The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-24
MISCELLANY.
From Arthur's Home Gazette.
Ewes Open.

ning," said Mrs. Beach.th wife of prosperous
wholesale dry goods merchant on Market
street, as she busted her mantle of porcelain
and marble on Monday morning, that "he who
wanted to be good must be on the constant
look out for opportunities; that God does not
find our work and bring it ready fitted and
prepared to our hands, but spreads the world
before us, and We are to walk through it as
Christ and the apostles did. with eyes open,
looking for the sick and suffering, poor and
oppressed.
Now am certain. continued the lady, as
she replaced a marble Diana in the centre OF
the mantle, L should like to do some good
every day-one feels so much better when they
go to rest at night, and III just keep my eyes
open to-day, and see if come across any OPP
portunities that under ordinary circumstances
should let slip.
Half an hour later Mrs. Beach was in the
nursery with the washerwoman, who had come
for the clothes.
wish Mrs. Simms. said she. as she heaped
the soled linen into the basket, that you would
get Tommy's aprons ready for me by Wednes-
day; we are going out of town to remain I'M
til Saturday. and / shall want a good supply
on hand for such careless little scamp as he
swell, I'lltry ma'am, said the washerwoman
/ have got behindhand good deal since Sam
my got the whooping cough: but now he is
better must tryto make up for the lost time
'Has he had the whooping cough? Poor lit
tie fellow. How old is hep" questioned the
lady.
HE was three last April, ma'am."
And Tom is four, unused the lady. "Look
here, Mrs. Simms, won't you just open the low
er drawer of that bureau, and take out those
four green worsted dresses in the corner
Toms outgrown them, you see, since last win
ter, but they are almost as good as new. Now,
II you want them for little Sammy, they'll do
nicely without altering think"
want them, Mrs. Beach, answered the
washerwoman, with tears starting into her
dim eyes-I haven't any words to thank you
or to tell you what a treasure they'll be- Why,
they will keep the little fellow as warm as toast
all winter"
swell, I'll place them on top Of the Clothes -
said the lady, smiling to herself as she thought
"my eyes have been open once to-day"
Not long afterwards Mrs. Beach was on her
way to market. flor she was a notable house,
keeper.) when she met boy who had lived a
short time in her family the year before, to do
errands, wait on the door, &c. He was a
bright, good-hearted, merry-faced boy, and
had been great favorite with the family, and
Mrs. Beach had become interested in him; but
this morning she was in quite a hurry, and
would have passed the child with cordial but
hasty, "How are you, Joseph, my boy? Do
come and see us" had it not struck her that
Joseph's face did not bear its usual happy ex-
preston. She paused as the memory of last
nights sermon flashed through her mind. and
she asked, as anything the matter with you,
Joseph? You do not look as happy as you
used to-"
The boy looked up for moment, with a
halfdoubting, half-confiding expression into
the lady's face; the latter triumphed. "Mr.
Anderson's moved out of town, he said, push
ing back his worn, but neatly brushed cap
from his hair; $50 I've lost my place, and
little Mary's sick, and makes il very bad just
now"
$50 it does,r answered Mrs Beach. her SYM
pathies warmly enlisted "But never mind,
Joseph; remember only night before last,
my brother said he should want a new GRAND
boy, in few days for his store, and he'd give
good one two dollars a week. Now, I'll see
him to-day, and get the situation for YOU If
you like
The boys white face frightened. sob! /
should be so glad of it, Mrs. Beach"
And see here, Joseph, I'm going to mar
ket, and perhaps, / can find something nice
for little Mary" The lady remembered that
Joseph's mother, though poor seamstress,
was very proud woman, and felt that this
would be delicate way of presenting her a
gift.
~ she iounu so.he ueheious pears ana
TAPES, ana nice chicken 10 make broth Tor
Mary, VINO, sne learned, was Ill with Fever,
before she proceeded 10 40 her own marketing.
Du. ~ was ply .he iady aid not see Joseph
Us ne sprang INTO the chamber where little Ma
~ iay YEARLY moaning on her bed, and her
,ho.iier sd, pusiiy stitching IN one corner, and
held up the chicken and the fruit, crying. =
Good news! good news. I've got all these
nice Things ior Mary, and place at two dollars
week
IN now niue mary not myers closed ov-
or tne puncnes OF white grapes, while the sew