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evidently considered II IN tIle light Of reproof;
and to one who was almost duly receiving the
incense Of adulation, on account OF her supe-
/ rior beney0lence, any remark calculated to
show that her manner Of exercising twas not
the most jndIcious, was by no means palatable.
4 Consequently her manner towards her was ex-
i ceedingly cold and distant during the remain
dor Of her call Soon after her departure,
Maria likewise took her leave.
| Mrs. Wyman bad been gone scarcely hall
on hour, when there was another ring OF the
! bell. This time the visitor was lady by the
name of Underwood. Her husband did not
rank among the wealthier class Of citizens
on the contrary, his wife, to enable them to
| live within their means, was obliged to con-
duct the domestic department according to
the rules of strict eeont my. Mrs. Willerton,
| therefore, who did not consider her as quite
up TO her level. received her less cordially than
she did the other lady.
"I have taken the liberty to call on you"
said Mrs. Underwood, after some little delay,
in behalf Of poor widow, who on account
OF declining health, even with the assistance
of her daughter, finds itextremely hard TO get
aloag."
''lleally, madam,' said Mrs. Willerton,
"I believe it will be out of my power to con.
tribute anything. have already given fifty
dollars to-day, for charitable purposes, which
is, think, is as much as is my duty to giVein
one day."
81 don't ask for money" said Mrs. Under
wood. "The lady-for sheis lady, IN every
sense Of the word, though in such INDECENT
circumstances-would hardly be willingt to ac-
cept OF anything without an equivalent on her
part. What ask for her is work, at price
which will enable her to live. She is very
nice sewer, as is also her daughter, a girl Of
fourteen. They have lately been sewing, at
prices so low, that they have been almost lit
orally reduced to starvation. My heart bled
at the sight Of the girl, who called on me to
| beg some work. A sad tale Of toll and want
| was written on her beautiful face, which, in
spite of them all, was beautiful / gave her
| what work had ou hand, and paid her in ad-
vance, TO enable her to procure food. for lraals
lily believe she was near faInishiHg. She told
me that she had been promised some sewing
| by lady of the DOrcas society, and named
| the remuneration she was to receive, aad l
must confess that | was astonished that ladies
could. in the name Of charity, ask poor, pale
| girl like her. TO work at such shamefully low
prices. Ii seems like taking life by inches"
Gas the funds of the society are at present
low vi don t feel it to be duty to give more
than is demanded, - said Mrs. Willorton."
Mrs. Underwood made no attempt to reason
with her on the subject. She thought what she
had already said was sufficient to suggest such
| reflections as might, in the end, prove saluta-
IFy. Till Mrs. Willerton, in al1usiOn to the
society, made use Of the prOnonn zoe, she did
not know that she was member. She, how
ever, did not regret having censured an incOn-
sistency 50 glaripg, and so culpable. After a
| few minutes silence she asked Mrs. Willer~
ton il she could not furnish some plain sew
ing for the widow and her daughter in ques-
tion.
81 am unable at present." was her answer
I"Just now have 10 time TO prepare work as
| am extremely busy in making fancy articles
| for the Fair. You, OF course, will contribute
something, as YOU and YOUR family, in com
mon with others who attend Mr.. Carters
church, will share the benefit Of the pro-
ceeds. t
at is not my intention. Our pew is al
ready furnished with decent carpet and COM
Portable cushions, and the most Mr.. Under
wood can do, viii be to pay the average price
of new ones. lie will Be sure to do that as
soon as the sum can be ascertained. | hope"
said she, rising to 20, that when your hurry
is oyer, that you will be able to prepare some
perhaps may" said Mrs. WillertOn
coldly.
II am afraid,'' thought Mrs. Underwood,
as she turned away from the door Of the pal
like dwelling, "that the eclat Of heading
Subscription paper with forty or fifty dollars,
/ influences Mrs. WillertOn more than any real
desire to relieve the destitute"
| When Mr.. Willerton came home to dinner,
his spirits were evidently much depressed,
though he endeavofed to appear cheerful. -
| The truth was, the suffering condition Of his
sister caused him great uneaslnRss; for, strange
as il may seem for 6ne who awelt ia apalaee,
land Jared sumptuOusly every day, he was un-
fable TO afford them very little relief.
He was lawyer by profession, and had an
average share Of practice. He never had, nor
had he now, wish to be idle, though he cer-
tainly imagined, at the time he married rich
wife, that be might occasionally relax little
in his oxertions. lie soon found that he had
lindulged in a vain imagination. His lady.
wife told him In plain terms, that she expected
/ he would defray thefamily expenses, with the
exception Of furnishing her wardrobe. This,
as he would have no rent to pay, the house
where they lived being part Of the property
inherited from her father, she thought would
be extremely easy, as she should make 1t
point to get along with three servants. She
would thus, she said, be at liberty TO crafty
| her benevolent impulses and her taste lor the
beautiful tand she might hare added her
whims,) her yearly income being nearly ten
thousand dollars. Il wasnothiag more, as she
| thought, than she was entitled %. Poor VIII
| lerton soon found, that instead Of relaxing his
exertions, he was obliged to redouble them -
Before his marriage, he took what practice
was offered him; now, be was obliged 70 seek
for more. Early snd late be worked like a
slave, yet, after Ell, he failed 70 realize bis
wife expectations. She was ambitions to see
his name on subscription papers. II seemed
strange to her that he could not save fifty dol
lars. now and then, 70 deF0tb tneharitnhlepur. to
poses. The difficulty, she Thought, vas bis
lack Of energy, or worse still, IS shs wss
afraid, the want Of disposition 70 gire, yet.
when he asked her one day, if she had not
some cast-off clothing. which his sister could
manage to make over for the children, she
told aim carelessly that every thing Of that
kind which could be made ayailahle. Haa
placed at the disposal OF the poreas society.
MFs. Willegton either did NOT notice. 0r
would not appear TO do 90, TIE depression of
her Husband Sspifits, ls e