New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-05
THE SEWING GIRL.

| CAa~t<-ss Josvak
| Annie linton wss the beet sewer In Nm Row
school. sId 20. mistress zee Sed, on inspsctin. "a
fret sh .le made f"r her isiher That the Dsks Of
Buoolsuoh tg self might wesr il 7" This was Aeh
age and sbe never iurgot ". Her work wae the
nse;cs' atc eiesn-si ses1a Then, she did 1t 20
2osSsli t'' ".e'i,r could no, keep pace with her
! - wish ACME would tab - u her book" said Nrs.
. Linton IL t.E husband. Bus 4 wee quite clear the.
Annie ~ouic nevti take "a ter book; che had Little
reaons Shl IL, slcnpg; aud yet she could "marh"
with coiior III he let -fs of The alnhahs, "A n shs
wSs avery miracle of ieNDins.
SoWttnI Z 10 So - -sse'l, demanded Annie.
/ "Wsl sny mosiGs coae to this e-ing ?" ssksJ
! her fa.t or rb very D.Iarsl sttem,, Al q puu
! Those Oh" Ga 40 shall no, reap ssd little
Annie cleytrv tskrg W her fathers meaning AAd Der
work beg tie s-l- tune, As she whisked past him
I in fesr oi b. ING TOO li'e for SCHOOL
Three weeks IF r Al pi- leaning 20 be = ssho,-
ar sale 81 Ii ton. 10 more demands for sew
ins." 1hN siierpvcn Absie came bounding into the
house ffom school upcn Der fathers knee opened
her work-.sg which hung over her arm, sA putting
sserestd Ny paper is;o his hans, said; There's
" Her father urdd ire paper, and found four hall.
crowns A1ni,. questioned her father, " where did
this come irOmi
Prom he s,wipg answered Aunie, laughing de-
beh,ecy ei he surpr-.. she escaped from hs knee
and ran out of the room, To delay little longer the
! ISOLATION OF the rdcle
WIFE" sad John Linton, ait is impossible tbs.
Appie could tarn ell th- by the sort OF childs plsy
| girls cal work ard shom did she earn 1t front I'm
afraid there's something wrong" Aud, 10 tel the
truth, Annie Luton ives p.sctbng little disgase;
nor had she gwen her father al the money abe had
earrec The snm originally was twelve ehiliings.
This sll desgped for Der father alone but prior
/ claim had come IN the way. IL vas cold winter
weather and the children Of the school hrcush their
forms, in q sort ~ squsre, around Mrs. Roys Ire.
Annie v o VAS sfsyor't- OF the mistress, always oe-
cppied warn, corner cose her own big chair. On
he cay in question, Mrs. Roy happened to be cut Of
the room
"Ill chsnge rests with you, Jessie Wilson, If
you're cold saIo Annie addressing little girl q
very book worn ~ho, clad in tbreadbaro printed
cotton gown sst shveTlnk over Der lesson
Jessie ibu- invited, came a lit'le nearer.
"You should put oo - seol-u frock like mine, and
wGrn vourself well at your motbers Dire before you
come 10 sctuo hes. sin'er days, said ACME, scra'-
nizing the veriy struck appearance OF the girl.
"MotbeI saJ :, replied Jessie, "tnat she'd rather
do without I've than NY schooling, and che cant
psy for both
4" Has Your mother fire at home THE cold
weaiberl' tsktc Annie, IN emazement.
No" saic J-,sie. - | ssh l dared bring her
! with me La.-i's werner than at home. Aed
know moti,r ir ILL., tboulh -he Won't tell me-
"Sit there said Auuie placing Jessie In her warm
! corner; land don go cat Ut -chool without me-.
That afternoon the tso girls vent hand IN hand 10
Jtssies oOor
Have t, gu plenty to eat, if you've no fire |" ssked
Annie. ,,
hang pg DOWN her head, AS # ashamed OF the con-
| fession.
