Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-09
Moral GaIts.
the ladies' Friend for I
JOHNNY.
nY MRS. NJ A. DESNlsOS.

ny MRS. NJ A. pENNIsoS.
"Get out you beggar," cried a scorn-
full young voice. ..,......
aint a bcggar," was the reply, a
ring of resentment in the tone, though
the speaker wore a patched cap and
torn trousers. I'm not a beggar-l
brought bundle from your fathers
store He thrust q small package in
to the hands of the servant who now
appeared, and ran down the steps, his
heart thrilling, his eyes glowing.
"Pll never forget that as long as |
live," he muttered to himself; mo, |
never will. Suppose | had been a beg
gar was it any reason for her to
speak so? And she dressed SO hand
somely how pretty dear little Mary
would look in such beautiful things
Well, never mind, perhaps she will,
sometime, and mother too. Please
God, when | grow q man I'll be as
rich as Mr.. Moscly." Then something
caught the lads eye and led to more
cheerful thoughts. He trudged merri
ly on, stopping at store on the cor,
ner to buy quarter of pound of tea,
a new loaf and little butter, and then
turned into q narrow street where the
poor lived. On, on he went to the
last and most decent building, whose
opening was upon q field-across
which could be seen the cars that
were just this moment gliding with
pulls of fire, along the railway on the
passage out.
I'D like to be in them cars mus
ed the boy, "and I'm going to earn
some extra money and take Mary out in
the country Wen have u beautiful
time, if we aint rich, and they can't
wear silk dresses. know little Mary
would go almost wild over a real gar
den. Hello p. here we are :"
The tiny bit of humanity-the boy
was but nine years old-sprang up on
the step and whistled loudly. At that
signal a candle was lighted, for, for
economy's sake, the two within al
ways sat in darkness till little Johnny
came Then the boy walked in with
the air Of a miniature man-had he
not supported his mother and sister a
whole week? To be sure the delicate
looking woman, now smiling upon her
bit man, went out still 10 days wash
ing but she had more time TO herself
since he took her burdens up.
See here, mother, | thought maybe
you'd like a new loaf, and there's lit
tie tea and some butter. Only think
how long it is since We had butter
Won't it taste good ?"
Thank you, johnny" said the wild
ow, gently, "you mustn't be extrava
giant, though ; you know we must
creep a good while yet, till the doc
tors bill is paid
ayes, | know it, mother" said tn,
little creature, cheerfully, hanging hi;
hat on a peg, standing on a chair foI
that purpose "but | feel as finn go
ing to do well in the store. found {
five dollar bill behind the boxes unde
the counter, and you should have seer
what fuss they made over me wher
carried it up to Mr. Mosely The,
acted as if I'd done such q strang,
/ thing.
"Not many boys in your circum
stances, my lad, would have done
that" he said. I'd like to see the bo,
| that wouldn't he deserves to b
I kicked.
And didn't lie give you aything 70
/ finding it? asked little Mary.
"No, ofcourse not, why should he ?
queried the boy Al wouldn't want t
be paid for my honesty, would you 4?
"Why, I'd just as lief he'd give
me few pennies, you know rephe,
little Mary, whose fingers had beer
itching for q cent for SO many Ion.
weeks.
"Oh he pays me for my work." re
ported young Importance. Mother
aint it jolly that can help so? NJ.
money will pay all the rent, wont it ?
The dim eyes of the widow sparkle,
with unshed tears.
81 know what mother wants" whis
pered little Mary, as her mother wen
to distant part of the room. 1t
some meat-she said she was fain
to-day for want of meat"
She did ?n echoed the boy, as Ii
stopped swinging his feet against tn
table, and turned his eyes from tn
great slices of warm bread his mothe
had inst cut" she did by .jingo,
wish had known it, for what pal
for them would have bought a joll
bit of meat. Dear me, how | wish i
a though of it -
"Well, you didn't so, never mind,
said little Mary, quite satisfied wit
the commotion she had caused
It'll take away all my appetite 70
SUPPER" he said nervously.
"0h! do want cent 80 bad !!
sighed little Mary, taking care tina
her mother should not hear.
"You do-well that's not much,
got one ;" 50 down he thrust the III
tie red fingers into his vest.
| No-yes-why, what's this 2"
"lt's something folded nicely" sal
little Mary, wondering.
"Why, yes, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
come here and read I; why, it's fly
dollars. There-there,' he thrust th
bit of paper nervously into the wi'
Iow's hands " see what it means"
The widow held the paper toward
the lighted candle and read
"This money is for little John Mills
1t was not given to him as rcwar
for his honesty, but to show the appr'