The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-10-31
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WHAT A SUIT OF CLOTHES DID.

call him Pinch, he looks so pinched but
he is real clean-his knees and elbows
are well patched. lie was dreadful cold
in school to-day l know he was, he
kept shivering so.'
"TLe poor don't suffer half so much
frem the cold rs we think for" said his
aunt "they get used to it.
Let's see you try it," said George.
Hush, my son." said his mother.
"Well, mother, just as if flesh and
blood would not feel such Weather as this,
with only a strip Of old Goth between
them. Aunt is covered with flannel from
head to foot no wonder she doesn't
know what cold is.'
George and his aunt were not apt to
agree, and the worst of it was, they did
not agree to diaagreS.
"What is the boys tame besides
Pinch ?" asked his mother.
"Jed Little. | guess he has no father,
and don't know where he lives. | only
know he's good fellow, and he looks
real pitifil this weather"
"Well," said Mrs. Maxwell, "if you
can do anything for him, | shall be very
glad to have you do 500
Good,' cried George, turning to his
book again; before tomorrow night III
take the shfer out Of poor Jed, if car" !"
He could now study better Jed was not
at school the next forenoon. George asked
where he lived None of the boys knew
none at least, that he asked After school
the master told him, and away he scamp
erred to find hitii. It was an old block of
buildings in another part of the town;
which he made business to search thro'
and through, when he got there. Pres
emily there was tap at one of the base
ment windows, and George spied jed S
face at one Of the squares. Hallo," he
cried. Jed came to the door and peeped
out.
Where are you bound, down here ?"
he asked.
Looking up you, old fellow" said
George,
"Mother is lining my trohsers and
Eve got nothing to wear while she is do
itg it," said the boy; " | can't so out,
so you come i'll"
George went into the little room where
the Littes i1ed-a Door widow with four
children whom the long and se'ere win
ter was pnching to the very extent OF
their scanty ,netns. Such box of a
stove, George thought, and about por'
ringer of potatoes and Jed with old
Summer pants on and Il blanket oyer his
shoulders while his mother was basting
strips Of tiannel in his school trousers,
and they the best he had 1t was the
reality of poverty which he seldom saw.
al just thought I would hunt you up, "
he said, making as if to go, for he felt
ashamed of his thick, heavy coat beside
his half clad school mate.
Thank you ever so much for coming,
it's good in you. Why you see almost
froze in school yesterday, and mother
did not want me to 60 till she had time
to fix me. She sews for the shop. and
has to sew for US by piecemeals. wish
it was always summer, like the tropics
geography tells about.
Poor Jed," said George to himself as
he ran home, poor fellow"
Mother" he cried, as he bounded into
the room with his glowing cheeks, 81
want to make up bundle of my clothes
for Jed Little, quick, mother, quick"
"It is dinner tme," said his aunt.
Dinner" cried the eager boy, " what
do I care about dinner, when poor Jed
Little is freezing ?"
But his mother quieted his impetuosity
until after dinner, when she went up
stairs with hin, and gave him leave to
select full and complete suit for the
poor boy.
GeorgS shohlderad the bundle, and
took in his hand a tin pail full, of dinner
for the destitute family. "You are a
good Boy" said his aunt.
Good : am not good I've not got
spark of goodness in me" cried he.
my child, how you speak to your