Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-07-31

Mrs. Burnell came TO offer Ally, as her
husband had promised in his first lively emo
ton, a splendid home.
"You shall share with little Marcia in
everything" she said: "You shall even d.
vide our love more, you are older. and shall
be considered in everything the eldest dauph-
ter. Come and live with us, dear; for we
should have had no child but for you."
Ally looked at her mother, whose thin face
glowed with ambition; glanced at the broken
walls of the miserable hovel she called home ;
turned from one little half-s,arved frure to
another; and then, approaching the lady, said
in a low firm tone, "Ycu are very kind, and
| will pray God to bless you for it; but /
must not 90 away FROM here"
unjust not -
"Must not, Ally ~ exclaimed the s%urpris-
ed, disappointed mother.
Ally's voice became choked. "This is a
very poor place. never knew how poor un-
Ill ! went into some of the grand houses
but | have always lived in it,
"But sewing, and that terrible pain in
your side, my dear!" interrupted the ma
iron.
at will be better soon, I think; and, may
be-fcr Mary is growing bigger"
But Ally"
Nutlei, w" uIlVe me away from home"
we will give you a home," pleaded the
lady, the house you saw yesterday. There
you shall have everything you can wish
things much more beautiful than you have
ever seen in your life-and little Marcia.
whose life you saved, will love you and so
will we ALL"
Then who will love my poor, poor mo-
Their :" and Ally burst into tears. -
Az tho cnrnp napr,E,grt 81 H.. uz-r
head had been raised from a pile of bed CO.
vering in a corner OF the room, and a red.
blolted face locked upon the group with
vague wonder. Soon an expression Of intel
l;geEce began 10 tighten up the heavy eyes,
and now and then a trace of something like
emotion appeared upon the face. At Aily's
last words there was for IA moment a strange
convulsive working Of the features and the
head fell heavily back upon the pillow.
1t was in vain that both the lady and dame
Fisher pleaded. Ally's firm, modest answer
was ever The same. "Oh, il was nothing; |
couldn't let the girl drown when it was SO
easy to go into the water. 1t was nothing;
so | do not deserve that beautiful home.
shouldn't be Of any use there either, and here
| am, indeed"
"But will give you five times the money
~ SOhiN NHA' " Wv AuSf hl1tu lslG lduNs
q" and you shall bring it all here.'
Ally was for a moment staggered.
$50 you would help US more by going than
by staying" added the dame, quit, forgetrul
of self, while so anxious for her child's well
fare.
"But mother, who could hold your head
it aches, and bathe your temples. and
kiss away the pain, and then sit and watch
by you while you sleep7 And when the
trouble comes who will try to make itlight and
help you to find all the happy things to weigh
it? And who would sit with vou at
evening when you are so lorelyl Who, mo-
Their, would read the Bible TO you I for YOU
told me but yesterday that your eyes were
and who would-would love you.
Oh, don't send me away! All
those beautiful things would only make me
sorry If You could not have them too; and so
you must let me stay fere in the old house,
Tor tits the only place where / can be happy.
God would not love me if | should leave you
with al! the children 10 care for, and none to
comfort you when you are sad."
The lady's eyes were suTused with the
hearts dew, as, with a mental blessing on
The young girls head and a silent determine
hon to reward her self-denying spirit richly,
she turned away,
I" You have sacrificed your7elf for nv sake,
.lly," sobbcd the dame, folding her gentle
child in herarms; "Oh! why'd you do it."
mo, mother: | am happier here, and he
-" Ally pointed to the bed meaningly. 81
mention it before her,"
YES, darling, you are right-you always
are; he would kill himself without YOU in a
week, | know. But, oh, it is a dreadful thing
my poor, poor Aliy!"
Ally was at her sewing, as calm and quiet
As If nothing unusual had occurred, though
there was a singularly bright spot on her
cheek and the dame lad busted herself with
preparing the childran's supper when Bilv
crept from .he bed and glided half IL
nidly toward the door.
"Don't go tonight, father" WHISPERED
Ally, laying her slight hand on his, and fix
ng her large mournful eyes on his face most
oloadingly.
"Don't go; | will help you Fix the chess
men you wanted me to do last night; or
will hem the pretty new handkerchief bought
or you to-day, and sing whatever you like
while | am doing Il, or / will read to
'ou from my beautiful library book, or do
.nything you like-only don't go! Its very
here, without you, father"
The lips OF the miserable man parted as
he would have replied but the words
seemed choking him, and he brushed hastily
her. Tears came to Ally's eyes, rs she
prned again 10 her work, but no one needed
hem.
That evening passed as hundreds of Others
lad done. The children were all sent 10
ed ; and then Ally and her mother sat down
y their one tallow candle, to earn bread for
1T is so pleasant to be together;' said
My raising a face all beaming with graft
ude.
Yes, but you lose a great deal by il, !
"Oh, no; I lose nothing. / should have
ost a great deal if ] had gone away from
on. Neither, ] have been wondering, since
his morning, that God has been so kind as
o keep us together while am so ungratefnI.
never knew how happy 1t made me to be
With you, till now"
1--WE never see half the blessings which
rod bestows upon us, darling"
MurlnnTer! - you, surrounded by COM
orts aud elegances, feasting on d~ainties and
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