The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-03-04

i"is, .iau shc Pooi P''e"nSo VI h'o hu"u'o
per year."
"No dear, not to-day" said her mother
~ am at present not strong enough to bea
the disgrace of seeking employment of thos
who in the days of prosperity we patroniset
SO largely"
"Dear mother you need not 90, will,
do not care straw for the disgrace as 20,
call II, for do not consider it dishonorable Il
try to obtain an honest living by our own la
Dor, 90 on home mother; | will rejoin you il
a moment" said Effie, talking more brately
than she felt to encourage her mother.
my dear Miss Emelyn," said the obsequi
GUS merchant glancing around his well filled
shop with very ostcntatious look, show car
l serve you"
"Sir," said she, trembling when she found
he was ignorant of the reverse Of fortune, ~
suppose you are aware that we are bank
rupts." @
What" said he, "bankrupts, bankrupts
did you say" and his manner instantly
changed, "Well Miss Emelyn, what do want
of me to lend you money suppose, but at
present have none to spare, good evening,
and the cruel hearted man turned his back to
her as though about to leave.
"No, Mr.. Nelson, have not come to bor-
row money, but merely to get employment
for my mother"
"Well, what kind of employment do you
want" said he not turning around.
"Some embroidery or light sewing"
"Pshaw, l have more such sewers already
than want, tell your mother have none
for her"
"Mr Nelson, said Effie, the Lord will re-
warl You for this, you forget that it was my
father who helped you to start in business,
and patronized you when all the world SEEM
ed to have forsaken you, and you now refuse
his widow the trifling reward, if reward I
may call it, that she now asks. Think how
long it may be, ere you, who now consider
yourself independent, may be reduced to the
same eStrcmities that we are"
He did not mako any reply, and Effie saw
all she could say would be in vain, she has
tened onward and soon regancd her mother.
"Well, 'Efie, what luck" said Mrs. Emelyn.
''Mr. Nelson said he was not in want of
any work being done at present." said Effie,
unwilling to pain her mother by telling her
the whole truth. AS soon as they reached
home she went to her room, threw herself on
the sofa, and for few moments wept violent
ly, she had not dreamt Of being thus rtidely
repulsed by those who were under the great
est obligations to her father, but she saw that
this would not do, she must not give way to
such feelings as these for her mother needed
her help, and she must call forth all her en-
ergies to sustain her in this hour of trial, so
summoning all her bravery, she dried her
tears, arose and came down and began to
practice on a piece of music she was to teach
on the morrow. Poor child, her simple heart
knew little of this great selfish world, the
unkindness Of which she was just beginning
to feel AS the shades of the evening were
beginning to throw over earth their thick
mantle Of darkness, Mr.. Allen, with his fam
lily arrived to take possession of their own
home, for 80 they considered it. and such it
was by right, but they were without friends,
and they must submit, for what rights has
the fricndlcss widow and orphan. Of him
they had rented small part of tho house,
and having disposed of their super1uous fur
niture at less than half its full value by
public sale, they furnished it very comforta-
bly, and had something left besides. Mr.. Al
len proved to be very kind hearted man,
but as he had just commenced business, and
had large family to support, he could assist
them but little. He provided Mrs. Emelyn |
with employment from one of the large es-
tablshments in town, by which she was en-
abled to gain subsistence and give Effie an
opportunity of laying up her wages against
time of need. Mrs. Emelyn began to really
enjoy herself, Notwithstanding as she told
Ellie, she saw nothing but misery and star
yation before her. And Effie, how does she
prosper, pursuing her new advocation of
teaching. Lately her mother frequently no.
ticed that she was growing absent minded,
in her sleep would mutter over something
about school, teacher, love pupils &c, She
supposed that it was from the excitement of
teaching. Poor soul, she was deceived, she
lid not perhaps consider when her handsome
daughter went rs an assistant to Mr.. Sylves-
ter in his school, he might want her for nm
assistant through life, but she was destined
10 soon know the whole truth.
"Mother," said Efiie, oiic evening as she
,ame in from school, "Mr. Sylvester has made
Of marriage to me-"
"My daughter do rightly understand YOU"
'aid Mrs. Emclyn.
"Yes mother, and have ever feared and
him, do not know what TO do, if
reject him, | am afraid that shall lose my
,lace as teacher, and il accept him, | fear
he consequences. Dear.mother what shall
do?'
81 am indeed surprised and grieved, Effie
o hear this, but the path of duty is always
he path of safety, and now I will tell you
hort story about him and then leave you to
hoosc for yourself, not doubling what your
lecision will be. About two years previous
o my marriage, my eldest sister was engaged
o be married to young gentleman Of for
une and rcspcctabity. He was highly es-
mated by us all, and We wcrc rcjoiccd to
now that our sister was so soon to be mar
led to one whom we considered every way
,orthy of her, and who would be protector
{ her orphan sisters, for VIC were wealthy
nd orphans at an early age, and what temp
atoms were we not exposed to. Nearly four
'eeks previous to the time appointed for the
of their nuptials stranger made