The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-05-21
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had just passed, and was answered in
the affirmative.
"She was only slender girl when
saw her last. Now, she is a
handsom, young womau,' saiG
Henry.
Yes, Mary has grownup rapidly
replied Mr.. Green, cyincimg no rar.
ticular interest in the subject of his
remark.
How is her father doing now?' ask.
cd Henry.
Better than he did 4 short time
ago. was replied.
I'm glad to hear that. Docs he
drink as much as cvcf?'
No. liz has giren up that bad
habit
Indeed! Then he must be doing
better
'Hc ran himself down very low
said Mr.. Green, and was ahnus 10.
sing every thing, when Mary, like a
brave, rishs.min'led girl, stepped for.
ward and saved him.
Mary! How didishe do that, "a.
thcr2'
Dyer had a mortgage Of three hun.
drod dollars OH his farm, and was 20.
ing to sell him ont III milwinter, when
nobody cared to bcfriend him who
had money to spare. On the very
day I heard about hisStronblc, Mary
called on me and askedlthe loan Of u
sun sufficient to lift the mortgage.
But how could sheSpay you back
that sun I" asked thssyoung marin
surprise.
II loaned her the amount she ask
ed" replied MIR. Green. sAanI
she has just paid me HE first promis.
cd instalment of gtiirty.s,yen dol.
lars" 81
"How did she get til. rnnney q q I
I" She earned it si,ss ller4 owl
hands
'Where?' 81
in Lowp!P,
s,,rp
ss 50, to sayc Z. ssss
she has devoted he young life to Toll
in factory?'
Yes; and the effect Of this selfde
votion has been all that I bored il,
would be. 1t has reformed her fath.
er. 1t has saved him in n double
sense
Noble girl exclaimed tho young
man, with enthusiasm.
Yes, yon may we'll say that, Hen
ry,' replied Mr. Green. In the
heart Of that humble factory girl is a
truly noble and womanly principle.
that elevates her in my estimation.
far above any thing tina. rank, wealth
or social position alone can possibly
give
But father said Henry, IS it ri.h.
to subject her to SO severe q trial!
1t will take long time, for her to
earn three hundred dollars. Does
not virtue like hers
L know what YOU would saw in.
tcrruptcd Mr.. Green. True could
cancel the obi CATION and derive srca,
pleasure from doing so, hut 1t is the
conclusion of M better i.!gment, ali
things considered, that she be Ter
mit,ed to fill up the entire measure
of her contract. The trial will fully
prove her, and bring to view the .cn.
nine gold of he" character. More.
over, it is hes; for her father tha, she
should seem to be sufferer thlou.l,
his intemrerancc. say seem, for,
really. Mary experiences more pleas
nrc than pain from what she is doing.
The trial is not so grca, as it appcarss
Her reward is with her daily, and i,
is rich reward
Henry asked no further question.
but he fcI. more than n passing in.
terest in what he had heard. In the
course of a week, Mary returned to
Lowell and lc went back tn Boston
Three months afterwards, Mary
again came home to visit her parents,
and again calle'l upon Mr.. Green 10
pay over to him what she had been
able to save from her earnings. |,
so happened that Henry Green was
on a visit from Boston. and that hc
met her, as before, as she was rctir.
ing from the house Of his father
This time ho spoke to her ami renew.
ed their old acquaintance, even goin.
so far as to walk Il portion Of the way
home with her. At tho end Of an.
other three months, they me, ayain.
Brief though this meeting was, it left
upon the mind of ench the others i'm.
age more strongly impressed than it
had ever been. In the circle where
Henry Green moved in Boston. he
met many educated, refined, and Gle.