The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-02-06

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troubles Those ton HhilHuV spHnf
reflain dotuiulion Wa bis portion
On his way towards one NJ lho mar
row streets which branch sonihwari
from NhIloahapHl b. had noticed how
gradually iho snow which Inv on the
paths bad changed Us aspect, I'm from
o lovely white II had become % mllcn
gray. But In his heart he felt more NJ
home in these narrow thOroughhrcg.
there WIS in bis nature some spiritual
kinship with The poorer liip which hero
nbided, and which, despite the iOrdld
surroundings, wnH awcetoncd by I'm.
man affection and chnyicned BY human
sorrow lIs stop grew lighter, his eyes
brighter "ifhe stars shine every
where, y he thought, con rich and poor
alike And then no cried aloud
"What, pollyl'
A girl about fourteen, but looking
much younger, rs poor rs himself, the
sister of his dead wife.
Precious cold, amt II, Dcsi" she
said
Precious things are generally scarce,
Polly he said, "nnd az for cold we
have plenty Of IT,
II IKE the snow, said Polly III
only it didn't get into your boots.
polly he said, touching her eyes
with his fingers, you've been crying
"Oh, you don't know, Dick sho
said, her large eyes growing larger
Poor Mrs Pink died in the hospital
this morning
Poor creature! IT'S a happy release.
She had more than her share OF suffer
ing And the children ~
His hand sought the wall. He had
lost his breath, and he was compelled
to cling to something for support.
You're awful bad, said Polly, pres
emily That's just how Mrs. Pink
went on. A church-yard cough, Dick"
II fear so, Polly"
you'll be better when summer
comes"
yes" he said, with a bright smile;
~ shall be better when summer comes.
think 1t will como soon"
81 hope so, Dick"
THANK you, Polly. But Mrs. Pink's
children tell me Of them"
They're in a dreadful way. They
amt got a friend in the world now.
And Dick, do you know | don't believe
they've had anything to eat the live.
long day. Why, here they arcl''
There they were indeed, at Mr.. Rich
ards knees, He looked down and saw
two mites, pallid, hungry, ragged, their
lips quiycring from yoarning desire,
their eyes filled with bewildering de-
SPAR. He stopped, aud placing his
hand beneath their chins, raised their
faces to the light.
80 poor mothers deadp' he said.
They nodded v%acantly. There minds
were a blank. They had something far
more pressing than death to trouble
thcm-thcir Stomachs.
And you're all alone. little ouesP"
They nodded again ~ vacantly rs be.
fore. Bitterly cold Ms was the night
they were obvious OF il. They did not
feel the snow falling upon their white
upturned faces. The fight within their
little bodies was so absorbing that. like
Aaron's rod, 1t swallowed up all minor
evils. The loss Of mothcr-a good
mother so far as health and means per.
mlttcd-the grave which lay open In
their young lives, their being orphaned.
the dcsolato mturcthat stretched before
thcm-all was nothing to them, II was
the present which Oppressed them, the
terrible, tearing, hungry present. Great
hcayensl Why had these innocent littl.
creatures been born with appctitesp Whai
wrong had they committed that mar
and nature should bc so cruel To them
II they could only bite the air. The,
opened their mouths aud gasped.
children said Mr.. Richard. in 1
gentle tone, what would YOU like bot
ter than anything In the worldP"
Wide awake now with all their intel
lectunl forces sharpened. with hand
imploringly stretched forth. with eye
that shone with keen desire. the,
answered. In n voice as Il were:
Something to eatl'
And you shall have 1t. What ar
you screaming for. little ones2 That
n tigcrish way of expressing joy Kec
still, will youp Polly. take hold q
them and don't let them go, You. toe
Polly, you look as Il YOU wouldn't sa
no.h
II wouldn't I'm precious hungry.
Precious again. ehP You SO,
Polly. my landlady told mo when
! went out this afternoon that | couldn
get into my Don unless | paid her II
: three weeks rent | owed her. 30
! wont TO n friend aud made a bargaI
Q with him. Look here. Ten brig
! shillingsl You don't mind eating out
r the cold. do YOU. little onesp You kno
/ Paradise Court. PollyP Great Go
how this cough tears my chest Tai
Q the little ones there and wait for me
u the side Of the dead wall It's nice ~
u quiet there-no one To disturb MS. |
y soon be with you. Away YOU go"
$ He watched them depart Polly
l the middle. holding the children 90
Il by the hand. Then he gazcd aroul
o and looked up At the stars.
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