The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-11-29

release from prison. When she heard
consent given, bright color flushed her
checks. She was evidently of an i'm
pres'ible temperament, for good or
evil.
Now mind and behave yourself, ,
said Aunt Hstty; and see that you
keep at work the whole time. fl hear
one word of complaint you know what
you'll get when you come home.'
The rose color subsided from Peggy s
pale face, and she answered Yes
ma'am,' very meekly.
In the neighbor's house all went quite
otherwise. No switch lay on the table,
and instead of mind how you do that.
u you don't III punish you,' she heard
the gentle words, there, dear, see how
caretelly you can carry that up stairs
Why, what nice handy little girl you
are.' Under these enlivening inhuen-
ces, Peggy worked like bee, and soon
began to hum much more agreeably than
bee. Aunt Hstty was always in the
habit of saying Stop your noise, and
mind your work. But the new friend
patted her on the head, and said, 'What
a pleasant voice the little girl has. 1t
is like the birds in the field. BY and
by you shall hear my music box This
opened wide the windows of the poor lit
tie shut up heart, so that the sunshine
could stream in, and the birds fly in and
out, caroling. The happy child tuned
up like lark, as she tripped lightly up
and down stairs on various household
errands. But though she took heed to
observe all the directions given her, her
head was all the time filled with conject-
ures what sort Of thing music box
might be. She was little afraid the
kind lady would forget to show it to her.
She kept at work, however, and asked
no questions ; she only looked very Gu
riously at everything that resembled a
box. At last Mrs Fairweather said -
{ l think your little feet must be tired
by this timo. We will rest awhile, and
eat some gingerbread The child took
the offered cake, with humble courte-
sy, and carefully held out her apron to
prevent any crumbs from falling on the
floor. But suddenly the apron dropped,
and the crumbs were all strewn about.
Is that little bird p she exclaimed, i,
eagerly. Where is he ? is he in the
room p The new friend smiled, and
told her that it was a music box, and
after a while she opened it and explain
ed what made the sounds. Then she
took out pile of books from one of the
baskets Of goods, and told Peggy she
might look at the pictures till she called
her. The little girl stepped forward
eagerly to take them, and then drew
back as if afraid. what is the mat
ter?' asked Mrs. Fairweather. l am
very willing to trust you with the books.
1 keep them on purpose to amuse child
rem Peggy looked down with her 6n-
ger on her lip, and answered in con-
strained voice, Aunt Turnpenny won't
like it if play Don't trouble your
self about that. / will make it all right
with Aunt Hetty,' replied the friendly
one. Thus answered, she gave herself
up TO the full enjoyment Of the picture
books and when she was summoned to
her work, she obeyed with cheerful
alacrity that would have astonished her
stern relative. When the labors Of the
day wero concluded, Mrs, Fairweatber
accompanied her home, paid for all the
hours she had been absent, and warmly
praised her docility and diligence.
1T is lucky for her that she behaved
so WE'LL replied Aunt Hetty if l had
heard any complaint, l should have
given her a whipping, and sent her to
bed without her supper
Poor little Peggy went to sleep that
night with lighter heart than she had
ever felt, since she had been an orphan
Her first thought in the morning was
whether the new neighbor would want
her services again during the day. Her
desire that it should be so, soon became
obvious'to Aunt Hctty, and excited an
underlined jealousy and dislike of per-
son who SO easily made herself beloved
Without exactly acknowledging to her
self what were her own motives, she or