Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-04-23

$50 you are going TO live in the same
building with Hetty Turnpenny," said Mrs.
Lane 10 Mrs. Fairweather. "You will find
nobody to envy you. If her temper does not
prove too much even for your good-nature. il
will surprise all who know her. We lived
there a year, and that is as long as any body
ever tried it,"
Poor Helty !" replied Mrs. Fairweather,
"she has had much 10 harden her. Her
mother died too early for her 10 remember;
her father was very severe with her, and the
only lover she ever had, borrowed the savings
of her years of toll, and spent them in dissi.
patton. But lletty, Notwithstanding her
sharp features, and sharper words, certainly
has a kind heart. In the midst of her great
est poverty 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. 1.-The poor child looks
cold, and %pinched, and frightened all the
time, as if she were Chased by the East
Wind. / used TO tell Mrs. Turnpenny she
ought to be ashamed Of herself, 10 keep the
poor little 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 llet-
ty gives her IA rap 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 JUS
tice 10 poor Aunt Eetiy, you ought TO remem-
Der that she had just such a cherries child
hood herself. Flowers grow where there is
sunshine"
81 know you think every body ought 10
live in the sunshine" rejoined Mrs. Lane
"and it must be confessed that you carry it
with you wherever you 60. If Miss Turn
penny has a 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-in-law."
Certainly the prospect was not very en-
couraging for the house Mrs Fairweather
proposed 10 occupy, was not only under the
same roof with Miss Turnpenny, but the
buildings had one common yard in the rear,
and one common space for a garden in front.
The very first day she took possession of her
new habitalion, she called on the ~neighbor-
in.law. Aunt Hetty had taken the precau-
ton to exiinguish the fire, lest the new neigh
Dor should want hot water, before her own
wood and coal arrived. Her first salutation
was, "lf you want any cold water there's a
pump across the street; ! don't like TO have
my house stopped all over"
81 am glad you are SO. tidy, neighbor
Turnpenny," replied Mrs. Eairw Gather Sc it is
extremely pleasant to have neat neighbors. l
will try to keep everything as bright as a new
five cent piece, for ! see that will please you.
! came in merely to say good morning, ard
to ask if you could spare little Peggy to run
up and down stairs for me, while | am get
ting my furniture in order. ! will pay her
siXpence an hour"
Aunt Hetty had began to purse up her
mouth for a refusal; but the promise Of six
pence an hour relaxed her features at once.
Little Peggy sat knitting a stocking very
diligently, with a rod lying on the table be-
side her. She looked up with ,imid wist-
fitness, as if the prospect of any change was
like a release from prison. When she heard
a consent given, a bright color flushed hel
cheeks. She was evidently of an impressi
bic temperament, for good or evil. "Now
mind and behave YOURSELF" said Aunt Het
ty I" and see that you keep at work the Who'll,
time. If l hear one word OF complaint, yor
know what you'll get when you come home
The rose-color subsidized from Peggy's pal,
face, and she answered, Yes ma'am,'' yer,
meekly.
In the neighbours house all went quite 9th
erwise. No switch lay on the table, and in
stead of mind how you do that if you dom
III punish you," she head the gentle words
"There, dear, see how carefully you can car
ry that up stairs. Why, what nice hand
little girl you are!" Under this enliveninI
influence, Peggy worked like a bee, and sool
began 10 hum much more agreeably than
bee. Aunt Hetty was always in the habit o
saying, stop your noise and mind you
work." But the new friend patted her OF
the head, and said, What a pleasant voice
the little girl has. 1t is like the birds in tn,
fields. By-and-by you shall hear my music
box" This opened wide the windows o
the poor little shut-up heart, so that the sun
shine could stream in, and the birds fly in an,
out carolling. The happy child tuened up
like a lark, as she trlpped lightly up and dow
stairs, on various household errands. Blu
though she took heed TO observe all the di
r%ections given her, her head was all the tim,
filled with conjectures what sort Of a thing
music-boX might be. She was a litle afrai,
the kind lady would forget to show it to her
She kept at work, however, and asked n
questions +; she only looked very curiously a
every thing that resembled a box. At las
Mrs. Fairweaiher said, II think your littl
feet must be tired by this time. We wi
rest awhile, and eat some gingerbread" Til
child took The offered cake, with IA humbl
little courtesy, and carefully held out he
apron 10 prevent any crumbs from falling o
the floor. But suddenly the apron droppe,
and the crumbs all strewed about. as tn.
a little bird !" she exclaimed eagerly
Where is hel Is he in this room! Th
new friend smiled, and told her that was tn
music-box and after awhile she opened
and explained what made the sounds. The
she took out a pile of books from one of III
baskets of goods, and told Peggy she miel
look at the pictures till she called her. Tn
little girl stepped forward eagerly to TAX
them, and then drew back, as if afraid
What is the malter!" asked Mrs. Fai
weather; 81 am very willing TO trust yo
with the books. / keep them on purpose
amuse children" Peggy looked down wit
her finger on her lip, and answered, in a cor
strained voice, "Annt %ruTDpenny wont lk