Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-11-06
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evening" said Mrs. Beach, tie wife of II
prosperous wholesale dry goods merchant
in Market street. as she busted her mantcl
of porcelain and marble on Monday morn
iny. that he who wanted to be good must
be on the constant lookout for opportuni-
ties that God does not find our work, and
bring it ready fitted and prepared to our
hands but lie spreads the world before
US, and we are to walk through it as Christ
aud the apostles did, with eyes open, look.
ing for the sick and suffering, the poorand
oppressed:
Now am certain" continued the lady,
a she replaced marble Diana in the cen
trc Of the mantcl. Il should ike to do
some good every day-onr feels SO much
better when they go to rest at night; and
/ III just keep my eyes open to-day. and see
if come across any orportnnl'lcs that un-
der ordinary circumstances ! should let
slip"
Half an hour Later Mrs Beach was in
the nursery when the wa,hcrwoman en-
/ tered, who had come for the clothes.
II wish. Mrs. Simms," said She as she
hcapcd the >oilcd linen into the basket.
that You would get Tommy's aprons ready
for me by Wednesday; We are going out
Of town to remain until Saturday, and |
shall want u good supply ON hand for such
a careless little scamp IA. he is
"Wcll, I'll try ma am" said the wash
crwcnlan. "I'vc got hrhin,lhanl good
deal since Sammy got the whoopins cough
but now he is better must try to make
up for lost time
las he had the whoopin- cough?
Poor little fellow. How old is he: ~ Iucs
toned the lady. -
II lie was three las APRIL ma ann
:" And Tom is four" muscd the lady.
Look here. Mrs. Smms, won't you just
open the lower drawer Of that bureau and
take out those four grccn-wor,trd dresses
in the corner: Tom out@rown them. you
see, since last winter, hut they're almost as
GOOD As new. Now. if You want them for
littlc Sammy they'll do nicely without al
tcrin- think
"Want them, Mrs. Beach" answered
the washcrwoman, with tears starting into
her dim eyes, " | haven't any word tothank
You or tell you what treasure thcy'll be.
Why, they will keep the little fellow us
warm as toast all wintcr.'
"Wcll, III place them ON the top of the
! clothes" said the lady. emin" to herself,
a. she thought, My eye, have been open
onrr to day"
Not long afterwards Mr.. Beach was on
her way to market for she was notable
hon,ckc,rct). when she met boy who
! Ind lived short time in her family the
year before. to do crranls. wait on tie
door, BE. He was a hri@h, @ood-hcartcl
merry faced boy. and had been great "a.
vorir with the family, and Mrs. Beach
had become interested in him but this
morning she was in quite hurry, and
would have passed the child with a cordial
bat hasty How are you. Joseph, my boy?
| DO come and see us had it not struck
her that Joscph's face did not bear its usu-
al happy expression, She paused az the
memory of last nights sermon flashed
through her min l. and she asked, is any
thing the matter with you. Joseph -
The boy looked up moment, with
half-couliling expression in the lady's face;
the latter triumphel Mr. Andcrson's
moved out of town." he said, pushing back
his worn, but neatly brushed cap from his
hair; $50 I've lost my place, and little
Mary is sick; and that makes it very bad
| Just now"
go it does" answered Mrs Beach, her
sympathy warmly enlisted; " but never
mind, Joseph; remembered, only night
before last, my brother said he would want
a new errand boy in Il few days, for his
store, and he will give one two dollars a
week. Now, I'll see him to-day, and get
the situation for You, if you like.
The boy white face frightened. COL
should be 50 glad of it. Mrs. Beach"
And see here, Joseph, I'm going to
market, and perhaps ! can find something
nice for little Mary" The lady remcm.
bcrca that .Iosephs mother. though poor
scamstrcss, was very proud woman, and
felt that this would be delicate way of
presenting her gift.
SO she found some delicate pears and
grapes, and nice chicken to make some
broth for Mary, who, as she learned, was
i'll with Il fever, before she proceeded to do
her own marketing. Bat it was pity that
the lady did not see Joseph as he sprang
into the chamber where little Mary lay
wcarily moaning on her he'd, while her
mother sat busly stitching in one corner,
and held up the chicken and the fruit. cry
ing, Good news. good news. I've got
all these nice things for Mary, and place.
at two dollars a week ~
O. how little Mary's hot fingers closed
over the lunches of white grapes, while
the sewing dropped from her mothers fin
gers, as the tears ran down her checks.
1t was evening, and Mrs. Beach sa. in
the library, absorbed in some new book.
when she heard her husbands step in the
hail. Though the morning had been so
pleasant, the afternoon was cloudy, and the
sun had gone down in low, sullcn, pcne-
tratng rain.
Now Mrs. Beach loved her husband
! with the love of n true wife hut ho w,s