The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-04-08
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or the boy. You think : good deal

for the boy. You think : good deal
Of him?' -
More than you know Of said the
mother, az. tears followed each 9th
er down her cheeks.
Have you lost children?'
Yes, sir; four of them. This one
is our Little Hope-our Great
Hope. He is 30 good and 30 low
ing. II would kill US II he should
die =.
The tears came from the eyes Of
mother and father, though the lat
ter spoke not 4 word. How .won-
derous the change! In, work he
was strong, happy, cheerful and
full of speech. Now the mother
had words, % her feelings were
wrought upon, and from her heart
came words Of meaning, deep and
griaf-laden.
He will not die-not now at
least. The good angel who has
taken your others has pass ed on,
and it will be years before he will
call again. Your little Hope, Will
be spared TO bssutify your lite
While The mother busted herself
about the duties Of the hour and
place the father came with as to
the little shop room, and beside
him we sat on bench % he talk
ed
IF he should die! It would kill
his mother and break nv hesrt.
He is our baby. We do love him
he is all We have to love. except
each other. We are both working
for him. Some Of these days we
want to send him to school, and
then help him start in business. If
he lives we hope to see him good
lnan-not rich, but good and kind
to everybody. Many is the hour I
work and sing. thinking Of him
and what he will be when he grows
up. II could die only for him
and his mother-but l don't want
him to. It seems so sad for faith
er to be the last of his family-to
think he has lived for nothing.
Call in the morning if you can, to
see how he is, Tor I know he will
be better. @ s
If the boys and eirls only knew
how much their parents loved and
worked for them, and looked to
them as their HoPR in life, We know
they would be more careful to be
good children, and try to be good
men and women. This 10 better
than to be rich and mean, or to live
and die in dissipation. Here was
q man at work. He was happy.
Labor had no terrOrs for him, but
when sickness came to his babe he
was weak as child Some Of these
DAYS Freddie will grow to be . man.
and we hope he will be kind and
good to those who go love him. and
who wept when he was sick. Some
boys who have been loved and car
ed for while children, forget the
ones who wept and watched over
thu m, as if they had NO hearts, nc
love for parents. =. s c
How many of our little readers
will think of Freddie and his little
home in q cellar. and be thankful
they have good homes and some
body to take care of them wher
they are. sick9 And how many ol
them will promise to always bs
kind to their parents, and to love
them when they are old. as the.
themselves were loved and caret
fot when, childrenp For each lit
tie boy. each little girl in the land
is the HoPn for somebody, as wat
the feyer-tossed little fellow We LET
sleeping this Saturday Night
"BRIcK PoAERoY bassae les
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Beecher on Summers Removal-Al
/ Able Editorial. al
1
A recent number OF the Christian
Union has the following signifi
cant article from the pen Of its ed
itor, Henry Ward Beecher:
"In dealing with foreign nation
the Constitution of the Unite,
States gives TO the President th
whole initiative power, bu, to th
Senate Che hnal ratifyin9 authority
The Committee of the Senate o.
Foreign Relations, always eminsn,
has been Tor Ten years past prl
eminent, and the Chairman 81 the
Committee 10 scarcely second +
any member of the Cabinet itsel
In honor and influence. Mt onl
must he be man OF thorough an
minute acquaintance with the az
fsirs OF all foreign nations, wsl
versed in diplomatic history, cath
olic in feeling. caniions IN judg
ment;lbut he tnuet be able TO main
tain the exceedingly delicate posi-
tion of one who stands between I'd
Senate and the Executive, iaithft
to the senatorial body, and yet /
sympathy and in confidential rels
tiohs with the President os ie
In negotiating treaties the Exc.
usive, without tampering with ii
Senate, should be able to keep il
self informed of Che tenper an
opinions Of shat body which Is
confirm or reject the negotiaticn
initiated. Tue Chairman Of th
COMMITTEES on Foreign Relation
on the one hand, and the Secretar
of State on the other, are the Aaro
and Hur that hold up the arms {
the Presideat. assa# 1855 a&Sssa
Now Il isanota enough th1t q
IChairman ostha COmmitfSse an n,