Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-12
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" A~1 gttoi irAo fepsA 0ccupl60 etuu3I t0f1SOfne time. .~hen two tlitsie g4fis e4ad ii sifks and f'at s ifss,i ss Que, was .s about ssr. @ .d.pd % soa seaa.ial that the poor boy raised his eyes bahd fixed tliefn in undisgaised adnffatiSno9 10 {, :, ai.'hp Fl. asi
 The child of wealth stopped befpre lhimY and, taEping to her companion. exclainsd-
 Marian, just see this fellow on my steps Boy what are you doing here 9
 1amtrying to learn to read upon this little bit ofpsper, Eanswerad aiie boy. edi oisqU i, The girl laughed derisivs1y,s and Said 2 70
 Wall. truly! I have heard of intellect in FagssMarian, and here it is personIfed.' ''%
 Marian's soft hazel eyes filled with tears. as she replied ,l5ain,do FsidT tiOh. Louises do not talk SCI; you know what Miss Fannie teaches in school : The rr,ch and the poor meet together,i and the Lord is the maker of them all.' .lsg ! Louise laughed again, and said to the boy,
 Get up from here@you shall not sit l1IEs upon my steps s-you are too ragged and dir,y.'a sT The boy arose. and 2 blush crrinsoned his face He was y walking away, when Marian sad t,iw IEg ,y9GsloagD ft'ote;3t td3 aifDontg tgo, little boy you are Sd, cold, come to my house and get warm Oh, d, ,,,c come she continued, us he hesitated,; aLd he followed her into alarge kitchen. where a bright rrn fire was shedding it's genial warmth ar ar oouInnd. We'll, Miss Marian, who are you bringing here now gasked the servant wolnan.a st3i'i A poorlittle boy, who is almost perished you will let him get warm will you not. Racll- el I? i;s.,.t'. ,..s .t .If.+,s.s4,y-5-,E ,,l,
 Oh, he shall warm s.t here, little boy,' and Rachel pushed 2 chair ip front of thsstove she then gave him 2 piece, Of bread and meat. .s Marian ,twatched these arrangements, and then glided from tbe room, wbenn she returned she had d primer, with the first rudiments of, spelling and reatling. Going soe .he-hny .he said -va5steIt -l.f ts''-sf,et' 4
 Little boy, here is Look that you can learn to read from better thar piece of paper. Do You know your letters ?'ea 4t, Iaiq@sff s l,t Some of them, but not all, never had anybody tt. teach me. just learned myseif; but oh waut to read 50 badly,'.o .ic's efsfi.t sl Marian Sat down beside him and Begar, to teach him his letters She was so busily occu- pied in this work that she did not hear her mother enter the room, nor hear Rachel ex- plain about the boy : and she knew not that her mother stood some time behind ,he,l, lis tenlng to her noble, child learning the beggar boy his letters. 25.. ssgv'r sGi ?. '"J "l E. j
 There were but few that he had not already learned himself aud it was not long before Marian had the satisfaction of lhearins him re- peat the whole alphabet e2f'toed 'ai;,'!s . he raised to go he thanked Rachel for her kindness, aud offered Marian her book .l,o
 No, don't want its' she said9i'I haseagiv- eu it to you to learn te read from. DO Won't you tell me your name'?e Is tefu 9sooi ii~-2s7ott 'e. Jimmy he replied %'o 19 'g5' , a , ai,s .ir.' will not forget you, Jimmy you must re. member Marian Hayes,' ,'owas the little girl $ farewell, mp2 9A3 oj | t7lsl oi a'it1ai 2's'o{'
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 Louise Gardner and Marian Hayes were playmates and friends. Their dwellings joined, and and almost every hour of the day they were to- gether, for they a sttended the, same school. Thosetwo children were very differently dispo- sitionedo ai and nd very differently brought up. Louise was proud and naughty. Poverty in her eyes was g. disgrace and q crime, and she thought nothing too severe for. the poor to sui fer. These views she learned from her moth CT. bsz1sts4 looass ih 10 ssg sat|
 Mrs. Gardner moved in one exclusive circle of the bon ton of New York. Without its pre- cincts she never yentured 4 forn ali others were beneath her Louise, taught to mingle with no children except those of her mothers friends, was growing up believing herself bet ter than thew eat ioi spiyo1a e sa1 9al } it,,4tii 1t baliEa snW s48sfUG38Y ot .ytnu0d
 The teaching that Marian Hayes received was totally different from this Mrs. Hayes was acknowledged by Mrs Gardner as one of her particular friepdsa yet, though she moved among that circle, she was far from being one 
 U. 'a1aN tuu uaisai ii ao spif9s s1ossd lid sts e Her doctrine awss the text her little girl had used s'The rcH and poor meet together, and, the Lord is the maker of them iall'aaT This she tnught Marian, there was no distinction IS to wealth and positioHs the distinction was is, worth alone. She taught her to orsyerence age.- and to pity the poor and destitute ;.i aad that pleasant words were as sweet as honey comb sweet te the soul'- "a little kindness was bet ter than money.os Marian learned the lesssaI we'll. and was ever ready to dispense her geitiel words to at wsethef bsy Were were wealthy yaed ipdneqtials pr ragged and indigent, as the boy she had thas,nold morning befriended. i ' 2 a4aEg99 eia gHl3A!ssd 4si < .Fl5ssIs sf4aiijEq ,ai ssiaelai4 hssasys T7-sa esi5 stli3asosst "a :lAgayiand brilliant throng were iassemBlsdI t, ts e of Washins l|l'ss :is yas sii So session, and the hotels were crowded with strangers. It was an evening party. Tho bril-