Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-03-31

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tones. 1 hear it now and that was why Nj
| looked sad when you were singing tit ia
But am not unhappy. | know the same %
kind hand which took our mother. will "a
lead us to her in his own time. will wait A
TILL the angel calls "come home" and
sometimes think It will not be long. But 50
| am content, till ] hear the sound ;" and L
Ethe learned resignation from her poor e
brother. e.
With her two teachers, alike diFigcnt in :
their endeayors to instruct-one the heart, q
the other the intellect-though actuated Q
by different motives, no wonder that Ettie a
grew up the ornament of society, the pride T"
Of the family and the loved one of many I
hearts. And she had still another teacher q
her aunt Mary-who supplied the place :
of a mother to her and her brother; who :
came to their beautiful home, the day their
own mother closed her eyes in death, and !,
took the two orphan ones to her heart
And from that day, she was their mother, !,
save in name only, And she taught Efie
active benevolence not that superficial
feeling which leads one to weep over dis
talt sufcring-butth the holy principle which
begins at home, relieves the sick and sor-
rowing around them, and then extends its
sympathies, prayers and aims over the
world, from pole to pole, from shore to
shore. This was the theory of aunt Mary's<
~benevolence, though she thought more of
practice than theory, |
Leila tried TO do right that day, after
her conversation with Fife but every
thing went wrong. Her slate was lost, her
sums were long and difficult, her exercise in
French was forgotten, her pen lost and
Mr.. Roberts scolded and poor Leila was in
despair. ooh !" said she, as Efie and her
were returning home-"l see it is no use
to try (; for ! did to-day but | was worse
than ever. My temper was so bad to-day,
when Mr., Roberts scolded so"
"But, Leila, you may try always, in your
own strength, and you will accomplish
nothing. Give your heart to God, and
then you will have a friend to help you.-
Seek first his kingdom, and all things will
be added unto You"
"If had you to teach me, and be with
me always, | would be better"
"Nay, nav, Leila; you must not depend
on human aid but | will assist you as
| much as | can. Tomorrow | will ask Mr.
l Roberts to give you a seat by mine"
= ooh, do, Fife darling, if You please =
c But how dare YOU He will not"
q "Yes he willard they parted, Leila con
= selling herself with the happy idea of sittin
- all day by the side of Ef1e, as ifthe though
:. that her presence would protect her fror
temptation to sin.
~ "Mr. Roberts, may Leila Lind have tn
III unoccupied seat by mine !"
TT For what p he said in his usual voice.
please don't ask me, Mr.. Roberts bI
of you will oblige me very much if you will i
m her have it."
10 "Oblige you to have that little unru
80, thing by you all the time! She will ammo
n you very much"
lie but l wish very much to have her there
ms ''Efie, you are a strange girl-but it CT
cir be MS you wish. How do you like that W
ult ume of poems ! gave you last week D
cm you read them p
= were re UB6ffh6 FSiigusIeGGe aRait Ct eRel IT, Willis EiId ti aRd L
-" fully-for she had obtained her request a
ia, she would have conversed cheerfully wi
Mr.. Roberts on the beauties of a Latin lie
all con, or the simplicity of a demonstration
the G~eometry-but she hurried off to tell lie
eds to change her books. The look of Joy fr
ant the beautiful eyes of Leila, was her sufici'
reward.
Time passed by, and still Fife wearied
=. Of her companion, though sometimes she q:
Fife trouble; for she was an u~ntaught, '
ms full girl, whose mind had never been subj
his to discipline. The hope of doing her go
led, however, made these little annoyances sc
free very slight to Efie. When the heart is
his terested and engaged in some work for
row good OF others, trifles seem eight as air.
All saw the improvement in Leila. Her h
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that male thin face was now onriod naroF,lIn
ing added greatly to her appearance, for she
really beautiful-the ~prettiest girl in the
lage. Her manners were becoming m
pleasant, and her studies were pursued "
more alacrity. Though she was never re,
dull, yet she had been sometimes carel
a from having no proper incentive placed
~ fore her. Now the approving smile of E
when she had correctly recited a diff
lesson, or stided the rising passion when
proved, was the goal for which she labor
and Elite was leading her on to be what a
e. man should be. She undertook to teach
~ poor child with more eagerness, because
knew there was no one else to do it. /
, Ola herself she was an orphan, but unlike hel
had she had no one to watch over her, to lead
=. He into right paths, to guide her in the wa
pc a life. Ellie was more aSSidious in her
life. tempts to instruct her, because she knew
rom at home, no example would be placed be
her to assist her in doing right for lie
NIeP- only friend and companion was Aunt Nj
oiaIs, as she was called; a coarse, ~illiterate wor
tones who, though really kind TO Leila, was not
lgton proper one to mould her mind. She tho,
she ifshe sent her to school and suppliedher W,
,eart she was fulfilling her duty, and her hope.
!, .La ded with this life, and so did her intereG
III She looked not with pleasure to the il
oo- scenes of another life. To her there can
&c 100 beaming light from beyond the dark riv
death to cheer her way-worn toll. Cha
with to earth, she CROPPED along its may p
New without q beacon: all all was dark.
IS. his that poor wanderer whom the light of
nj led gion is not leading to heaven and happi
,ro But the day came when she heard the
mons-"CoME!' But it was not to her a
~ 'he come sound. Alone, suddenly, she died
les'- warning sickness was sent to her. She
an well in the morning; at night, the wild
of Leila Lind was heard around the CO
Study mains of her only protector. Friends
hes of cred around the poor woman who for
tLo years had lived in their midst, vet wa
- known to them. Her heart they could
read. She was so strange, so cold,
teach caring for any one but Leila. They lai
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