The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-04-11

before eaword was uttered, the red
skirt was gathered UP BY the half
frozen hands, and hid under the dill,
apidated oyercoat.
el0'sR girl ga willie Hale
lliiu 4 I, ve lust llie
hands went lptothe face, and Che
despised skirt dropped down into
sight again.
"Tell me where you live said /,
'andI will take you to the street.
81 don't live on any street only
way Of By the water, and Ican't find
my way back, cause the storm comes
in my face So
81 took his stiffened fingers in tay
warmly-gloved hands, and bent over
him so as to shut. out the blast, bid.
ding him cheer upand think Of some
thing which would indicate the
direction Of his home, and | would
take him there. a
"Finally, he thought of'agreatbig
chimney which he said, 'went most
up to the sky and added, quantity,
off it should ever fall down ii would
bury us SO deep that we could never
get out; but / haven't told mother Of
it, because 'twould worry her you
know
II drew. him closer to me, for he
had touched my heart by his thought
fulness Of his mother. / told him !
would take him to the big chimney
and then he could find his mothers
house himself. He kept firm hold Of
my hand as we started of, and said
with a happy look into my face,
You can walk fast and / can run,
and We will get there quick, won't
'we2" ~ M Dl,F 5Q''f
"Curious looks we're cast upon US
as We trudged along the slippery
street, but we needed them not, and
so much interested did 1 becpme in
the little fellow that l forgot toleave
him when We came to the place he
had designated, and the first | knew
he was leading me into long, mar
row lane, and stopped before a mis-
erable dwelling. followed the child
up some tickety stairs and soon found
myself in the presence Of a sick wo.
man who was propped up in bed,
trying 10 sew.
@'l could not find him., said the
child, and | got lost, and this good
man brought me home
"she looked up wistfully into my
face, Thank you, sir, for bringing
my darling back to nej it's some
thing new for him to go out alone,
but am helpless now.' She kept
on with her work, though her hands
trembled and her face was covered
with tears.
"It was different scene from any
| had met with in my short expert.
ence of pastoral life, but my sympa-
thy, expressed in words and manner,
soon drew from the poor woman her
story. Itcame out by degrees, brok.
en- in upon by sobbing and weakness.
AS is often the case, st was not al
ways thus She had began life with
fair prospects, but after a few years
Of great happiness her sorrows com.
msnced with the loss of herhusband,
by a terrible accident. he had al.
ways been prudent and industrious,
but when she maid The last cent due
on her husbands burial she had
scarcely a dollar left to help herself
with, and three children dependent
upon her. After she buried her baby
she took the other twoi q girl Of sew
en-, and Willie, who was then four
and came to this city, because she
had a brother here who was sure tc
helpher, ifbe only knew her ncces
sites. A. frail hope, as she found
He had acquired wealth and posi-
tion, and was troubled with poor re
lations. They had had the same
chance to make their way in life thai
be had, and if thvy had been careless
and improvidens be was not goingtC
suffer for them.
"His wife gave me some sewing II
do, but so scanty wasthe pay 1migh
have starved on it, only for th,
assistance Of my neighbors who
though poor, are very kind. Whet
my little girl died, l sent for hin
again. and he helped me, thronpl