The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-02-28

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much 8. giving expression g u. ntisf.
ing ina single groau on TEAR
children belie,e Il rai had been -ut.
isnag oaiy pain h he budy be would
hatg cried out but oh l4o Wa suffering
rrtat paiu Be- hi. heart and lhat kefi
him silent
"Couliua you shed few tears, Pal
Noulaua aa be the better oi weeping
boy said poor Jake whose heart loo,
flt yer. heavy
No. no. replied Fat, iecblA tears
would DO iae small good. Tie hurt +,
too deep for tears Jake. 0htifrd only
died la.t time-if td only died last
iimet
rhcs carried him into ile little meauly
furnished house which was his home
and there his poor mother who loved Pat
tenderly aud who was almost Wild with
grief, laid him on hi. little bed, and
bathed Bis blood..taiued face, and spoke
Kind, soothing words, aud tried 20 conn
iou bin.
Soon the Doctor came, and tbt little
broken leg was set, aud the crushed hand
bound up, and some soothing medicine
given, aud then the little sufferer slept.
But oh, children. for days and week, be
has lain on that bard bed not able to turn
and eudures, at times, pains 20 terrible,
that he wishes God would take him up 10
heaven, away from all the sad things Ia
III thi, weary world Ills checks have
become Thin. and his eve, look 80 sunkeu.
aud hi, little hAud~ are 20 white, that
sometime, when he's asleep, you might
almost fancy tod had taken hi, tired
spirit oUt Of the poor, little, irail enaci.
ated body lyiug there But the Doctor
says Pat will bc trong aud well again,
and will probably live to be a grown NAN
Don't you hope so:
Jake comes to see Pat very aticn and
sometimes he brings him oranges, and
once he brought him lovely little pot OF
geranium, which he placed Oh the vim
dow shelf Just near the head OF Pat, bed
Then, every few days he carries him q
pretty book to read for Pat can read and
loves books very dearly.
One evening about a week after Pat,
accident, Jake was sitting by his bedside,
watching the poor little pale sufferer
when suddenly covering his face with hi,
hands, he burst into violent weeping, and
hiding bis head in the bedclothes, sobbed
ont, t,--'Oh. Pat, to think ii was me
brought all this trouble on ye, lad May
the good Lord forgive me, and help yc
to forgive me, but shure | can never for
give myself" and he wept loud and bit
tcrly, and his large frame shook Will
emotion.
Pat turned his eyes full OF tears on
Jake :--"I'm no inclined to blame YOU
Jake, for what was all my own fault
Shure, hadn't daddy warned me of that
wheel and did ma ! clean disobey him
1t has taught me a lesson, Jake, which II
never forget, if live till hundred AS
/ | lie here, Jake, | think much ofwhat my
/ Sunday school teacher said to me ycster
day, about Gods allowing even the little
children that He loves to suffer heap in
/ this world. She said il was TO fit them
for heaven; so perhaps, Jake, God is fit
/ ting me now for heaven and, oh! Tho
thought of that makes me quite content
to lie here and suffer"
That night when little Pat was sleeping
/ his father stole softly into the room and
looked down tenderly upon the littlC
careworn face, and hearing a great sisl
stopped and kissed Pats forehead very
/ gently; and as the big tears rolled owe
his checks sobbed out, ooh, Pat; shua
+ the devil himselfmust ha tempted me t,
/ be cruel 10 such poor wee suffering
thing. II the good Lord spares YOU, ms
lad, your daddy will neer speak Il eros
word 70 you again"
( 4 smile stole over Pats features, cycI
/ while he slept Perhaps hc dreamed tha
his father had lifted great heavy buriel
from his poor little weary heart, for h
murmured softly: DADDY. daddy: In
glad now didn't die last time: 80 glad
50 glad,
Children, hope YOU have been inter
estcd in my story about Pat; which, lc
me tell you. l. al true: and | hope, alsC
that you've found a lesson in it to ~
member all your lives.
\ ALWAYS have moral courage enough (
refuse ~ do wroeg,'