The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-03-18

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not too tired they are well
hut when one is weary, where is
the place like home?
With back to the light we sat
reading about the courtship of
Miles Standish, who lost a woman
by not asking her hand himself
rather than courting her by proxy.
There was q timid,, half f.seared lit
tie rap on the. door, and in the
room came two little girls.
One of them was thirteen, the
other one nine. Two sweet.faced
children, clad in other than expen-
siye garb.. - - -;
Can we come in ?
Certainly, little ones. Come in
and sit down.
we have no time to rest.
Are you not tired-you look sop
yes. sir, we are tired spoke the
elder one, who had on her arm
little box. '
What have you there ?
"A little jacket, sir something
to wear in the morning.
slow much is it worth ?
Two dollars and half
Did your mother make it p
Yes, SIR
How is she now-is her lame
ness better, and can she work.
"A little better, and she can work
some
Have you sold anything to day7'
No, sir, not q penny's worth,
and we have walked and walked
all day
You wish to sell that to us P
Yes, sir, very much
What if you do not P
Then we must fast till Monday
Had you dinner to day ?
No, sir-nothing to eat so day.
Have you nothing for to-mor-
row if you don't sell this ?
Nothing, sir, aud it is SO late
we cannot sell this now
DO you often fast-go hungryr
Sometimes, sir--very often when
mamma is sick
Suppose you have nothing to
eat to o-morrow-what will you do2'
wait till the next day, or the
next, as we often have to-
Don't you feel bad when you
have no food in the house?'
Yes, sir. some. But there are q
good many worse off than we are,
so we pity them, and that helps
some. Fss,ags.z a...,
Worse off than you are! Here,
little ones, take the money, aud
take this. We will have some sup.
per for you-some cake to take to
your mother. Then you will run
home and tell your poor mother
that all will be we'll some of these
days-and when you are hungry,
and cannot sell what she makes,
come to US again, and We will see
what can be done. Good night!
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They have been gone two hours.
We heard the patter Of their tired
feet as they hastened down the
steps and into the street. Then
we put aside the book Of poems
that told US about the courtship of
the Puritan Captain, who. came
over in the Mayflower, and thought
of the poor and hungry ones.
Said one Of these brave little
!. girls-'There are . good many
worse off than we are
And this was not happiness, but
, its twin sister, comfort, to them
Z o! the God-given philosophy o.
! that sentence! They did not find
fault. All ihe day had their fee,
measured distance hundreds o
! times had they entered houses ans
offices to sell the stock in trade 0
that poor widow-one little JACKIE
made of cheap wooden MATERIAL.
They were not discouraged. Of
!. ten and often had they been turnet
away-but braver than thousand
Of men, these children of poverty
had kept on doing their best
thinking that the nert attempt woul,
bring them means to purchase food
. As we thought OF them we grev
9 strong, and all the weariness LEI
y US. There are SO many worse O.
than we are! So many who hav
d no homes-no food--no clothes
It no hope! At least they think 8
! forgetting all the time bov
:. many there are in the world woy.
q off than those who complain.
}. Tomorrow we shall do some
# thing. In our pockets are fe,
It dollars not wanted. We shall bu
d food and coal for some who ar
e sick. In our wardrobe are clothe
partly worn. We can give thes
away to children, or to kind moth
:. ers to make over And we ca
: help somebody, no matter if we ar
;, not SO rich as are many who neve
= think of the poor unfortunate ones
: From the lesson taught US b
these little girls we shall profit
. and thinking how many there ar
:; with whom We would not chang
= places, work on, earnestly, conten,
= edly till comes another Saturda
= Night.-"RRICK" PoMKRoY.
;. Hitherto the Japanese govern
II ment has prohibited the raising q
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