Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-03-01

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One summers evening, ere the sun went down.
When city men were fastening from ,AsAs@ay4
To reach their hones- some near at hand,
Fsonle far
BY snorting train, by omnibus or car.
To be beyond s'le reacll OF city din
Atrain-car ssurH d. little girl got in,
A CHEEKY looA.ne girl, scarce four years old;
Although no. SLY. lr~r MANNERS were not bold;
But al alone 6ue s-arce couli understand
She held iaie hunele u her hand
4 thy handkerchief With corners tied.
But which tiiI not some hrt Al and butter hide;
satin scarf. 50 na.ty an 50 neat.
Was Ger Let shoulders thrown. She took her
seat
And aid her bundle underneath her arm.
And smiling lrettly, but vet so calm.
She to the porter said May lie here"
He answered. instantly, 'Oh. YES. my dear.
And there she seemed inclined TO make her /
stay.
While once again the tram went on its way
The tall coirdrc forever SIX feet high.
Now sea, ned the travellers viii. bns ness e}e;
But III that eye was something Kind and mid, !
That took the notice of the little Child. !!
4 little after, and the man went round, /
And SOON was heard the old familiar sonna
Of gathering pence. and clipping !; ckets. too
The tram was full and lie ln.l II uch = ~
'.Your fare my litti. girl " a; length ke SAID.
She looked moment s",A l,r Atte j. NJ. -
II have no pennies; don't YOU know. said she,
My fare is pad, aud Jesus paid 70 me
He looked be"ildered-a all the people smiled;
II didn't know; and who is Jesus. child?t
Why, don't you know He once for sinners
died
For little children, and for men beside.
To make us good and wash us fom our SIM
Issthis HissSilwny am travelling Ill
Don't think il is, Iwant your fare, y'n know
81 told nou Jesus paid 1t Tong 0f':
NY mother told me just before size died,
That Jesus paid when HI c'uci"I;
That at the cross Ifas rdH,cdy did he.,m,
| Which took poor sinners from 4 world of sin;
! My mother said his home was grand ami fair;
/ want to so and see my mother there
| l want to 90 to heaven where Jesus lives.
Won't You 90 too? My mother said he gives
| loving welcome-shall We be tate
! Oh, l0t us go before lie shuts tle gate;
/ He bids as Rle chtldreH come tu Him."
! The poor conductors ewes fe't rather dim,
I He knew not why-he fnnhlesi At his coat
! Aud felt q substance rising III his throat.
! The people listened to the little child
! Some were i'll tears-tAe roughsst only smiled
And some one whispered as they looked amazed:
'Out Of the mouth Of babes the Lord is
| praised" +Cf
II am a pilgrim said the little thing;
I'm going t. heaven Ny slotl,er used to sing
! To me OF Jcs's and His Fathers love;
| Told me t. mcef her in His home above.
| And SD today when aunt went ont to tea,
! And looking ont could not father etc.
got my bundle-hisse,l my little hit
| q am 80 hungry won I you have bIt?)
And got my hat. AMI then left my home,
| little pilgrim up 10 heaven u roam;
And then your carriage stepped. and could see
You looked 20 Kind. saw you bcclon ne
| thought yoH must belong 10 Jesus train
! And are Won just going home 10 heaven again r.
The poor conductor only shook lish,ad;
Tears N his eyes the power Of speech Lad
i fed. ri
. Had conscience by her prat,le r, used his fear.
Ana struck ,lpon the fountain of hi. tears,
And made his thoughts in sadconfnslnn whirl;
At last he said. Once i little girl,
! | loved ]er much: she was my little pet,
And with great fondness l remember yet
HOW mich she loved me. But one day she
/ deed" a.
ashes qo,c 10 h,ar.7," the little girl replied:
''Shes gone to Jesus--J.rsI,s paid her fare, .
4 0hs4eareontueeor. wen .tyou meet her thcre?'
The poor conductor nov broke fairly down.;
He could have borne the hsrshcst look or
| frown.
| but no one. idtiSuti. Dul llaIlN SttDR Dv
Behcld the scene with sympathetic eye.
~ 4&o-Aasne6.el,ec child foT she iAs iasart had won
Il am sleepy" SAID the little one.
vi so4 milklet mt. Ii lie here and wait
| Cntil your edrrisse comes T. jesus gate,
= Pc s,..T vorfwaK<1lie MP and pull my frock,
And at the gate gre jus' IN" i;tLe knoc:!.
And yor'li see Jesus there" The stron. man
wept *t1s
l cond but II NIX as from the car l slept,
How oft a lite one ha1 found the road.
The narrow pathway to hat lis :. abode.
through faith in Chris. has read - tide clear
I Wlflle len hea irst.n ~ main ~ doubt Ard fear
4 little child The Lord oft uses such
To hreak ar frna III stoutest heart 10 t0uch
Thcn hv His spirit hi'e the cont'ict r1ase,
And once for ever enter into peace.
And then along the road the news we bear.
| We're going 20 heaven-that J"s'ss paid Deu
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