Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-04-12

aonn,ene"co uAsl once ll"c h,on white bnI
poverty and dirt-is sure comn3niou-hal sue
cecdpd in great degree N changing il ap-
peararca
Yonnp . she appeared. few wrinkles mark.
ed their lines ont upon her forehead and be-
tween her eyes, showing that she had no, been
alWaYS much is++ acquainted with care than she
wa - that tEoment.
Pleasc give M n sauang, for charity,
r1a am !! repeated the lady.
Incy asked ner if she was willing to labor
at any thinr.
The " vor.an expressed her desire 10 get work
And will you come to my house nj Mo-.
Il---streei tomorrow morning, at Ii O'Clock! :
asked Lucy Of her.
Yes ma am and Should be delighted to do
il, if could get anything 10 do at your hands.
answered the woman.
We'll, then. here Is bi' OF money for yor.
but be sure that vUu come anl g, rne to-fnnr-
row; shall expect yon, and Shall wdit Tor you
til you come.
Oh, dpead u,o1 me-. ma'an, said the wo-
man;I thank you much, very mncH, for his
money. Oh it will buy me somethin! to eat
now Tor myself and chid Poor thing it,
most famshed now Good afternoon to you,
ma am and with IA low bow tn, woman pass
ed on.
Lucy f-l, that abe had done generous &C.
ton-not in giving y piece OF money away 10 Il
bergar for it. bat in having got clue TO a casa
Of distress and suffering, that sho hong!.l 1ight
really deserve, us it evidently needed Instant re-
lief
The next morning punctuql to the hour, the
poor woman came bringing her child wiih her.
Lucy hurried doWh ttIrs to meet her. and
began the conversation with her by a~hinr
where she lived.
The woman answered.
in tie d Bpiidin2s in C street.
lave you a hua0-njt t inquired Lucy.
Oh. yes, mH am; bat l. = away "a sy1. ynl
am left a,one ,;ilh only my mother most o.! tie
';me'
Then your mother is with ror?'
'lef. to ''@;a; but s,.e c.n & 10 "or,: ST.,
is sick h.d.'
lind Nl4' 10 vou d "'-n "o1 '"o''; y
'hng..j0', most. 'h-,t r.a; -3n'iiW.s / s-1
q '.".- ,.r n.c. aDd l3.H Glt .r lion a ..t.i, 90,
.u".".r; but is oSl.,- q j ',tl.t 4.' Co. ul
a.,.r a.'. a:a cts.t ,..re ..'.et. 9.a. --a.'
'"c' la-'. e! .1u, said LH,", 't'.
Ibis bucket cf .-oi ;'af ! '... 0-.'a'5l vc-.
and VII a.'3' i.~la@l .-.yJl Il. ...t ....I
ID tla '.G... O.. ..' ! -.
I. "...'t ,i.J vgrH 'hrl':., '',e w.ne-
,-
..r h.r .iu'.s-' again aai arair.
toNa7ls sunset il IL. ai;e.n ar, Sic a~,'p
wei" oGl ito lie Siiect,-tHis ,i.,t "H aH e.
rand oi bl,s~aj CHARITY. ret pleasure sunpiY.
i.e we"lsl her way alone toward, tue abode
1i the poor woman, whose wants Sh' bad re-
lieyed only IN the forenoon, resolved 70 Inquire
Iutihcr into her situation.
Gracious. It was tie same Old buHinr She
once lived III herself, when she WIs the poor
blind flower gltl
She c!Glbed up the first tl!Lht o. di.iy stair.
and k-oched at tie first door on her rj4nt hand.
A shriveled looking woman came t. the d ,or.
Lucy was abo' to ask if the won'n Who ,.ne
to her honS" in the morning, lived n tat 'oom.
but 1t occurred to her Tor the tlrSt time "a II lIoi
she had forgotten to ask her name.
What to do, -he was at a perfect lo:5 Tor a
moment TO knoT. Then, On after ihp0 ~ she
Inquired i y"nn" woman, with child I,rro
in the bill 'a9 win "A sick mol"e'.
On !ts the PH" y'""E %on't" yen d see,
ma'am" so" '''t "'"'1n address 'Yr., c1u
lail You. Si' h'-- up s" i''li r'o.a y.p!tr-
YOU crn see il "rfe--'. It the ieP o; t"e ne%i
.tgh' %! e'1.r-.
Lucy climbed ha mex 9 lit 4; s"' .Al tie
"rt Hs''iuga 4 'ur door, SIZE ray Q ou i'Hua
presently tne Young "o".yn cane t. tie Go'r
'..'''.l '''' IHD'4 f.- t4'', a. w lii
urt. ea'"-u, - ii1I tntt 50 wel-lres~tJ Il yl--
iior mad called on her IL her uoVe,; oH' ,e,ov-
erpg herself in i .Hout.t, s.49 pOLttly ast.s.
Lucy to walk IN.
The room was considerably iHr';en' J, TIE
curtains teiug ala drawa. Iue sunset houl
WAS approaching.
rms ruuiA - exclaimed LVCy, "a SIZE enter
ei ;, bu' she Instantly checked ler-eif, as .Lc
thought Of the sick woman lying IN the corner
Sne approached ner bedside and spoke 10 hcr
asking Ler i.o@ s,e ielt, iIa what she most
needed.
| The woman answered her rather ab,tracled
/ ", as though her mind was on something else
but kept looking steadily in her face al, tn,
time.
! At lcnrth she broke ont with
.Ainl you Lucy Ashton. that was. m4'am :?
Yes answered Lucy: why do v,,u a,E.'
| what, the blind dover rirl = exclaimed the
vorry woman with fine chilli in bar am,
/ Ye.' onietly replied Lace. i am the hin,
/ flower gir'u
. And lam Maria Won ns4J to know NJ.
ria Ri,lev the littIe y,rl >,,n usnd IN IN, tn the
derots with Won and ,sll d,wers p
/ Arc Won She y asked I,ucy.in a,to.i.h,
and taev E,,L a,ntracad each other
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