Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-05-30

| euC CouCeIt, however, Matilud went,
aud during the entertainment, all Thoughts Of
The cup were laid at rest; but, on the NOR
row, when Sally came into the room to wish
her farewell, she could not repress feelings Of
sorrow and contrition.
away. Why did you not saw that YOU re.
GREETED that the emp was broken surely you
were sorry for its destruction q
Yes, Miss, indeed | am sorry enough
about 1t, for misfortuna,e cup is that same
to me. Is it not losing the good place for me
1t is and the like of il will be hard to get
again. l came to this house three weeks al.
ter we landed in America, and now to leave
all ON sudden, without any warning, will
be sore grief to my poor sick mother, who
depinds on me and Biddy to pay the rint Of
the room, and helPto keep the childer. What
will come of them, if don't get hired soon,
is what is bothering the sou! Of me-
Never fear, Sally, you will soon hear Of
comfortable house. hope. Tell me though,
where does your mother live? I should like
10 know how you get on
Thank We, kindly Miss. Indeed shall be
ashamed TO come inside this house ever
again, since the Master and Mistress be's
taking me for liar; only for this, its sorry
Id be to let yourself take the trouble to come
TO such poor place.
Sally gave the desired address, and com.
torted by this solitary display of sympathy,
went her way.
All in the house, except Matilda, believed
that the domestic thus suddenly dismissed
deserved to lose her place for her folly and
obstinacy, in preserving in a false statement
| TO such man as Mr.. Churchill; and she ex-
perienced no pity even from her fellow ser
wants.
The poor girl, although uneducated, was
of a sensitive nature. She had become at
| ;ached to the family during the eight months
stay with them, and TO be expelled for fault,
which she had not committed, hurt her feel
ings and wounded her pride. Who is there
so ignorant and obtuse, as TO be insensble to
injustice done 10 individual self? She was
| ashamed 10 tell why she left her place. Ii
seemed such trifle 10 part with deserving
domestic for the mere breaking Of cup, that
she could not expect TO be believed.
AT two excellent houses,-at either OF
which she might have looked TO have been
engaged at once, from the fact of having lived
SO long at Mrs. Churchilrs,-she was morii-
| fed and disappointed by a refusal, on the
ground that there must have been some more
serious reason for sudden dismissal, than
| what she assigned and time passed on,
without the poor creature being able TO make
a fresh engagement.
The day was oppressively hot, and poor
Sally had walked great distance in various
directions, seeking place, in order to secure
the means of continuing 10 her mother, the
money on which she depended, as well as
providing Tor her own support honestly
The agitation of her mind at receiving re-
peated rebutfs, and having missed her way
in the large city, caused her to quicken her
pace and disregard the uncommon heat of
the weather. At length with aching limbs,
and sick at heart, she returned to her sor-
rowful abode, and took to her bed, being at
tackled by violent and malignant fever.
For eight months she had experienced
comfort, such as she had never known and
now she was thrown back on her old mode
oe living, with senses alive 10 the CALLING
change, and bowed down with sickness and
sorrow. Her sister Biddy had been less for
tunate in The family she had entered, and
though able to spare part of her wages, she
was by no means SO well treated, or in SO
grand house as the one in which Sally had
been living.
One day Matilda Roseway found an op-
porlunity of calling to inquire if Sally had
hired out yet, and she resolved 10 do SO, for
since she had been turned away. How was
the naturally tender hearted and well dis
posed girl shocked 10 see tho state to which
the family had been reduced. The widowed
mother, herself hardly able 10 walk about, SO
emaciated was she by long illness and want
Of proper nourishment was weeping over
the senseless form of poor Sally who lay OH
a miserable straw-bed in the critical stage of
fever, which preceGes death or slow recovery.
The afflicted woman motioned her visitor
TO silence, and with difficulty followed her
out into the landing of the staircase, and then
told Matilda the cause of the state in which
she found her daughter, and Of the doctors
strict orders 10 keep all quiet as the grave
i have sent the lltle children out into the
streets 10 play, and am now waiting TO see
the Lords will
Matilda, greatly affected, promised to in
form her sister of Sally's illness, saying also
that she felt sure that she would relieve them
as soon as she was aware of the sad state OF
things and then the young girl left the
house, seriously alarmed at this new fruit OF
one false step. She resolved this time not
TO be afraid to do right, but to tell her sister
at once that she had been to the house, and
describe the helpless condition Of their for
mer domestic, even though she felt sure she
would draw down reproof for her indiscre-
ton in going there.
Mrs. Churchill was sadly frightened when
she heard the story. 'How imprudent Of
you Matilda, TO go to such wretched place;
who knows but you have caught the fever
| Send for Dr. at once = said she to her
husband, and let US take precautions to guard
against Infection
'Dont alarm yourself needlessly, Clemen-
tina, besecch you,' he replied, nevertheless
l will send for him. l engaged, also to pro-
vide funds to relieve that misguided girl from
present want, and will do all in my power to
forward her recovery-but, Matilda, how
came you to know where Sally lived, or to
think of going to see her 2
Taken by surprise, the guilty girl blushed
and hesitated, as she saw that her brother
in-law looked steadily and severely at her,
whilst he awaited her answer.
4 was grieved that she left us so suddenly
and wished to know il she had got another
place. was the unsatisfactory reply.
Did YOU not think that she deserved to be
dismissed 2 was The stern query next ad-
dressed to the trembling girl.
No, did not. she family said. M
Wherefore then 2 enqured her mterro-
gator.
oh, sir! Oh Clementina How shall |
dare TO look you in the face aud tell the
whole truth ?
The astonishment with which Clementina
regarded her sister, and the solemn aspect OF
her judge-like brother-in-law, were so o2-
pressive to the spirit of the already ashamed
and self-convicted Matilda, that speech for
sock her, and she would have fallen, had not
Mrs. Churchill flown to her side, and, taking
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