The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-08-05
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.4ll E.ECelseNt Story.

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"Our minister said in his sermon,
last evening" said Mrs Beach. the
wife Of prosperous Wholesale dry
goods merchant, on Market street, as
she busted her mantle of porcelain
aud Marble on Monday morning,
that be who wanted to do good
must be on the constant lookout tol
opportunities; that God does not fnd
our work, and bring it ready fitted
and prepared to our hand; but be
spreads. the world before US, and we
arc able to walk through it as Chris st
and his apostles did with eyes open,
looking for the sick and suffering, the
poor aud oppressed.'' -.
"Now l am CERTAIN" continued
the lady, as she replaced q marble
Diana in the centre Of the mantel. -
Il should like to do some good every
day-one feels so much better when
they go to rest at night; and I'll just
keep nay eyes open to-day, aud see il
l come across any opportunities that
under ordinary circumstances should
let slip."a
Half an hour later, Mrs. Beach
was in the nursery with the washer
woman, who had come for the clothes.
II wish, Mrs. Simms," said she,
as she heaped the soiled linen into
the basket, ''that you would get
'Tommy's aprons ready for me by
W ednesday; we are going out of town
to remain until Saturday, and shall
want a good supply on hand for such
careless little scamp as be IS"
"Well, Ill try, ma am, said the
washcrwoman. 1--WE got behindhand
good deal since Sammy got the
wbooping cough; but now he is better
must try and make up for lost time"
HAS he had the whooping cough ?
Poor little fellow How old is he?"
questioned the lady.
''He was three last April, ma am. "
"And Tom is four,' mused the
lady.
"Look here, Mrs. Simms, won't
you just open the lower drawer of that
bureau and take out those four green
wors,ed dresses in the corner? Tom s
outgrown them, you see, since last
winter, but they are almost as good
new Now, if you want them for lit
tie Sammy, they'll! do nicely without
altering, / think. -
"Want them, Mrs. Beach," an
swe-ed the washerwoman, with tears
starting into her dim eyes, Il haven't
any words to tell you what q treasure
they'll be. Why they'll keep the
little fellow warm as toast, all win
ter
"Well. I'll place them on the top
of the clothes, " said the lady smil-
ing to herself as she thought, '"My
eyes have been opened once to-day"
- Not long afterwards Mrs. Beach
was on her way to market-for she
was a notable housckceper-when she
mct boy whe had lived short tim g
in her family the year before, to do
errands, wait on the door, etc. He
was bright, good-hearted. merry
faced boy, and had been great fa-
vorite with the family, and Mrs.
Beach had become interested in him;
but this morning she was in quite a
hurry, and would have passed the
child with cordial but hasty 'How
are you, Joseph, my boy? To come
aud $50 u.s." had it not struck her
that Joseph's face did not bear its
usual happy expression. She paused
as the memory Of last nights sermon
flashed through her mind, and she
asked, "Is anyth;ng the matter with
you. Joseph p
The boy looked up moment. will
a half con6ding expression into the
lady face; the latter triumphed.-
"Mr. Anderson 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's sick, and that makes it very
bad just now.
$50 it does," answered Mrs. Beacl
her sympathics warmly enlisted. -
"But never mind, Joseph. Iremem
Der, only night before last, by broth
or said he would want q new errand
boy IN a few days for bis store, ant
he d give a good one two dollars .
week. Now, I'll see him to-day ant
get the situation for you if you like
The boys white face frightened
20. I should be so glad of it Mrs
Beach -
"And you see. Joseph, | am goins
to market, and perhaps | can I'm.
something nice for little Mary
The lady remembered that Joseph
mother, though poor scamstrcss
was very proud woman. and fel
that this would be delicate way o
presenting her gift.
So she found some delicate pear
ana grapes, and nice chicken T
make some broth for Mary, who. a
she learned. was i'll with fever, befor
she proceeded to do her own market
ing. But it was pity that the lad
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