The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-06-07

sught sight of Mary's face, and her eyes
ere full of tears. Sherose hastily, and be-
an nervously moving about. Stephen
looked up also.
'eYou'll stop. Aaron, and have cup of
tea with usP We can yet afford to give q
friend that"
'.Yes. co, Aaron" echoed Mary. "Here,
Steve, hold baby, will you7 while / get it
ready"
Stephen took the little creature carefully
he was not much used to holding babies
in his arms; bat he had hardly received his
little daughter when she set up pitiful cry.
He rocked himself backwards and forwards,
holding the baby closely.to him, and trying
to hush it; but in vnia; the more he rocked
the more she cried.
Mary, who had gone into the cellar to
fetch the bread, ran hastily up.
"What ever's the msEter2' ssid Stephen
turning helplessly towards his wife. 81
never heard it go on like this afore."
you've run pin into Is Here, give
NE hold of her; III soon put it straight"
The baby ceased to cry, and renamed
cutie happy on her fathers knees till the
poor meal was spread. Then, though Mary
and Aaron talked cheerfully together,
Ssaphen became quite silent, and when tea
was over. and they drew their chairs around
the hearth, his thoughtful gaze turned to
his little child. peacefully slumbering in her
wooden cradle, and he became absorbed APP
psGently in contemplating her small face.
SV3denly he exclaimed
YES, that's how it couk2 be DONE"
"Whst done2"
@Hhy, know how could make pin
that wouldn't hurt"
Then do it, lad" cried Aaron. "Loss of
t women folk would buy them; ay! and
men too, for naught drives man out of
himsen like crying barn."
But I can't do it,"
"Fo- why2"
Because our moneys done, and we've
naught .even'to buy pin-wire."
"Here, lend thee it. VIII zen shillIngs
fit thee9'
"Ay, five shillings will, and plenty, too;
and thank you mste.''
''Nsy, coke ten shillings; yoC're kindly
welcome"
After that q cloud seemed lifted from the
party, and when Aaron left 1T z o'clock, af-
ter again psrtaking of bread ard cheese,
he thought, as he strolled home. he had sell
dom spent so happy an evening, and found
himself wishing lie had wife to- and home
of his own.
The early dawn was hardly flushing the
sky above the crowded roofs when Stephen
the next day Awoke. and he was the earliest
customer the wiFs-seller had that mOCn-
ing.
Very diligently and happily he worked
Mary even heard him whlstling and singi2g
at intervals; and before dinner-tine he
called her.
Wife, come hitler; here are some pins
finished. You must have the first, my
joy"
And he held out towards her half hand
full of the now universally known safety
pins"
Twill they dor" Stephen added rather
anxiously.
She looked at them, this first Judge Of his
invention. examining them infinitely, and
then cried
"DoP Yes, grsndlyi" She hastily laid
them down and turned 20 the cradle, and
without any apparent reason picked up
therefrom the baby, covering its tiny face
with kisses. "My little bairn, my lamb |
sadly feared for thee; but father can keep us
both now" And the mother burst into
tears.
why, Mary, what hast tho1 been think
ing of ?''
"That must get mother to take the little
one and 60 back to service till times mend
ed"
81 thought, wife, we promised for better
or worse. We must always stick together"
She looked pitifully up into his face.
But Steve, soon their would nave been
no other way, though it would hove been
the very worst that cou have come. We
are bound 10 be honest thou knows lad"
Thank God" reverently responded her
husband, She has not let Us be tried above
what we could stand. AS long as he spares
thee everything else can bide to lose"
But heneefor ward it was no tale of loss
that their lives told. Two days later, with
q work box of his wife's filed with various
sizes of the new pin, Stephen sailed forth
and visited some of the largest diapers shops
in the town. He returned in two hours with
a handful of silver and an empty box, aud
set TO work at making more; and, although
Aaron joined him the following week, the
demand could not be met.
Safety piRs became the rage, and Stephen
soon had no difficulty in obtaining money
to patent his invention, no in opening
small mandatory, which presently grew TO
such large dimeniions that Aaron finds the
salary he receives as manager very COM
Portable provision indeed for the wife and
little children he has now the honor of sup
porting.
Stephen is able to surround his Mary with
every indulgence even his warm love can
wish to supply her with, and perhaps the
reason why ne remains 60 unassuming ana
humble man, though now rich one, is
found in the fact that he acutely feels ell
his prosperity has come to him-a most w
gift-fronl following resoluteIy the
will of God 1t WAS because ne was at his
wits end for bread that he was led to think
out and find what proved - be blessing
both to himself and family and to tens Cf
thousands of mothers and their babies.
Gods ways are someti naes rough, but they
always lead to what is bright and good.
1--WE need hardly add Sunday labor is IN.
known at the "Safety-pin Works"
BEECHER's VIEW OF FINE DRESS Es-In