Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-02-15
LANCASTER, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY Is, 1915.

~ useful kHoWieuSc OF anna; ana
gladly did she avail herself of the kind
girls readiness so show her TO do
things
In the grateful assistance of Anna,
Amy was but after all reaping the good
seed that she had once carclessly sown.
Some years before she seen a Young girl
sitting on stoop weeping, and though
4 mere child she could not pass on with
out inquiring into the cause of her
grief The girl had been all day seek
ing employment. Her mother had long
been bed ridden, and her brother,
whose labor supported them had been
sick with fever many days. They
were now entirely destitute, aud the
poor girl knew not what TO do.
Amy soon brought her TO her own
home, and n short time found the
wants Of the wrctchcd family admins
tered to. The brother soon recovered,
and again was enabled TO support his
mother as long as she lived. At her
death which took placcin u few months,
Anna came to live with Amy, and faith
fully served her more for love than for
money, though Amy freely lavishcd
the latter upon her when in her power.
And now the services of the grcatful
girl were worth all price TO the humble
family.
The bread they 'cast npon tic waters,
when they first assisted her, was now
to return to them with full interest
while that which they had given TO
the prosperous, and those who, had il
in their power to make full return,
seemed lost forever.
The first evening the Drcsdons spent
in their new abode was cherries in the
extreme. The father was as usual
calm and silent, and the mother, after a
few unintclligiblc expressions sank into
her usual half dreamy state. Isabel,
with the same cold iixcdncss of her
face, poured out the tea, and took no
notice whatever of Amy's cndoavors
tointroduce something like conversation.
At early hour they separated for the
night, but little did they think that up
on one, the beautiful light OF earth was
never again to dawn.
The husband and father was rclcas
ed that night from the agonizing throes
that, long unknown, had riotcd within
his heart and brain, until nature could
bear no more. He was found in the
morning with his head buried in his
hands, stiff and coll. Every effort was
made TO restore him, but he had cyi'
IDENTIFY been dead four hours. A rusll
ofblood to the head caused apoplcxy,
the physician said.
We must pass over the wild grief Of
lis now truly wrctched family, for suc'
things cannnt be well expressed il
words. Too soon had they to arouse
thcmsclvcsto the stern necessity olhnd
ing some means to supply their dali,
food, and even Isabel seemed ncryct
TO the painful task.
But what TO do was the question:
Hundreds had been spent upon thci
education and they had always beer
thought highly accomplished. 4
school therefore was first proposcd,b u
alas they had not been taught the ar
Of teaching others, and were as igno
rant as an infant how to turn their &c
quircmcnts to account. Besides II
the first agony Of their grief they
shrank from the publicity OF getting
scholars even if they had known how
to succeed in such an operation. Tho
needle was the next thing thought of
but there they were more ignoran
than in anything. Moderately skilliu
in embroidery and worsted work they
knew nothow to shape the simplest gar
mcnt still Amy thought if they could
&c! few common shirts with Il pattern
they might be able TO make one.
With the assistance of Anna they
succeeded; but alas they found that
their utmost endcavors would hardly
bring them fifty cents a day And
this to get every thing with would new
or answer.
Isabel and Amy found that they
would soon be out Of bread if they did
not get some profitable employment
After a night Of painful thought, lisa.
bel, who was "A beautiful scribe, deter
mined TO apply to some lawyer for cop
ying. With choking heart he
went on her GRAND, bat it was long be-
fore she could find courage to enter
any OF the numcrons Offices by which