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that it contained a small cream cheese. John
was the ploughman, my reader, and during a
lone and severe winter, had found the road to
the hollow in which his hovcl stood, when the
snow rendered the roads almost impossible for
others. | had cut up portion OF my slender
wardrobe, and converted it INTO clothing for ,
katic's twin babies, when she poor creature. !
had but a scanty supply for one child | had |
many times, made nourishng broth, and fed it |
to her with my own hands and now, whom re- /
turning health had smilcd upon her, as a token |
Of still grateful feeling, she had sent me this
little cheese.
is she in the kitchcn:' asked of the maid.
'No Miss, she has gonc homc'
"rakc it with you and put it in the pantry !
rcpllcd; 4 will thank her for her present when
! see her again
As soon as the girl had left the room, Selma
who had started up, burst into a contemptuous
laugh.
'rruly. Rhoda,' cried she, you are entering
into the duties Of your vocation a year before
the allotted time
Did You ever yet know an old maid, NAM
ma chned in Constance, who was not givcn
to charitable visiting, and all those sort of
things
you must not forget interrupted I, that it
was the only thing this poor woman had to give
It has doubtless, been ma G a present to them,
and would have bccna great dccacy in fam
iiy accustomed to the corrscst fare: she has
made more of a sacrifice to cvincc her gratis
tudc, than the great ones Of the earth when
they bestow their gifts Of costly jewels
you possess the knack of defending your
self, at any rate, Rhola,' said mpnma; i wish,
however, if You have an idea Of making your
sclr uscinl. Won would con,rivc TO do 50 at
homo You cam assist vour sisters in rc,,irjno
tho;r ,y,rlrobns bnl,n,I ,hn maid and myself
sometimes in tbf doiry. anl turn your hand TO
= variot,. or tIjn.rs,
And born my ,nothor commenced subject
slo rs,,,ll, in.r,lu,ol into NIL her nriy,tc dis
cnurs,s. .ilovinr so ,nonv usplcss rirls 10 dress
i cnrt,inl, vcrv ovnor.i;p and there is poor
nrosnoct II INV of Won bainr ro,rriod soon'
.Pho5o sIo,ld .G+ bor vn,nr sisters an ov-
om,ln, rcnIjod Rose. while h r pontinr under
In cuvInd with =, snoorino cvnrnssioo' which
= hid bnc,,c almost h,biln,l to it. An elder
sister an old ,n,id mr. ,yh,, is thn same thinr.
'c,r,,in Of hciur ono onnc,rs to cvnr, a bol l,rIl
influence over the fortIInc, @ Il flnjIy of rirls.
Il aTrrtuollv nrnvnnts fine others malinr rood
| In,trbcs n. bor ora onti,,cs har to nro ,edopcn
A.; onl ron,,o,,cn orS nrovnntod from vi.itnr ot =
r Lon.o for faar of b.yinr an object Of dislike
forcod uno, tbom Narrower I thinl, Rbodo
h Ucra tho rc,n,rI;s of INV sistcr wore brokcn
v in rnon nnovnoctcdlv. 'h,d. hitherto horne
= all IN silcrcc. but ,i, f,olinrs ot this ,non,on.
lo,or.o,,,o mo and hnr.t ;n,@ ~, AGONY oftoar.
= and sohbinr. Our mother who had olwov.
h onnn,rcd tn lool; unon mo with ill-conccalcf
n disliLn did not SOON affected Inv This distress
r hut evidently thinkinr snch scenes disrracefu
c IN = f,,oiI,. ebo roouos.ed Rose in n docidn,
l. tnro to .,ro on with her rnodinr without an,
c f,rtbor remark
: silence bcinr restored. shortly aftorward,
left thc room. and atler pu,tinr ON nv shaw
o and ho,not bnnt my woI, to ~ wood whore
). knew that | could wander for hours unuolcst.
i cd. | had many fnyoritc bnunts around NV re
d allv nicturcs1uo home. and y few moment,
!. BROUGHT mo to a soot as wild rs thourh the foo
II of man had never entered it. Here | seatct
o myself on the lonr faathcry rrass. at the foo
1t of an old tree. and rave vent TO nv feeling!
vt without restraint. Trnrs cvcrtod = silut,rv in
5. nucnce in allvlnr the tumult within. and Il,
] my mind was active and was n crcaturc q
st the most atfsctonote impulscs soon recover
e cd sufficient composurc 10 enable me TO reflect
n NV sDborc was indeed limited. but had nj
Y WAYS thourht the welfare of nv fellow mortal
d an object Of intornst and du,v # had hcon m,
/ pleasure TO encourare the tlnid TO counsel th
c nrrinr and to divide nv ni,toncr with tho do;
a titntG Vet NV henri God crown honvy undo
e tbo CONSCIOUSNESS. thot tbo coId nb;I,nt6ron,, n
r NV f,,nilv vicwnd thnsn INV GOOD o1iccs with
sHoorinn conto,,nt No, f7, that I n,ust ~,
Y oIIow mvscfto 70 be- diecour,rrd tho littln off
ID COS of Kindness If had boom IN INV nownr to no
r. .toy L,I served to koon ,n,, hG,rt rroon an
at f.csn md whom n,iscr,bIr hT frclinr 1n,snIr n
~ aTcn mi = hurdnn at ho,no tho co1sc;orsnc.
20 tb,, tLoro ,.,rc soma Lnn,lIo .ols ,,bo nova
s. non,ionod nv p,n,o ,vi,hon, couninr if v.,b
lit IIo"s;n@, carr;oJ i,h il a. fooI;rr ~ nlo,snr
| ;noynrcIs;hI,, .oo,Iinn
3. .I T. nv. ,,;.tons would b,,. o1,o,r mn
oil o. tIo, ~ Io',h o,,5;hI,. oi,',,oa .p'
ar ,, ro,ni,od tha+ ,;,I m ,J j.; Il,
nd "' - ,hora '.,i, Jan ~ l'n !, s,am nn -,
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of %; ,';. r, tn Wv ,'
fnnI,n,r. a ,Y' n, tbonnI
IN a 80 r',J la- ~;
ur o,iaj! ! ~ en' wa! oot 81 'i'r Joni oe -
ce nappHn J ,',,o' r' u'ra -
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