Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-28

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cellent, and the elegant silver dazzled
the eyes of the children as they ate.
What day to be remembered by each
one of the little onesl
81 should like to be you," said Tom
my, in n undertone, TO Harry.
"Why, my boy2" asked he.
You see fellow couldn't do wrong
living here; he hasn't any call to; and IL
must be so easy to be good in soft
places"
Harry gave quick glance in the di-
rection of his mother, and remembered
a certain haIf-burnt cigar lying on the
marble in his room. He knew smoking
would injure him, for all scientific people
agree on the poison to youth ; he knew
his mother would be cruelty hurt IL he
began such course he knew dear
Queen Bluff detested tobacco in every
form, and yet with all these facts Harry
had deliberately and stealthily smoked
the evening before in his own room.
"No call to do wrong living here !" said
Harry to himself. ''How much that
poor little cripple is teaching me- I'll
never smoke again in my mothers
house, or out of it.
The dinner wss over before Tommy
saw beautiful pair of padded crutches,
which Mrs. Brent had long ago ordered
for him. Poor Tommy was dazed before,
but nearly daft now he swung himself
about like parrot in his cage, walked
up and down before the long mirrors,
and at last, tired with his exertions, sat
down, exclaiming:
"My wings have come, after all :"
The children went home with budg-
cts of good things, and that night, be-
fore her family retired, Mrs. Brent ex-
hibited the bills for Christmas and New
Year entertainment given in the same
place few years before.
81 did not wish to control your ac-
tions," she remarked, concerning the
celebration OF such days, but / leave
you to decide whether the money ex-
pended in liquors and sumptuous tables
for our wealthy friends does not rather
belong to the poor, as we are only God g
Stewards"
al never had better time in my life, .
said Harry "and that Tommy is cut
out for minister. Suppose we educate
him, mother"
"Suppose we help him to educate
himself" said Mrs. Brent.
"That is much BETTER" said Madge.
"Let us begin the year with Tommy for
outside work. /"
"He is one of many" said Tennie.
Yes, but it is one of the least of
these, dear, and Tommy may reach
hundreds"
81 never knew all that story of his
until he told me-" said Harry.
"Queenie, ! am proud of you."
"Tell me-" said Tennie.
cit seems Madge was one of the first
to reach him when the cars ran over him,
and never left him until he was safe in
the hospital. She was with him, too, all
through the operation, and / call that
brave for girl of IA"
Madge attempted to leave the room,
but her mother detained her. "Don't
go, daughter. Ask Harry If it is any
Drawer for girl of IA than boy"
"SIre enough" said Harry. "I never
thought of that"
"You see he lay there crushed and
bleeding. L was crossing through the
station with roll of music in my hand.
and was just opposite. The men crowded
round him, but he clung to me, and the
policeman asked If knew him. told
him he was one of mammals scholars,
and when the poor boy begged me not
to leave him the doctors said / might
stay If L were not afraid"
"Were your" asked Tennie, looking
pale.
"Just a little, when I saw the instru-
ments; but i thought of Tommy after
that and what mamma would do, and the
FIRST knew one of the dee ors said NY
little lady, If you want to study med
icine, come to my office'-and it was all
over. don't think there was anything
brave about it; somebody had to do it.;
somebody has to do ever 80 many disa-
greeable things, and why not you or /,
Harrya"
"Was the roll Of music saved 2" asked
Tennie.
"Yes," said Mrs. Brent, "I have il,
and it is Tommy's favorite-' The Way
to Paradise"