Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-12-19
For the iFxcrAron.
THE AN0W CHILD.


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frranslated from the french Of Eugene More,
| - BY GIL pitF
The morning was b tier cold Thl
snow, which hsd been gathering f0l
lays paet, hAd fsltet, during the night
~ when day dSwned the honse inpe
~. ~ hidden un.ier y heavy covering q,
white and velvefy snow, whose iatsrr
C"ldf,ess caused even the hexrtiest tC
|-htver. 4
Had the sun shone our with his uaual
brightness the picture qneness Of the
~ce,.e would have RlxdtieI,ed the eve
But on this p1rtiruf. r morning the
much wished for eun light fingered tru
ant ike Oh lis way M brightness 30
t'esrrd tn light up the dull gray of the
heavens. and tie day cubtinued dark
.rd g!N'niy.
But what would you? It was win
ter. and the gGs,d Gid, who iu stse0u
hFsugs hack the spring time aud iitr
fl"u ~rs has ~nslYhf ny ln+xmm If ugly
aud dieagr-esbte days 10 make us the
better appreciate the inestimsble price
Uf the happineSs In store for u
II was .'n q M'pdsy. dsv which,
'0r tts own xsnMt, It w"utd have been
veil rot :" have placed immediately
after Su,.dsy
The fact il noticeanle that on Mon
'txy. more particularly ~, If Sunday hrs
ORE y specially pleasant, ONE Tix+. later
han u-usI Om- finGs it more difficult
{" r-sun'e the d.tsy iash /; aud " re-
quir+a decided eff.rt To 10 to the office,
the nIauufactOsy. The wyl /. shnp. or the
school
| Oh. but particularly to school.
| AT lesst 40 Thought G~uevit.ve. who.
Ia spite Ot sIl the rubbing she gave her
-l~rpy eyes, .nd xil the stretching Il,
| which she suhjsc,esi her arms. tsDuld
n", succeed In thOfoug hly arOusinx her
self sR
Madame Lsr0che. . pretty mother of
SOME twenty years, and " hn most g.rcb
| ,hly did hot have 70 Htrs.,'g = dIellke tO
Monday nInrI.ifixs xs nn,sf people hwH
b. IN up Nv" hours ar more, and was
| hu.ily engaged ut her sccusiOns d du
ties. Tne house had teen cl~."~ti,
hresk fast was an the IRE, aud ner hus
ba'.ti gone to- work.
Aud II L. ju~t ~ we'll that I should
f~ii } Ou right here, thar cur friends. the.
LsrOches. were rot n,illinnxirts; nor
even very we'll eff Indeed, W. might
add that they "Ily had their STOUT.
strong arms with which to provide for
their daily wants But when peOpie are
Young and have good health 1t amounts
tn good deal
GRANDCHILDREN If peasants and chill
.iren Of working ps"pIe. they had never r
tresmed Of u lOt superior To- that In
which they had heem born. Tney had
'narrittt, having been attracted to one
another by that iuex plicabl.- ny M ,,ai hy
which results frUIn n similarity If tastes
snd ettuc'ttpb; hence, theirS wxs =
snOdel hOnie, we'll sIn.ken OF hy ev
-ry one In their ne,ghb"rhn,d; and
| int nttOn was never u,hti- Of the excl
irnt conduct and steady industry ~
ChAtlts Lar'che without spexk ing .f
he sweetne|s aud xentl enrss Of his
stfe, who, though proud and refined,
wss not lt+s industri"tl- than her hus
| nsnd, and Hn,ssssed of heart certainly
qmally ~ kind
Th+se Ytmni people were the more de
serving "f praise. because they had "
| I.rs-tty hArd tine ut 1t. though. f,r that
n,sittr. they never thought Of cunl
psjniug
Laroehe WAS fireman In a mapu-
| fsc'ory aud enrHeb . good living
Madame LsrM'te. hue Eauntispsa,
~ss ~ -kiilful that she hxd slw n, =
| as much Nh she c.utd do But
they had large family aud were bur
''en+d vi h heavy Charge. Que Of
hem ~sr sn old parslS zrd stunt. sud the
Mtier it.eif grand parents, wi,H, owing
| ts' hard times. had mot llsA1 Able tu lay
sride enough To support them ~ their
| .,Ist aye
Thxnks I" the yO,ink. couple. theae old
| fOihs wsnttd E.r az" hing Their live~
were MA reRu'sied AZ II they OWNED /.
hxeh incs'n,e; ansi none of those It'll.
wants. which M uft..n are n-s,easarv to-
~ tn aged weie ever refused them,
The grandfather had hia t.hsccO, tn.
xrs"dnMher her wa'mirR par. and
the pss'r psrsly tic h~r =. .ffte mnu milk {"
which she held u,Hrr than life, ,anu v hich
-hs reeu'hrly divided each morning
with R.vsReur. au 1t gray eat. VIII"
FOR ten y~.fs' haH lived ainongst her
>k 'rfs. and :" wt"'nI ~hr WIS d. epiy NJ.
tach-d tm ugh Certainly he u eesse,i
uOththg to resrsnInieDd HIM
And vt the hnppi. Ut among them
was neither 'h~.''d i,e'p.e NOR the stunt,
TOR Master Rsvagtur. that aw.ui fellow.
who s.' 'f.r appr"pris,eN I" h'nnsaif
alone 'he tn'ises cs'p "f we'll rweeteued
''"ffre; hut IT was the L.sM't,ts WIN.
wrre hsppy lh the ps-ea-iOu Of good
health ~ Il b well satisfied Conscience
Then che day G-s.evi-ve. had ~
pesr+.t: aud The. chi ~ ca,,.. s.i,ttti,,, y,
~xp%h>r to The. heAvl y.isx4d parrnts
Rut the good people did not mink q,
sti's. H"d gave her ~ wnsn y welcs.u,+
~ that which The g,xni G"d txienhs l..
me angels " hUln lac receives il Ills par
.sjise.
Ona mouth more to feed did not cnuut
R~>i >itie>, herr war NJ. email u IT., nth.
Only in time the small mouth Qreu
tsfx+r ard day came when these
~"sit'y people were NOT aIwxs ~ c..rn
..rsxb ~ III ti~ i,sst Bus. bu,! IL
only t@c'.i,,~. ntce-s.r. !" +e'',"n,,z- .
little n,s,re. tn deprive Themselves a.,
-''ll,r urel..s pleasure. and work hsinp