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Every cloud has a silver lining, and other stories, by A.L.O.E.
Every cloud has a silver lining and other stories by ALOE Author:Charlotte Maria Tucker Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Better. , I took the nice broth to Sarah Jones, as you told me to do," said Alice Blane to her mother. " She said it would do her good, and thanked you so muc... more »h for your kindness." " How did you find my poor friend " asked the lady. "In great pain, and so weak that she was hardly able to speak," replied Alice; " but Sarah Jones is always so patient! She has a great deal to bear." "She has indeed," said Mrs. Blane with a sigh. "And is it not true, mamma, that poor Sarah was once much better off] " asked the child. " Is it not true that she had every comfort before her father died ; that she lived in a nice house, had plenty of food and good clothes ?" " All this is true," answered the lady. " And now, when poor Sarah Jones is helpless and ill, she has the trial of being so poor that she is thankful for a tea- cupful of broth!" "Very thankful, my child." The face of Alice grew thoughtful and grave. " I cannot think," she said, speaking slowly, as if half afraid to say what she thought—" I cannot think why the Lord should take away, from one so patient and good, her father, her health, her strength, and many things whichshe now needs more than she ever needed them before." " The Lord never takes anything from His children without giving them something better instead," observed Mrs. Blane. " I don't see that, mamma; I can't see that," began Alice, when she was interrupted by her brother Arthur's running into the room. " Hurrah! now for opening the missionary-box !" cried the boy. " This is the 24th of May, and we always open the box on the birth-day of our good Queen." "Yes, yes," cried Alice eagerly; "this is the time to open the box—I'm so curious to see what is in it! Quick, Arthur! bring the box, and set it here on the table, while I run upsta...« less