Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-01-29
That's very true, exclaimed the baker,
as if new light were let in upon the sub.

ject - .. E s.r- - "a.
'Come and see her, said the wife.
| There were two or three customers wait.
ing in the shop, but during Mrs. Aliens alb
sence, her second child, girl of about three
years DID, had made friends with Mary,
and was clinging to her hand, aud looking
up in her face, as if she were nn old acquain.
lance. 1t may be that this was the feather
which pleased the parents, and turned the
scale.
The feelings with which Mary learned she
was to be received in this unusIal manner.
and that the falsehood which was planned
would not be acted for three days TO come,
at least, were something like those we NAV
Imagine culprit to entertain, when he re-
ceves respite Of his sentence. A dim hone
would make Itself felt, dim hope that some.
Thing would occur TO prevent il being carried
into execution. ...-t
With what wonderful activity Mary Set to
work, or how anxiously she slrove to please,
words cannot ensily tell. But the lie was
haunting presence that seemed 10 Danish even
the hope of happiness. The honest baker
and his wife were evidently well satisfied
with their new servant. The advantage, by
which she had profted, of living in a family
belonging 10 higher station, enabled her to
do many things in superior way and the
Aliens were people to appreciate all this
And the neat and nice manner in which she
served the Sundays dinner, of which cou-
pie oil friends partook, was duly commented
OIL. Then the children took TO her. amazing.
ly, and the circumstance of her discovering
hali-sovereign which had strangely escaped
from the rill seemed 10 give them the mos,
perfect confidence in her honesty: SO that.
when, on the afternoon of Tuesday, the ap-
roIntment having been duly made with The
fictitious Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Allen was equip
ped IN handsome silk dress, ready to 60 at
ter 'Mary's character, she almost felt that it
was mere form, so certain was she of The
girls requirements and integrity.
This was dreadful moment TO Mary,-
She felt as if her quickly heating hearl sent
the blood TO the crown of her head; and
that the next instant it receded and left her
ready TO faint; while all the events of her
troubled career rushed in strange disiinct-
ness before her, even TO the history she had
learned of The bakers former servant having
been discharged for telling n fasehood.-
But then he had said We would have for
given her if she had not persisted in itr
BY an uncomfortable impulse, as Mrs. AL
len was leaving her Parlor, Mary seized the
skirt of her dress, and throwing herself on
her knees before her, exclaimed, amid n
passionate torrent of tears-"H is your good
ness that has Sarcd me! oh, hear me, hear
me-: And then in broken phrases, she
poured out the story Of her trials and temp
1ations.
Sad was j, TO see the altered looks Of her
bene!actors, and 10 hear The cold and mourn
full lone, in which Mrs. Allen said, So YOU
would have cheated me with false charac-
ter;' and the good and naturally kind heart.
ed woman sank on her chair, overcome with
the surprise.
We cannot help you, said the baker,
sternly.
Mercy! mercv! exclaimed the poor girl,
and weak from recent scanty farc-for she
had been too wretched 10 eat during The fe W
days that abundance had been before her
she fainIed outright. When she came 10
herself, she was stretched on q sofa, with
master and mistress both leaning over her
There was pity on their faces, and tears
rolled down Mrs. Aliens cheeks. In loosen
ing her dress, in, their endeavors TO restore
her, they had come upon packet of pawn.
brokers' duplicates, the dates of which, and
the nature OF the articles pledged, were a
touching confirmation Of her story. From
the 'cornelIan brooch SO easily dispensed
with, to the necessary cloak, and a prayer.
book, the mournful chain was complete.
We will not turn you away, said the bnk.
er.
Your goodness has saved me y was al
the stricken girl could uttsr.
But continued he,' my wife will go i'm
mediarely to your real mistress, and hea,
her version of the story. Certainly youl
confession is voluntary, and do not believe
you are hardened in deception
Mrs. Allen set off, and the distance bens
considerable, she was gone upwards of two
hours. What an eternity they seemed tt
the poor servant!
We'll, my DEAR exclaimed the baker
when nt last she returned, 'wlat do yo,
think 2
why, think, james, that great many
people who call themselves ladies', are no la
dies at all. Would you believe it, this Mrs
Dixon has found the piece of lace she ac
cused The girl of steaIing-found it slippet
behind the drawer or something Of The sort
and except for her own regret Mt sending
away good servant, don't think she feel
her wickedness Bit. Poor girl, canno
help plying her. 1t was very wrong TO at
tempt to cheat us with false character, bu
it's my belief we none of us know what we
should do if we were sorely tempted. An,
besides you see she was not equal to carry
ing out the deception
Let US keep her. was the bakers en-
phatic rejoinder. nl
Why, L don't know that we can,' sai'
Mrs. Allen. Mrs. Dixon says she'll TAX