The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-07-27
aapswered the baker. s'I shall go With.
syor, to see YOUR mother - S'stssi

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@ Joe was, very glad when the baksr.in-
ciosed his solitary cold band ID hislsrge
l18arn one and when the child said be
must stop and inquire at the coal.shed
about coach, his friend only laughed and
|aastohishedsh BY the Tspidityaudthe
magnitude aofsahis pnrchases--hot soup
and meat from a cookshop, tea, sugar,
three large candles, anda hundred Of
coal, and all for j oe's motherl Atlast
the child burst into tears.
What is the matter now, little, snow
boy - inquired the baker,
"Nothing, sir ;gouly mother will have
saisshe wants without my belppS 90
s'' - 10, my child ); it is all through you
that she will receive this !;s.ls help from
an old friend. If You had not practiced
selfhelp. and loved your mother, you
would not have enlisted my sympathy
and had my heIpp'' g q, So ss...s.. s.sR
"Mother was afraid OF the snow"
said little Joe, "but I told her it cam
fer good" 'A&'t sssssts8 ds'S4 4
"Did you ever hear this, little snow
boy" inquired the 'baker-ssThat all
things work together for good to those
who love the Lord p"
Eyes, sir mother has said it, though
she's SO dull attimes. This aissthe house,
but / think you are too broad across the
shoulders to get up the top stairs" For
apsinstant the baker doubted and looked
inquiringiy at the child; could it be
that heahad made up story about his
mother. But Joe added, You can get
up sideways, sir, US the isndlady does
when she comes for rent
| ] think wesall know by thisstime what
kind heart the baker had, and cen be-
lieve that he felt very sad when he saw
the once pretty and bright village girl a
fadedwornout woman !e s@ 'e
seJoe should not have brought you
here, Mr., G Glaecote," she said, drawing a
threadbare blanket around her. az do
not want to intrude my poverty on any
one" = Ae'ssSi$ .ssisas''ss's ~ '9ssN
ss's Nfother, siaterruptsd Joe, sthe gen.
tleman's very kind, but we havemoney
ofeoursown, mother. earned te.pence
half-penny;a ms snow-boy (; did l not tell
you the snow came for good? 2"
esfsGod sends poyertyas welhas riches q
observed her visitor, Yand ftwe knew
all, one is often as greats blessing as
the other; your life fell among hard
liness but that will make you, the hap.
piers perhaps, byjand by. EAt all events,
among all your trials''s{t the baker laid
his hand on Joe's head as he spoke1 ehe
gave an angel toyour bosom :" - 81
"That's tIue2 said the widow; ''but
see how greatly even my poor child has
been mairned and afiictedw
Losing MY armSs@ exclaimed little
Joe: Why, mother, that's asblessing
III have the one-armed boy, for my
doo, said one lady. and she gayesme two
pence, and when the other lads said they
would do it quicker, sheirepeated, 'Slo "
and sure A great biz navy, who at
first pushed me off the pavement, when
he saw 1 had but one arm, patted me on
the back till | shook again, aud said l
was brave little man, and he would let
me sweep where | liked; he spoke as if
the street belonged to him. Mother,
bmy half arm gets mo smiles and kind
words and friends / was right about
the snow, mother; / was right about
the snow ~ ''''
ItEis. wonderful what good may be
done by q little thought, and a little
time well laid out h59'
TIE Kind baker found his way to Mr.,
Boyd's farm, and IN a very few days at,
Isterwardithe farmer sswidowed sister aud
her little Joe were beneath the skelter
OF his roof Marys mother had been,
| fsnicads two yenrs, and Mr. Boyd's sister IS
considered even by Tom to be comfort
in the house; and J.oe--evsn 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 hisunclc'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
sgsgYr
The coujunctiye mood thought of
mstrimoay, ,..
What glows bigger tho moro you
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