Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-30
VOL 5l....No, a

II oth'u might BE- traced notwithstanding
lhc dlu and rags, the pfrion lncnec Of the
gentle and even the iedneI Hoe Was
the round check boot. who ist,rprj AMID
,hs hllh which secuted naiafol ln him and
here tho singular 6aiutel man Of though,
aud OF obs-tvali1h ~ HON more fsvcrablr
circumstances might have rlhcod ~ . i f',t.
rnt sphcte tn, rud,n, q human ehhrac.
ter could no, have desired better field lor
thc prosecution Of hs studies Than such
one ns lhis and the rnotc 50 W. character
was so (orcib7 Developed iot good tr c,,l
uno chkencd by any Of The influences vi ,ch
affect civilized ldr Mrs MoNb my Us she
Ioincd her husband in tud conversation
Will the various families th,y ,lsitd. Sr,h
hogan t. feel deep interest ~ ihom, snolh
mgly nd,istd with th,m, aud relieved
some Of their most pressing wants
They had completed their intended
rounds OF VISITS, and leaving the cout, - re.
turn hom, wnId. when Young woman
carrying in her hand a m.llincr's basket
crossed ttloIe them She WINS mcnpy
clad and her appearance bespoke deep rov.
city, vet there was an mir OF Tcsp'cilbluy
about her ,hnl could not be miHak'n She
evidently ,htunk observation out rs she
looked up wnh n surprised air at the IN.
usual sight u two respectable dressed per.
sons IN such place her sad countcnance
bcamlng wnh intelligence 80 forcibly pres
sd Mr. Nov bray that he aoppcd her and
a'ked whore She lNti, exposing a wish
( TO pay her visit
] The young woman couTtc.cytd, md led
the way to a house .upcfiotto most OF those
they had jus, left bot scarcely less wretch.
Cd and iulnous It wn. large building
aud had perhaps once been tcnahfcd by the
/ wealthy aud had long since fallen into
decay, and us lofty capacIous rooms had
been div Idrd into number of small oncs
each OF Which contained u family large or
small rs the case might be Mr and Mrs
[ Mowbray followed the Young woman up
the wide staircase to the top Of the house,
and then turning into a long galley, their
guide stopped ut hngth nj = doo- and llt
Us o.. u'ch "'. 70 courtesy luI an npol.
ogy for the uulidlnrss Of the room, ushctcd
them INTO her apartment. and dustlng the
char, There was but onc) invited Mrs
Mowbruy TO take scat.
! The room was spacious, and appeared
larger in consequence OF being 80 scantIy
furnished Some la dozen old books lny
on the win dow, I, " nltlchs Of crockcry
ware were arranged on box III the cor.
ncr ofthe room, aud these, with little Ia.
Die, u chair, and box which seemed TO
serve occasionally for a scat comprised ncnr
" all the articles ~ the room which pleas
antly con,rnsied with those they had just
left
Do you live here alone pruy7 inquired
Mr. Mowbrny
No sir,' replied the Young woman Zee
bly,, my nged mother lives with me but
(polnlng 10 the farther end Of the room
and which the gathering shadows OF even
lns had prevented them from before obscrg
lngl she is il and has been confned to her
bed for the last month
Have you no farther T inquired Mr.
Mowbray
The young girl was silent Tor monen,
answer while tcal trieklcd down her
check
My father IS dead, cir. she replied, he
died about SIX months ago, aud we were
IN consequence compelled 10 leave our for.
mer nice home, and take this room
And pray do YOU support yourself md
your mothcrl ask Mr. MoNbray gInc.
ing ni the table hlch was stow cd with pie
Cos OF lace ribbons &C..
i make caps and collars St said the
Young female, when can &c, work 10 do
but II is very prccarious, and 80 badly paid
lor, thar have been Obliged to pawn near,
" all DOR furniture 10 keep ont Of debt |
am unn Hing that nay poor mother should
be cbargallc to the parish but my hardcs,
ehcrIlons are insufficient 10 supply us even
with bread
Pray whom do you work for 2 nqnir
I'd Mrs Mowbfay, looking curiously at an
unfinished. cap which lay on the table
i work principally madam replied the
young woman 'iot the large lace chop IN
the street close by. The cap, madam will
only btng me 5s when II Is hnish,d, and
hn'e aIreudy spent neatly day IN max.
ing IT, aud the materials cost me 4. 81 -
Even tins poor prohl u 10 be- reduced ~
my employer told me- 'IH night he could
not afford to give me as much Tor them. ns
Iht ladies fuse to give BIZ price
ladns indeed I exclaimed Mr. Now.
bfsy Indignantly They iule think when
Irr Gro 80 m,rr.',s hunting ur bargalus
ao~ nily lncy 4te diminishing the wages
Of ihc poOr
Mis- Movbray turned her hcni ASIDE
and flushed deeply l,r She recognized IN
the cap hrinro h'r the counterpart Of the
one she had bought the preceding day, and
o he employer ol tins poor young woman
the lncemIn OF whom she had bouehl a.
NJ Mowbay made some iatlhef enapi.
ries I'D leaving the poor cap maker ll.
a. promised 10 sud d doctor 10 yi.l her
mother and 10 call IN hsr again and Mo
Moo bray, b'lors ien,ng gave her m or.
Ser Wrh on assurance INA. she Uoull IN
deavor 90 interest her ffrnds ~ her bslalr