Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-25

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II brushed away the dust aud cobwebs
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gle. A haggard aud despairing mother
was on the street, begging for bread.
The fire in the old stove slumbered. If a
cricket nestled in the old house, it was in
some warmer corner-ip some of the
gloomy rooms where it now and ther
caught the laugh Of child or a CHEEKY
cry from the street. 1t was very still.
ut is cold ID here" whispered the
moon, IS its beams danced over the rag
ged Old quilt which covered the girl.
ave baye not had . warm fire for days
and days--we are very poor replied the
child, as she put ont her hand to catch
and detain one Of the shivering rays.
s'There is nothing in the old cupboard
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pered the MON, as it rose q little higher
and looked in ut another pane.
another was sick yesterday aud could
not 90 out, explained ;the child. II have
been i'll for weeks aud weeks, and We
havs como to b very poor"
mo frc-no food-no medicine-no
light-no furniture but an old chair or
two and tablet 10 terriblel" whis-
pered the neon. II have only been up
an hour, and yet I can sec into hundreds
Of rooms in this great town-see warm
rooms, tables spread with good things-
dres burning cheerfully and people smil-
Ing and happy. Who comes to see youi'
"No One!' sighed the child. ut is
weeks since saw any face but mothers"
A cloud crept between the,old window
and the bright moon, shutting out all its
light II sailed slowly on and on, and
after time all the glory came back to
the panes, and tha moon said:
II counted thousands of Christian men
and women. They are seated 10 warm
rooms, or are on the street in costly cloth
ing. They look happy and contented.
They have plenty to eat and wear. Some
have given to something or other called
charity - something where one person
a loaf of bread, and it goes
through three or four hands and reaches
no enc 10 particular. Some have given
to some foreign mission, as they call it.
l don't exactly know what it il, but it's
something to buy Bibles for people who
cannot read, while You and scores of 9th.
er intelligent and God knowing and God.
fearing children are dying nf hunger in
the shadow Of grand church spire. And
none Of these people have brought you
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more rays of silver over the pale face,
"you are dying! Food and medicine and
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the tens Of thousands who have plenty
and to spare, who would step ssiie t.
enter this DOR and give charity to the
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