The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-07-27
answered the baker. 81 shall 80 With
you to see your mother"

you to see your mother" 80. -
Joe was. very glad when che bakersin-
Closed his solitary cold band in hislsrge
Sarm Ones and when the child said he
must stop and inquire at the coal.shsd
about couch, his friend only laughed and
'astonished him by che rapidity aud the
magnitude of his fpnrchases--hot soup
and meat from a cookshop, tea, sugar,
three large candles, anda hundred of
coal, and all for Joe's mother! AT last
the child burst into tears.
"What is the matter now, lit.lo, snow
boy 7" inquired the baker.
"Ncthing, sir only mother will have
all she wants without my help !"
"No, my child !; it is oil through you
that she will receive this little help from
an old friend. IF you had not practiced
self.help. and loved your mother, you
would not have enlisted my sympathy
aud had my heIpp' = s-...
"Mother was afraid Of the snow"
said little Joe, but I told her it cam
for scca'' ',''''
"Did you ever hear this, little snow
boy" inquired the baker" THAT all
things work together for good to those
who love the Lord p"
Eyes, sir mother has said it, though
she's so dull at times This is the house
but think you are too broad across the
shoulders to get up the top stairs" For
an:ipstant the baker doubted and looked
inquiringiy at the child could it be
that hehad made up 4 story about his
mother. But Joe added, .You can get
up sideways, sir, us the lsndlady does
when she comes for rent
/ think we all know By this time what
kind heart the baker had, and con be-
lieve that he felt very sad when he saw
the once pretty and bright village girl q
faded wornout woman
"Joe should not have brought you
here, MIR. Glascote," she said, drawing q
L
threadbare blanket around her. "I do
not want to intrude my poverty on any
one" - '''''S' =
'Mother,R Interrupted Joe, athe gen
tleman's very kind, but we have money
j of our7own, mother. earned te.pence
half-penny rs "a snow-boy T; did not tell
you the snow came for good z"
God sends povertyas wellas riches
observed her visitor, s'and ifswe knew
all, one is often Us great "a blessing as
the other; your life fell among hard
lines, but that will make you the hap.
pier, perhaps, by1and by. At all events,
among ull your trisls'a{ {the baker laid
his hand on Joe's head as he spoke) "he
gave an angel to your bosom" gS
That's trueg said the widow; 'bu,
see how greatly even my poor child has
been mnimed and aflicted;~
| Losing my arm.v exclaimed little
Joe. "Why, mother, that's ablessiug
I'll have the one,armed boy for my
doc, said one lady, and she gave me two
pence, and when the other lads said tn g
would do it quicker, She repeated, iSlo "
and sure A great big navy, who a,
first pushed me off the pavement, when
he saw L had but one arm, patted me on
the back till | shook again, and said
was brave little man, and he would let
me sweep where liked; he spoke as ii
the street belonged to him. Mother
my half arm gets me smiles and kind
words and friends; was right abou,
the snow, mother; was right about
! the snow ~
lt1is wonderful what good may be
done by a little thought, and little
! .;...a sssall laid ont.
4 The Kind baker found his way to Mr.
Boyd's farm, aud ip a very few days al
Eterward the farmer widowed sister aud
her little Joe were beneath the shelter
oe his roof, Mary's mother had been
fdead two years, aud Mr.. Boyd's sister is
considered even by Tom to be a comfort
in the house und Joe--eyen now Joe
can do with his ono arm what Tom with
his too, am sorry TO say, is never ike.
ly to accomplish--he can write his un.
cle's letters, and cast up his sunclc's bills
and what is better, he is bright and
cheerful and grateful. His uncle says
the little "snow-boy" could find etraw.
berries in bed of nettles
The couiunctiYe mood-Lhnurht nI