The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-08-15

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M sterling. vhr ,lian, IN sinrl.
wurl II ,hw conversation escape him
was Tar t,,tn FEELING ~ comfortable
under the rtesree, u getting back lhr
mone, hr hal leaned Mr. Granger y.
he had felt mn hour before. liz under.
stood The meaning of ka,ies remark
.-..,it II fur fathers honut. "
There was another retiod II three
months, and Mrs Granger called upon
NJ Sterling and paid him twenty-five
dollars moro. The pale, thin facc made
a strong impression On him. Il .roab'
lc,l him 10 take tho money FROM her
small 6ngcrr. IN which tho blue veins
shonc through tho Transparent skin,
AZ IL was counted out, llr wished tina,
shc had rent tho money instead u
calling. II was on his lips to remark
--"po MT trouble or pineh yourself
faster than IL convenient. Mrs 'irang.
o." but culi,lity whispered that shs
might take advantage Of his consider.
atcncss, and no h. remained silent
| 4 few days nftcrwarl Mr. Sterling
was passing n frui. shop, where twu
children were looking IN ut tho window,
when this sentence struck his ears:
An apple WON'T cos. but . penny,
Katie. aud want ono 40 much, said
tho younger II tho two children, girl
~, tyc years " agc.
COME away, Maggie" sail tic
other, drawing hcr sister back FROM The
window. don't lo.k n. them nny
don't think about them"
"lIut | ean't help thinking about
them" pleaded thu ehill
ii Ma III II thar slr sterling enu',
stand. Every want IT lis own child
ron wns furnished H. bought trni
w tho barrel, aal there was = it'll
chill pleudlitR fur ~ apple Which cor
o,,l, cont lnt the apple was lenio
hrru,l4c IL. l1ttn, m,lrl 10 saved I
make good the denl lail,ers lunnr. :
liz tlak thu SIM total IT these ranuie
saved Il, srIf denial Vt thcau little chi
drc,. aul aided tlum IL his nlrcnh
trimming roiler.. 4 feeling d sham
burned the chicks Of Mr. Sterling.
,Ilerc little pnca." he called. ~ n,
two ehildrpn wen. away from tho rl,p
window. Tome n, and III Rct 20
Sumo arll'a :
Katie bell hack, but Maggie hrl
ont her hand, eager to accept The eiler
iur shc waa lolging for tho fruit.
tonne, 4 repeated hr. Sterling
speaking Yer, kindly.
Tho children ihon followed him int,
TIN shnr, uni no filled their apnrl
with apples ana oranges. Their .hanl.
, ful ayes and happy faces were In hi
men.ry all iay. Ills reward WA
sMuut.
Three months after, and again Mr.
Sterling had a sisi, from the pale YUM
widow. This time she Ind only tWunl.
! Lullars. II was All sl,o had Leon all
u save; Lu. .he made no EXCUSE an'
offered no complaint.
Mr.. Sterling took tho money. an
counted |, IL hcsita.ing way. III
touch thereof Mas pleasant TO his lin
gers, or ~ lu,rI money.
I Hut tho ,iriu,l oi thu child faces WI
, before his c,er, aud tho sound u plead
Inn child Voices IN his ear. 1'hroMgl
osertnAing mud tho denial ~ hersel
aud little ul,es, tho poor widow ha'
, gathered this small sum. and was nov
paying |, in,u his hands, 10 make goo'
the honorable contract u her dead l,ns
band. liz l,psilaicd. running In hui
absent way thu edges u tho little pill
u bills thu, lay under hi. fingers, Tn
thug was clear to hin,---hc would my
Or takn anything moro from tho widow
'I'hr balance II tho debt must b. furps
On. People would got 10 ark who wa
tho eSacting creditor. This though
affected him unrleasantly.
Slowly, ~ onc IL whose mind dehat,
still went on. Mr.. Sterling took from
his desk. largo pocket look. and ~
lrrfu III frumt .nn uf tina commandment