The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-05-26

with me nere--ltS WAffnef tnah ~ hothcs Ano
know mother is i'll, though she won't tell me. .
"Sit there" said Annie, placing Jessie in her
warm corner; land don't go out Of school with
out me-" iHs 'li 'a9 eil
That afternoon the two girls went hand in
hand to JesSie's door. Ii..7,.s4 .i--t5t
"Have you plenty to eat if you've no fre?'
asked Annie la'.i .--f' 'l ~ '' ''-i'- 'i4.
''This is the first day mother has been fore
ed to send me to school without any breakfast y
said Jessie, hanging down her head, as ifasham-
ed of the confession. "H f.-
"Here," said Annie, after slight pause un-
twisting the paper in which were deposited heI
first earnings; II won't go in with you, fol
your mother might not like to take it from 8
little girl like me; but''-and she put two shil
lngs into Jessie's hand-"that is to buy you
something to eat, and fire; and, and, if your
mother can sew as well as l can," said Annie
with pardonabe vanity, 81 can tell her how to
get plenty of money to pay for both" ..s
No wonder Annie's riches increased; the first
investment was good one Nevertheless the
concealing it from her parents she knew to be
wrong; she feared they would disapprove Of it
and she added to her little prayer at night, after
the usual ending of "God bless father and moth
Grand forgive me for keeping secret that ]
helped Jessie Wilson" Could the Recording
Angel carry up purer prayer to Heaven?
OF course, Mr. and Mrs. Linton very soon dis
covered that Mr.. SeamwelI, of the "Ready-made
Linen Warehouse" was the grand source o
Annie's wealth. He said there was no one
who could work like her, and said that he
would give eighteen pence each for the finest
description ofshirt- making This was no great
payment for Annie's exquisite stiching-and
thirty years ago it would have brought hel
three and sixpence shirt. But Annie is o
the present. not of the past; and as she could
complete shirt day, her fingers flying swift
er than a weavers shuttle, she earned nine shil.
lings week.
"Good wife, said Mr.. Linton, eve are moi
so poor but that we can MAINTAIN our daughter
until She's twenty, and by that time, at the
present rate fher earning, she will have lit
tie fortune in the bank" But this little for
tune amassed but slowly, for Annie seldom had
nine shillings at the end of the week-there
were other "Jessie Wilson's" who required food
and fire.
Had Annie been poet, she would assuredly
have written, not THE song, but A song of the
c1r Tuba cbo ff
the dull monotony of her work: "Dull? De
lightful!" said ANNE, in advocacy of her calling
"Why, with this rare linen and fine thread
my stitches sce3a Ike stringNg little pearls a
long the wrist bands and collars.' What ant
song OF the shirt might not Annie have writ
ten
Annie's eighteenth birthday was celebrated
| by a tea party to all the seamstressess Of Mr..
SeamwelPs establishment, where she was now
fore woman; besides being cheerful, kind heart
ed little creature, beloved by everybody, it was
compliment, Mr. Seamwcl sad she we'll de-
seryed--her admirable superintendence of the
department allotted her having increased hi
business tenfold.
Sometime after, there was great day Of re
joicing in the firm of Seamwcll & Co. The
father had taken his son as a partner, AMI ths
son TOGO partner for life-the indefatiglble tit
tie seamstress, Annie Linton. There never wa
blther bridal. Annie-herself havipg riser
| from the ranks--had present for every work
woman. Indeed, it was day of presents, fo
on that very morning, and in time to be worn a
the wedding shawl arrived for Annie, all tn
way from India--an India shawl that a duche
would have envied! Upon it was pinned pa
per, on which was written: "Wear this for til
sake of one who is now rich and happy, bu
who never can forget the services you renderel
to the poor school girl--Jesse Wilson, s
"Annie," said young Seamwell alterthe mar
rage, 81 fell in love with you when you were
child, and came to our shop with your first sew
ing. also happend to be passing when yo
gave part of your first earnings to Jessie Wi
son; | was a boy then, but l said to myself;
/ were man. I'd marry Annie Linton; not be
cause she's so pretty'--here Annie blushe
most becomingly--'n because she's so indu;
trious, but she's so kind hearted"
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