The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-07-21

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ding with Hetty Turnpenny," said Mrs. Lane
TO Mrs. Fairweather. You will find nobody
to envy you. If her temper does not prove
surprise all who know her. We lived there
year, and that is as long as anybody ever
tried it.
Poor Hettyr replied Mrs. Fai-weather,
-'she had much to harden her. Her moth
err died too early for her 10 remember; her
father was very severe with her; and the on
ly lover she ever had, borrowed the savings
of her years toll, and spent them in dissi
patton. But Hetty, notwithstanding her
sharp features, and sharper words, has a
kind heart. In the midst of her greatest pow
erty, many were the stockings she knit, and
the warm waistcoats she made, for the poor
drunken lover, whom she had too much
good sense to marry. Then you know she
feeds and clothes her brothers orphan child
If you call it feeding and clothing,' re-
piled Mrs. Lane. The poor child looks
bold, and pinched, and frightened all the
time. as if she was chased by the east wind.
used to tell Miss Tnrnpenny she ought TO
be ashamed Of herself, to keep the poor lit
tie thing at work all the time, without one
minute to play. If she does but look at the
cat, as it runs by the window, Aunt Hetty
gives her knock over the knuckles. used
TO tell her she would make the girl just such
another sour old crab as herself
That must have been very improving to
her disposition replied Mrs. Fairweather,
with a good-humored smile. But in justice
to poor Amt betty, you ought to remember
that she had just such cherries childhood
herself.-Flowers grow where there is no
sunshine
i know you think every body ought to live
in the sunshine rejoined Mrs. Lane and
it must be confessed that you carry il with
you wherever you 60. If Miss Turnpenny
has heart. | dare say you will find it out,
though | never could, and | never heard Of
any one else that could. All the families
within hearing OF her tongue call her the
neighbor- law
Certainly The prospect was not very en-
courasing; for The house Mrs. Faisweather
proposed TO occupy. was not only under
the same roof with Miss Turnpenny. but the
building had one common space for garden
in front. The very first day she took poss
ession of her new habitation, she called on
tho the nerghbor-in-law.' Aunt Hetty had
taken the precautiou TO ex-inguish the fire,
lest the new neighbor should want hot water
before her own wood and coal arrived.-Her
first saIutation was, If you want any cold
water, there's pump across the street; ]
don't like to have my house stopped all
over
4 am glad you are so tidy ,neighbor Turn
penny, replied Mrs. Fairweather. 1t is
extremely pleasant to have neat neighbors.
| will try to keep everything as bright as a
new five cent piece, for | see that will please
you. came merely to say good morning,
and to ask if you could spare little Peggy to
run up and down stairs for me, while am
getting my furniture in order. Twill pay her
sixpence an hour
Aunt Hetty had began to purse up her
mouth for refusal; but the promise Of six
pence an hour relaxed her features at once.
Little Peggy sat knitting a stocking very dill
IIgently. with rod lying OH the table beside
her. She looked up with timid usefulness,
as if the prospect Of any change was like a
release from prison.-When she heard con-
sent given. a bright color flushed her cheeks.
She was evidently of an impossible tempera-
ment, for good or evil. Now mind and be-
have YOURSELF said Aunt Hetty: 'and see
that you keep to work the whole time. If /
hear one word of complaint, you know what
You'll get " hen you come home The
rose color subsidized from Peggy's pale face,
and she answered, Yes ma am very meek
ly.
In The neighbours house all went quite 9th
erwise. No switch lay on the table, and
instead of mind how you do that-if you
don't I'll punish you.' she heard the gentle
words, There. dear, see how carefully you
can carry that up stairs. Why, what nice
handy little girl you are Under this en-
Iivening influence, Peggy worknd like bee,
and soon began to hum much more agreea-
bly, than bee. Aunt Hetty was always in
the habit of saying. Stop your noise, and
mind your work. But the new friend patted
her on the head, and sand, What pleasant
voice the little girl has. II is like the birds
in the fields. By and by, you shall hear my
music box This opened wide the windows
of her poor little shut-up heart, so that the
sunshine could stream in. and the birds fly
in and out, carolling. The happy child tuned
up like lark, as she tripped lightly up and
down stairs, on various household errands.
| But though she took heed 10 observe all the
directions given her, her head was all the
time filled with conjectures Of what sort OF
thing music box might be. She was lit
tie afraid the kind lady would forget to show
1t to her. She kept at work, however, and
asked no questions she only looked very Gu
riously at every thing that resembled a
box. AT last, Mrs. Fairweather said, i
think your little feet must be tired, by this
time. We will rest awhile, and eat some
gingerbread The child took the offered
cake, with humble little courtesy, and
carefully held out her apron to proven, any
crumbs from falling on the floor. But sud-
denly the apron dropped, and the crumbs
were all strewed about. is that little bird ?
she exclaimed eagerly. Where is itl Is
it in the roomi' The new friend smiled, and
told her that was the music box; and after
awhile she opened and explained what made
the sounds. Thea she took out pile o
books from one of the baskets Of goods, ant
told Peggy she might lock at the pictures
till she called her. The little girl stepped
forward eagerly to take them, and drew
buck, as If afraid. What IS the matter I!
said Mrs. Fairweather: Il an very willing
TO trust YOU with the books. keep then
on purpose to- amuse children Pegg,
looked down with her finger on erlip, anC