The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-11-13

her; and his heart rose up with wild determi-
nation to keep her, never TO let her 90.
The childs whole heart and soul seemed alb
sorbed in works of love and kindness Impul-
siyely generous she had always been, but there
was touching and womanly thoughtfulness
about her now. that every one noticed She
still loved to play with Topsy and the various
colored children, but she now seemed rather
spectator than an actor Of their plays, and she
would sit for half an hour at a time, laughing
at the odd tricks of Topsy--and then a shadow
would seem to pass across her face her eyes
grew misty, and her thoughts were afar.
Mamma" she said suddenly to her mother
one day, "why don't we teach our servants to
read ~
"What a question, child! people never do"
"Why don't they ~ sad Eva.
Because it is Of no use for them to read 1t
don't help them to work any better, and they
are not made for anything else"
" But they ought to read the Bible mamma
to learn Gods WILL
ooh, they can get that read to them all they
needn "a
at seems to me, rS6nmx the Bible rs for
every one to read themselves They need it a
great many times when there is nobody to read
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eva you are an odd child" said her mother
Miss Opheia has taught Topsy to read
continued Eva
eyes, and you see how much good it does
Topsy is the worst creature ever saw"
"Here's poor Nanny" said Eva. "She
does love the Bible so much and wishes so she
could read And what will she do when can't
read to her?n
Marie was busy, turning over the contents of
x05lrawer, IA she answered.
"Well, of course, by and by, Eva, you will
have other things to think Of besides reading
the Bible round to servants Not but that is
very proper Eve done ii myself when had
health But when you come TO be dressing
I-and going iate company YOU won't have time,
See here" she added, "these jewels Pm going
TO my first ball / can tell you, Eva, snade a
sensation
Eva took the jewel case, and lifted from it
diamond necklace. Her large, thoughtful
eyes rested on them but it was plain her
thoughts were elsewhere.
"How sober you look, child!n said Marie.
care these worth great deal of money,
mammal"
"To be sure they are Father sent to France
for them They are worth small fortune"
WISH hau ohohi, soiu Eva w wv "h"V
please with"
"What would you do with them"
"Pd sell them, and buy place in the free
States, and take all our people there and hire
teachers, to teach them to read and write"
Eva was cut short by her mothers laughing.
"Set up boarding-school! Wouldn't you
teach them to play on the piano, and paint on
| velvet ?"
"Pd teach them to read their own Bible, and
write their own letters and read letters that are
written to Them" said Eva, steadily. al know,
mamma, it does come very hard on them, that
they can't do these things Tom feels it
Nanny does-a great many of them do.
think it's wrong"
"Come come! Eva, you are only child
You don't know anything about these things"
said Marie; "besides, your talking makes my
| head ache"
Marie always had headache on hand for
any conversation that did not exactly suit her
| Eva stole away but after that, she assidu-
ously gave Nanny reading lessons.
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