Year: 1864

was gong ont TO walk the gay streets
of the city, TO see the new and beau.
tiful goods hanging so temptingly in
the windows, and perhaps to buy Il


few triflcs. When all ready TO 90 oul
she noticed that some part of her dress
seemed to hang awry, and so she
snatched pin from its paper and
thrust it into the dress. The poor pin


felt that he was lost and almost smoth.


cred for the first hour. bnt after q


while he began to work his way out,
so that bis head was in sight.


Now" snys he. Il can see it all
| have nothing to do but to ride
through these streets and see all the
beautiful things and enjoy myself"


Pretty soon the lady met some gen.
tlemen, and they took off their hats
and bowed very low.


"Ah ~ says the little pin, "was
not that to me? I'm sure they look.
ed directly at me when they bowed
Ny head is bright. and perhaps they
thought me as costly as diamond
Who knows ?"


And then the pin began to thrust
his head up higher, and to look about
with an air OF great satisfaction. 1t
seemed to him that all the people had
come out in their best clothes and in
their carriages for him to look at, and
that he was the most important thing
in oil Paris. lie felt that his mistress
was walking out for his sake. and
had placed him up near her neck that
everybody could see him. Poor pin |!
He had much to learn.


By-and-by, as the lady was walk
ing through street on which none
but rich people lived, the pin thought
he would strech up his head high
enough to peep into tho window, when
he lost his balance and fell. He cried
with a very tiny, jingling, tinkling
sound. as his head struck the side.
walk. He lay still, expecting that all
the passers would stop and gaze at
him, and especially that his mistress
would miss him and GENE back after
him. But she passed on. and all the
rest passed on. and nobody stopped.
Then another, and another; and at
length the foot Of a dirty bcggar trod
on him "O." cried he. "haye come
to this Alas / find was nothing.
am nothing-apoor useless, despised.
forgotten pin! No human eye will
ever look on me again. must rust
and perish between the bricks Of the
sidewalk


just then young man came out
Of one of those rich houses. lie had
gone In to sec If the rich bankers who +
lived there could not give him employ
ment as rs q clerk.


The banker said. "No, have now
more clerks than l really need" The +
young man was disappointed. and rs
he came out, he paused n moment,
and then saw the little pin lying on
the sidewalk SO he stopped down
and picked it up and stuck il on his .
sleeve. Careful, saving yaung man.
Many would have despised thee for
saving pin But it was the making
of thee!


The rich banker was looking out o
his window and saw him pick up and
save the pin, !


"That young man." said he to him
self, "will make acarcful, prudent
man of business. will have him.


So he sent for the young man and
took him into his employ. Eventual.
ly that young man became partner,
and then at the head of the bank, and
eventually one OF the very richest AMI
greatest men in France.


When tho little pin learned how
much good he had done, he was very
glad; but he had the good sense to
see that II waa divine Providence, and
not he, who had done all this. 1t was
not because he was grout or bright,
or could make his voice heard, hut
hecanse God can mako n pin toach.
and the welfare Of mau for life, may
turn upon the picking mp of pin
lie was thoroughly humblcd, and all
his descendants since have been will
ling to bc stuck and thrust anywhere
just as willing to holt the rags over
tho shoulder of n heggar, rs the rich
cashmere shawl on princess. Who
can tell OH how smal! thing. great
interests may turnY They seem small
to us, but with Him, there is nothing
small, and nothing great A pin and
at kingdom, are alike, mere nothing.
rs. :. Times.