St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-03-25

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p "PIease, sir, | know he didn't inten
it; he spoke kind to me; he didn't kno
/ it was bad"
. The Jolly baker looked attentively {
= the little boy. ''See here, my lad;
you knew the coin was bad, the sin wi
be heavy on you; bnt l believe you di
not. You wanted food for your mother
and you would not let blame fall on tn
abNent-two right things. God hel
You, child" he added, pityingly; "yo
look half starved Give Inc back tina
loaf and here is bgger one; and
miss. . hand over one of those ounces O
tea and halt pounds of sugar we mad
up tor our poor customers and there
three sound penny pieces for you, LITTLE
one: only, always look to your silver be
fore you pass it in future
.Io" could not speak for quite a min
ute: : he walked to the shop door, ant
tben turned back.
1T you please, you do not think ,ha
| knew that money was bad !''
NO"
"Ihank You, sir. Tll-never forget
lt-never. sir" and giving vent to one
large sob. he left the shop.
There was tcasting in the widows at
tic that mi4ht: to be sure, Joe was
/ obliged to make candle screen with lii
hat, or the poor thin little candle would
have been blown out hy the wind that
NillstIcd through the ciattering window :
bat there was blush cup of hot water
with an infusion OF tea and milk, and a
/ limE little fire: and there was much
thauk:uincSs for whIt would have SEEM
ci TO me very small mercy; and there
was earnest prayer; and huddled under
their Sranty clothing, the mother and
child slept >omdlv, and awoke in the
morning to the Consciousness that a. the
SHOW. having found its way through the
broken pancs of the attic window, was
h"apcd on the floor, and the neghbor-
M roofs aud chmmcy> were like noun
t1iuS OF ''Inzzling white" there must
have been 4 heavy fall during the
night.
''We'rc showed up. joe" said the
poor widow: land the end will soon
e me: this cold will kill me-
mot = b,, of II mother. .aid T,tIo
J q. chr"riIy, while moulding snow
bail GA. ui the SHOW on the floor.
Il snail -, out - a snow-bov. VIII 10
Won remain There. inst ~ | wr,n Won ~,
agi $50. what lot. ui cash .LaU oori,
God has sent tine SNOW +, ho onr fr;enJ
,br snow ,b,IJ mako u. fire =.
..lTv poor manned child :, yb;snored
ibr wi.Inv to L.r.rIf. ..bnt Cod hos
mergiiu!lv givcn him a cheerful heart -
I'ac snow hai fallen as heavily aud
piiIy in London a. in the country
When Joe "a, ont at the street door the
~'rec'+ were nearly blocked up, the omni-
buses d'd Not run, the few cabs that ap
n'"red c.'mr ont with all the dignity of
Il r;Ir OF h'r-r-: hut the most remarka-
hi, thing %. ait wa- the intense silence of
The s:'at city. The only sound in our
villas was made by the rough voices of
-PerU!a'm" navvic~, who kept continual
" suggesting 'hat We must nave the
slow cleared i.-''Clear your snow . clear
y"ur -n'w .-,erriiyi ing the servants by
information conveyed down the areas
tina, i We lii not ''clear our snow, we'd
"' III" mp ana Puh'>h'd'-worse than
i.' 7"'. ping cilIhhey> r1SuIar, 1t war.
boE~ rr'Pt about with shovelS and
"F''i"-' "H' were Nrpt IN awe by the
'''I - T''' 'I'oh i'o''|ed ''' 'r'de'
i,'''.' '',' "tS somewhat p PrP'eXed'
''''' Ms ''..'' '''',''''' III !" 20 out aS a
N"oM-o'E %! me l"c' 'ht' lie had nell
''F N""''' nor broom
After little consideration, needless of
'now-drit or snow-showcr, he took his
way to the bakers, and entered the shop
h"nctuiiy.
'i)rai those boys, SAID the bakers
Nlie. they neither give nor take rest
W hat 10 You want now ?''
''>F' ma "'h' Il iiad a broom ana
~ y - '""'' earn something LOT my
ho,Hyr H,I ny ''e;'F'hS away snow.
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''''"@n' '''e good gentleman mere
''P was :" N'h' 10 me Yesterday. m'ght
'n' 'l'ih 10 me- Mother ami L had
'el"I'Iu' lea last n,@ht-thank yo",
'"' We nave very little OF anything Tor
'E'
ne baker entered the shop before his
VIE h'd time to answer.
"A shovel and broom Is 1t ? said
he Jolly "aN'r, And because l w;s
,md to you yesterday, you expect me to
'c KIND 70 you to-day =
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