The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-01

her wear DO, The one dress. She !.
theughiful little girl. said .he to hersel
and don't want TO make her mo,be
any trouble. wish had more sucl
scholars
The neat morning Mary was absent
but her sister Nelly occupied her seat
There was something 30 interesting il
the Iso little sisters, the one eleven and
The other eighteen months Younger
agreeing TO tend school by turns. that
Miss M-----could not forbear observing
them closely. They were pretty faced
children Of delicate forms. and fairy.
like hands and feei--ihe elder with dark
losiral eyes and chesnui curls, the young.
er with orbs like the sky of June, her
white neck veiled by wealth of golden
rinsiets. She observed in both the
same close attention TO their studies, and
as Mary had tarried within during play
time so did Nelly and upon speaking
TO her as she had 10 her sister, she re-
ceived, too, the same answer, I might
tear my dress
The reply caused Miss M--to no.
iiee the garb Of the sister She saw at
once that II was off the same piece AS
Marys, and upon scrutinizing it very
closely, she became certain il was the
same dress. Ii did not fit quite so pref.
iiiy on Nelly. and was too long for her,
TOO and she was evidently i'll at ease
whenever she noticed the teacher looking
at The bright pink flowers, that were SO
ihlckly set on the white ground.
The discovery was one that could not
but interest heart so truly benevolent
as that which pulsated in the bosom OF
the teacher Of that village school. She
ascertained the residence of their moth
er, and though sorely shortened herself
by a narrow purse, that same night.
having found at the only store in the
place a few yards of the same material,
purchased dress for little Nelly, and
sent 1t TO her in such way that the do.
nor could not be easily detected.
Very bright and happy looked Mary
Gray on Friday morning, as she enter.
ed the school at an early hour. She
waited only to place her books in neat
order on her desk, ere she approached
Miss NJ, and whispered in voice
that laughed in spite of all her efforts to
make it low and deferential. After this
week sister Nelly is coming to school
every day. and oh, am so glad
That is very good news replied the
teacher kindly. Nelly is fond of her
books, l see and am happy to know
shady yhftf neutrality-suspicious..
continued, little good naiured mschie
encircling her eyes and dimpling her
sweet lips, But can your mother spare
you both conveniently? :?
'Oh, yes, ma'am, yes ma am, she can
now. Something happened she didn't
expect, and she is glad TO have US come
as we are TO do so. She hesitatrd
moment, but her young heart was filed
to the brim with Joy, and when child
is happy, it is as natural to tell the
cause, as it is for bird to warble when
the sun shines So out Of the funess
of her heart she spoke, and told her
teacher this little story.
She and her sister we're the only
children Of "A very poor widow, whose
health was SO delicate that it was almost
impossible to support herself and little
daughters. She was obliged to keep
them out Of school all winter. because
they had no clothes to wear,but she told
them tha, if they could earn enough by
doing odd chores for the neighbors 10
buy each of them dress, they might 90
in the spring. Very earnestly had the
little girls improved their stray chan ces,
and very carefully boarded the copper
coins which usually repaid them. They
had each nearly saved enough TO buy a
calico, when Nelly was taken sick, and
rs her mother had no money before
hand, her own little treasure had TO be
expended in the purchase OF medicine.
%. | did feel so bad when school
opened and Nelly could not go, because
she had no dress said Mary. i told
mother | wouldn't go either, but she
said had better for | could teach si,-
some. and il would be better than no
schooling. stood il for fortnight, but
Nelly's little face seemed all the time
looking a, me on the way TO school. aud
! couldn', he happy a Bit; so ! finally
thought ofa way by which we could
both go, and told mother ! would come
one day. and the next ! would lend Mel
~ my dress and she might come, and
that's. the way We have done this week.
Bu, last night don't you think. somebody
sent sister dress just like mine, aud
nov she can come too. Oh If ! only
knew Who il was. would get down on
my knees aud ihank them and 20 would
Nelly Bu, We dom know. and - we
have done all We could for ihem--tsc're
prayed for them; and o. Miss M
we are ali 50 glad now. Ami you
too ?
Indeed am was the emphatic ans
wer. Add ~hen on the follosing Mon-
day, little Nelly, in The ne~ pink dress
I entered the school.room, her face "a.
I diani as rose in sunshine. and sp-
preaching the teacher. table, exclaimed