Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-10-06
CHAPTER IL

CHAPTER II.
A little girl sat in an attic; she had evil
IDENTITY been crying; but now she sat sulkily
looking on the floor, and her face showed
the working of bad passions within. She
was tattered and dirty; her hair did not look
as If It had been combed for a week and,
with the dirt and tears mixed, she had man
aged to make her face look like the streets
OF Boston after a lhaw IN January. She
was little servant-gitl IN a large boatdlug
house.
This clearinghouse was kept by wo-
man who had kept one all her life. since
quite young woman: and, as she knew
very weA where grinding could be used to
best advantage, aud be least known, she
every year took ltlle gul to bring up
as It is called, bnt really to bring down;
for there we're none that did not descend low
er ~ the scale Of creation when they enter
ed Mrs. Mcclure celar-kitchen TO do her
dirty work. And the poor pluance of Wet
uals and clothes, both neither IN quality nor
quantity sufficient 10 afford any pleasure,
left nothing TO the poor lttle orphan to think
of bat work, work, work
All work and no play makes Jack dull
boy OF girl, was saying 10 her case liter
ally true, Tor she was dull and dtsprted as
she well could be; and As she now, after a
scodng from Mrs Mcclure, had skunk up
To her miserable attic, she looked the per-
sonlhcatlon OF hope'essness, aud one would
hardly have known the d,riy-Iookng, snlky
child sitting there for the neat llitle Alice
who was ~ her mothers lifetime. the de-
light of every Passer-by for beauty and good
humor.
The bell Of one of the rooms now rung
and Alice went slowly dow n to answer it
II was from the room of young lady who
had not been long in the house, and had a
/ kind heart for the dnwu-trodden as she
quickly saw lliNe Alice was by all IN the
house, servants a. well As served. 81 she
called her lu aud asked her some particu,
lars about her childhood aud her mother
death, presenting her, at the same time, with
the teondertn gU that all may give -
Alice bughleued up at this, thanked her
aud told her all about her poor mother; ant
the ladys goodness, and her recollection o
her mother, seemed to bring to Alice
mind her culpable neglect of her looks anC
she said booking down at her torn aud soil
ed lrock aud apron
/ never was 50 dirty and ragged before
Miss; | certainly never vas
Amer some more talk, httle Alice was dis
missed aud. RAINING up stars with tbs
O0Hderfai gif that ali may gire, size 81
down To think about II. Thlt she was de
lighted, every feature of the little dirty fac
showed, aud looked like an illuminated ASH
hole. She sand If was clean she wnul,
perhap, teach me 10 write, did she 7" AM
up sprang Alice. as elastic as children O
eleven always are. If not Ill treated, ant
went to the table Soap aud towels wer
not allowed Up there bat lntIe waite
stood 10 a brown jar. Dipping corner q
her apron IA II, she washed her lace, scrub
bug It hard, she said, IN place OF soap
then her neck aud hands then, with an Oh
bit of side-comb somebody had given her
she laid her hair neatly IN place. Just then
the young ladys bell rang again; and, TIN
time hopping and skipping down, she went
the ROOM with a sweet snile upon her face
There are some needles aud thread iu
you, Alice, SAID The young lady, IN cas-
you felt as If you would like 10 mead you
dress
Thank you, maam,' said Alice II
very things was wondering where shoul
get
Up she few aud mended her dress All
at tea-tme all the boarders remarked no
neat Alice looked aud Mrs. Mcclure pucl
cred up her mouth aud SAID very tiunpI
: antly-
Yes, | scolded Alice, for her looks tn
afternoon, aud see she has taken warning
for told her that ! should turn her ava
unless she did
>, Crestfaien, indeed, would Mrs. McGull
have felt, If she had really known how dow
hearted Alice was after that scoldmg, al
how determined she was to run off aud 1
10 anywhere; she could not be worse off. n
no; i, was the tOOaderfal gin that all ma
= gire' that did II all; aud more. II made
\ neat, Woodworking glrl cf Alice, aud pro
ably saved her from utter, remedies run
:, for had she then absconded, what mig
N have been her fate
;. Young lady, wouldst thou like to kno
a. what this wonderful gift is that all m
Io give that thon mayst go aud do likewise J.
4 Read on, and thou III find the secret.