The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-24
The Golden Rule.

Willie" said Mrs Page, as she lay
upon her bed, very sick, al want to
talk to you while. I may not be
here long; and want to tell you q
few things that are in my mind.
q You are trying to serve Jesus.
You want to please him. Now, re-
member, that i'm no way can you please
him better every day than by keeping
you would that men should do to you,
do you even so to them.' Try and
follow this teaching of our blessed
Lord, and you will be bIth good and
happy. And | want you to take care
of little Nellie. She is not a strong
child, and will miss q mothers care.
You must be both a mother and q
brother to her. Promise me that you
will, my son."
Willie was sobbing by the bedside.
80! 1 will promise anything you
ask, darling mother" said he: "only
don't leave mev' And the poor boy,
who was not much more than q child
himself, wept bitterly.
God knows best, my dear son; and
he will do all things well. III must @
from you, He will care for and protect
you. 1 can leave my children in His
hands.n
A very few days passed, and Willie
was mOtherlesS. No one i'm all the
city cared for him but little Nellie. He
was poor, and too young to do hard
work but he must do something to
support himself and his little sister.
But he searched in vain for something
to do. Some people wanted no boy,
and others said he was too small.
Even the crossings were all spoken for
by other boys; and there seemed
nothing left for him to do but starve.
One day, he was searching for en-
ployment as usual. He was hungry
and discouraged. Just as he was cross
ing crowded street, he heard cry;
and, looking up, he saw a lame boy
with crutches, who was trying to cross.
He could only walk very slowly; and,
while he made his way along carefully
and painfully, the street became full Of
vehicles, and one horse seemed to be
coming right upon him. Poor Johnny
was sadly frightened, and knew not
which way to turn. Willie saw him;
and, in o moment, he shouldered him
and his crutches, and carried him safe
ly over. He was a heavy load for the
little fellow, being almost as large q
himself; but he did not stop to coDsid-
er that; and, although il was pretty
hard, he carried Johnny across the
wide street, and set him safety down
on the pavement --
"How can I thank you enough 20
said young lady who was crossing
behind him. al was so afraid my lit
tlo hrofHo- xx,oS,ll ~, L.
little boy, take this !" and she held out
some money.
"No, / thank you. only did as
would be done by. If my little sister
was lame and in the street, / should
want some one to help her across"
"But can't do something for you,
my boy ?" said the lady.
/ don't want anything but some
thing to do. My little sister and
must have something to eat and wear;
and 1 am trying to find work, but mo-
body seems to want me-" And Willie
looked very sad.
1 can find you something to do, /
know. My father wants q boy in his
store; and will ask him about it just
as soon as get home"
Willie looked very happy, and
thanked the lady with all his heart.
And he was notdisappointed this time;
for Mr.. Hildreth took him at once, and
liked him 50 well, that he said Provi-
dence must have sent him just in the
right time.
Willie was never sorry he helped
across the lame boyH and he still keeps
up his practice of tie Golden Rule"
Weitspring.