The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-12-01
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was about to reply, when, on passing her
hand up her arm, she exclaimed, suddedly:
"Ob, Henry, my bracelet is gons---your gift
last Christmas-what shall do? Where
can baye lost itP"
"Tlat is too bad, said he thoughtfully,
but the next moment he continued, shtUg-
ging up his shoulders mischevously
May he some honest person has picked It
up" Seeing the tears come into his wife s
eyes at this speech, he put his arms around
her and kissed her, with "Neyer mind, my
dear, can replace It some time.'
Her husband, who really loved his little
wife tenderly, took her hand and put some
thing in It, closing the tender fingers tight
ly over it, saying, Don't distress yourself
any more about bracelets and street sweep
ers here's your Christmas gift, and the
next time you go down town, get pretty
set of furs with it," Kate's hand closed
over hundred dollar bill.
The day after Christmas she was again
on Broadway, and, as she was passing BY
the identical spot where she had given
away the sixpence, she felt her dress pulled
gently and, turning around, she encount-
cred the same little, half-clad girl,
'Pm so glad that you've come. maam,"
said the child, you dropped this the other
day, aud I've been saving it for you ever
since, and pulling something out Of her
bosom, she put it into the lady's hand.
Hastily uurolling the bit of newspaper,
Kate Alair saw her bracelet What a
triumph for herself and for Henry. "Thank
you, thank you, my child" she exclaimed,
taking the little bare hands in hers.
81 tried to find you that day. said the
little child, "but YOU went out Of sight so
soon that Escouldn't," and with a bright
face, she continued, 81 want to thank, and
my mother wants to thank you, too, for
didn't get penny all that day until ] saw
you, and that siXpence bought the medi-
cine which is going to make her well"
Kate's eyes glistened as she Heard this,
and thought of the temptation to ride home
that God had helped her to resist. "Take
me with YOU to your mother" she said,
still holding the girls hand; such honesty
and thankfulness shall not 20 unre.
wlrled."
1t was pretty long walk, away over near
the North River, but they finally reached
the tenement house. in the basement of
which the little girl lived. A pale, sickly
woman was living on bed in single
~
up eagerly as she heard he girls voice
say: "Here mother, the beautiful lady is
come herself.n Kate sat down by the bed
side, and lent her ear to a tale of want and
prlvation of which she had never dreamed
of, and leaving what little pocket money
she had with her. she promised TO see hei
again then she started for her husbands
office. Mr.. Alair was pouring over his
account books when Kate rushed in with
bright eyes and glowing cheeks, and hold
ing up the bracelet before his ewes. she ex-
claimed: '.See here. Henry. that's what
came of giving my sixpence to the street
sweeper"
Her husband looked up, glad and sur
prised, first at seeing her, and then because
the bracelet was found, and he listened
while she told him of her interview with the
child and her mother, ''And now, Henry,
| am going to ask you if | may do one
thing--I really do not need so nice a set Of
furs as you have given the money for, and
| want to take some of it and buy fuel and
lights and provisions for those poor people
they had neither coal nor candles, and moth
ing but a lirtle cold cabbage for dinner"
Henry shook his head. but it was not
very negative shake. Nobody can resist
Won Kate - said be smiling Sand Won NAV