The Lake Charles echo., 1881-01-01
a y1slz % azAe Hxsrnsax ssnr--A
Msaidsy STORY.

been qniet child during the whole
!. her life Of twelve years, at which perie
of her existence she became the her
inc of this history. She thougIiSppe
more over what the grown up" foil
said than -anyshedyu .kaszpssass,issha
strange child is that Minnie Warren,
people were inahe habit OF Saving, an
the opinion Of her parents was in a,
cordance with shatsofs fsstmngers.
Mr-Wsrner's occupations were lik
the'inotto of the United States, q
Piuribus Unuln, farmer. .tavern-keepcl
postmaster, country merchant an,
blacksmith. His establishments wer
situated on the bank of river, wher
the mail stage changed horses befor
crossing the ferry, and this Representa-
tive of our national motto owned ais,
the ferry.fat and hostlery. The stag,
drivers sand passengers generally oh
stained their evenings meals at thi,
house. & .sR .s s.i,.is
Mrs. Warren was a merry and busy
country ~on,an, possessing mnch vii
and lumor.,siIfer.eight children were
as healthy and noisy crowd as can I've
found only in the country, with sthe
exception inf Minnies theirsfifth child,
and who was very small for her age.
TIIisllistle girl. with wonderful r,pidiiy,
had learned to read at the country
schools.. -ihungh their. sessions were
brief andsirregular, and sLeld, at long
Minnie would, when permitted, listen
earnestly 10 the conversations of the
travellers stopping at her fathers house.
These travsiersrepfesente nearly every
phase of society. Some were ignorant,
yet related gtami aId ;s'alfsihg stories,
frequently intersperscd with,the snper-,
p;lstiisflls stheys wRre agpntsE fors,iner-
caftfle firms, and " erit ytilgarv'khown
as ''drumtners..' Doctors, lawyers,
preachers, senators, representatives,
teaehcrs and lfarmers, their consersa-
ton Sassas varied qas sreff Occupations.
One New Years eve, the travellers
who alighted from The coach were law
yers, senators ami representatives, en
route for the capitia. Their convefsl.-
tion WAS upon astronomy. / presume
these gentlemen considered fheylis a.
siiffielcncy'of' earthly business awaiting
their attention in New Orleans, and
therefore Interested lheiiiselyes i,bou,
the stars. The rclnarkable brilliancy
ofthe Msrniug Star, abouts sotir o'clock,
Was the topic most discussed and with
which they concluded their celestial
Turning to their, host,
Dne OF the gentlemen requested that
he party might sbe awakened at four
I'clock the next morning. a1
Little Minnie Warren had listened
with more than her womted interest to
,be --conjeetures Of these gentlemen,
whether the star was inhabited or not,
md TO their assertions that hills ana
alleys, trees and rivers 1ia'l Becn dis
'ovcrd there By some ,astron5,ner. Onr
little mail lay thinking late into the
tight of what she had heard, wonder
ng If there were people in that star,
lndsffaflrey were likclthesc 1T this worId.,I
NTH Sleep stole away her tlpughts.@ /
Fonr o'clock the l,eyt morning tl1s
loise of the awakened travellers .ilwnke
dinnie Al.o was iaz5ligllt shspgr. llar
little bed being c.ose 10 All adjacent
sne easily drew aside il.c ear
ain and beheld the bright and exceed
ngly beautiful Morning Star.
$50 that is smother werldi'' thought
he child. ''Hpw beautiful The good
rod made that too. Iknow3ll lie made,
!, because that preacher with i funny
anne, showed tito me in the Bible.
iodilnade everything and II was very
,ood. lie made the brightest star that
yer heard of--thc Star Of Bethlehem.
wander il il WAS as bright as this one,
nd if this has a naines I-wonder
hat sort of peopleglivetherea There
inst be people if there are trees and
iscrs and such things, because God.
nat preacher said, snlakes everything
" some good purpose. j wish knew ],
who eoiild answer iny ones
ons, Father says we mnstn't bother
i'm, another says she has no time io ,
lswsrlfoslish Questions, and 10 one
~ tell slne spssllu@s Il am afraid no
X strangers, Il Svsldrse mnel, like. /.
know what sort gf people live ID 1
lat beautiful STAR
As the dear child lsy half ialking her
leagl'is,shs saddsnly / yi l bveapr aware (
ti,.. st.r..a,.,,sD stf h, Wv ,,.s,,