"Uete. raid Annie amer a slight pause. un.wet-
irg the pspr N which deposifed her hrst earn
ipes; Il wor 20 With you for your mother might
not ike 10 take Il from little girl like me; but -
ard she put two sonGgs INTO Jesses hand" tnat
/ is to buy you something 10 eat, and hrei ano IL
/ your moih,r can sew as well as can, SAID Auhie,
with paroonaole vaiity II can tell her how to get
! plenty If u.n.y ., pa for both.
No woposr Ann,e's riches increased; the Fret M
yestuent good ose- Nevertheless, the Conceal
ing OF from fer pareuts she kpe 10 DC wrong suo
feared tr,y YOU'D dIsspprose ot IL; and che added 10
her little rrayer si Light, after the usual ending Of
"God blesr father ami mother, dforsve metor KEEP
ing s.cr.t ,Dat beipso Jessie Wilson" Conld the
RECORDING Arg,l csrry Up pnrer prayer to Heaven
OF cour.. Nj Qua Mrs. Linton very soon dlscov'
cred that Nj Seamweb, oi the Ready made Ldnen
Wsrehous-, 'was the grand source OF Annie weatn'
He ssid there was ons who could work like her
and said TIA he -ould give eighteen pence each Tor
the finest Grip ion 81 shirt making. rn's Wa nc
GREAT ps,u. ~ for Antics exquisite sutcning
thirty YEAR II would bsve brought her three and
sjxp.pce Nut But Annie is Of the present. not o.
the pat soo as she couId complete SHIRT Day no
fingers f,irg ssifier than wesvers soutuc, enc
egued mn. rtiillugs week
Good slf., =" said Mr. Linton, I'VE are not 80 pooi
INT that w. csn ,nsiDtan our daughter until she
twenty ono by that time, AZ the present rate OF hei
esIp;I.s che viii base little fortune IN the bank
But ibis little fortune ainassed but slowly Tor Annie
seldom Lsa nine sbiinogs at the end OF tho weea-
there we're o.h.r jessie Wilson's VINO required FOOD
ard tire
Had An,ie been poet, she would assuredly have
written 90 the song but song Of the shirt, for once
when sic Wa qu-r uoDsd a. 70 the dull monoiony OF
her work Uu.l ? Debgb'fall" said Annie In cd
vocscy Of her calling. why, With this rare lined
and iIs thread my stitches seem like sringng iiftie
pearls slor x the wrist bands and coIlars" VIVA. an
anti-soig II 4 rtDt might not Annie have written
AuDtr eighteenth birth day was celebrated by
tes.psTty IT, ali the seau,suesses OF me-. SeAmwen
eetabIifhm.nt, whore she vas now forewoman; %
sices being a cbserful kind sarfed little creature
! beloved by every body, 1t vas compliment, MI
Sesmwel snid rbe yell de-erved-her admirable &C.
perinteudence Of tbo department allotted her having
IL creased ba business ttDf0ld.
Sometime after there wac great day OF rejoicing
in the 6rIr Of Seanwel a. Co. Inc faher hed taken
biz sOu a partner, and the son took partner Tor
If.-tbe ld.ias able htle sesmstress, Annie Linton.
There never biitber bridal. Annie--hersef hav-
ing risen fIo be raBks-bad present for every work
woman. Indeed IL vas day Of presents, Tor on that
very morning AUD 10 time 70 be worn 81 the wedding,
a shawl arrived for Annie, all tho way from India
an Ildis shawl that u duchess would have eavted
Upon II war pinned psper, on which wS wnsten;
"Near iiir the rake vi Obe who " no ~ rich ana
happy, bot WHO never can forget the services yeu
reicer.d 10 the poor school gifl-Jessts WILSON,.
"AbIe. " sald y"Dsg Sean,wel after the marriage,
A" ! fell il love with you when yoo ~ere q cond ADD
csme 10 ogr st-p for your mrs, sewing also nap
peb.d To be pasiDg ~htD you gave part OF year hnt
esruip.s 10 Jessie Wilson, was boy, then, but
ssio TO uyfelf: : II vere man, Id marry Annie
Linton; not because shes 20 protty'-Dere AnnsS
bueh.d most becomngIy-' Lot Dec .use sne % ID
! du.,,tous bnt h.c,use shes n Kind hearted