Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-22
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Nnnrs Linton was tIsc best sewer 10 Sfs.
Isry's ref,eai; Haa ths mistress dee'srpsts on
inrsstsrx the Gfys si,ift who made FIR hss fn.
tier, ssTias shr Duke Of Bacsi.eush bssn4sif
s,sSis wear II. THIS was igh praise for
astte Annic. aho sas only eleven scass Of
$40: and she never torcss il. Her work sas
tbs nesseG ever seen. Th s!ie did II 80
gaiekly l,e. snosi,f s-saij not kenp pisee
Wis her daily denitsd .or .asfaeshias 10
sea.t
81 wiss, Anae would ak 10 hsg book,
~ q tiss. Lins9n 81 s,ef hf.sban.l. Butt was
gate clear t'as annis wnssifi neverfaketo Der
Sunk !, shc hal i little readitg aud inss
80 Hing and YEA she cpaii s.in9fx'' iaiih
coatoDJ ill the LISTERS vi the alphabet. as IL
si,s Wis the very miracle Of learning.
s'so,nratdngro ssui' eagerly demanded
Annie.
"Will my moving come to this sewing r.
asked her fa'hsr, wish vefy natural attempt
Vi pan.
'sThoss who DO 30, sew shall not reai,,.
said Lutte Annis, x'e,efiy tstipg up hsr IA.
ihsr meaning, a,pi her work bag at the same
inc, az SHE whi.ked past a.m 10 fear Of be-
Jog TOO late for school.
Three weeks after. "annie leaTning TO be
scholar said Mrs. Linton ..no more de-
tassn,is for sewlny.Y soon after Annie came
bounding into tie house from school sat
upon her fathers knee, opened her work bag,
which hung over her arm, and putting u
scr. vel up paper in his hand, said, .'fhere's
the moving"
Her father did the paper, and found
Four half Gowns. "snnIe,' questioned her
father, .wherc did they come from.''
ssfrom the sewlng,' answered Annie,
laughing heartily at his surprise, as she
cscapsd from his knee, and ran out Of the
room, to delay little longer the solution Of
the riddle.
"Wife,'' said John Linton. otis impossible
that Annie could earn oil this by the scr. Of
ehiid's PINS girls call work aud whom did
she sari, ii from? I'm afraid there's SONG
thing wrongl'' And to tcll the truth Annie
Linton was iraeticsng little disguise: nor
hsd she gwen her father all the money she
had earned. The saln originally was tw.lve
shiihngs. This WIS all designed for her ia.
Their alone; bur PRIOR claim had como il
,he WAY. II WAS I'D winter weather, and
the children Of the school brought their
forms in n sort OF square, around Bis. Roy's
IRE. Annie, who WAS n fayorite Of the mis-
Srcss, always occupied n warm corner close
30 her own b,g chair. Tn the day in aues.
ton, Mrs. Roy happened to be out Of the
room. 80
ssi'il change seats With you, Jessie Wilson,
II you're cotd," said Annie, addressing n
li,tie girl, very book-worm, who clad in a
thrsad,bare printed gown, sat shivoring over
her lesson.
bessie, thus invited, came little nearer.
s.You should put on wooden frock like
n,ine md warm yourself well at your mo.
theirs ire- aide before you come to school
these winter days." said Annie, scrntiniz-
Ing tho poyerty-strnck appearance OF the
girl.
t.sMothcr says replied Jessie, "that she'd
rather do without fro than my schooling,
and she can't pay for both"
Has your mother no FIRE at home this
cold wca,herl' asked Annie in amazement
'No," said Jessie: 81 wish dare bring
and know mother is i'll, though she wont
tell me-"
ssSit thcre," said Annie, placing Jessie IL
sehool without me-"
That afternoon the girls went hand il
hand to Jessies door.
..liave you plenty to eat, If you've no frc?'
asked Annie.
sThis is the first day mother has beer
forced to send me to school without break
FAST said Jessie, hanging down her head II.
il ashamed of the confession.
s.llcro," said Annie, after slight pause
untwisting the paper in which were depositc.
her 6rst earnings; 81 won't go in with you
for your mother might not take il from lit
tic girl ike me; t"--and she puttwo shil
lings into .lessie's hand -ssthnt 10 to buy yct
something 10 eat, aud FIRE, and, If YOU
nothvr can sew as well MS CAM said An
MIC. with pnrdonable vanity, 81 can tel
her hsw to gcs plenty of money 10 pay fo
both.'' hft
No wonder .nuie's riches increased tn,
frat investment was good ono. Never,he
less the conc aling of it from her parents
che knew to be wrong: and she added to he
littls prayer at night, after the usual endin,
Of "God bless father and mother and for
give me for keeping secret that helped Jes
vie Wilson" Could the Recording Angc
carry mp n pursr prayer to Heayena
OF course, Mr.. and Mrs, Linton very sooi
discovered that Mr.. Seamwell Of the 'sReatl,
Made Linen Warehouse" was the CRANE
source Of Anni.'s wealth. He said Their
was no one who could work like her, anc
said he woald give eighteen pence each To-
the finest description Of shirt making. Thi
was no great payment for Annie's exquisit,
atitching-30 years ago 1t would have brough
ksr three shillings and sixpence shirt
But Annie's is one of tile present, not of th,
past; and she could complete SHIRT day
her fingers flying swiftcr than weaver
shuttle, she earned nine sbillinss week.
"Good wife," said Mr.. Linton, we are no
40 poor but that We can maintain our iaugh
ter until she is twenty, and by that time, a
the present rate of her earnings, she vii
have little fortune in the bank !"
but this little fortune amassed but slowly
for Annie seldom had nine shillings at tn,
end OF tho week--there vera other Jcssi
Wilson's who required food and FIRE.
had Annie been apoet, she would assured
~ have written, not the song but a song o
the shirt, for once when she was questioned
as TO the dull manatony Of her work ssDull
dsliShtfulp' said Annie, in advocacy of he
calling. by, with this rare linen an,
Aas thread, my stitches seems like stringin,
little pearls along the wristbands and col
larsw What an anti song Of the shir
night not Aanie have written.
te1 BY tea party to oil the scamstresses 0
Iii. Ssamweips establishment, where she wa
asw forewoman, besides being cheerful
ybsdy, II vas compliment Mr.. Seamwel
sid sho dessrvea-her admirable superin
Incidence Of the department allotted her hav
iae increased HE business ten fold.
Some time after there was n day Of re
ioiciaS in the arm Of Sca,nwell & Co. TIL
father had sAkon his son rs partner, ant
Ne son took partner for hfethe indefsti
gable little seAmslrsas, AnnieLinton. Their
aever WAS hlither bridal. Annie--hersel
having risen from the ranks--had a preseu
fsr every wsrk.wcm.n. Indeed, il was
day 81 presents, for on that very morning
md in 0ms 10 be worn At the wedding,
shAwl arrived for Annie, oil tho way fro,
lndia-~sn India sha 81 that Duchess woul
have snvied. Upon it was pinned papt
"a which was written: sWear this for Ii
sake OF ono who can never forget the serv
sss You rendered TO the poor school girl
Jessic Wilson"
sAnnis," said Young sSesmwell, alter Il
marriage, II Tell in iovewith you when 80
wsRc child, and caMo to our shop for 70,
Srss sswine; also happened to DO passir
when you gave part Of your first earnings
Jsssie wilsos; l was boy then but sa