St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-16
Little DAN"
THE LETTER WHICH BROKE MOTH
ERS HEART.

THE LETTER WHICH BROKE MOTH
ER'> HEART.
lou see, the people ut the poSt-otfire
soon recognize faces and names, and al
ter Il man or woman has appeared three
or -four times N the general delivery
window they are petty we'll known.
Ii l. Il real pleasure I" some, while the
clerks care little for the calls of others
/" get bold of their rpi>tIe>
One day. Il yrar "r tw" ago. Il funny
l"ohing. little old woman, wearing fad
ed garments. but having a tidy look
and Il mnthcrl, face, appeared at the
window and asked for Il letter. There
WAS one for her, sent from distant
city. ant any one could have told that
AN unlcarncd boy directed the envrl-
"I,,. There Wis IL lite ID" in Detroit.
with - big r" lo end the word. and it
seemed wonderful that the letter ever
reached lis destination.
The old lady felt ;" good that, tear>
i'll her eyes and yet irving hard to
smile. she put her head into the win
dow and said
Thanks, It. from my hoy Dan.
and YOU don't know how much good it
does me-"
The lady delivery clerk rose up tn
look after the old woman. and when Il
Il second letter came she WAS lunhing
n,ltiff WaS naSS,.d oIIt'''' "i' ntl"rc Tue
.It's from my little Dan again. cried
the old woman IL, She noted the super
,cr;ptinn. .IIr'> in Buffalo. learning Il
= trade. He's only Il lit of i boy. and
,h,.rr wasn't 4 show for him in Detroit.
and rniur to the bad sent nm
away. and hes working hard and trl
ing tu lr good. God bless my Dan
I',i . l-u, widow with only him e.
love. aud hope he'll hr good"
- hone, 50. too" added the clerk
and after that tie. two were friends.
Sometime, the letters were far l.,
tween. and when ti, old lady would
worry over the DELAY. and the III" tear,
vnuId fall. the lad, would almost shed
lraI~ irh her. .Moihcr" would opcl
her letters at the nindow of the OF
ri,r. and if Dll ua> feeling brave
hearted and gcttin" alumg we'll. both
HnHId rejoice. while both would still
hr anxious if lac complained and wa
,li>rnuraged
Almost every week for year aud {;
/ half the old lady received a letter and
inst a., regularly she came to post a rr.
! ply. She wrote in Il Quaint old hand
/ itt the hoy could make ont every
/ word. and once W hen he wIOtr that hrl
| writing was improving, She fell all til,
pliic which a school cnl could hay,
/ shown. III. improve as we'll. By
and hy he wrote "Dr,roit" plain auC
! i,,ir. and took extra pain, to commenc,
| his ..Eear Mnthcr' with a grand -four
ish. and add something extra after tn,
words ..ynur son Dan"
Those. letters we're food and drink +,
to the old lady. and She seemed actu
ally to grow Younger. Little Dan hat
many friends in the post office. and ha,
hi. mother been i'll. any carrier wouI,
h,v, Luured fill midpirht TO find he,
and hand her the Looked for Irtter
TL,ee ar fu,r we,ks AGO. when sb,
n,,..nnd bar l.tt.r shn went and smiled
~ aver tL. first Dan wrote he was
'n,ning bnmr fnr , week. and her hear
va. fin Sh, s,id she'd have the cot
,,,,o In,l,;nr I;I,c now f,r him and sb,
wH,,IJ he .,t tb. d.nnt to welcome hin
t;rst of all Evarvh,Iv t.lt Glad will
har and tb,. i,dx ,I.rL was fo q, n,
.n,,,, a,,a,,;n,r .,nd h,yo to, With her
o 'mI ,aa I;t,I,-7 Da, and ,rai.o and on.
"n"r,r.. ,."" ' HIM. HIM for @ tba % ,nre Lind word,
U"," '''t'' t IVA ,ia lt,a,. hl III snal
q, ~, Ivy '''' ''''
w Th;, rTn' ,,..,, -, 1,.,o. ,o nav. Tres
W., .I' ",'S y" ,,, ''. '..,'I ~, al,sanc,
hy s,v;nw thar Dan vns gott;ng read,
to cnt,o 6nmo That ,rns earI,' IN Feh
,u,ry and he was to como home th.
fr.t n. March Tho noxt Tuesda,
thcrs ,,. :, letta,. Inf tho wr;t;pc wa
mnt Ii,t,e D,n,. II was str.ngs bus
;,,..., La,,J and ti,. oiori, f,It col,