Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-03-03

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her dress pulled gently, and turning
around, she encountered the same lit,
tie half-clad girl.
'I'm so glad that you've come,
ma am" said the child; "you dropped
this the other day, and I've been
saving it for you ever since;" and
pulling something out of her bosom,
she put it into the lady's hand. Has
tily uDrolling the bit of newspaper,
Kate saw her bracelet. What a tri-
umph for herself and for Henry
''Thank you, thank you, my child, "
she exclaimed, taking the little bare
hand in hers.
81 tried to find you that day." said
the child, "but you went out of sight
so soon that 1 couldn't" and, with a
bright face she continued: 81 want to
thank you, and my mother wants to
thank you, too; for l didn't get PEN
ny all that day until 1 saw you, and
that sixpence bought the medicine
which is going to make her get well. !"
Kate's eyes glistened as she heard
this, and thought of the temptation to
ride home that God had helped her to
resist. "Take me with you to your
mother" she said, still holding the
girls hand; "such honesty and thank
fulness shall not go unrewarded."
1t was pretty long walk, but they
finally reached the house, in the base
ment OF which the little girl lived
A pale, sickly woman was lying on a
bed in the single room which they oc-
cupied; but she looked up eagerly as
she heard her child's voice say, "Here,
mother, the beautiful lady is come her
SELF" Kate sat down by the bedside
and lent her ear to tale of want and
privation of which she had never
dreamed; and, leaving what little pock-
ct money she had with her. she prom,
ised to see her again; then she started
for her husbands office. Mr.. Affair
was pouring over his books when Kate
rushed in, with bright eyes and glowing
cheeks, and holding the bracelet before
his eyes, she exclaimed: "See there,
Henry, that's what came of giving my
sixpence to the street-sweeper"
Her husband looked up, glad and
surprised, first at seeing her, and then
because the bracelet was found; and
he listened while she told him of her
interview with the child and her moth
er. "And now, Henry, am going to
ask you if may do one thing. l
really do not need so nice a dress as
you have given the money for, and l
want to take some of it and buy fuel
and lights, and provisions for those
poor people; they had neither Goals nor
candles, and nothing but little cold
cabbage for their dinner"
Henry shook his head, but it was
not very negative shake. Nobody
can resist you, Kate" said he smiling,
"and you may do as you please with
the money" Kate thanked him with
her moistened eyes more than with
her voice; and, as the door closed af-
ter her, Henry said to himself, "There
goes an angel; and if ever that text,
He that giyeth to the poor shall not
lack was meant for anybody, it was
for her."
The little girls mother did not get
well again; but before she died Kate
told her about Jesus, and won her to
love and trust him, soothing her last
with comforting, cheering
words. Even little Jane she taught to
say, with faith, when my father and
mother forsake me, then the Lord will
take me up"
By-and-by Mr.. and Mrs. Affair took
little Jane, now an orphan, to live with
hem; and if there was one grace more
than another that Kate prayed the child
might have, it was that of charity; for
Jane's growing beauty of character,
md her constant gratitude, proved a
continual reminder to her generous
of that sweet lesson of our
Savior's; alt is more blessed to give
han receive