Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-24

shovel nor broom.
After a little consideration, needless of
snow.drift or snow-shower, he took his
way to the bakers and entered the shop
hopefully.
"Drat those boys" said the bakers
wife, they neither give nor take rest !
What do you want nowg"
Please, ma'am, if | had broom and
shovel | could earn something for my
mother by clearing away snow"
"Well!"
81 thought the good gentleman here,
who was so kind to me yesterday, might
lend them to me. Mother and | had a
beautiful tea last night-thank you, ma am;
but we have but very little of anything
for to-day"
The baker entered the shop before his
wife had time to answer.
"a shovel and broom, is it ?" said the
Jolly baker. "And because was kind to
you Yesterday, you expect me to be kind
to you to-day"
Hope, sir, not quite expect"
ooh obi" said the baker, "chop's
words, does it? And if did lend them,
how do know you would return them 2"
=" would promise you, sir; mother
knows | never told lie in my life; gou
might go to mother and ask her"
The baker lent the child what he re-.
quested at five o'clock he had not re-
turned.
81 told you so" said the bakers wife.
Yes, my dear; but as you did not be.
lieye what you said yourself, how could
you expect me to believe you? The child
has an honest face; has, am sure, been
well brought up and, moreover, is very
like poor Lyddy Boyd"
She was fool" said the bakers wife.
Because she married the man she
loved Did not you do the same?"
did not marry scamp" answered
the bakers wife, and though she was
busting the counter with her apron, she
looked proudly at her husband at the
same time.
" Here comes our little snow.boy," said
the baker, as Joe, weary and foot-sore,
but smiling, went past the window.
Here's your shovel and broom" said
the little fellow, land many thanks, sir !;
and, please, want twopenny Loaf, and
here are the coppers-I made tenpence
halfpenny and at one house the lady,
besides the money, gave me this trac t, and
great bun
Which you ate?" said the baker s
wife.
90 moi" he exclaimed; 81 kept it for
mother"
What is your mothers name y" in
quired the Baker.
Mrs. Lloyd, sir"
"Mrs. Lloyd?" he repeated. Lyddy
Lloyd2"
al don't know, sir, as to the Lyddy;
never heard her called anything but Mrs.
Lloyd. l call her mother"
" Was her name Boyd before she W as
married?"
:" 1t might be, sir; she has brother,
know-Uncle Boyd"
"Does he not take care of herr"
"No, sir; he's very hard, sir, know
to mother; and she prays so much
for him, double to what she does for me.
Good night, sir, and mistress" He
paused, and then asked, eff it were to
snow again, tonight, sir, would you please
lend me them things AGAIN."
"I'll tell you as we 60 along" answered
the baker. Il shall go with you to see
your mother"
Joe was very glad when the baker en-
closed his solitary cold hand in his large
warm one, and when the child said he
must stop and enquire at the coal shed
about coal, his friend only laughed and
astonished him by the rapidity and the
magnitude of his purchases-ho soup
and meat from cookshop, tea, sugar,
three large candles, and a hundred of coal,
and all for Joe's mother! At last the
child burst into tears.
What is the matter now, little snow.
boy?" inquired the baker.
Nothing, sir; only mother will have
all she wants, without my help?"
No, my child; it is all through you
that she will receive this little help from
an old friend. If you had not practiced
self help, and loved your mother, you
would not have enlisted my sympathy,
and had my help"
Mother was afraid of the snow" said
little Joe, but1 told her it came for good"
odd you ever hear this, little snow.
boy" inquired the baker, "'That all
things work together for good to those
who love the Lordf"
eyes, SIR mother has said it, though
she's so dull at times. This is the house,
but | think you are too broad across the
shoulders to get up the top stairs" For
an instant the baker doubted, and looked
inquiringly at the child; could it be that
he had made up story about his mother9
But Joe added, "You can get up sideways,
sir, as the landlady does when she comes
for her rent"
think we all know by this time what a
kind heart the baker had. and can believe
that he felt very sad when he saw the
once pretty and bright village girl faded,
WORKOUT woman
Joe should not have brought you here,
Mr.. Glascote," she said, drawing a thread,
bare blanket around her. IL do not want
to intrude my poverty on any one"
Mother" interrupted Joe, "the gentle.
mans very kind, but We have money of
our own, mother. earned tenpence
halfpenny as a snow.boy; did l not tell