The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-04
Sf0R9 Of UnUCku J03.
Born Undera Baef0 Star and Always "orstedannaIs Of
a SuperRuous Boy

with me: | amt like the lepers in the
just shore a. / go TO 4 place just
so shore there something happens To
me, and people say. 10, you've got 70
git some place else Out there in the
country it did seem as If it was big
enough for the other people and for me,
too. But, no. that there nail had 10 20
and get in my foot, and that there far
mer gentleman SAID. 10. l~e afeared
YOU might get something wrong with
YOU And here | comes back to CeleS-
tine and Celestine's got plenty OF her
own to keep. and there don't 50 many
people give out washing nowadays.
CeleStine teached me to iron. ana |
could help her on the rough pieces But,
no, there had TO come 4 duh sort Of
feeling in my hand, and / can't hold the
iron, and Tn afeared | Will drop il on
some Of the children and Missy Coles
tine, shes put me in her bed. n
mighty pleasant being here. but It don't
seem right. 1t seems as If | always
get into somebody elsc's place and a~
If there wasn't no place ii the world
for Jo."
JUST JOS LUCK.
/ The doctor came in then. and he look
ed at Celestine and he looked at me,
and he asked me If the boy had any
relatives and ! told him none by the
ties Of blood. but one by the grace ot
God-the woman in whose house he was
i >raying-and | moved away from where
was sitting and let Celestine come
near. She said to me in a low voice
DO YOU think 10 Is going to de-" in
she didn't speak so low but 10 hearC
her. and he said, with a xleam Of rea
son: Amt that just Jos luck? Goin.
to die on Celestine's hand and put he
III to the expense Of a funeral, when tn
/ Daughters Of Rehekah, they won't bur,
! boy" After a little while | cam
! away, meaning to be back in an hou
or two With some cool drinks and som
delicate jellies for poor 10. But dealt
waits for nobody, and when ! reache
: che rough-looking tenement house ther
! ! was bit Of black alpaca tied on Celes
! tines bell | went up stairs yer
, quietly and into the plain little kitche1
= UThere was Celestine, angry, as | neve
hnd seen her before fa ,skinSe aaie ws b
r |lycu say. He shan't be buried like
2 Ifaupcr. Poor little 10 never had an
h place here, but he shall have decor
J. places when he is dead, II we so VIII
Is out coal all winter and none Of Us nav
s Aanything to eat" | put my mana 0
o her shoulder. and l whispered to he
It would help her, and | told her posltlvei
is that nobody need go hungry becaue
$ of poor Jo while in my heart | believe
ei that the recording angel was putin
S down to the credit of Celestine thf
s. righteous Indignation Of hers that mao
er her determine to give the poor boy
10 place Of his own at the very last
: : FOUND A PLACE AT LAST
y The next day there was quiet lit
funeral. for they don't keep the dea
S long in tenement houses, and Ceiestlne
g minister read the burial service, AT
~ poor 10 in death was better dressed tina
fe Ia ever was in life, and he had vel
II place Of his own. The Respectable
It colored mammies stood around al
n whispered what good boy he was, al
G. Celestine told how he tried to help WI
ty the ironing. and how he would care f.
y, the children when she was out at wor
w and I. away in the background, thoug
)i- to myselA: There, but for the grace
Ut God. might be you or me. DrlftI
~ through life without place, belongiI
It TO nobody. and finding every home t
p crowded for US, and yet are we al
I'D better than was this poor boy? He d
his best and the angels can do
more"
My friends, this is true story.
10 has only been few days since poor
lh was laid at rest and il | have seem
70 to tell you Of something that was s.
IS I have done it because | want you
20 this gay Christmas time to think OF t
y, many other children for whom the
ar is no pli.ce. Make a place for them
IS your heart and in your home. Go Q
&c Of your way to do something for the
or and your own life will be the happi
I'D and your own children will be less like
ie- to suffer for your sins. These little pt
Is. pie who are alone want to be thoug
at Of while they are here, but | am afrs
ng often that. even now, Dives sits at
ot table and Lazarus lies alone at his ga
ch Bah
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