Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-06-07

fort before night,-a load of fuel, bar !
rel of -four, groceries and garments
which the poor mans wife and children
we'll could spare; "for hadn't George
good health and steady employment 2"
So poverty helped poverty, and felt
richer; while ample means felt poorer
than before.
But it pleased God to call home one of
Downie's children, and his desolation
was now more helpless. Must he plod
about the neighborhood with his story of
woe, to get aims by which to pay for
coffin shroud, and grave?
Briggs spared him this pang, antici-
ting such jaunt; and, assuming the fu-
neral expences himself, he said
"Neighbor Dowuie, you've a hard
row to hoe F; but while l have loaf left,
you never need lack half one"
No man 50 poor he cannot serve his
fellow.
When Briggs next went to Flintwhittle,
he could not pay, as was customary with
him, the whole of his account.
The storekeeper looked grave. 1t hurt
his feelings He had very tender feel
ings--in his pocket He shook his head
slightly, but he did not refuse to trust
Briggs any more. Briggs had health
and wages.
You have need to work hard" said
Flintwhittle. las your family cat so much
more than usual. You have used up q
barrel of -four, and other extra amounts.
Well, | suppose, as your children are
growing, they devour more Can't be
helped; and perhaps the faster they
grow, the better, as they'll sooner be able
to help you. If your oldest boys were
mine, Id take them from school, and make
them support themselves. My schooling
was was almost nothing; but see how
I've got along
"Aye!' thought Briggs, with rock
Tor heart, and fist that never let's Co. u
On being informed that Briggs had as
sisted Downic, and was thus made unable
to pay all, Fllntwhittle felt outraged, and
warned Briggs,
Never help him any more, or We part
Haven't you any regard for your wife
and children? Consider how mans
wife and children must suffer, if theil
; natural protector can't protect them"
Briggs had considered, and therefore
helped his neighbor
1t is pleasing belief that every gooC
man has special grarlian.angcl, who's
invisable watch often defends him from
!, evil. If so such angels are often Of
/, guard, and. while they frolic the gooc
, man suffers.
1t seemed SO with Briggs. One day
while he was watching group of chiI
dren at their sports, be saw danger i'm
pending above. and ran to take then
from it. A bale of hay was being lower
ed from loft. The fastening gave way
and he had scarce time to snatch littl
child safely from under when the bal
fell upon himself and he was borne hom
with q badly broken leg. But he thank
ed God that he had been present to NEE
with the accident for he had saved TIA
life of the child.
Yet ii was misfortune Of peculiar SC
verify to him; for he was disabled fror
all work for many painful and itnpatien
weeks. He had no money laid by: 70
he had trusted in the continuance Of hi
ability to work, and his "bank" failed a
his leg broke.
q During his sickness, fearful Of approach
, ing want, he sent for Fliutwhittle; and
haggard from anxiety and pain. he repre-
! sentcd his case. But he might have spal
cd himself the trouble Flintwhittle ha
. imagined beforehand all he had to say
and had made up his mind not to tru'
!. him any more.
s live made it rule in my life" sal
4 FliDtwhittlo with self-complacency, at
let other people take care of themselve
!. That's why got along. always ha'
: been getting along slower or faster, bl
8 all the time getting along, but you--suc
k people as you--are always getting shor
r No matter how hard you work, you sect