The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

4 h' " HiHi, t1I>NtER WuIHilt VINO viii
her hands co1vulsiyely pressed ,ore,h.
cr, and sllcn, tears droppiu. from her
eyes. looked absorbed In hopeless dis
! .TCss.
bessie, Bessie" villa, shall va do ,
I she exclaimed n. her diughtcr knrl,
and threw her arm. around her "wha.
! will BECOME OF us r.
oh mother. mlia, is the matter -.
Wha, has happened Z" returned l,c,sie
! her own tears beginning 70 how IN
sympathy and alalm. "Oh. dear, |
( thought 10 find you 50 comfortable to-
I M. ht :"
! ".Ay. and So we nigh, have been. '
! answered, the mother, IN "A tone q! heart
broken de,I,oniency,---only for bin --
, for you father, Bessie. How could lac
I do 4
ether, m ,her. wha, las he done =
exclaimed the terrified girl. all possible
visions of Grim" starting up before her
" tie has taken away my woik, Bes.
sie--my work that I hoped to gain 50
/ much and llc has vawncd it for drink
Il don't know wierc-- and he lea, me
, like dog when begged Of him to tell
where II MAS. And the master wanted
II, and ] hadn't it for linn; and oh, he
was angry, and 10 wouder-only ii )
hard upon mr Bes>ic. And he SAYS
! the Wai.'coa', are worth two pounds,
and he II have them or their worth if he
takes the bed from under me. Then |
owe our landlord for n lor;nights rent I;
/ for didn't pay last week thinking I
should be 50 much better of this. And
now how am | to look for money or
work don / know or how l am to
pay this dreadful debt; my poor little
ones will lie starving about me. How
shall bear it? And then to think
who has brought all this upon me. Oh,
Besse, it alinos; breaks my hear, -
This is trouble indeed" sobbrd poor
! Bessie, rs she leaned lcr h, ad against
her mothers shoulder al little thought
Of finding you like this as came along.
But. mother, dear. YOU mustn't be cast
down pu, your trust in your Heaven
ly Father. without whose knowledge
no, a sparrow falleth to the ground
"Ah, Bessie dear, but its hard TO
put such trust in Him, when nothing but
trouble is TO be seen. I'm sure Try
but its very hard my child"
Yes, it is hard, mother; yet who
else shall We trust in! And mother,
here are my wages for to-day and to-
M orrow, and who krows what Monday
may bring? Are not We bid in sucl,
times rs these TO take no thought
for the morrow, for sufficient unto the
day is the morrow thereof ?"
Mrs. Abbott pressed her child more
closely without reply, and those Of the
children who were old enough to under.
stand M'at passed, gathered reverently
round TO listen to Bessc's words. ms she
continued her attempts to console her
mother. Nearly an hour passed in this
manner, and at last Bessie's earnest
hopeful persuasions 50 far prevailed on
her mother, as 10 excite n feeling OF
irust!ul resignation and with lighter
heart, the girl began the children Sat
urday night ablutions, while the mother
went out to make the necessary pnr-
chase Of food [; and when on the return
Of the laiter,the hungry liltle ones were
regaled with n large piece Of bread
trouble seemed for a while !orgottcn.-
However. Bessie, when she had, rs she
expressed it, "cleared all up" WAS obis
ed to depart and after taking tear
tul adieu, she was once more hurrying
through the streets she had so lately
,raversed with such different feelings
Boast no, myself Of Tomorrow shs
mascd as she rcaccd her abode. eve
may well, always remember that +; W,
little thought last week, when we wer(
SO pleased about the work, what troub
lc j, would bring"
Sunday morning came, and the SCUM,
Of pleasan, bells, but to Bessie, it differ
ed from other mornings only SO far a
her own ,ho'ts made n Sabbath aroun,
her, for She could no, go out til th'
evening and she had more to do OF
that day. tLan even on the other six
especially as her mistress who rarely
attended church herself was at hand tc
find fault. Many were the sad Thoughts
she bes,ow ed on her mothers ,roubl,
during the day; and when at last sh,
set out for church, under strict ininnc
tions TO return Immediately on the clo,C
Of service, she was depressed in spirit,
more than she had ever before felt il
her life.
The services came to q close. and
Bessie in quiet mind lef. the churci
and slowly and tboughiiully walket
homcwards. She was the last wht
came out and a. she came across ihc
cluGchyard 10 TIE least ireqnented gait
she struck her foot against somcihin;
which yielded to her step and rendere,
raitling sound. She sloopld 10 plc'
the object up, and it proved a well-ti!iec
purse the bright beads and tassel
gli,,ered in the half light Of an autumn
evening. and its weight and ro,unditl
showed 1t vel! supplied. Bessie si"o'
positively b rea;hless for rnonen, II
, he excess Of her joy; she felt dizz,
| rash IN her head, and for a moment al
= surrounding objects seemed 10 swim be
! fore her and then clasping her hand
in mute aspiration Of ihankiulness, sh
= recovered full possession Of her iachI
ties, and began TO examine her treas
= urr.
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