Smyrna times., 1861-11-21
THE LITTLE HEROINE.
~ MISS CAROLINE soULE.

a,sst had been longer. To the wreiched,
slees is dear. Ny poor, poor wife-my darling
AsAies-must freeze and siarve! Oh God il
i.soo mueh." And with tears gushing from
IA eyes. the sale man buried his head in the
sraaty eaEeFisg and gTosned aloud.
XII ~ns no wonder that be was out Of heart on
ISs, cod, dark December day. At best he had
a hard struggle TO get food, and for the past
az noulhs The struggle had been almost des-
psais, fer his wife had been una BILE to assist
kia 10 the least. being confined to her bed with
a slaw wasting disease. His little daughter
Marie, srstIy child oftwelVe. kept the room
lag. aad herself and two little brothers like
waT. b. the aid Of her mothers whispered
directions she slsO managed to cook the scanty
seals. and 10 do up the weekly washing and
irsaIng.
NJ liule sunbeam" the father iondly call.
sI her. whIle the mother would say in lew sweet
tsaes. or snsel.'
Oas night the young housekeeper waited
usiil Il vas pitch dark for her father to come
Aoae 10 his frugal supper. and then, with fear.
fs foreboiiugs al her heart, undressed the lit
t!s bsys aud put them TO bed and tied on her
A0od aad cloak TO 60 for hun. A crowd met
ksr az the very threshold. With wild cry
sac rs.hed towards the inanimate form they
carried opon a board. II was her father brought
hsms 10 keE with 4 broken leg.
Eeek had passed since this misfortune
By The sale OF their few pieces OF furniture,
lAs wolf had been kept from the dour. Bat
zee nothing reisaiaed save the coarse bed on
waleh the distressed ones slept. No coal for
ise lHIle gFaIe; ne tea tor the feversh lips :
- crust far the IamIshed children. What
saOsld be done
u ~ss question little Mari4 asked herself
sgsla and sEsia as they lay there watching
Ise isE pale sunbeans that struggled throug h
iAs W'aIO~. And she asked il oltener after
sAe had dressed hers"lf aud br' thers and smooth.
% the tao bels Bread thev must have that
DAY. They were all faint esPn now, aud the
b-ys elsmOFing for their breakfast.
Sstdeuly bright thought came to the dsught-
u. She remembered having seen in the coffee
hosse. young g .rls no taller than she, waiting
SPsa the Customers. Perhaps they woud try
Asr. Ii they only would = she murmured
sahly :" am handy. quick and patient and
wsala try 50 hard TO obIIge." am pretty, too
sas RIght truly have added. had there been a
sPsFk Of vanity in her heart; for she was a
s~eet child, with 4 brow like a sunny
ssa~ drift, and eyes like the spring that nestlss
10 the SOodlau5s. IL will try al least and
zee what can do; and after watching mo-
n>sI the weary sleep Of her parents. she whis.
pref 10 The I.Iie bays that sac was going out
10 get 50 se bread for them and hurried away.
Sac dit go 10 the bakers but her pitIful story
failed 10 re.ch his hard heart, and there were
tears sa her Geld cheeks as she turned away
E'en Hshe secured a place, she could hope ia
- usges tIll Saturday, and there were fou
Nau hat
Sssld Be TO late If she waited ill then. Wha
sAssld she GO-beg! She ASKED herself tn,
esesison With = quIverIng lip. Never befor
tad ta-ir poverty driven them t. that straight
ssa gas hard even nUw. W IIh the picture tina
srsIehed hOas, fresh in her vision to plead 70
seariy. Bat sue dId it. Again aud again sh
she I'D TO the passers by, Please cir, pleas
Hs'am. give me penny, 10 buy bread for m
nek parents"
Bat the gentlemen hsd their ovcrcosts bot
tsaed 10 the cain. and the ladies' were envelol
&C 10 fUTs. and il vas too much like trouble [
had their pocket books or purses just to suppl
. beggsr's wants.
sc TO the soup house," said one, at las
neFe sharlish than the rest. "The city pre-
Vsaes Tor sach as you
u was a neg idea to her, and as fast as fee
Assalhless haste told her story to the atendsE
@atFon.
u VIll report the Gaze to the committe,
s.ia ias ~smau, quietly makIdg memorandur
.. tie aame and number OF the street." Com
IL io-@orrOw morning, aud | will do what
tau Epr you.''
Web heavy hear: she went home. haVin
ns esarsge 10 present herself as a waiter TO an
Al oh
DID you get 30 ne 2" cried the boys, gathe
eg stout her, pulling off her cloak to see if
was hidden ia her CLOAK or under her arms.
Did you gel some - said two faint voc,
f'sn the bed ia Ihs corner, and the covert
Sss thrOwn Of, and two pair Of thin VIII
hsnds put forth.
No. no." she answered plsintively. B
gill Try again. Keep up gsod hope"
There will be plenty out ofthe oven no.
fsE plenty" she said to herself, as she butto
e her cloak 90 the threshold " plenty. and |
Asve some. too. They shall not starve. M
anc woman fOrsske me God dosea't hear n
aag lOager, There's nOlhiag left for me 10
bet sieal!"
bee fses paled as she spoke it. and for {,
nomsnts there was q Wild Wrestle in her hss
Thea shs went on quietly psusing an insts
NANN o&&cf &uH 0hAtOu'
sness- By aud by she found one that seem
sapty.
AwhOls pile Of stesming lOsves lay upon t
essaier.
Size rushed in aud seized one, and hiding
ssaer her cloak, eed madly up the street.
tAe baker seeing her steal the loaf, cried lusIi
STOP Pthiefi-stop theft" A crowd follow
hsf. md abe sposr child was soon run down
clear ease" said the police officer "
fSek ssr 10 hzad-" She must 90 to the col
feam."
la ssin she pleaded Eith them and told
sssy. They must do their duty; she mig
ssss begged; she might have gone ts the SO
ssase there was no excuse for stealing, al .
No excuse. aud her mother was dying
bead si.a
an importaai trial was just closing, and
NE sveuses 20 tss Eesrt house were Ihrong
They'll be through soon,'' said the on
- thesaker; (" veil wait here few MONIES
ss dagger Of Asr getting swsy While my 9