The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-31

t.I a,n going .ound TO Broad street, TO en-
qnire Of Ross, the glover, about little Lucy
Wend alI'
"l,ncy Wendai! Who is .he2''
'.She is pretty little Dutch girl who
lived opposite to me in that bit OF dwell
ing, tha, looks like crack or So am beiwe
tho two houses on enc!i side oft. She lived
with her grand parents. natives this Gil !,
and onee proprie,ors OF many lot within
il; but they had been oui-bareained aud
ont-wiied ill they were reduced TO the Iii,
tie tenement, some twenty by fifteen feet.
Their only surviving descendant was my
little friend s.ncy,a pretty iair-skinned, fair
haired. blne-eyed girl, oi most modest, quiet,
engaging demeanor. For many months
after we moved to State street, knew no.
thiug o! the family; but, from such observa-
iioua Is my eye could take, neaincss was
the railing passion Of the household. Their
only; servant, Minerva. uhe Goddess of
wisdom, should have known bet.er,) used
Ia sefnb the house weekly from garret TO
cellar: their only carpet was shook every
SATURDAY, the steps were secured daily, and
ri~ncyer in my life saw the old woman with
out a dusing cloth in her hand Such n
war Of cx'crmination did she carry on a.
cains' lie inirudnG particles, that my
friend =, used 10 say, il must DO hard 10
her 10 lhiuk ulturning to dust"
Lucy bad no visitors, no companions
and the only indulgence or the old people,
which was, sitting on the s,oop every after
noon, according to tho ancient Dutch Gus
! tom, She never partnok She never went
on', excepting on Sunday 10 Church, aud
then. sberenndcd me Of one ofthose bright
pretty flowers, that hang on the cactus. ]
pitied her; her spring Of life seemed pass
ng away 50 drearly. NJ pity was mis-
applied; aud felt il to be SO when looked
into her swce. and serene counienance,
nad saw there the impress oi that happiness
which flows from duties religiously perform
ed. Il is great nia;ter, Grace, to have
your desires bounded with your station to
be satisfied with the quiet, unnotIced per-
for,uance of the duties Providence has nl
ioled 10 you. and not to waste your efforts
or strength in seeking 10 do good, or to ob
tain pleasure beyond our sphere. Ibis Is
true wiSdctn and this was Lucy Wendaifs'
At last came 10 this obscure family what
comes TO ull--dealh md lis changes. The
old man and his wife died within few days
Of each other, Of infuenza, that then ragce
in the city,. The hopo Of serving the pret
~ orphan, induced noe to go to the house
She received me gratefully, rs en old friend
for though we had never eschangedn WORD
There had been an interchange OF kind Took
and friendly Iods-.ho little humanities
that bind even strangers together
On inquiry into her affairs, J found sh'
was Iefi almost penny less, but discreet ant
kind female friend had procured g place
for her in Ross glove factory. Lucy was
skilled ii all the art and handlcralt Of m
: needle. Ross, il seems, Isl very thrIvln!
,radesmap; and to the warm Recommended
ton OF Lucy's friend, be had promised Z
board her in his family aud allow her SUI
} ticien, compensation for her labor.
ain few days she removed TO her ne'
homo. II is now fifteen months sinc
she lief, onr street. She como once 10 tel
: me-, that she was perfectly satisfied with ne
place, aud since then have heard nothln!
, 0. her. Do not look SO reproYing my LAD.
/ Mentor. have been intending for som
tine to call at MIR. Ross TO make enqu,r.
abon, her. My story has almost broush
ns TO tie shop; John Ross, Glove Manu-
: facturer.'' This must be the place. Sto
! one momen, Grace, and look through IN
i window that man, no doubt, is Ross him
self--Wha, fine head You might knoy
. such man would succeed in tho world
10, HI, 10, be cas-, where i. would IL