city shall moi
mention, and country which you would
be none tho better pleased if I we're TO toll
you, there were two sisters; ono of them
with plenty of money, and without children
QOr people are seldom blessed in all ways
aud the other u widow. with five children
and so poor, besides, that sho was 10 want
of bread for herself anc her family. Undor
the pressure of this need, Ct or it is sad
thing, aud tears fathers or a mother.
heart. TO sce thoir young ones hungry, and
not DO ablo 80 givo them food,) the pool
widow went IN search of her sister, aud sale
to her -
My children are suffering from want
you are rich; give mo morscl of bread fol
the poor little things"
But tho rich woman had heart oe stone
and sho answered, " We have got nothing il
the house; and tben she dismissed her sis
ter, with stif politeness.
Now, was not that cruel woman-not &c
say, wicked, unkind, unnatural sister
But let US see what came of this hard heart.
edness. Mover be in a hurry. my dear
children, To say tho cruel aud tho wicked
get on well. and thrive wait whilo, aud
look to the ond. Everybody is not punish.
cd in this world tor tho wrong they do but
great many are, for all that, and they
make their own punishment out of theil
own evil minds.
Some hours after the two sisters had mot
1t was dinner timo, and home came the rich
lady's husband, so gallant, and gay, and
smiling. and quito ready to onjoy tho good
dinner that bo know was all ready for hi,n
tie wont up TO the table, and began to cuI
otf tho loaf piece of bread but what was
his horror at seeing that, at the first stroke
OF tho knife. drops of bood--real blood
foil from tho loaf, just as If no had boon
slicing at tho heart of n follow creature
"llow is this, wife," he asked of the terri
fod woman, who knew too we'll, and, Ia
her fright, told him oil that had passed be-
tween her and her sister. At this the goot
man was very angry and taking up th,
dish of roast meat from the table, auc
wrapping up q fresh loaf in napkin, h,
went off, in all haste, to reliove tho poo
distressed widow. and gave her hungr,
children plentiful meal. need not sa,
how welcome he was, and how the good
natured fellow enjoyed tho eager delight o
the young ones when they caught sight o
the nice hot roast log of mutton, with plent,
of gravy He saw thom nil we'll set dowl
to the. table, and clattcring their knivesNn,
forks and chattering with gloe, and tbel
went out into tho street, to go back to hi
own house. No sooner had be turned tn
corner than he heard loud shouting. and
lifting up his eyes, saw dense cloud o
smoke darkening tho sky, and then col
unn of flame shooting up through. it and
shower of sparks succeeding. He pushe
on in alarm, and soon perceived that il wa
his own house that was on fire! In tha
one short hour, all bis wealth-his furnitur
aud plate, and his title deeds, securities an
bank. .notes--all wero lost in tho devourn
flames nothing was loft to him but hi
evil.mindcd wife, who ran about, wringn
her bands, and crying out to all her neigh
bors, "What will become of us what shal
we do how shall we live we shall persl
with hunger"
mot so, my dear sister,. replied the goo
widow, who ran up to her assistance at tn
moment; "Heaven foods the poor"
The woman who had been rich wss, i
her turu, compelled to have recourco to beg
ging for subsistence but no one woul
take pity on her, who had been so unfee!in
for others and her sister, no longer re
nombering her hardness of heart, sharo
with her the aims she herself received.