St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-04

OvVu 0i. VIC uC09 6ON~A SsSSsN
Holy angels. pure and white.
wstch the little ones shat slumber-
Babies all. good night. HI
Amy T. RfaseAavd, is Wee Bobses.
TE00iEy.s VICTORY.
tn. Coed That Came. frs~ . Pssr Little
Boys Honesty ssa Fssakness.
.Oi,.h! What is thats,,f ~
Ard little Ted6ie stopped short In
his Lrisk walk on that chilly Novem-
Der morning. With one hand he held
firmly in place his poor apology f'r .
hat, which the wind was doing its best
to tear from his head. With the other
he picked up a vell-filled purse which
lay at his feet. He tuckeai his hat
under his arm to keep It safe. and
with both hands held tight the won
derful purse. that seemed ready to
burst with its wealth. He turned into
an alley to examine it. Such purse
as that his little hand had never held
in It's grasp before. There before him
lay glittcring gold piece. while . roll
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another Of its pockets
Oh" he said. aloud. Got mus:
have dropped the purse from Heaven
for me. because Madye anil ! l"tll
prayed to him so hard that H, would
send us some money 10 buy GOALS II
Is 50 cold without . firc!" And the
little. thinly clad figure shivcrcd IL
the chill air. I'll run ~ Masl%c will
L." And putting the purse in hi'
pocket. where he could hold it firmly
wi his hand. he started - fast ~ hi
feet could carry him for the attic h
called home.
But voice somewhere under Ted
dies jacket kept sounding in his carr
as he ran:
.Tsldic. is it yourss Tcsl.lic. an
Xou doing right!
He stopped Al last. as tho s'sIsIe'
thought came into his mind:
Il wonder il IL is all mine? May h'
somelssly lost it." And siartles
look ON his face took the place Of tha
glad surprise which bad lighted NJ
his bright eyes
IL, walked on q little slower thar
before. thinking almost aloud: Or i
il i, only truly mine. il will buy Ma,lg,
a warm shawl. anil Sadie an apple,
and IRE 10 keep warm. and ever 81
many things. May be Madgc will say
Imay keep it can run home quick
" and tell her all about"
Suiting the action to the word. ha
started on agai.,. But louslcr and
louder he felt that humping uader his
jacket as he went
You must always do right. Tesllie.
no matter how hard it il God will see
you. II no one else does Stop Teslsiie,
you are doing wrong. That purse ].
not yours. X
He dill stop. and said aloud: 1T i
rightly mine. l found il. Aud yet
perhaps somebody who has l'st il !
looking for it now. and feels awful bat
about it. would. il / had lost it
My be. If l would go and ask Mad.e
l would not find the reople there look
Ing for it when I got back"
Now. Te.ldie." spoke the voic'
under his j cket. 'rurn right bacl
ard go and do right. God will see
and & 81 will help You must no
keep what does not belong to yosl"
IN do it," he exclaimed. and pusll
ing his hat back from his face. hi
bright curls flying in the wind. b
turned sharply around and retrace'
his steps.
Presently lac saw policeman AM
tw , laalies coming toward him. On
was an old lady. with face pure an,
sm Get in It's frame ork Of silver hair
that carried no terror to tho hesr: O
the timid child; the other . young
fair girl who seemed to be wild will
excitement and grief
Il must have dropped IL on thi
slock. for . little. beyond is whcre
irst missca IL, anil we made . cal
here" she said. addressing the pc
liccman.
els IL = purse you have lost. lady!
said Teddie. Il found this on IN
grass hsrc. cl0ee Ia the Sidewalk.
and he pointed to the place where b
had picked il up
'!Yes. that Is It," exclaimed th
young lady with gla,l cry. ss.
Look into il and see II II IL q
right. ma'am." said the policeman
with = sidelony glance At Tctldie rs b
spoke.
Every thing is jmst where I left 4
Ny goll piece that Uncls John CAV
n'c. and all the rest" she replied. eel
actly where l put it,
"And now. my little man." sai
the elder lady. laying her hand kisdl
ON Teddie's arm What shalt ne d
for the honest little boy that would ~
keep what did not honestly belong
himP' ~ -
But the policeman who had hops
to find tho purse anil receive the n
ward himself muttered - he turns
away. He'll take all you'll give hin
,na'am. These ragged little urchis
are . pack Of thieves. any way. -
'.But this little boy il no'." said u
elde:. lady, i" end he shall be we'll PEI