The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22
from Cha nLu .enrnsl
THE HONOR OF HONESTY

THE HONOR OF HONESTY.
When shall &c, new bonne, :"
doutHuly solilo1ui.cl young scrv.
ing ritl. who, in Il dismal hack garrct,
where crea, baby was sleeping. wa,
dc.pondirr'y considering her head gear,
As she prepared to 60 out one Saturday
evening. She nigh, be excused for re-
fleeing Oh the subject for the coarse
straw bounet which had never been
iand,Ome---was now sunbure, nuA dir.
IS and with its >oilcd aud faded ribbon.
l,oAod hardly r.a,, though i, Lad been
carefully kc,i. IL declare ! am al
most ashamed Ia go 10 church IN it, ii )
SO diiy.' she continued ~ she turned
II around in her hand "Ihough i, may
lc Of piece with my gown and shawl ;
bat come, they ate not dirty ncilhcr.--.
wonder " hv'lcr mother can spare my
wo.., this week: Perhaps she can !;
bEOw she was sure Of work last Sat
urJny; well, we'.l sec. SO ayin.. she
tied on The shabby bnnnei, and ca' etul.
ly folding VI tNo killings, which she
took from the window ledge, she PIT
them il her pocket; and giving Il last
glance n, her litlc bed, to see that her
liUic baby bcd.icllow wa, safely tucked
III. she hurried oul Of the room, and on,
oi the house, away Oh her weekly Visit
10 her family.
Ec.,ie Abbot was a pretty pleasant
looking girl Of nearly eighteen, strong,
acli,e and industrious. She was the
daughter of worthless man and an cx-
criI,n, woman. The teaching of the lat.
tor had Lornc good fruit III Bessie, whu
only drudge in Ike family Of liile
-hop.hcepcr, was "A neat and excellent
servant, rs fax AS he knowledge went
Willie her integrity and good temper
would have rendered her valuable in
any situation, she was in the receip,
of what she considered the handsome
some sum Of two shilling per week, for
which with board and lodgings, she did
everything in her employers house
for It's mistress was constantly engaged
ia the shop, and left the whole care OF
her five children, as well as all the
household work, TO Pretty Bessie" and
never was bnrthcn laid upon II more
willing worker. Bcssie's father did lit.
tie for the supper, Of his household lac
spen, half of his time and more than
half Of his money in The Leer shop and
the little money left for his wife did
hardly more than support his board
sometimes he even demanded food when
be had given no means Of procuring it
The burthen Of the family, Of course
fell wholly upon his poor wife, who was
quick and dcxlcrous needle woman
and who was glad to obtain any species
Of work by which she could earn lit
tie; for her supply from the talors
who were her usual employers, was not
very regular, and sometimes failed al.
together for time.
BESSIE was the oldest Of large fam
iiys the two next in age 10 herself, q
boy md girl of iiftecu and thirteen
were both well placed, though neither
could contribute to the family income
bu, there were seven still younger, en-
lirely dcpcndcn, upon the poor moth
cr's exer,i0ns. Such being the circum
stances Of the household, We need no
wonder iha, girl SO aiieciionate a.
Bessie, should have felt very doubtful
Of Tie possibility of buying new bon
net; for alike too many in her si,ua
ton. she never fel, that her money wa
her own If j, were needed for mother
use. and was only happy in the though
that she was enabled to contribute ,'
that mother. comfort; and in this res
rcct her natural feelings were aided b,
higher principles, implanted by Hin
who severely censured the uufilial con
duct Of tie protesting Jews.
As Bessie hurried along the stree,
TO her mothers house. which was OF
the oihcr side OF the town, she cas-
many a vista, glance towards the dis
ulays of bonncts and ribbons IN th
shop windows, and paused once or iwic
10 besiow particular admiration ma.
she went so far as TO decide what shay
,he would buy, and low j, should b
trimmed. If she could but get the mon
.y ,or it, ard she had "A strong hope q
being able TO accomplish this, bccans
She knew her mother had been proini:
ed more work than she could do 70
.everal weeks TO come. A, last iicssl
reached her home. which was one il
lighted room, witt, dark closet nd
ioin,n., in n tumble-do old hous,
situated in one of the courts Of dense
" populated neishborhood. and tenant
I'd by five or six families beside III
Abbo,s. II was home, however, an
Bessie fel, that it was 50, a. after, rus
ming up the ,ot,erine stairs, she ofene
the door OF her mothers room, which
ifno, very comfortable, was AT least VI
~ clean.
"Oh. Bessie, Bessie,-herei' Is Bessie
cried posse of ii,le ones as she en,e
cd Here is Bessie come, mother :
Come TO mother. Bessie; she Is er.
ing =" and Two Of The young things sei'
"a their darling sister, by her dress, an
pulled her forward, as though At h'
.I,ning, her nao,hers tears must DR..