The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-26

sister. Mothers drunk said ,5e ;...
simply, without looking up. wy ''''sG
At his own request the pentl..
guided by the children to their IoJi Wy
learned by the way the main tao5 s"ssa ao
history. Their father hal been ' =" OF 'hq,
German by birth, and kept h. f. I. ''ss'''a
provided, but he had died three ,a T'D'y se
and as it seemed, they had received SI;, 1 C'l9E
their mother since then, but neglect an 'I' l''n
They opened the shabby door Of ts "1u 4o0s
and the stranger followed them in M, W. 100:
no light inside, and the faint RAYS Of -D''e' Va
street-lamp revealed nothing but b r'''r
rags on the floor. 1t was mother? n nSa Y.
dren said, and from the unmi>t,I. Vi. caI'
about the apartment, and the sound nf,I "a
breathing that came from the motionI. 'a''s
before him, he could have no doubt wis.,. ''as
the matter with her. 1'' "a
Billy and Margaret showed from .
manner that they were used to it. and ,. ,t'.
ing that he could provide nothjug ,n ',4';''
more acceptable to them than what tb,r ''sN
so long been familiar with, the strann:, 4 1
them, promising to see them again i t. '@
row. '''D''''
Mrs. Miller was a coarse, ill.teuno,,J
man and thoroughly worthless. In hrr A. ',
drunken passion she was accustomed "a ,.
and brulse her Children, as if they bad ~a '
brutes and it was not difficult, after n, vA
and proof, to separate the poor little ' o,:,
from their cruel mother, and provide t,'
them according to the act made and nroydsi
i'll cases Of parental neglect.
BIack-eyed Marcy rebounded from IA.
crushing effects Of her early i'll treatment
like an elastic saping, and soon vutprerb.,
timld and puny manner but little Billv th
news-boy, complained OF his head, and ieb,i
not been many weeks in the employ Of
benefactor before he sickened, and hand; 4
kindness made bed for him that he nsLr
lie down and die in peace.
Where's Marget p was the poor lads yer,
frequent question,aud so they must needs gi7,
him his pretty sister to please and divert
him. You would have thought they werval
the world to each other-the innocent,
and the little sick boy could scarcely notice
any one but Marget.'
One day the gentleman who cared for an
said Billy, do you remember what you sait
when l gave you piece OF money last fall
Yes, sir
And how told you never mind The
change?'
Yes, sir
Well. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who
taught us all to say, Our father, which art
in heaven and Forgive US our respassesu
we forgive those who trespass against U.s. Of.
fers you a now heart and happy home whel
you die, and you can't give him arythingn
pay for these, can you?
No, sir, haint got anything?
We'll, He says Whosoever will let bin
come and take the water OF lie freely and
He means, never mind the change
What is the water Of ifs!'
1t means all the good things you'll have
plenty OF in heaven, ii you love Jesus Christ
From day TO day this friend sought to
lead the boy to Christ, by showing him bis
need Of a SAVIOR, and the great love C0M
has for those who seek Him with J. whole
heart. The little fellow grew weaker aud
weaker, but the instructions of his teacher,
used by the Holy Spirit, seemed to hnt
Judgment in his mind. His brief lie had
reached its close. At his bedsida stood his
faithful friend, with the question on his lips
" And now, Billy, do you love Jesus"
Yes, sir; don't you, Marget 2
And don't you wish that all the ones 7p9
have ever struck you and abused you would
become good, and love Him, too
Yes sir; don't you, Marget ?
And when you pray, Forgive US our F'
passes, you hope He will forgive theirs TOO
Yes, SIR
well, then, if you pray like that to your
father in heaven, He'll forgive all your siDs
and though you can not half pay hin iGr ,'
ing 80 good to you, He'll never mind Inc
change
Shall ever have to sell any more paper
Not in heaven, my boy; nor be huIs9
nor cold again
Shall Nlarget be with me too 2
L hope SO, Billy, when she dies but W
won't talk any more now--God VIII ID"
care Of you and Marcy,
He wandered in dellrium i'll the Io.io'''
night, and next day he gave up MS spf''
the Father OF merccs. BroEcu-h0a''''
Marcy was not the only one that wept, %"
the little news-boy.- Watchman ami hfD'
tor.