Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-05-15

were almost the first work did. And now now
| am to look for money or work don't Know;
or how am to pay this dreadful debt; my poor
little ones will be all starving about me How
shall bear it? And then to think who has
brought all this upon me. Oh, Bessie, it almost
breaks my heart"
"This is trouble, indeedp' sobbed poor Bes-
sic, as she leant her head against her mothers
shoulder | little thought Of finding you like this
as came along. But, mother dear. yen must
MT be quite cast down put your trust IN your
Heavenly Father, without whose knowledge not
a sparrow falleth to the ground"
"Ah, Bessie dear, but it's hard to put such
trust in Him, when nothing but trouble is to be
seen. Pm sure try but it's very hard, my
child" -
"Yes, it is hard, mother yet wass as shall
we trust in? And, mother, here art ~ wages
for to-day and to morrow, and who knows what
Monday may bring? Aren't we bid in such
times as these to take no thought for the NOR
row, for sufficient unto the day is the evil there
of"
Mrs. Abbot pressed her child more closely
without reply, and those of the children who
were old enough to understand what passed,
gathered reverently round to listen to Besses
words, as she continued her attempts to console
her mother. Nearly an hour passed in this
manner, and at last Bessie's earnest, hopeful
persuasions so far prevailed on her mother, as to
excite feeling of trustful resignation and with
q lighter heart the girl began the children's Sat
urday nights ablutons, while her mother went
out TO make the nee ,ssary purchases of food;
and when, on the return of the latter, the hun
cry little ones were regaed with large piece
of bread, trouble seemed for while forgotten.
However, Bessie, when she had, as she express
sed it, " cleared all up," was obliged to depart {;
and after taking fearful adeu, she was once
more hurrying through the streets she had SO
lately traversod with such different feelings
i" Boast not thyself of tomorrow" she mused as
she reached her abode. "We may we'll always
remember that we little thought last week when
we were so pleased about the work, what trouble
it would bring"
Sunday morning came, and the sound of pleas.
ant bells, but to Bessie it differed from other
mornings only SO far as her own thoughts made
Sabbath around her, for she could not go out
until the evening !; and she had even more to do
on that day than on the other six, especially as
her mistress, who rarely attended church herself
was always at hand to find fault. Many were
the sad thoughts she bestowed on her mothers
trouble during the day; and when at last she
set out for church, under strict iniunctions tc
return Immediately on the close of service, she
Eas Ea$a @eGsHafed sf e Lin in fPrit mir ad
The services came to a close, and Bessie in
: quiet mind left the church and slowly and tho't
: fully walked homewards. She was of the las
: who came out and as she walked across tn
: wide churchyard to the least frequented gate
j; she struck her foot against something whic
# yielded to her step and rendered rattling sount
/ She stopped to pick the object up, and it prove
n well lfed purse the bright beads and tassel
G glittered in the half light of an autumn evening
,r and its weight and rotundity showed 1t well sur
$, Piled. Bessie stood positively breathless for
lie moment in the excess Of her Joy; she felt dll
zy rush in her head, and for moment all sui
er rounding objects seemed to swim before her
of then casping her hands in mute aspiration {
ds thankfuness, she recovered full possession
ID her faculties, and began to examine her treas
w ure.
as "One, two, three, four, five, six, ssycnn p st
w continued seven pounds Oh u think
he mother how delighted she will be Why tn
,c will pay all and buy can't tell what besde-
at Oh, how happy am And what is this 2" st
an continued, as she took from the other end re
At of soft paper, "Why, these must be bar
ne notes, like that misses gave for change ono,
In why, they must be worth, can't tell how muc
he Here are one, two three, four of them, and Il
nd one misses got was worth five pounds ITSELF
b. What shall we do with so much money?
cit read what's on these notes, however" So, q
NO preaching a lamp just inside of the gate, 81
m, with some difficulty deciphered the amounts
,ry the notes, ol which two were fifty pounds, L
other two respectively for twenty-five pounds
led " It's quite fortune" she murmured in Ii
is reverential tone as she tried to grasp the idea
lie SO many pounds. "What happy thing for n
los and how sad for the person who lost it % He
ILL., the current Of Bessies rapturous thoughts
cir ceved sudden check, the smile iAded from
lips, and she remained silently issgsiAg On t
led pretty purse with perplexity amounting to d
'at, tress. "Oh, me, but it is not mine" she cont
lis. ued, her thoughts finding vent in half arc
ing late form. "This belongs to somebody who
lis as sorry to lose it as | am glad to find it.
what must do wish had never seen it.
ex. Must give it up just when we wantit so? A
her then it was lying in my way and nobody Mt
?" who could have dropped it."
has Poor Bessie the struggle between conscen
be- and want was very severe. She tried hard
Oh little while to convince herself that she haC
to. right to what she found on highway, but h
principles were too strong to allow OF such Sc
red deception; and besides, in testing the matter
en- the golden rule, she felt that if she had drppp
= her two shilings on the previous night, s
should have been very indignant with my fiji
ex. er claiming right to them. "No have
5 of business with it indeed" she murmured, as
tears of disappointment started to her eyes
my F" But however, surely, may keep Just one
and two of these pounds ?-the person who lost
ere; must be very rich, and would never miss the
of surely may have just two pounds for finding
ster and that would put my poor mother out of
he trouble2 Just at this moment these wol
pom which she had lately heard, durted into her m
are like CLEAN of light, " Thou God, seest m
heir "O Oh, what am thinking Of? sh0 exclaiu