The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-02-09

out 10 walk the gay sueets Of the city, 10 see
the new and beautiful goods hanging so tsmpt-
Ingly in the wiudo 8, and perhaps TO buy n
few tribes. When all ready 10 60 out she
noticed that some part of her dress seehed To
hang away. and so she snalched pin fiom its
paper, and thrust /, 10 tic dress Tfrbe poor
pin felt that he was lost aod almost sino,hered
FIR the frst hour, but after While, he began
70 work his way out, so that bis head was IN
sight. '~ -
"Now," says he, ,"I can see il all. I have
nothing TO do but to ride tbrodg these streets
aud ses all ihs beautiful things, and enjoy
mysI'" fa .".a..,' fN
Pretty soon y . lady met some gentlemen
and they took off their hats and bowed very
low. r. ~
| N"Ab! Says the little pin, {" was not that TO
mei I'm sure they looked directly at M
when they bowed NV bead 10 bright, and
perhaps they thought me a costly diamond !!
Who Epowsr' et
And then the pin began 10 thrust his head
great salts faction. Ii seemed to him that all
the people had come out in their clothes aud
in their carriages for him to look at. and that
he was the most important Thing in all Paris
He felt that his mis- ivess was walking out for
his sake, and bad placed him up near her neck
so that everybody could see him. Poor pin !
HI had much 10 learn.
BY and by, as lady was walking through
a street on which none but rich lived, the pin
thought be would stretch up his head high
enough TO peep into the window, when he lost
hts balance and fell. He"cried' with a very
tiny. jngling, linkling sound As his bead
struck tho sidewalk. He lay still, expecting
that the passers would stop and gaze at him.
and especially tiat his mistress would miss
him aud come back after him. But she pass.
ed on. and all the rest passed on. and nobody
stopped. Presently heavy foot trod on him
Then ~ a her, ,and anothet, and at length The
foot of dirty beggar trcd on him! "O,"
crie.l he. "havc Come to this! Alas! I find
was nothing, am nothpg-a poor, useless,
depised, forgotten pin! No human eve will
ever look on me again. must rust and per
ish between the bricks of the sidewalk u
just then young man came out of one Of
those rich houses. He had gone in to see il
the rich bankers who lived lhore, coul not
give him employment as a clerk. The bank
or said No, have now more clerks ,haa
really need" Tho young uan was disap
pointed, and as he came out, be paused mo-
menf, and then saw the little pin lying on the
sidewalk. So be STOPPED down aud picked il
hp and stuck it on his sleeve. Careful, saw.
ing young mln! Many would have dsspised
thee for saving pin! But it was the making
Of theel
Tho rich banker was looking out of his
window and saw him pick up aid Save the
pin.
"Tbat young man." ssid be to himself,
will make careful, prudent man Of business.
[ viii have him"
into his employ. Eventually that young man
became a partner, and ,hen at the head I, fthe
bank. and eventually one of the very richest
aud greatest men in France.
When the i tie pin learned how much
good be lad done, he was very glad; but he
had tho good sense to see that il was divine
Providence and not he, who had done all
this. twas not because he w.s great or
bright or could make his voice heard, bu, be.
cause God can AXE a pin teach, and the
welfare Of man for life, may turn upon the
mcle picking up Of pin! He was thorough.
ly BUNDLED, and all his descendants since
have becn willing to be stuck and thrust any
wherc,-Just as willing to hold the rags over
the shoulder of a beggar, as tho rich cash.
mere shawl on princess. Who con tell on
how small thi &, great interests may turn!
They seem small to us, but with Hin, there
IS no hing small. anl nothing great. A pin
and kingdom are alike, nero nothng.-S.
s: Times.