The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-04-13
CHAPTER III.

A week after Mrs. Browns BODY had
been committed to the tomb. Sarah began
to prepare herself for the trials before her.
OF course the grief experienced for the
loss OF her mother, was not of that poip-
nancy which one would experience who
had lost beloved parent suddenly. Sa-
rah was partially prepared for the event,
for weeks and days the event was looked
for. Now that it was over, her destitute
situation, her utter loneliness and forlorn-
ness stimulated her to action. She was
young, only eighteen; she possessed quail
iticatons, having had most thorough lite
rary and musical education, and now there
was no alternative, but TO set to work to
make a livelihood.
1t is true," said she. 81 could not
grant my mothers request, but God knows
whether was wrong. lwould have pro-
missed most anything, but that could not.
Oh, my Father, teach me my duty, sus-
tain mc by thy hand, and in all things
may put my trust in thee!"
Mrs. Browns father had left a certain
amount in banking company, the inter
est OF which was to go to the support of
his two daughters, this amount their hus-
bands had no control over, and when one
died 1t was to go to the other.
Mrs. Browns sister lived in New Orleans.
They had each always drawn their pro-
Portionate share Of this money, and Sa-
rah well knew that the source from which
support had been derived, was now dried
up; and she knew too well that her Aunt
was not the woman to extend the arm Of
sympathy to her. 1t is Of no Use To the rca
der to know why Mrs. Browns father lett
his property in this manner. We will
state, though, that he was "a man whose
mind could have been put into nut shell
he looked SO far and no arther; III Lnc
event his daughters married, he clearly
saw their husbands could not use their
money, and he also very clearly SAW that
when one died the other would inherit all.
This was all though which he did see and
this was all he cared to see. Mrs. Browns
sister who was chip Of the old block,
had all along thought her sister took a
long time to die. She had heard time
and again, that she could not live long.
and therefore when the news reached her
she very calmly adjusted her spectacles to
take sure look at the letter, and finding
it so, she turned to her only child, Jimmy,
a great big lubcrly boy of twenty
"Ah, Jimmy, it is so. She has been
"a long time agoing, but she has gone
now, and that is certain. | will see my
lawyer and have that money fixed ut once
And rs a business like widow, it was set
tied to her satisfaction that very day.
Sarah knew what kind of heart her
aunt possessed, and therefore she knew it
was vain to look for assistance from that
quarter. She had no resources to depend
upon, but herself She was fully aware
Of this, and with determined spirit she
nerved up her strength for the conflict /:
With the little furniture &c, her mother
left, she had one hundred dollars in mon
ey, balance remaining from ah install
ment her mother had received from the
Bank. This would enable her TO pay
woquarters rent of fthe house, yet thought
she | may board out cheaper. With this
determination she at once started out TO
hunt boarding house. She knocked at
the door Of a very respectable house, and
Tas admitted by the servant into the par
Ior. The landiaGy, widow lady, SOON
appeared,
81 wish to engage boarding Madam y
said Sarah.
Married lady, man," said the land
lady.
"No, never was married"
"Well, you can't board in my house.
We don't board all, and every body here,
you must apply somewhere else" and up
she bounced and left the room.
Sarah dispirited but not yet despairin-s ;
went once more into the street to hunt a
boarding house. She was determined ell
ther to board in q first class boarding
house, or otherwise live in the same man.
ner as she had before. According TO To-
cality, the boarding houses were classified,
]. e., in certain locality you find the first
class houses, in another second, and so on.
AS Sarah went along, she came to one
with private boarding on the door,
Surely" said she, Il can get board.
ing here" and tingleng went the bell.
Again was she carried to the parlor
and again The widow landlady appeared
The same question asked, and the same
answer returned.
"I am not married nam, and neve,
was, and il is true, am not rich, but am
respectable, am poor orphan girl, com.
pclled 10 earn my living, but will pay
my board IN advance, as long as can
and when ] cAnnot you can turn me out
*0h Il viii do very well for you tc
talk, You talk very well, my lady, but
DO not keep an designation house, and
cannot board you"
Saying this, one who had Just the Sab
bath before taken the holy sacrament
abruptly lcft the room, and Sarah aoair
had to leave, Thktime the tear stood in
her eye.