Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-07-15

40 the grave undevepptd, beenuse Ns carry
eelss, have not foond rccognitionr-
Washing lis, on YES once sved slmost
from starvation as well ss despair, By the
tisislof 10 pdrehassf fur b pictu reo Aud
sheIfollowipg sketch, purpofting TO give sn
incident from life 10 the experiepce Of 90
English composer, shows hvw O little sym
pathy and love al The right moment mag
lift TO success and fortune. % bon7e's7 loT
7 Litlleo Pierde col, hnnming BY the bed
side Of his moshen There was no bread
ID the house, and for . whole sday be had
not tasted food. Yet he sat humming to
keep up his spirits Still, at times be
thoukbu of bis lonelipess and hunger, and
be could scarcely kecps the drsrs from his
eyesy for be knew nothing would be so
greatefu To bis poor, iuvslid mother, as a
good, sweet norsiige. and be had not a pen.
ny In the world The little song be wss
singing % bis osB--giie be had composed
with air aud word. foro the child nvs q
genius, ,naud o. ferventa worshiiPer atsl,he
shrine Of music lAsahe ntesns wobld roll
dow u 81 his cheeks. aad 1sbis roice would
fslter at the sad, cad thoughts, he did not
dsre1to let bis mo; her see, but, basiilylri
bsDg, hurried 10 the window; sud ibeice
,wai ched man pntting up great bill With
yellow alettert, ANNOUNCING that Madame
M, then Q f.vorits character, would sing
'yhai sightyat the Temple. lngiya.rq sdT
0 rOhif l. sould only goL thought little
Pierre siUod bna ,g1syi.i 1llr nsrrso as
Then, psn.lpg smoment, he elssps his
hands; his eyes lighted up with unWonted
G re, aud tuuoiug 10 The little stand, he
smootbed g down hisS yellow curls, aud
taking from bis box some old, stained pa.
per, gave oueiesger leok ~ his mother.
" 90 slept, aud ran speedily from the house
Who did you ssyl wasg waiting for me?
caid Madame M-ato her servant. am
aIresdy worn out with company. aosTl
l. IL is ouiy little boy with yellow earls,
who saysIi 10 he can only see you be is sure
you vi III not be sorry, csud he wont keep
you q moment.QguJ uI0 gsfuj I'D " sES
+ obi we'll, let him come, said the beauti-
ful singer, with q smile. can never re-.
fuse children 81 7ri 5fof5 aaB % hil III
o Little Pierre came with his hat Id one
hand, aud in the other. q roll of paper
With manliness uuususl for child, be
walked strsight up,t0 Madam M - and
bowing said - ad dio0d ,ull94l d. JolI !
came to see you because my moiheris
sick, and we are loo puor,te get food aud
med ems. l. though. that perhaps il you
woaId only sing my little song at one Of
! y ur grand conc. r s, may be some publisher
would buyi, fora small sum, and SO i
could get fosd and medicine for my mother
Iad The beautiful womsu rose from ber sea
very tall and stately she was; she took
the lit,leiful from Ibis hsnd, i aud lightly
bummed the air.n he'd s;9al 1adi0 .sdI
Did you compose it? she asked, you, q
chl!dt AUDI the 3 Mords---wondsrfaL little
1geuiis! Would ypn like TO come TO my
60 .cetl She o h ID xfter . few 10 i'm, MS Of
saought. bsYi odR ,u0s15J o 10 hrf,Hpa!
b. % Yes lDoAnd tbs boys blue eyes grew
liquid with ybAppiuess. But / couldn't
lease my poor mother59ilq9i ,d1oiI'o q 3
l. 1 axilb send somebody to TO take care of
your mother for the evepisgy and here IA q
crown, with which do you go and get food
aud incdicibea 10 Here is slso one Of my
tickets; coms to night J that will admit
you 10 seat anear lme.T My good little
fellow, ypur mother has a9tressure in9yon.
Almost beside himself with joy, HsMe
bought some oranges, aud many little
luxury beside Aud carried them home
TO- his m,thsr, telling her, not without
,ears, Of his good for,uue. e.iiu9iui 7Jd TOT
LuialBI I#t* 7ia 9s*** mos gf*++r sl1a
/ Never iu his life had Pierre beenain SO
graud place. The music, clsshing aud
rolling, The my fisd lights, theD besu,y. the
q ashiag Of diamonds sud rustiing Of silk
ew ilderrd his yes and brain b. Az hast
she came aud the child sat with his glance
rivited upon her glorioas face Gould be
believe that the graud lady, whom svsry
body seemed 10 worship, onld neatly sing
his little songf Breath ibiessly Do waited
the bsnd.4-the whole band. struck up !
iiltle, plsiuaivs melody; beii knew il, aud
clspped his hands for JOY. And oh! how
she sang i,liipIt1was so simple, 60 mourn
fui,p so lsout ubduingf Many bright eye
was dimhed with Tears. and nsught could
be hsard but The utouchiog words Of Aha,
little sijng--eb. iChow touchiBgi Pierre
walked -hone as If be were IN loving on ihe
air. What cared he for money5 aowl--
The greatest prina iinall Europe bad sung
his litile song, and Thousands bad septal
his grief a. asBad 17d oi 9uyuf 10 n10l /
aTbenext morning he was frightened is'
visii from Madame M, She laid aher
hands on his yellow leurls. and turning &c
/ the sick woman, said,- eds 70 bsli6igb ,
Your little boy madem,a has brough
you fori une. i was offered, this noruihg
by Que OF the best publishers iu London
three bundsed. pounds for his little song
aud after be has reaiizsd q a6ertsinl smoa
for the sale, little Pierre here is TO come il
fon d tasis q in The, ptef s. noMadamp thanh
God that yo1rs sou 'basda ,gfl lro@ ,hsaven
The noble ,beArie ed singer end, The poo
woman wept together. n As 10 Pierre, al
w.s mindfal Of Him who waicbes owe
tried and tempted, he koslt DOM b, hi,
msthersr bedside, isnd uttered q simple
but, eloqnept prayer, ssking Gods, blessing
op The KIDD )ady who had dssigned {
peiice their ffiction., Aud The memot,
of that prayer made the singer even NOR
lendsr, bearled; and see who WAS Lidpl o
Eaglsnds nobility, L4s the worlds, gfea
! MAsrer. sweat about doing good And il
! her earyi hsppy death, jwhea the graz,
dAmps ga,hessd over besu lbspS, and be
eyes grew, din. be who stood ~ hsr bet