Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-21
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such fire as they had not seen since the
winter before.
II wonder what'll come next" said
Maggie, clapping her hands and jumping
up and down in her gladness.
my child, don't expect anything
more. I'm afraid all this will prove
but DREAM" said Mrs. Burton.
But romething more did come, and
this time it was the princess herself.
She shrank back moment when she saw
the dirty floor, the ragged bedstead, and
thought OF six people crowded in this
little room. Her daintiness and elegance
had never before come face to face with
such squalor, but she had been passing
through great experiences lately. and
she was brave enough to meet this. '..
"And this is the little girl who told
so touchingly her sad story last EVENING""
she said, stroking Maggie's golden locks.
"And this your mother, and this your
father" she said, shaking their hand.
and smiling so sweetly that Mr. Bur-
ton said atterward it was Just like an
angel right from heaven.
II thought would drop in and wish
you Merry Christmas" she said.
Mr. Burton wiped the tears on his
sleeve and began thanking the lady.
1.-The good Lord has sent us help in
our Distress" he said.
III He has shown me how T can be
good tor something, I am glad" she said
with smile. "Your little girl tells me
you are in trouble and have come to
see If | can help you out of it''
'Now need not tell you, my reader,
how they talked till Mr.. Burton said cali
the trouble seemed lifted off their hearts -
and how after she went away, they set
the turkey roasting before the fire; and
how they were SO hungry they only wait
tor one side to get done, and sliced it of
and ate 1t while the other side was cook
ing; and how the children ate nuts and
candy till they couldn't eat any more,
and carried some to all the children IN
the court; and how Mr.. Burton said he
never saw such blessed day in all his
life; and how he tended the baby. and
kissed Maggie half dozen times, when
she put her arms around his neck and
Rugged him so hard, he couldn't help it;
and how the Children in Anderson court
came in to see the beautiful doll in the
red silk dress; and how they squeezed
the rubber doll till it burst; and how the
boys wanted to beat Johnny's drum ':jest
two times" and how they stood and
gaped at Johnny as if he had been hero,
and not poor ragged little boy like
themselves--you can imagine all that,
but I am going to tell you little about
the princess herself.
She was the only child of very wealthy
parents. She had been petted and near.
ly spoiled by too much happiness.
Miss Princess had come to fancy her
self the special favorite of providence,
not dreaming that God and all sensible
people saw that her life was poor ard
mean.
But our princess had been having sad
troubles of late I will not tell about
them, for it would take whole story
book to tell it all, but they had been
working great and excellent change in
our princess. Trouble is good for us all
it we are strong enough not to be crushed
by it.
Her father, anxious to cheer his child,
and believing something to wear was the
best comfort, had given her great deal
of money, and told her to select for her
self handsome set of jewelry for a
Christmas present. She felt it was alb.
surd to soothe her sore heart with Jewels,
50 she did not select them till her father
urged her again and again, and the after
noon before Christmas she had driven
out to purchase them.
And just as she stepped from her car
rage Maggie and her brothers were
there to step into her life and save her.
Their strange words about their poverty
caught her ear, and something urged he1
to wstch them. She would once have
disdained to notice such wretched chi
dren, but now their very rags drew her to
them.
It seemed to her it would be sweet to
deny herself the jewels she had come to
purchase, and to help this family in their
dark hours. So she stepped into her car
rage and drove away to purchase provls-
ions instead of pearls, and toys Tor un-
blessed little children instead of trinkets
for herself.
And if you will believe it, this proud
princess, who had eorned the humble
and fancied herself better and more
blessed than others, had happier heart
on that Christmas than ever in her life
before. think her heart was happier
than even those which she blessed.
That Christmas night, when she lay
upon her couch, she saw new and bet
ter life opening before her; and with an
exaltatlon of soul she had never known
before, she said. "Dear Lord, it is in
deed more blessed to give than to re
ceive"