Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-04

Nas with Alice - the ti0s bus stall ne ~.
|iesed she must has gool nptive for the
Act-Miss Durnnd did not net unreasonaAly.
50. thought be, ..abe has been 70 see rome
on. 10 Ann street. where vaIy poor families
live. That is fact number two, and be be
gan 70 make deductions, yet reserved the iinal
inference 70 be drawn from further prefnis-
e.. Fact number three was furnished not |
long after II was on this wise He was at
. large party, and searching throu 81 the /
crowded rnoins for Alice. whom he presumed /
Il, he there. his attention wasarrested by ske ,
conversation oftwn young ladies'
Yes. He'll, il IL as you say, beautiful |
dress, but mt half 80 pretty As intended To
have il. You know tiIatclegant embroidered
robe or Alice Durands? Well, determined
TO have ona like il, but the only person !
know of who does that kind of work had to
yet sick just as wanted her
How provoking That's always the way
with these needle women; they think moth
ing Of disappointing Us never would en-
ploy her aSain, if | We're yon.
Nor shall Jane Lester has donc her
last work for me. said the speaker--no other
than Clara Morgan.
.Yes, Misc Lester has done her last work
Of that kind. You are quito right, Miss
Ci,ra
They both started---it was DR.. Weston
who spoke he had heard their heartess re
marks, and there was unusual seriousness in
his tome.
why. what do you know of her r asked
one Of them,
.That she is very i'll and will not recover.
Indeed, think she would have been in her
grave before now, but for the very kindest OF
care.
II am glad she is so fortunate, said Miss
Morgan, with sense ofreliei. I'll lis not es-
cry one in her situation that can afford
good nurse,
"Nor could she butfor the goodness ofone
| in similar circumstances to yours.
| "Indeeii but you do not mean that any of
our circle is exercising such uncalled torcon.
! iescension2
Il do mean that there is one young lady of
my acquaintance of our circle, that can both
ierise and perform generous deeds, however
| iowly the object.
"Of whom are you speaking, docter? now
1 inquired Mr. Benton, who had been an OBJ
serfent listener
81 must mention no Names replied DR..
Weston, with smile. she would not
thank me for making public her private
| charities
.Yet you have actually done it. , said one
OF the young ladies.
| II have commended the action without
irving to the actor q noforety she would
.hun and let me add, my dear girl, her con-
luct is worthy ofilptation.
| ats plain to be seen some one is to be
canonized as a saint or Il sister OF charity,
to say the least said Clara, as soon as the
doctor passed on.
ut must be Alice" unused George Benton.
II know OF none other to whom DR. Westons
words can apply, and | half suspect il is
some charitable mission that keeps her from
here to night" -
1t was a spring morning in April. Jane
Lester couch had been drawn to the window
chat she might share in the influence ofthat
| glorious morning. She lay there calmly
drinking of tho present and the future, when
| Alice Durand entered the room.
To her kind inquiry how she had passed
the night and how she felt this morning
Jane replied
ooh comfortable-quite comfortable, much
pain, but patience to bear 1t: little sleep, but
many pleasant thoughts.
| II have brought you the first spring flow
ers from our garden. Are they not beauti-
! ful y
they are, indeed thank you for them,
and oh, much more for the flowers of peace
md hope with which your kindness has
cheered my pathway"
Think not of that, dear girl, said Alice
with much feeling; Il have been far happier
| for the little have done than it could posi-
| biz render you
l Il t~Ir with h,1f no
more request it is that your father will per-
nit us to remain in this house until l am
| zone You know that next week we should
move, rs father must take q smaller dwelling
| now
That is all arranged he will stay free
! ,f rent: and will come sometimes to see
| the children They will not want
( "tsod bless you--he will bless you. But
they will notlong be dependent on your char
ity as soon rs father is able"
Gall it not charity; it is only help which
the strong should give the weak in times OF
need
A look of grateful satisfaction oyerspread
James pale face She claspea her hands and
closed her eyes moment, as if III silent
prayer, then whispered, 'Now you will read
| to me.
Alice had already taken from her pocket
the little Bible, whose precious contents had
| long been the sewing girls solace, and which
| she had requested Miss Durand to keep as a
memorial ot her.
rs there any particular chapter you would
like to hear p she asked
This morning reminds me of the resur-
rection; read, if you please, the fifteenth OF
| LIST Corinthions
Alice complied, and while she was reading
| that sublime argument on the doctrine OF a
| future lie, Mr.. Lester and the children bad
| iuietiy entered the room When she came
] TO the words, 20 death, where is thy sling!
> grave, where is thy victoryr' the dying
! tirl repeated after her those exuiting words
| With such an energy as to cause all to turn
eheir atta.,tion to her, and 10! with that tr!
umphant exclamation on her lips the breath
had left her mortal BUDDY Her freed spirit
had put on immortality.
The FIRST dav of may came Jane Testers
| father and bereaved sister remained IN the
same dwelling; she whose only anxiety had
| been for them was removed to her heavenly
| mansion
Her last days on earth had been rendered
| comfortable aud happy by her whose still ac-
| tive and selcdenying benevolence, continued
to relieve the suffering of many who yet re-
manned in our midst, to impress as 1t were
the hearts of those who have means, with the
| ,iod given truth that sit is more blessed to
| give than receive
Will. IT DE AWaRNiNG.-A correspondent
| of the Boston Journal says that the wife OF
Huntington, the forger has been stripped of
her home and her ailin one hour. The sher-
if has sold her house over her head. Her
Jewels, valued at Si5,o 900, are with the Bel
lens What has been done with the vast
sums of money Huntington had, none can
tell But this is true, that want, like an
| armed man, has come into his family. And
| to keep herself from absolute want she was
compelled to part with her clothes and her
| little ornaments and remnants of better days
30 the career Of crime has one more beacon
| set up in the pathway of life-one more fam
| lily has been hurled from the summit OF high
position and honor in Nomenclature more
| wifi, and mother to gather up her little child
rem, ON whose heads dishonnr has heenistamp