The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-04-27
gently Cant we trust, Sarah, to Him who
will supply all our need? His arm isn't short
,ened, and we're His, and our children"

one did not answer, but stood up saying it
was Roses bedtime. The cloud was ON her
brow, settling amongst burrows that had be-
come imprinted there of late.
The children rc-cntcrcd, and Rose climbed
her fathers knee to say goodnight.
'Was there good news in tho letter, fathcr?"
inquired Archie.
eyes, my boy, replied his father.
"Mothcr duesnt look like it," said Katie,
anxiousy I, a.
"Mothor's rcd,' he rcjoincd ave must
try and ask God to supply all our need Katie
The letter came to give me chance of situa-
ton, but haven't money now to get to the
place where the gentleman lives"
/ 80 father, stake my work.box and sell it,"
said Kutic; Tor the brooch-no, that's gone
alrcady-or my books that arc lctt-or-
thing that have"
''Takc my Noah's ark" said Archie not to
be outdonc by Katie; "pr my Robinson Cru
soc with gilt leaves, or
Little Rose was listening wonicringly, un-
dcrstandins only at last that her brother and
sister seemed engaged in the bcstowal on their
father of all their remaining worldly goods I;
whcrcnpnn. holding up the article which she
hud been quietly playing with, sire put it into
his hands saying. Take lis too, father"
Katie and Archie laughed at the little mock
ing-bird, and her father rlaylully took it from
her.
why, where did this come from?" he in
quircd. ''1t is like my poor mothers old pock-
ct-book, which used to play with when was
.Archic's age"
1T came ont of the old black trunk father;
Rose liked donga undoing the fastening"
sit must lave lain at the bottom amongst
old r"bbisl ever since before We were mar
ricd,' rcjoincd his wife carclcssly; IL don't
ever remember clearing it we'll ont, for Id for
gotten all about that trunk till our first move.
and then put the cl,ildrcn's toys and clothes
in it,"
.:'NFy poor Mothcr..' pursued her husband,
as. still with his little one ON his knee. he
turncd over the pages. and noticed the old
fashioned conrivancc for keeping needles and
thread, and told the children story of how
once he had lost that identical pockct-book, and
though he had been then grown up and had
bought his mother Il fine leather one instead
she had not liked it half so we'll, and had
never ceased mourning for the old one until it
was found after many months in some nut-of.
thc-way corner.
Petty pictur y said Rvsc, catching thin
piece of paper which suddenly huttcrcd down
from an unexpected slit in the innor lining of
the pockct-book,
Archie looked over her shoulder "Such an
odd littlo picture lie exclaimed "up in the
corner-it has a crown at the top, and"
"Thcrc's writing interposed Katie; "writ-
ing in such funny letters. Listen: BANK OF
ENGLAND. Ip,on''sc to pay the Bearer on de-
mond Mc sum of Ten Pounds. 1901, FEB.
27. Lo"1o", p FeJ. 1901. For de Gorcrn-
or aud Company cf the BANK OF ENGLAND
And then there a named signed down at the
bottom, anda great big ugly Ten in funny
white letters in the corner. Did you print it
for grandmother, father? p
''NIrs. Neville laid down the candle quickly
whilst her father withdrew the paper from
Roses fingers. He read it carefully and 81
lently, and then exchanged looks with his
wife 1t seemed too good, too strange to be
truc-yet it was true. She first realized it ALL
"Will you 60 William" she inquired
brightly, while the children looked wondering
ly into her face.
Yes, l think So" he replied graycly
"Kate, Archie, didn't little Rose tell us to
trust Him for aN Mats to come and didn't
Gods word tell us that He'd supply all our
necd? Well, dear children (lon't mind poor
mothers crying littlc-shes boon very anx-
ious, and it'll do her good) He's been true to
His word, and this that little Rose calls pic
turc is an old bank-notc which my mother must
have laid by in her pockct-book without tell
ing any one and which has just come to us
when God saw our need was the sorcst"*
So it was Katie and Archie were neither
of them quite clear in their minds as to how
that flimsy piece of paper was to turn ipto gold,
silver, copper, bread, toa, meat, sugar, and
clothing. Archie, who was not quite out of
the fairy ages, said that some magic wand
would transform it into those good things and