The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-04-11
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and she gave il up in despair, informing her
mistress Of the fact. Oh, that was no OBJ
stacle-in the cellar could be fonHd an Az
which was the very thing with which to Ioos-
on the frost bound ciuders. The girl reIuc-
tantly returnsd to her work and at dark sew
eral cart loads had been wheeledto the street;
convenient for carting-but 90 much yetre-
mained, that on the morrow another half
day was spent in the same way We have
now reached the fourth day, and willnot
further particularize the jobs done, only re-
marking that the rest Of the week was prin-
.cipaly taken up with that most. laborious.
and unwomanly work, scrubing -and elehH-
ing paints. Saturday night came-a night
always hailed with gladnsss by the weary
--and the German girl sought her pillow"to
sleep, pe:chance to dream, of happier dsys'
and loved Ones far away. Now that the
toughest of the work had been done, and
the house put in order, she thought Of enjoy
ing day OF sacred rest, and even anticipated
a week of comparative ease. Sunday morn,
ing dawned-Kate, as usual prepared, break :
fast, and after she had washed and replaced
each piece of china, the humane and kind
hearted mistress slipped into the aching
hand of the poor girl one dollar and twenty
five cents, remarking, 'we find no fault with
your work, Katy, but we cannot understand
your speech-you can easily get another
place, suppose" With tears in her eyes,
she packed her little and left for--God /,
knows where. -. "a
The church bell psaled forth its solemn I
tones inviting the pure in heart and the
sinner of the scarlet hue, to list to the gos.
spell sound. The humane mistress and pros !,
porous business man join the common throng;
and mix in the solemn assembly. They
occupy com Portable pew, and listen atten-
lively to the venerable divine, as he expounds
the text, Whatsoever ye would that men
should do unto you, do ye even SO to
them likewise"
OF course we do not mean to convey the
impression that the couple referred to are
not refined. We know that the gentleman
closes his store on the Sabbath, subscribesc
occasionally for the relief of the poor, we
know he does not keep blooded chickens, and
frequent cock pits. We know also that the
lady don't eat raw meat, smoke cigars, ride
astrde horse; or scald her neighbor's TOM
cat; we know that she can sing and play,
and preside with graceful air at the tea
party--that she delights in music, and holds,
in high estimation that elegant song, "Be
kind to the loved ones at home"--
that she likes the air, the sentiment, and
the spirit ofthe ballad. (By the by, reader,
did you ever observe that the fine effusion
urges US to be kind to the whole household in
the most eloquent manner-except the Dutch
girl!) We know that she contributes to the
Ladies' Relief Society, the missionary cause,
and every humane object that is popular and
fashionable if she did pay off her girl
on Sabbath morning, she saved two meals
by the operation. As to the promise Of
steady employment, and the forlorn condi-
tisn of the girl!--oh, that's nothing; she's
Dutch; nobody will ever hear any, thing
about it; any how if she can't do better, she
can go to the poor house ,Ue pay tar.---ss
Pitts. Union.