Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-21

ing, but was still very weak. His affairs
looked very discouraging to him, and his
depressed state of mind did much to re-
tard his recovery.
He had bought the farm where he was
living only the spring before, after the
planting season was over, expecting to
earn enough by his trade, that of car
penter, through the following season to
enable him to buy seed and to thorough
~ plant the whole place in the spring.
Instead of that he was taken sick sooa
after he bought it, and had been obliged
to sell his stock to get money to live up
on. And now, right in the busy season.
when every hour seemed worth day at
any other time, he was taken sick, with
no money to buy seed or the necessary
farming implements, or to hire the need
ed help. With his mind overwhelmed
with encouragement he sat one evening
IN the doorway of his house, and looked
hopelessly on his still unemployed land
AT the same time Mr. Thyson was riding
slowly along, having made an unusually
good trip with his meat, and was review
ing in his mind with great satisfaction
the prosperous condition of his affairs.
As he passed he saw Mr.. Moore sitting
there, and noticed that he looked very
pale and worried. A feeling Of sympathy
took strong hold Of him, and he was
tempted to stop and have talk with
him, but those fields waiting to be plow-
ed and sown, spoke to him so plainly
and reproachfully that he concluded he
would better bow and go along.
" I'm sorry for Moore" he said to him
self hat a foo 1>o
him lift, but I've got my own family to
look out for. If had always given
away tony feelings wonder where l
should be now. 0 no! no; it never will
do. Mop
| But as he drew up to his own house
the sight Of his broad acres so carefully
planted, and the neat, thrifty appearance
OF all the surroundings, did not give him
the feeling Of satisfaction he was. enjoy
ing before he met Mr.. Moore. AS he
went into the kitchen where his wife was
busy getting supper, he said, glancing
out of the window at Tom, who was hav-
ing grant frolic with his dogs:
ut does me good to see Tom playing
He has had hard winter of it, But I'm
glad | let him go through it. 1t ha.
taught him a lesson he will never forget
| guess"
:" Yes I think very likely" gently an.
swered his wife; "but I have thought
many times, father, that Tom was teacA
ing more important lesson than the one
ne was learning. But come, supper's
ready She then stepped to the door
and called Tom, and the subject was not
continued. AS Tom came in breathless
from play, his father remarked:
"That's better fun than working Clio.
ver's board and carrying it over to her
isn't it2"
eyes, sir. But I'm afraid. if Mr.
Moore doesn't hurry up and plant, Glover
will be marching back here in spite OF
me. next fall. I wish was rich man
l'll bet I'd make things look diferen,
over there in no time"
Mr.. Thyson made no reply, but finish
cd his supper and went out into the yard
where he stood leaning on the fence, ap
parently in deep thought. AS Bill, his
head man on the farm, came along, he
: stopped him. and they had quiet talk
together.
Meantime Mr.. Moore had gone into his
house, utterly unable to throw off the
gloomy thoughts which filled his mind
He saw no way out of his difficulties
The faith and hope which had kept him
) up till now seemed gone. He went tc
bed early, but did not sleep for hours
Toward morning, however, he fell into 8
deep sleep. His wife quietly darkened
the room and left him. The sun was sew.
eral hours high when he drew aside the
} curtain to look out What sight met
his eyes! Men were blowing, narrowing
and shouting to their horses Part of the
ground was already prepared for plant
ing, and there, in the barn doorway, sa
Tom and Bessie, cutting potatoes, anc
chattering like blackbirds.
s'What does it mean, mother? VIVA
: does it mean?" said he, as he opened thu
kitchen door.
: ''1t, means, father, that the dawn ha.
come. Twas very dark, you know, las
} night. Those are MIR. Thyson's men 7
''Thyson's men. Thyson's men! Why
, don't understands
"Well, nor I, and the men say that they
J don't know what has come over him
} either. But he told Bill to take men anc
horses and come over here and plant what
ever you wanted, and he'd provide tn,
| seed; and they are working like beavers
} tell you"
The next afternoon, when the horn wa
7 blown, Mr.. Moore was waiting at hi
l gate. As the wagon came along MI
Thyson saw him. and didn't feel at al
like just bowling and passing on. Moth,
felt like stopping, shaking hands and get
: ting out to see how his men were doing
God bless you, STRIP said Mr.. Moore
''You have given me the best medicin,
I've had. l believe it's going to save my
} life. don't know how to thank you, but
know that feel like new man."
$50 do I, Friend Moore. So do I
But don't thank me. It's all Toms do
ings. I thought I was teaching him
great lesson, but, bless you! he was teach
J ing ME greater one, all the time. Well
5 the Lord has great Surprises in store fo
\ us sometimes, hasn't He?" And with
fervent shake of the hand, Mr.. Thysol
!, got back into his wagon and drove home
:, From that time Mr.. Moore's health
t Stea0ilv i'm nroved and from that +imo