The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-20

the center of the kitchen table, and on 1t a
tear still gleamed like pearl.
Then Tom Towsley knew that Ethel had
taken the eggs, reserving this one, and hur-
| ried with them out into the town.
He went to the gate with the intention of
| calling her back, but she was not to be
| seem Then he returned to his seat in
the chimney corner, with strange pain AZ
| his heart
Within twenty minutes Ethel returned,
| carving in the basket little paper of meal
and square of meat; both of them scarcely
load for the bright and active siX-year- old.
There, gran'pan she exclaimed, little
thrill of eXultation in her voice. :" The
grocry man said he give me big measure.
j reckon it's enough to do month"
She darted into the kitchen
Am here's the egg ! saved, grandpa.
You can color it with sassyfras, an Wen
imagine it's whole dozen, can't we?"
Thus aroused, Towsey put the iron kettle
on the stove, placed water in it, sufficient
quantity of sassafras root and at the proper
time, the egg. He moved about silently
though, rs If great calamity impended, or
had already befallen him.
Then while the coloring process went on,
he took Ethel upon his knee and poured
out his heart to her, rs If he were only an
other child.
1t was touching scene, and there were
witnesses to it-unwitting, unintentional
witnesses.
The landlord had come quietly into the
little yard with gentleman whom he was
showing over the place with view to its
sale,
The words of Ethel and Tom Towsley
came to them through the half-open win
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were forced into quietness
When Towsley had ended what might be
termed personal confession of his straits
and circumstances, his voice grew more
cheerful and he told his little grand
child the meaning of Easter, and how
the egg is held as symbol of the resurrec-
tion, since from 1t, apparently dead mass
there springs new life.
The gentleman, whose name was Silver
ton, was a business man, immersed in the
cares and distractions of trade Yet he was,
mt that time, in n susceptible mood
A few months before he had lost his own
rosy checked daughter, and his heart was
sore and bitter. The loss had tended to
harden rather than soften him.
The faith of this simple-minded man in
the good providences of God came to him
as a revelation, and the tears crept into his
eyes as he listened
Come away!" he said tugging at the
landlords coat Let us not disturb them"
Easter morning dawned brightly and
luminously The spring had lately ad-
vanced with rapid strides, and the rising
sun was greeted by the songs OF birds and
the incense of flowers.
AS the glad bells rang out Joyous y Ethel
hurried on her clothing, with few as
sisting bitches here and there from her
grandfather, then took up her solitary
Easter egg and ran out upon the porch.
The sight that greeted her drew shouts Of
rapture from her lips, and brought Tom
Towsey tumbling from the room in per-
ilous haste
There, in dainty, parti- -colored basket,
were dozen Easter eggs, rejecting all the
hues of the rainbow And there were other
things, too of more substantial character.
bag of flour and one of meal, together
with meat and potatoes and other neccs-
saries almost without number.
1t seemed too good to be true, and Ethel
had to pat and caress those wonderful eggs
again and again to assure herself that she
was not dreaming.
praise God for His wonderful goodness!"
cried Towslcy, his heart overtiowlng with
thankfulness and delight.
Amen" responded deep voice, and
Mr.. Silverten slipped from around the cor
ner.
That was an Easter that Mr.. SIlverton,
Tom Towsley and Ethel will long remem-
Der; forit marked the beginning OF a new
life for each.
The place was purchased, and Tom Tows-
10y and Ethel still live in the little cottage,
happy and contented
II felt that l ought to mid them!" said
Mr. Silverton, feelingly. 81 can never pay
them, though, for the change they wrought.
Through them, and my angel daughter,
God spoke tony soul 1t was truly resur-
rection for Inc. new life For if any
man be in Christ he is a new creature. Old
things have passed away; all things have
become new" JoHS II. WHIrsoN.