Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29

sister did) made inquiries for a situation
for Lizzie. One evening Dick came home
in high spirits saying. "Well, I have {
place at last. Mr.. Q. wants a teacher il
his school, and know she will suit him. >
ooh, I am SO glad !'' said Mary, let u'
go this evening and tell her"
AS soon as tea was dispatched, they
sailed forth, and leaving the broad and
well lighted streets, turned into narrow
one. They entered it with more pleas
ure than they had ever done the elegant
mansions of their acquaintances, for they
felt they were bringing sunshine to the
inmates.
Lizzie has been sick for two days" :"
was the reply of the feeble mother, to their
enquiries for her.
Sick why did you not let me know
oft? Ask her if Miss B., can GO up and
see her ? Tell her that we have got good
news for her u
elf you are Miss B., know you. said
the lady, (for lady she was. though her
dress was mean, "and can never for
get your kindness to my child. 1 guess
she will be we'll enough to slip on a wrap
per and come down. Good news will
make her we'll again ''
hope so u said Dick fervently.
The mother soon returned, saying that
Lizzie would be down in few moments,
While they waited, she spoke again of the
gratitude Mary's lady-like consideration
had called forth. "Tf every one were
equally thoughtful, Lizzie need not so
soon have broken down." she said, /" but
ladies do not think of these things. Ha>
wing never been placed in the same stu
alton they cannot feel for my dress>ma-
kers. There was one of my daughters
employers who ought to have had more
consideration for her, because her own
mother was once dresss~maker. sup
pose she would be very indignant at my
mentioning it, but whenI was young, the
mother of Miss Anna D., made dresses
for living, and used to sew in our fami-
ly for weeks together. Miss Anna knows
this, yet, from all can gather, she treas
ted Lizzie no better than others do.''
Here Dick looked at Mary with mis-
chievous expression but just then the
door opened and Lizzie entered. Pale
and thin-her life of toll was telling fear
fully upon her. She was soon told of the
situation open to her, and her face ex-
pressed the joy and gratitude, for which
she had no words. To be employed only
six hours a day, and to be able to spend
as much Of the remainder as she pleased
in healthful exercise seemed too delight
full to be real
AS they were leaving. Dick approached
her and said, "Miss Lizzie, have great
favor to ask of you have just heard of
another situation-a gentleman wants q
governess this place may not please you
quite as well as the other, but he is a ve-
ry particular friend of mine, am very
anxious he should succeed in obtaining
you. Will you promise not to engage
yourself to any one until I see you again,
and tell what would be expected of you
as a governess to this gentleman 2" He
took her hand as he concluded. She did
not withdraw it, but looking up frankly
in his face, she said, with the simplicity
of a child, :" should be most uugrateful
if 1 did not promise to do what 80 kind q
friend requests"
"I am sati6ed," said he, "Will
you be strong enough to listen to details
tomorrow evening ?"
I" Oh, yes ; this change in my pros
poets has made me quite we'll again -
why Dick, who wants governess?"
asked Mary when they were in the street.
do" was the answer a good sis
ter is a great help to a young man-but
in order to keep entirely straight in the
way that he should CO. he also needs q
good wife; and don't know where can
ind better or prettier one than this lit>
tie dress-maker."
Nor do I, Dick"
Then, if she consents to have me, are
you willing to own her as q sister %
Perfectly. May you succeed in win.
ming her ?"
He did succeed in time, reader, and was
made so happy by the connection, that he
could laugh heartily at the sneers Of those
who said. " Pshaw, she was only dress
maker -