Litchfield enquirer., 1863-01-01

ing about tae matter. when souaeaking sr u :
 gave .a,ss.H ss:s T 10 his reflections.
 sTkey don't really need aast.l;ns, he said [
 ais.sels-. and yet propose to spend ssa i
 sr.'ss'ss .sEsi, far appearance. $ sake E tli
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 i;iehf # son choose to dsit, he replied Ia.ss.sI.
 I .rn not qa:.e 90 sure of sl,ss. be sdiiet
 fer q I,anse. Ami thea he satin quite mt I.. ss'eti f..r st,.;.e .lsi.,aiez-
 That's better he at Issss, ss.i.I rising ap an
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 ' s,d good fe.;nss sl,.n; ;o x better i'ari.s
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 Perhaps fslIs-sssr s'd il..if the .al.o.lll :a boas fDr Iizzy ..,.I Jale and let ti.. ..Ii.er.so sa'sl.e A..s ] l....I ose.'
 His su..es; len, i..,werer- did not satisfy him Better let t zli Ii. other siirrctias l.. raid si...r .i.inI ing awhile longer; it will do rsai eostl- He time xiii come when I can sx plain 'i,.. .... ,satterif necessary and do saxss with any li:ile false iapression .Lat may hax. l i,e-n f.ra.ssI'
 T.. tiessr,clnsion at which he arrived, he re. maiaei issn No present O. ssy kisi vas s.si. to hi. letrothed or her .is CT. an !. ts.e rsa..sr has stsn ia xhatli It the omission was lsyi-wa., = New Years. eve proved to be one of uncon i.soi, i,.ei.sm. sry. Le snow Lad been falling nj day driven into every n.,ok aud corEer. rIe:. ss:d eranny. by l,iseeire neriheasfer: .n.. new, although inc wind had ceased to roar among the ehimneys and flo hnri ihe snow xi,I. l.lia.siHs violence iato the face of any oae xho repsarsd abroad. the flakes xere f.l,ins slowly :.si more heavily than since morning, tough tie ground wss covered slready to the depth of many inehes. Ii vas night to make the poor .si so:tf, as they gathered more closely ars.uud their small fires, sd thought of the few sticks of Woo, CT ps-cks of coss that yet fenaaiaed of iheir. li.,iied store
 On this dressy night. small boy who had bean ai ark i a pria:tias office all day, stso.i near sh. desk of his employer. waiting 10 re- ceive lis week kss vages and 70 home 10 lis meth CT, a poor widow, whsse slender income scarce iy .i.iiieed ia s.se fo |! to her little household.
 . Yoa needn't ceme to-niusrew, John. said tl.e pri.ier, as Le handel tic lad txo dollars that were due li,n for ihe weeks work to-morrow is New Ysar'S.'
 The boy took the n,oney. and afier lingering ; aioa,sl.s. sar..ed as.fss:si Saiss. ar.is the '.Ioor. l:e evidently exrec,el something. snd seemed disarrcin,ea The printer noticed siis. and at onse canlrrelenaea its meaning.
 ..John.' he sa.d kiii,lly.
 E Tie Ley s,.,rped and ta-ued around; as he t;d s.., the .ri..ter took aP half dollar fson lhe desk, aud holding it Lctseen Lis fingers, said
 You've been very good boy, John. and l think you deserve New Years gift Here's a half a dollar for yoa.
 Jol.,l $ cou,s,enance was lifup ia an instant. Is he came lack .e get tie nle;.ey, shs az.., eye rested srs. ajf r.Irsof .aees, aud As s,.lss
 Nliea would you rasher Lave. Joan, th;s Lsif dollar or ]. pair ef new shoe.f
 Ed raaher have the new shoes, replied John, wishaut hcsiiatien
 Very asil; l twill write yoa an orsssr on shosil..sk.r T, aud you and ii Ssurself and the lri..,yr iurue. ,o his desk a,d wrote the or der.
 As he handed to John the piece of paper on sicl, the ossier was written, the lad looked ear .es,. ii. Lis ias,e. and then said, with strongly atkssi hesi,asiaa--
 | tl.i,.k, SIT, nas shoes viii da very well t ,ae.,l..l they only want mendins. Won't you please ,o ~r.te shoes for my mother instead oi for me '
 1he Los's voice ircmLksl. and his face was sutfasrsi. He felt that he bad ve.aured too mach. The printer looked :. him for . mo aeat or twa, ansl then said $ E
 Dars your aa,her want shoes badly r l .oh, yes, sir. sLe do-sn earn mneh by wash iiay aud iroaius when she Can dp it hut sl.s .i....sl her Mrst three weeks ago, and hasn b.en .lle to anything but york about ths housc since. l Id are your wages all she has 10 live upoaf They are now
 on hase , li.,le sister. beliese Yes, sir l Does she want shoes. also
 She has had noslias luI old laes oa be feet sor ! month.
 Indeed
 l hs printer turned to his desk, and sat an Unused fur Lalis minute, when John stood wit bis hearl bea.ins 50 loud .Lss hs couid hearii palsations.
 Give me that order,' the maa q lenssh sai \ to the h.sy, nho handed hin the siip of papel E He tore t up, and then leok lis Ps's and ro' ! new erder