Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-06-06

could not prevent my tears from ffowinpr
81 am afraid that your health has suffered in ron
sewing" '" wv"
at is true that have found myself failine o.
late, put 1t was not that. There are times wber
some trng incident will cause all our sorrow. pas
ana present. to rise up at once, and like n swollen
tlde threaten to overwhelm us. For whole Yea,
nave worked early and late for lady who now
owes me nifty dollars, and who has never Maid me
cent TIL to-day, when after much solicitation she
,hrew me half-dollar. as person would throw n
1one to an ill-natured dog. Thinking of the care.
iess u'Suainiui manner in which she threw me the
money, gave the impulse, and many, many painful
ana bitter things rose up before me with all the
VViVidness of reality. | thought of the dovs when
1 was surrounded with as much splendor as she who
hau the heart to treat Inc with SO much scorn. is
now and when had father who would not suf-
er ne winds OF heaven to visit my face too rough
ana OF the time when, by the failure of others.
ana lnludlcous investments, he became bonkrunt
and finally sank into state of hopeless imbec;Iitv
tnought, too, OF my sainted mother, who with no
one 10 assist her but me, and with scarcely bread
" cat, watched over him whole year as she would
oyer helpless infant, and when he was rome how
me the vine uprooted and broken bv the fall of the
uecayed tree round which it twned, she too droop-
gu ahu uled' All the agony and desolation of that
HooI came back to me, as did the voice thar
mingled Its tones with her funeral knell. ns if told
me the vessel was lost in which he sailed who would
nave protected me and saved me from all that
have suffered" ''0'' Oil that
Miss Lester did all that she could to sootbe her
e1cteu state OF feeling, but finding that the fever
sh flush on her face increased rather tLo,, d;,;n
shed, and that her pulse was wildly tb,obb;ng she
began to be seriously alarmed, and having persund.
ca her TO ne down, took little Lefty in her arms.
VINO soon fell asleep. A few minutes afterwards
her brother called for her to return home. md She
requested nm to go for physician, who in the
course OF tlteen minutes, was at the bedside of
u'e suilerer' lie informed Miss Lester that there
was every symptom of inflammatory fever and nm
less the most energetic means were resortod r.
t'ere was every reason to apprehend that her dis
ease would terminate fatally Miss ,os,er ron,o;n
ed with her all night, and in the morning procured
her good and careful nurse. She likewise tool,
inc chiidren home, and committed them TO the care
OF her housekeeper
" believe | shall call on Miss Belmont" said
sne TO her brother; "and as you will of course oo
win me- according to PROMISE advise Won TO look
particularly to the tie of your crava and see that
your mar is arranged in the most becoming stvle .
"How soon shall you goi" We
"In half an hour"
nj snail, without fall be ready to escort YOU"
IIhey found Miss Belmont alone and looking
SO Heroert Lester thought-beautfu as an ANGEL
Inc conversation took literary turn. and he was
charmed to ind that she had read extensively. and
tnat MS faVorlte authors were hers In poetrv ma
ucularly, he found that they agreed not only in adj
mirlng the same authors, but the same poems. and
she reclted several pathetic passages which he nam
ea WIN so much taste and feeling, that he began
10 imagine that his sister, though her hand va
open as day to melting CHARITY" was dull md
lrigid when compared with Elvra Belmont.
AS soon as Miss Lester found opportunity. she
brought forward the subject which her brother had
s neItl1ned tne day previous, and pleased to
H H,H thqt Eivira entered warmly into her PLAN
When Lucilla Lester rose to 90 she remarked that
she intended to call on young GIRL who was SICK
ana an orphan whom she considered one of the
most prominent objects of charity within her knowl
edge, and invited Evira 10 go with her. She rcnd.
ny assened, and fifteen minutes walk brought them
10 the dwelling of Emily Allison. Herbert Lester
lett them at the door, and Elvira followed her con-
uuctress into mean apartment, where, to her in
eXpressoe considerations she beheld in the natient
her whom the day preceding she had treated not
only with lncivllity but rudeness Her first impuse
was 10 go to the bed, and in whisper to entreat
her not to appear TO recognize her. 1t was a use
ess request Tor delirium prevented her from reco-
i,ectihg either her or Miss Lester. When Elvira
DecaIhe aware OF this, emotions of ioy succeeded
the feelings of fear and shame which had Mt first
assailed her. Her JOY, however, was of short du-
iatioh, ior soon her own name was pronounced bv
Emily, sometimes with epithes of reproach, and
IN accents OF entreaty, though in language too in
c1nerent 10 reveal distinctly any circumstance
which had taken place. But soon there began IN
be "method in hermadness,n and Selling Miss RoI.
mont oy the wrist with frantic grasp, from which
she could not break, she recounted infinitely all the
,ncldents which she had the previous evening told
MISS Lester; only now instead of suppressing Miss
helmonts name, she revealed it.
ana yet said she, when she had finished look
hg INTO tlvlra's face, for all she was so hard
hearted, she was as beautiful as yon and yery rcbn
Luciila, who could not help plying Miss Bel
IhohI IN whose countenance feelings of shame.
amounting almost to agony, were depicted, sue
ceeded by addressing the poor girl, who was per-
iectly insenslble of the retributive pain she was
,,iiiot'g, IN soothing, conciliatory manner, to
prevail on her to release her reluctant auditor.
81 hope" said Miss Belmont to Lucilla. after
somewhat recovering herself possession, "that YOU
VIII not be so ungenerous as to suffer the rawlings
OF maniac to influence your opinion concerninr
me; 1t is true owe her for work, and that she
called yesterday for her pay, when happened to
DC totally unprepared but promised to paw her
as her promise" eON
Miss Belmont had the discernnent to see. at once.
mat her explanation failed to renstate her in Lu,
ciilas good opinion, and, saying something about
her nerves being unequal to bear such scene. she
cot1ly 6ade her good morning, and left the house.
She mad been gone only short time, when some
one raped at the door, which, on opening. Lucilla
found to be Alkaline Bradford.
;, am much pleased to meet you here" said Adj
al!ne, "tor you may be able to tell me whether il
VIII be likely to wound Miss Allison's feelings to
oier her few dollars, without requiring her to sew
for it in return"
~ Your aid will be very acceptable" replied Lu-
ella, though unfortunately Miss Allison is nsen-
ure," e' "e' P'ea'-
"She cannot be dead" said Adaline starting.
mo, but she is in burning fever and totally
uePflyeu OF reason But how came you to know
that she needed pecuniary aid?'
SHE called at Elvira Belmonts the other dav
when was there, and inferred from her appear.
ance and what she said, that she was not ONLY in
INDECENT circumstances but actually suffering from
pnvation' Unfortunately, had parted with all INV
money except triAing sum, to purchase n bali
dress and several ornaments more expensive than I
could well afford. One of these, beautiful brace
let, Elvlra coveted the moment she saw it, SO let
her have 1t for eighteen dollars-the same gave
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