The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10
MILLY'S THANKSGIVING.

~, mamma, III SO Colu! III ~ CoA"' |
said little Milly, as she came up to the
stove, where forlorn-looking fire seemed
to be trying to keep itself alive, with
scarcely anything to feed upon. Mllly
stood as close as she could get to it, and
tried to warm her poor little blue fingers.
She had on a bingham hood, and thin
worn -out shawl, and her undergarments
were not much warmer.
"Well, darling" said her mother, ~
know YOU must be almost frozen. WISH
I could make more fire and give you
good, thorough warming; but the wood IS
all gone.n As she poked she looked at
the poor little thing, so young to suHer,
and the tears came into her eyes, that
were almost worn out with weeping.
"Wait a minute, DEAR" she continued,
"and will give you this sewing to take
home. If Mrs. Phillips should pay tor 1t
rioht away | could buy little more
wood. and warm you before you go to
bed"
Milly took the work with quite light
heart, and trudged along to Mrs. Philips.
She did not have to 60 very far, and when
she found that Mrs Phillips was at home
she said to herself, Nov we shall have
some fire, and get SO. nice and warm
But Mrs. Phillips did not come down
stairs herself; she only sent the servant to
saw she had no change ut present, Out
would pay when all the work was finished.
If she had come, in place OF her messen-
ger. she would have seen poor little
shivering figure trying to get little
warmth from the scant shawl she was
drawing tightly around her.
While Milly was standing in the hall
she had a great temptation, and she re-
sisted it, like the noble little girl she was
Living on the marble floor, rs If it hac
been dropped carelessly, was five dolla
note. When Milly first saw it her hear
almost jumped with delight, for vision
of glowing fires and good, hearty meal
rose up before her; and she very hkel,
thought the money would last lifetime
it seemed such q large sum to her. Al
this passed through her mind in two Q
three minutes as she stood and looked
It. reading " five," five" in all the COZ
ners: but the little honest heart asserte
itself. and when the servant returned sfl
handed it to her. 1t was sweet httl
voice that said, "Will you please 81,
this to Mrs. Phillips, and tell her that
found it in the hall9"
Then poor Milly, not realizing that wa
up in heaven the angels were watcfnn
her, turned her little disappointed fa'
homeward She did not know that al
one was interested in her; but beside Il
angels, there was one near her who cou
do what they could not. Mrs. Philh
had a brother whom she sometimes a
cused of being crazy, because he was
apt to stroll around quietly among t
moor. initiating Christ and his love
them. He was not a bit like other pc
nile he ALWAYS seemed to find things o
in such queer sort of way.
When Milly stood in the hall with t
money in her hands, he was lookl
through glass door, and wondering WI
She would do with it. He gave chucl
of DELIGHT. so low, however. that Mi
did not hear it, as soon as he saw that
had decided. He read it all in her II
before she had parted with the money
II must know more about that chile
said this brother Carl; and away ne we
RIGHT after Milly. But he did not hs
to walk very fast to keep her IN sight.
When she reached the house ana ass
peared through the door, instead OF ru
ing in after her, and saying to her mott
as soon as he saw her, MY good won
what can do for you2" he only screw
mn his eyes flor he was near sighted
the number of the house, and then w
RIGHT home again as fast as possible. =
He soon found out Milly's name tn
his sister, and then few out of the no.