American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-23
Eyes 0psl.

"Our minister said in his sermon,
last evening" sdi,l Mrs. Beach, the
wife of a prosperous wholesale dry
goods merchant on Market street,
as she busted her mantel of purce-
lain and marble, on Monday morn
ing, "that he who wanted to be
good must be on the constant look
out for opportunities; that God does
not find our work, and bring it ready
fitted and prepared to our hands :;
but He spreads the world before us,
and we are to walk through it as
Christ aud the apostles did, with our
eyes open, looking for the sick and
suffering, the poor aud Oppressed"
Now | am certain" continued
the lady, as she replaced 1t marble
Diana i'll the centre of the mantel,
" should like to do some good ev-
cry day-one feels SO much better
when they go TO rest at night; and
I'll just keep my eyes open to-day,
and see if come across any opp0I-
tunites that under ordinary circum-
stances | should let Slip
Half an hour later Mrs. Beach WAS
in the nursery with the washcr~o-
man. who had come for the clothes.
II wish, Mrs. Sims" said she, as
she heaped the Soiled linen into the
basket, " that you would get Tom
my's aprons ready for me by We'd
nesdal We are going out of town to
remain until Saturday, and | shall
want a good supply for such care.
less little fellow as he is
Well, I'll try, ma'am," said the
washerwoman. five got behind
hand a good deal since Sammy 9, t
the whOoping cough ; but now lie il
better | must try and make up for
lost time"
Has he had the whooplng cough
Poor little fellow. How Old is he -
questioned the lady.
He was three iast April, ma ann
" And Tom is four" unused the
lady. Look here, Mrs. Sims, WON'T
you just open the lower drawer OF
that bureau, and take ont tEOse four
green worsted dresses in the corner
Toms 0utgrOwn them, you see, since
last winter, but they are almost as
good as new. Now, if you want
them for little Sammy, they'll do
nicely without altering, | think"
"Want them, Mrs. Beach !" an
swered the wasEcrwoman, with tears
startin" into her dim eyes, I" | have
not any words to thank you, or tell
you what Il treasure they'll be.
Why, they will keep the little fellow
as warm rs toast all winter"
"Well, | II place them on the top
Ofthe clothes" said the lady, smiling
to herself, as she Thought. " Ny eyes
have been open once today"
Not long afterwards Mrs. Beach
was on her way to market for she
was notable housepeeper), when
she met n boy who had lived short
tins i'll her family the year before,
To do errandS, wait Oh the door, Sc.
He was Il bright, good-hearted, mer
ry-faced b0y,and had been a great ia.
vorlte in the family. and Mrs. Beach
had become Interested in him; but
this morning she was in Gnite IL hllr.
~, and would have passed The child
with cordial but hasty I" How dc
You do, Joseph, my boy Do come
and see u.s." had it not struck hei
that Joseph's face did not bear III
usual happy expression. She paus
ed AS the memory OF last night ser
mon flashed through her mind, and
she asked, &" Is anything the matter
with you, Joseph :"
The boy looked up for a moment
with halfccnfid.ng EXPIRE Ssion int
the lady's face ; the latter triumphed
Mr.. Anderson's novel out of town,
1 be sand, pushing back his worn, bu
Neatly brushed cap from his hair
So 81 pye lost my place, and little Ma
iM@ "'', tich makes it very bat
Ho It does;"z answered Mrs
IfBsarh' her sympathies warmly ar
Neted; "but never mind Ia.n.. :"
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