The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-11-04
MISCELLANY.
Kitty's Frst Shoes.


KlrrT FIESraAs went home from Mission
Sabbath-school one day with good news, so
she ran all the way. "Mother!' she cried,
all out OF breath, the teachers are going to
have a meeting 70 sew for Us; and ii we want
q shoes, We can 60 to Miss Alnley'a on Saturday
8 morning, and she will give them 70 us ~ Poor
little Kitty she had SO w-clothes, and those
were 50 short ana 50 ragged, that one smeet-
ing" at least might have occupied itself with
her case alone. Her dress hardly covered
her knees, and she had neither shoes nor stock
inQs nor ever had any in All her life. A soil
ed sun bonnet hung ronnd her face and neck
q "a face that was almost pretty, 1t was SO
bright and animated ~ ,EabaoM -
ils And teacher says am TO have hood and
new dress, and I'm going for . par Of shoes
- next Saturday sat5aaa s.ee '4ast1 boo
s4lga Mrs Finnigan looked up from the pork she
was frying. :. ~ a1.E La. az. .slia. ~.
- "And what DO ye want Win rsnoes At ALP,
she said. ts 5,s.. mas5, 2 ~ ;niGa3
e Kitty mad tnougnt IL Wealu Oe very fine to
wear snoes, .put ner motner question was
hara 70 answe.; out sne SAID, after some
tno1gnt' rIney u Eeep my leet warm"
Ocn, surS1 anu olont ye slide on the Ice
baretoot all last winter, and 1 couldn't keep ye
IN the. mouse; ana what will We be wanting
your feet warm this winter for pD Vt
Kitty tried again. II was thinking my bare
feet were not az to be round teachers beauti-
full clean dress. ny
: And what's to make your shoes cleaner
q than your feetT, echo ia hoyomsz sab 49,
In despair, Kitty told the truth, at last.
"Biddy Maloney and Ann Maginnis ana Nora
O'Neil have shoes. and nobody put tnose
Bradishes go barefoot"
sa9si Faith, and is that your reason? wen, 1
won't be hindering you; 20 ana get your
shoes and good LUCK 70 you. ,,h. a,,.,. A..
3 81 That night and every night during that
week. Kitty counted the, Inc days, 70 see how
I the shoes. AT last the long waited for Satur-
day came. Miss Llniey had only just finished
her breakfast when she saw Kitty pass the win
dow TO knock az the basement door. "Show
the little girl In here, "she said TO Ellen, the
walter -. me breakfast things were on the
az them with such longing eyes that Miss
Llniey babe Ellen prepare place for her at
the table, and she sat reading the morning
Z paper while Kitty drunk coffee out OF a ehild's
silver cup ndfound out how nice buttered
ls rolls tasted. Meanwhile, Ellen was clearing
ths table, and Kitty thought how delightful it
must be to be waiter like Ellen, and live in
such handsome house. $1,000
After breakfast, Kitty remembered the shoes,
snt had not the courage 10 say word till
Miss Llnley asked, ibid you come for the
shoes = es, please, ma'am." Ellen brought
In large box, from which Miss Linley took
several pairs. Kitty hardly knew how 10 try
them ON but, with . little help, she soon found
pair that fitted her. Of strong, stout leather
shoes. Miss Linley talked so kindly that at
last Kitty had the courage to say, 81 wish
was old enough to 60 out to service. should
like to be a servant 1,ise,.s,ss1s, go eis y
o s@You must grow older and stronger, and
learn good many things first, my child. But
you know whose servant you can be now
don't you Pr 5as aals ssliss5a. osf9sSs ess w
M 40 at TrtAk<.
eyes, 9'.sa 'esfi' 1zee 2 9 eas eAf99egs -
"You know who the Lord Jesus Christ IL
doHt y0up"s hAaatH !HEM4P y
81, y heard about him In Sunday school," -
81 ,"You know that he can sea you and hear
ti what you say. He is our Master. and good.
kind Master he Is. You are not too little 10
be his servant ~ n y, "a -.
y swell, viii, !" said Kitty, awhat are his or
ders? e 1a sia = = asa. 5a2 h14oe
They are great many: they are written
down ii the Bible. I viii tell Won three
things, and you may come here next Satur-
day, and tel. me how you succeed in the SER
vice. Obey your father and mother, be kind
to your brothers and sisters, and be clean"
osadress and unwashed hands. and fhoneht that
there was nothing very clean about her but
q those new shoes az Win Oh homa and ~ ast
my face, She said; and Mss LInIey smiled Is
S see her promptness I'M making : beginning.
5m So, with her new shoes on her feet. Xiii,
y started for home IT was more than 4 rnilts
but II had not seemed long when abe came
20 Now her feet felt SO strangely that she COULD
M not take step without thinking 81 them
ia Once or twice she slipped and feIIss tin. duite
S out of patience with her shoes, she sat down
ga on doorstep, took them off and carried then
them and admred them anS Ki.as .l .DOss%
d on and Susie tried them on. then Tom strut
tod rnnd flsf ,-r,<,,,, ~, t,,, =, $500 !. -,