The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-01
RICHARD D0LLAND,
OR THE
Lucky Penny.

row 10 ty''
| She pressed her chsek upon his hesd, whispered
| so terrible did the words ssem-"l am growing
dark, my child; shall soon he quite quite B1f,D."
He Grew back, pushed the hair of her brow, and
rsLed into her eyes slesdlly.
| ut IN over work weai.ness-illness-- cannot
he blindness 1t will soon b. all riyht q ain. They
are only very Little dian, mO,hcr." And he kissed
| her eyes and brow until bis lips we're moist With
/ her tears.
'If q d would bu, spare me my ssht Just TO
bold on little 10. ger aud Ike me from the parish
6hougb We have good right to tep.l and save
me f. m being q burdens millstone-sbout your
nech, Richard"
''Naw don't, mother I will not shed . tear tb
blessed New Years Day. Won't believe 1t 10 as
you ,sy; it's just the trouble and the cold on
have gone tbrou-t, and tn tenderness you were
once us d to though only remsmbcr my i.ther
poor slhoolmss'er still be took ten 'er care Of
you. You know my four hhillings . week will do
a great deal lisa capital salary" said the ; oy,
sxultingy. IF lur broad white shillin's ,-~eek
you can have some nour shment them" He
paused MON II, and opened his eyes. 81
supp, ~ am not to live In the house if wsLand
you al Il ALL lob, mother, you would be so
comic table
Presently h. took down hi. fnther's Bible, and
read one Of tho comforting psalms Of David 4.
was the FIRST Ps,lm.
"nlc.sed 10 the nsn thu, wslkeih no, in the
council Of The ungodly, nor s,sndeih ia the way of
sinners nor stitch In the =. at Of the scornful
"Rul his del ght 10 t. tie law Of tho Lord, and in
his law doth he mediate day and night
'And he shall be like Q tree planted by tho riv-
ers o. water that brnsetl forth his fruit In his
his leaf also shall not vither; and whatsoever
he doeth shall prosper"
The boy tGcn paused for . WHILE and exclaim-
ed
There, mother--is there not hope In thNr'
There ia md, cd-sud comfort" answered the
widow "and an sl~ays glad when you read .
book containing plenty Of hope. The present is
often 80 miserable that IL is natural TO get away
frc In l. and feel and know there Ia something diff
fereu. " come. have often sat with only hop-
for comforter when you have been seeking en-
ploymsnt and have been here without food or
IRE, orr yihing-but hope"
"And used u tLiuE you 80 blithc, mother when
came INTO the court, and heard YOU singing"
II have often sobted through q sons, X CHI
ard, and yet II was comfort somehow, to
sing IL. 1 dare say there is deal Of
hone in that new book OF YOURS but I wish IL
may be sanctined hope--hope of the right Kind |
Your poor fs,uer usei TO talk Of up,anctided phl.
osc ply, but be WAS too wise a. well as too good
Tor me; you ought to be good and wise, my child
God grant IL "
DO look al II, mother" sad the boy, with an
earnestnes beyond his years, Il was 90 full OF 10y
at being employed, that I thought my he, RI
would break, aud nou--r his Young ,nirit
bounded bravely above the trisl-"no-not now
will believe what you fear rest and comfor, " IN
make vou all right Yon need mo-, etubroider a,
nights, now you can knit or make meta, but no
fne work ="
Strangers. TO hav, hand Rich.rd tall xo,,,d
have imagined that his lusnriant IMAGINATION was
content Ianug four pounda Instead of fur ,hiI. |
hugs . week only those who have w.nt,d. snd
counted over tn. n.ce..arie, TO Ia nrncured Nv |
pence, can comprehend the wealth Of sbillings
These two were ale ne In tho world; tho husband |
and father had died Of cop,ump,lon. Ua b,d hcor
an earnest true, book-loylng man, whose en,hu. |
elastic and poe,ic tetnpsr.mont had b,ou branded
Is my''-ccrtainiy he was fonder Of hi nk. |
ug than OF acting lie had Knowledge enough 10 |
have slyen him courage. but the natural deicacy
of OH con sututon rendered bis struggles tor in.
dcpsnleuce insufficient; l,tterly, he h.d been . |
scboolmas,er bu, ccrtain re, ,dous scrupl.. prs-
vented hrs advancing with tie great education
movement beginning TO agita,e England; and when |
his health declined, his scholar, lell ayny and |
even his mental strength faded His wife was
nothing more than q sinul, l.yins endur1ny in
dustrious woman, noted In ,be Village Of their
adoption az possessing . most beautiful voice; and
often had thu sound OF her own rnIpstrsl,y, HMM
ing Coils prsiso. or, on Neek.d.ys yelling f,rth
Al . tenderne,s or chlv slry OF an old ballad. bean
company snd consolation 10 her NesrieJ shirt
B5,ks and music refine external ,biu9s; and
born and brou yht up In their atmorpbsr,. r chard,
,hitber III search Of supplement-. and cas-, aInoug
really low yicious f.i.o. ipt,mner.,. radtess
children, was preserved from conlsrop' II was.
angular happiness that bis mother nsver tered
for MIN, on, Of III. MANY lbs ~ nn.,ry ~ Ter
nature, was Inc erm f,ith h,, M, ~ us.
baud-whose memory WAS 10 her as The pro,.ct on
Of tutel.r saint--ccul not Le tainted by eyI,Y-
ample. She knew the bows burning tb,ys,s,
knowledge; she knew bis struggles, not Tor case,
but for labor; she know bis Young en,ryv nj
wondered At Il she knew tbs deS. ton.1 .ri,,,
,h Al was in him-yet In III ching, ,bo mn, No 49,,
b.. he ielt a. slough The invisible bu, presen,
spirit Of his father was With him through scenes of
so that no NIGH, walk. like The prophets Of Isr,ol
These Iwo-molher aud son-were slon, In tb-,,
poverty-siricken homo--And that New Years Dsv
bad brought to the mother both hope and despair
hNlF NhHNN. Th AWaaW