Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-04-19

""H tIC Slduudl ucSCtllL VI IL Idlllly ITOiIl Opu
encG to pcnury. One after another, friend,
drop of-One after another, uxurips and com.
q forts and necessares disappear. Furniture is
/ sold dresses are pawned the wardrobe be-
: comes scanty and threadbare a neager diet
d causes the cheek to grow pale aud thin, and
often such intense sull.rings cnsue. that at last
= the humble and broken spirit welcomes aid
e from any hand of charity.-The proud spirit Of
Mr.. Jones could not endure those humiIidtions
lis mind sunk under The blow, and he became
hopeIcss!y imbecle-as helpless AS Il child and
: all unconscious Of the past, and thoughtless OF
the present and future. And here was poor
Louisa, the daughter Of wealth, who had been
nursed in the lap Of every indulgence and from
the cradle, surrounded with spIendpr an1 lux
urY and IL ,ttery. now penniess and ifieniiess
with all idIotic father dependent upon her for
support.
She now called 10 her aid tn at strength Of
character and those invaluable accomplish.
ments ~ highly cultivated mind far which
she was indebted to that faithful Instructor who
had taught her to appreciate the responsibilities
OF lite, AMI who had neryed her to mert with IA
strong heart the waves Of adversely. Tde heart
OF one neighbor sympathized with Louise. But
that neIgabor, with large family of his own to
support, had no money to give. lie could as-
slst only with his sympathy and his counsel.
But that assistance, to the treHdicss and mex
perIenced girl. was OF priceless value, lie
aided her in obtaining ,,ree CONF clrabe rooms
in comfortable house, aud became response.
bIc for the rent. One room was for schaDl
another was her own bedroom neatly furnished
from the wreck Of their fortune the other
opening 10 it, was provided with sofa bed.
stead for her helpless father, aud was used in
the day time as the room in Whi;h she pre-
plred and they ate their frugal meals. ller
friend interested himself in her brha, E and Oh.
tanned for hcr qu number of scholars
Louisa entered upon her new eupiOvmcnt
with energy, aud daily increasing cuuteilnrnt
and cheel .ulnpsS. Mohfns OF sorrow had cau,-
ed youthful beauty to fade from her wasted I
cheek, but "A calm serenity had takea ITS place.
In the morning She rose early put her room in .
order, prepared her frugal meal t,r herself uad
father, nu,tcred to all his wants. for he heed
ed the careful nursing Of an infant child. and
went into her school. she had native strength
ol mind, as well AS a fine education rnuoL.Inr
views OF lf, and duty and soun gained a pow.
orfui asceuLrucy over the miud, aud hearts O..
her pupils. 'rIr,r characters were formed bY
hers success crowned her endeAyjrs and tue
Joy OF success warmed her heart; d i1y far more
elevated aud satisfactory than she had ever
found, when forced into tie scenes of ia a-nioua-
bic gaety, for which she had no a,tc. aud which
She could not but desp,se Mon alter month
her srIu., ia1.,rn-. mara lucr.i,ya CANT,
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sick and SUFFERING child is TO a ,nnIupr--aIin,.t
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