The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-01-07
DAY, JANUARY I, 1852.
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Had g not been for her Sudden .asil lssgs.s.i ~
eVening." "s
at Was through Mrs. Underwood's mean
that found YOU" said Mrs. Somers. -
The moment she was little better, she re.
membered you, and sent to request me to cal
on you"
Friends are starting up around us, all al
once" said Mrs. Woodbridge. "You had moi
been gone ten minutes last evening. before q
Young lady called by the name OF Vernon
Her thoughts seemed to have turned the same
way that yours aud Mrs. Underwood's have
relative to some plan which would enable Fan.
ny and me to help ourselves. Perhaps, by
some means, she had been made aware, that
though we are willing to work, to beg we arc
ashamed. Miss Vernon said she would call
again in the morning"
81 hope that she will call while Mrs. Viii
lerton and are here" said Mrs. Somers.-
"We three-I mean Mrs. WillertOn, Miss
Vernon and myself-haVe ample means to car
ry the proposed plan into effect. All we shall
need from Mrs. Underwood will be her ex-
cellent advice, and / have met with no lady
whose judgment and discrimination are supe-
rior to hers. If some of the ladies who pre-
side over our benevolent societies were like
her, they would, | think, be conducted in
a manner quite different from what they now
are"
Mrs. WillertOn, when Mr.. Somers mention
ed her name, felt extremely uneasy. She
dreaded thesreturn Of Fanny, lest when she
addressed her, she should call her aunt, and
thus betray to Mrs. SOmers her connection
with the Woodbridge family; for she could
not hope that one so young, would exercise the
same proud forbearance which her sister-in-
law had done. From the younger children,
soon after her entrance, she found that she had
nothing to fear. They had no idea that she
was the aunt WillertOn they had heard their
mother and sister mention. In addition to
her uneasiness en- this account, she felt de-
pressed and humbled in the presence Of Mrs.
Woodbridge. sense Of her superiority,
which she could not throw off, forced itself
upon her mind. Seeing that Mrs. SOmers was
engaged in saying something to the children,
she rose and went close to the bedside.
81 had no idea," said she, speaking in an
tundeFs tone, that yon were reduced to the
condition in which find you. Your brother
will calkand seeyou this evening, and | shall
try and do something for you.
81 beg that you will not put yourself to the
least inconvenience on my account" replied
Mrs. Woodbridge, coldly. Providence has
seen fit to raise up friends for the relief of
my suffering family, sO-that any aid from you
will be unnecessary"
off you refuse TO accept aid from me, you
will be willing to accept it from your broth
er."
eyes; am willing to accept all that he is
able to give, and that am sure Of receiving"
"What is itE''
ellis sympathy. The thought of his with
holding it would cause me much unhappi-
ness" a..
Mrs. Willerton, instead Of answering, start
ed, and, turning hastily away from the bed
side, drew her veil over her face. She had
caught the sound Of footsteps approaching the
door, and the thought if Fanny had returned,
and should recognize her, it would cause her
reputation for beAeVoence to suffer in the cs-
tilnatiOn of Mrs. Somers, occasioned her quite
as much uneasiness as the idea OF having her
know that Mrs. Woodbridge was her hus bands
sister. The door opened, and Fanny enter
ed. Mrs. Willerton's S fears subsidized, for mere
ly curtseying to her, she turned to Mrs. SOM
ers, who greeted her with a smile and pleas
aut words. Mrs. Willerton, in the mean
time, stosd with averted face, and as soon as
she could do so, without breaking in upon
Mrs. Somers, told her that she could not.pos
sibly remain longer.
"l will detain you only a minute longer"
replied Mrs. SOmers; ana, after interchanging
a few words with Mrs. Woodbridge, she join
ed the impatient Mr.. Willerton, whose hand
was already on the door-latch.
When Mrs. Willerton, in silent communion
with her owg mind, recalled the scene Of pow
erty and suffering she had been constrained to
witness, her own course during the six years Of
her welded life, assumed an aspect quite dif-
ferent from what it had formerly done. Being
one example had influenced
her more than many preeepts. She saw, that
to be truly benevolent, discretion was neces-
sary, as we'll as time and money, and the dis
covery was turned to good account. Those
degraded women, who had been accustomed
to pledge the garments given them by the
Doreas society, IN order to obtain the means
0f indulging in habits Of intemperance, soon
found that they could no longer do SO with
out discovery.
Formerly, large number Of garments, as
stated intervals, were given to those who
wonld take the trouble to apply for them. II
had even been found, on Investigation that
the same applicant, by borrowing different
bonnet, or outside covering Of some kind, had
received what had been intended for several;
and what was still more provoking, sRch in-
stances Of fraud had been Traced TO those, who
at once parted with the the clothing for the
purpose above mentioned. H
In discovering the nature OF true beneVo-
ienco, bne AOuhu bAaN oHo hNus III Ato u9htOl
been sacrificing on the altar OF vanity. In
other respects, she also became more clear
sighted. She found that in the midst Of
plently, her husband was over-working him
self, and that for the sake Of furnishing the
table with those luxuries, which TO heI had be-
come neeessaries, he was actually, at times,
reducedt TO Is great peeuniary straits as the
humblest day -laborer. She made no verbal
Of her error, but what was
better, acknowledged it by pursuing differ
ent course.
By toe exertiOus Of those ladies, who had
interested themselves in their behalf. Mrs
Woodbridge and her family were soon pro-
ivded with a dwelling, with sufficient room
for their comfortable accommodation.
While Mrs. Woodbridge was furnished with
work for which she was well paid, Fanny
was enabled to lealn dress makers trnde.
In few years, the mistress Of the establish
meat, having received . handsome eomPeten-
cy retired from business, and Fanny Weed
bridge, % her successor, aided by her mother
and sisters, was soon enabled not emily to sur.
round herself aud them with every desitAble
comfort, but TO minister to the peeessities Of
others, ~ ti99 q 3