Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-02-28

PART I.

the whole appearance Of the city was cold
and dismal
Seated upon one Of the stone steps Of
Fifth Avenue, was hoy apparently about
thirteen years Of age. He was literally
clothed with rags, his hands were blue, his
| teeth ciat.ered with cold Living upon
his knee was q piece Of newspaper he mad
! picked up in the street, and was trying to
read the words upon it. lie had been oc'
! cupied for a time, when two girls clad in
| furs, came towards him. The eldest one
was about twelve years old, and so beau
tiul that the boy raised his eyes and fixed
them upon her in undisguised admiration.
The child Of wealth stopped before him,
and turning Of her companion she ex-
| claimed:
Marian, just see this fellow on my
door steps Boy what are YOU doing here
" am tying to learn TO read upon this
! little bit Of paper answered the boy.
! "Weli, truly have heard OF intellect
in rags, Marian, and here now it is pe:.
! soniErl'
Marans soft, hazel eyes filed with
tears, as she replied:
| 80! Louise, DO not talk so; you know
what Miss Fannie teaches in school. The
rich and poor met together, and the Lord
is Maker Of US ALL
Louise laughed again, and said to the
boy:
Get up from here, You shall rot sit on
| my door steps, you are too ragged and
| dry
He rose and burning blush crimsoned
! bis face He was walking away when
Marion said:
Don't 60, little boy, you are too cold i!
come to my house and get warm. 0, 90
come, she continued, as he hesi;ated aud
he followed her into large kitchen, where
a bright fire was shedding its genial
warmth around.
"Well, Miss Marian, who are you bring,
ing here, uow?' asked the servant wo-
man.
"a poor boy who is almost pershed;
you will let him warm, will you not, good
Rachael?'
"Oh, yes he shall get warm sit here,
little boy" and Rachael pushed q chair in
front of the stove, and gave him piece
Of bread and meat
Marian watched these arrangements
and then giided from the room. When
she returned she had primer, with the
! first rudiments of spelling and reading
Goina to the little boy she said :
Little boy, here is book that YOU
can learn to read from better than q piece
Of paper. Do YOU know all your l,tters,
/ yet ?'
IS me of them, but not all. Inevcr
had a1y one to teach me Just learned
myself, Int 0, want to learn to read
! very much
Marian sat down beside him and began
! teaching him his letters She was so bus
| ily engaged in this work that she did not
| see her mother enter the room. nor hear
Rachael explain about the boy; and she
| knew not that her mother stood some time
| behind them listening to her noble child
teaching the little bcggar bog to learn bis
| letters.
There were but few he had not learned
himself already. and it was not orm be.
fore Marian had the satisfaction Of hear.
ing him repeat the entire alphabet cor.
rectiv.
When he arose he thanked Rachael for
her kindness, and offered Marian her
book.
"No, don't want it, she said 81
| have given it to You to learn to read from.
Won't you tell me your namc!'
"Jimmie,' be replied.
/" ] will not forget you, jimmie, and You
must not forget Marian hay" was the
! girls farewell"
Louise Gardner and Marian Hay were
playmates and friends together The dwci
lings joined, and almost every hour Of the
day they were together, for they attended
school. These two children were altogether
differently dispositioned, and differently
brought up. Louise was proud and haugh
ty. Poverty in her eyes was disgrace
and q crime, and SIZE thought nothing too
severe for the roor to suffer. These views
she learned from her mother. Mrs. Gard
ner moved in one exclusive circle--the
bon ton Of New York. Without TIE pre-
cincts o. this she never ventured for all
others were henea,h her. Louise was
taught to minge with no children save
mothers friends, was growing up believ-
ing herself even better than they.
The teaching that Marian Hays received
was totally different from this. Mrs Hays
was acknowledged by Mrs. Gardner as
one of her particular friends; yet, though
she moved among that circle, she was far
from being one of them. Her doctrine
was the text the little girl used T." The
rich and the poor meet together, and the
Lord is the maker Of us ALL" This she
taught Marian that there was no distinc-
ton as to wealth and position that the
distinction was in worth and worth alone.
She taught her 10 reverence age, and to
pity the poor and destitute; aud that
pleasant words were as sweet as honey
comb, sweet to the soul-a little word OF
kindness was better than money. Marian
then learned the lesson well, and was sl'
wavs ready to dispense of her gentle
word to all, whether they we're wealthy
and influential or ragged and indigen., as