The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-08

A Capital stsry sfHuman Mature.
The, long wslk down town from Asdisou
street, where Ma. Jefjesson lived, could be
very much sbossssed BY passing through q
diriy alley. dssignsssd ssHouasd - ssy Mn.
Jefferson seldom svailed herself Of the sdvan.
tage this crossway offered, but, one day, being
in greet haste, she said TO herself: al think
/ will venture TO 60 through this dirty lane. y
Accordingly she drew down her face TO ts
greatest possible length, and with frown up.
on her brow. set her pretty gathered foot on
the walk. Passing along, brwaiing the ne
cessity which subjected her to the annoyance
Of such miserable spectacles and offensive
odors, she approached group Of boys anus
ing themselves with pop guns. Half doz"n
voices shouted, "Pop goes the weasel" and
the.potatoes from the guns Of the accurate
marksmen came in contact with Mr. J's nose.
Darker grew the frpwn On her brow. and
darker still as she received 'he unmis'akable
evidences that the next aim was taken at her
hack. An expression Of disgust mingled with
Mrs. Jrffrrson's frown IA che discovered a dir
" little child smiling at her through cob
web curtained window. The haby's sister saw
the look on ber face and treated her TO q
splash from mud puddle by the door.
"Yon nasty thing p said Mrs J'f son, but
wns interrupted BY ssosber sflasb from pud
die by the door.
Some boys were m, king miniature loco
motives Of mud IN the walk. They did not
notice the lsdv's approach until her fretful
voice inquired:
"Csn pssp
ayes, jus, as quick as We get this ipji"e
DONE" said one.
"Le her 90 by. Bill. Only don't tip the
cars over with your hoops" said another.
The boys considered this a very witty re-
mark, and they sent forth long and bois,er
.ous shouts, which were anything but music
al.
Howard street was full Of dirty, ragged,
saucy children, and it needed only passing
glance to see hat they lived in places too
filthy to he houored with the name Of home.
Mrs. Jefferson was glad enough when SIZE
reached the broad and decent thorougtfare.
but che could not help seeing the nd splash.
es on her dress; she feared the potato from
the pop-guns had left its mark on her face,
and her gai,er boots Lad not been at all i'm
proved by coming in contact with the dirt
The faces of those aborrid children" seemed
to haunt her, too.
She went home the furthest way round, re.
solving, whatever her haste might be, never
again TO try and save time by passing through
Howard street. just behind her tripped along
her little ueighbor. Mrs. Baldwin.
"Ratber uninvi,ing," she said TO herself, as
ber happy face looked down the dngy alley,
.I.,t nd mil L
get from the dirty little lks."
With grateful feelings in her heart that
God bad drawn her lines in pleasant places,
she reached The pop-gun marksren, who bad
just taken such successful aim at Mn. Jeffer-
sJn.
"Now for my smiles" thought Mrs. Bald
win, as she greeted the boys with such u
frank, a genial look, that il won pleasant an
swer,ng smiles from ell but one. He was 80
busy getting his pop gun into running ord r,
that he dill not zee her face until the other
boys exclaimed,
.Huid on. Tom. Don't shoot TINT lady"
Tom looked up with an expression which
said, 81 will if have mind to-" But the
lady GA him such q merry smie that he
drew back little, and Mrs. Baldwin heard
him say
"Welr I'd rather not shoot her, reck
on"
The dirty baby WIS still peeping through
the cobwebs. He caugh, glimpse of her
sunshiny face, and Instantly co'umenc d such
a Growing and capering, that the lady had 10
stop ard look nj him, and cay aloud:
"What dear baby YOU are"
BABY 3 sister saw the admiring look and
heard the praise bestowed, and hurried 10 the
door, broom in hand, not this time to imprn
wise shower f'ou'fthe mud puddle; but she
said:
"The walk is 40 dirty for your nice dress,
that want To brush Il off 6r you.'
The little engine makers were engrossed
with their mud toys, aid hesitated about leav
iog their work long enough to let the lazy
pass; but she said, pleasantly:
"Theso are very nice locomotives. boys, I'll
try and not come in collision wit them"
The boys made way for her right qnickl y,
and from the lps Of more than one Of then
came ''b' g pardon, madam"
Every little child was ready to give back
smile for smile, an it was with face perfect
ly ladisLt with happiness at she greeted he'
friendo as she passed down Main street. Mrs
Baldwin told her husband all about her walk
end her adv. HtuIe, and he (silly felow) kiss
ed her and said:
"B ess your heart, wife! You are peri, ci
sunbeam Who, besides you, could find any
thing but wrelcheduess in Howard street y
Nrs. Jefferson thought she would never &C
pear the dirty alley again; hut on talk 6
with some ladies of benevolent association
Of the degradation Of it's inhshitsnts, she con.
sented, after considerable urging, to 90 as Q
missionary TO the "poor miserable Creatures. .
She supplied herself With bundle Of tracts
and taking care to wear clothing which woulc
not suffer the least injury from dirt, she sal
lied forth on her mission.
"Dear dear me p she said, as she entered
. wretched domicil; al should think yor
would infect the whole city with fvers snc
cholera. Don't You know it is sbsmefully
wicked for you to be so dWty7 Are you
friend Of the Saviourf" che added, iu q sim
pie tone.
III don't want TO be, il you are." was tn,
reply.
"Here are some tracts should like to bav,