Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1866-05-10
The Little Beggar.

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The Little Beggar.
In pretty country village, about six
miles from London, where, en- q bright
summers morning, every thing looked
gay, peaceful, and happy, little children
might be seen. with bright smiling faces
running to school, clean and neat
There were many wealthy inhabitants,
who were much interested for their
poorer neighbors, and provided schools
for their little ones, so that they might
be able to read, and know the truths Of
the Bible, and other good books.
They also instituted saving clubs for
the parents, where they might deposit
one penny or two pence per week, by
which means their children, as well as
themselves, were respectfully clothed !;
and these half-pence, with what the la
dies added to them, were Of great assist
: snce to Industrious mothers, at the end
Of the year.
You might observe them, about Christ
mas time, when the cold winds blew,
and the rain fell heavily, with good new
shoes. to keep their feet warm and dry,
and their children still going to school
warmly clothed,
But there was one very poor boy,
whom We shall call ragged Jack, who
was very oleou to be seen wandering
about this pretty village without shoes,
and with such clothes as would scarcely
hang upon his poor shiyoring limbs,
.tlhgqiJbdggg e.taEa adl old lThis poor
-D6y called often % offer his bundle Of
matches, and beg little bread at the
house Of kind hearted lady, who in.
tended, II he came again, to inquira iuto
his case; and finding that he had no pa
rents or friends to look to, she determin-
cd TO enable him to provide for himself
for it is always better to help ourselves
than to depend upon others,
For this parpose she procured alarge
basket, purchased an assortment of cot
ton, needlo0, tapes, pins, and other suit
able things, procured Of the friends some
decent clothing, and sent him round,
from house to house, to sell what he
could Sometimes he was very success
fuI, aud would gain generally from one
20 two shillings day Every night he
brought his money to his kind benefact
ress, who used to stock his basket again
roady for the next morning; and she had
shs pleasure Of seeing the spirit of nde'
pandence growing in the bosom of this
poor motherless boy, who was now clad
in srch apparel as ho never before could
caIl bis own.
Bot you will say. what became Of him
aL,nisht, and through. the cold days Of
winter? In this village there was a !
kind, aged widow. with ono only son,
Ewing ia neat, pretty little cottage,
with q nice garden at the back an front,
This kind widoR took care Of him. D
Bot 10 was no longer the little beggar.-- "
Il would have eheered You to see him a.
ter the labors OF the day, seated by her
comfortable ireside, learning to, read, ,
by the kiad assistance Of the widows
sou, while she adopted him IN somo ,
n nSss7re HI her own, He was now able
10 repay her for 6oT FRduess. aadsnlre, = :
y support himself from the profits his ~
basket produced; aud while ho kept N
steady and honest, be gained the esteem
Of those who knew him, and, it's hoped j
did not fail to raiae his heart in graft.
tudo to the Almighiy, who had bestow-
od such blessings upon him.
We must aver remember, my dear l
little children. that all our blessings aud q
comforts come from God Heit is that v
inelihes the hearts Of those sho have il 10 10
IN their power TO help the needy, the d0s.
iiIule, and the atilietedi and even very in
little children are invited ia the Bible to 4 4
pray 10 God. in iheuame. Of their Savior at
10 protect and bless them, and the more ]
,ra.sfal weda lily feel for past nereiss. I
10 more liAely thoy are to be continued a,
o ne. " y
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