New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-11


poverty that Patience suffered and from the seeratsg
impossibily OF ever being able to rise above It, bhs
had been accustomed 10 il from her childhood but
wa no Ices bitter on that account. Bitter thng news
become sweet, however they may become familiar.
n not poverty which changes, but our perception
poverty. Our minds, in suffering gradually becons
lee acute and hearts wthor and decay. Psnsaee
struggled with her sU1erngs brayely she was not %
pairing, but by nature hopeful besides, there was NO
help for her she must needs work, saryc. Nor M
alone, but also her sick and helpless mosber 10 We
sore md weary struggle, prolonged for years. bsgS
with her childhood, and seemed likely 10 end only W
her DEATH
When child she was not like other shisiren foo ~
had time 10 min2e in their plays. She had no une
10 make her eyes bright by walking In the dew, and
make her cheeks red by running In me "ind. IT,
All work with her; end her cheeks were pale and ~
and her eyes we're aim and sunsen. She was sN1fs
broodng over the great riddle Of life; but she ce3f
,oeke nothing Of IL but labor, always labor.
The years passed slowly, a. If time wnsweay. ID
days we're long and dull, and dull and long were -
pients except when Patience slept; then they passed
swiftly ss her dreams. But she did not dream o.:
She never went TO bed until her tsk was dDi'hea -
che dead heavy With sleep then enc was 700 woZ
TO dream Dreams for the rch; 10 Il enough 'os =
poor TO sleep But after all, what have eitcef 10 ore
o., sleeping waking, unless God sends his aHses
comfort snd cheer their souls
what she deemed llmost such, Ia the shspe on 1871
youth, who lived In tho village hard by and ior
she joyful Of heart Ard her eyes gre. -
sgen ard her cheeks grew red ana ENC "IsI -
day and night and smiled and sighed, aud sns" 80
sighed, In the strongest way imaginable. in s,5s~
were walks by aoonlght, and starlight, ana 49, -
eyes, and clas ped hands, and vows which msas ~
hearts leap Ike FIRE. But IL wss dfesn s ,..raned
sOeet sad moeking dream. And they were Va m
and parted and knew eech sther not, a. "a VIC W.
timei $50 .nu,s ~
To mir tain herself and mother, Pst.encs spa' -
gentle people ~.s lived u the aeghbonny c.y, -
worked very hard early and late, from nc n. IN -
srLnse 10 tie ast g.eal OF sunsc snd Own ne -
night and later. Sue good sspiinsr 'a 80 -
10 need Of candle IN the dark 10 see 70 pr ~
had che needed one size could not have Al -
IT, BIT God gave her lieht in the soit ...,s -
moon ard in tire twinkliDg radiance oil the .,oao 4
when they were hidden by clouds or iost, s~cies.
fairies danced before her windows wih hss viz
II ssd tine for Patience and her t'.1h s,su y
tie winds began 10 grow cold and the ifotn ss,zg
sppetr. IL wes bleak and barren pace "a "a 100
ard r.Uch exposed to tie winds, w1icl h~', "a =
reaching IT, the sweep Of sn .nmense PEE. csr
Chilly simospbe:e Cf distant range OF no se -
ped with etei nal ice. FROM early antain ' III dovs
IN sprDg the winds Inoaned and ho~ssa ~ re -,
the gorge and sso the doors and wianCNy - pss-
tsge ard whs.ied in the crcvices Of t-e w. "a he
ysaed the dim, ur.urni-hed ROOM TIL r sneace TN
mother thiyeGtd Ike the leavss OF an aep. soy -
cord sford bat scsny Ere, they were ~ y ssleos
o.iep none OF all; for IL WA o':en dfncca im -
to yroeur. spinning enough 20 boy bre's e'0's' :