The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-11-02
cologne bottle-but the lady born, one of
natures gentlswopap.
Patiently hts5 she STRUGGLED will, tho l;itla

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natures gentlewoman.
Patiently has she struggled with the little
ones left her, the offsprings of the stout
young iaborer, wl,e won her true affections.
who after scraping together comfortabIe
little home, was suddenly struck down by
fatal fever, leaving her 10 the mercies of n
hard world, With 6ur.helpless younp tIinos
to provide for. Through all has she worked
and clothed and fed them as best she might,
until the "hard times" Of last winter, and the
gradually increasing hard times Of the pres
ent summer, have driven her up into the
desolate garret.
One by one Of her pieces of furniture, re.
lief of her happy home, when the mechan-
ic-father of her babies was alive, were obi.
ged to 60, aud still she could not make anv
headway against the cruel pressure of no
money and no work which bore baGly
against her. Two of the little ones, Katie
and Jimmie, the next to the eldest and the
next to the youngest have fallen victims Ia
disease consequent upon insufficient diet ano
impure air. And that they are gone is d
comfort (strangs comfort) to the lonely wild.
ow. And now Isy, ("the nice little eirl' of
the ADVERTISEMENT must 90 too, not to the
grave, but almost as bad to the heart-strick.
en- mother-out to service. There is no
help for it, do her best, she could not make
enough to pay the rent of the room, mean
as it is, apdsbuy bread for the little toddline
thing oftwo years, which they still call the
baby, and bread for Isy and herself So Isy
must so out to service.
| A richly dressed lady, all satin and level
ry, has mounted the long stairway and puff
ing and painting, sits down in the only chair
OF the room to ask the anxious mother n few
questions concerning the "nice little oirl."-
The questions are bard and abrupt. The la
dy objects to her name; Isabel is not a prop
er name fora servant girl.
"She was named when we had plenty
around us, and when we did not dream of
her having ever to go out to seiyice," replies
the signing mother.
The lady objects to the paleness and thin
ness of the little girl.
"She will pick up and grow stout as soon
as she has proper food and enough of TT
patiently responds the trembling mothsf,,
The lady objects 10 the age of the little
girl. The mother sighs for an answer.
But at length the lady concludes upon
taking her, is unwilling, however, to pay
anything for the services of so small a Girl. al
though she is willing to hear her read and
spell "once in a while" at the same time as
suring the mother that "she shall be kep,
steady enough at her needle.n
1t will not do The mother pleads for ev
er so little week, and. finally concludes that
she cannot part with Isy, unless she can ee,
few shilling' week for ber service.
The stout lady goes off in pet, mutter.
ing about the insolence of "them that hasn'i
a rag to their backs" a. r.
The bundle of satin, selfishness, and lace
has no sooner gone than her presence is sup.
piled by a plaicly dressed Quaker, lady
whose mild, serene countenance expresse.
nothing but love and human CHARITY.
This visit proves true God. send to the
Deedy widow. The "wanted home" is found
The little Isabel's pale cheeks will soor
bloom ont with the roses of health. The
weary mother viii find work enough 10 do
at fair price to keep herself and @baby -
The book" will be taught to the young lisa.
bel, aud wholesome precept and example
withit.
Let us bless God there is stil some good
left in the world, and let us pray that MANY
more, like the benevolent Quaker lady, NAV
be raised up to comfort the down-trodden
and needed.