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

From Chambers Journai ] .
Annie Linton was the best sewer in Mrs.
Roys school; and the mistress declared, on in
specting the first shirt she made for her father,
"Ihat the Duke of Buccleuch himself might
wear itn' This was high praise for little Annie,
who was only eleven years Of age; and she nev-
er forgot it. Her work was the neatest and
cleanest ever seen. Then she did it so quickly,
her mother could not keep pace with her dai-
ly demand for something to sew"
II wish Annie would take to her book" said
Mrs. Linton to her husband. But it was quite
clear that Annie would never take to her book;
she had little reading and less spelling; and yet
she could "mark'' with cotton) all the letters
Of the alphabet, asif she was very miracle of
learning. &t q.
Something to sew?' eageraly demanded An
ME.
"Wl any moving come to this sewing?'
asked her father, with very natural attempt
at pun.
"Those who do not sew shall not reap said
little Anpie, cleyerly taking up her fathers
meaning and her woik-bag at the same time, as
She whisked passed him in fear Of being too
| late for school.
Three weeks after "Annie's learning tobc a
Scholar" said Mrs Linton; mo more demands
or sewing" That afternoon Annie came boun-
ding into the house from school, sat upon heI
knee, opened her work bag, which hung over
her arm, and putting screwed up paper into
his hand, said: There's the moving
Her father undid the paper and found foul
halfcrowns. "Annie," questioned her father
"where did this come from?"
"From the sewing" aswercd Annie, laugh
ing dclghtedly at his surprise, as she escapet
rom his knee, and ran out of the room, to de-
lay little longer the solution Of theriddle.
"Wie, said John Linton ut is impossible
that Annie could earn all this by the sort o
childs play girls call work; and whom did she
earn it from? I'm afraid there's somethin,
wrong" And, to tell the truth, Annie Linto
was practising a little disguise; nor had sh
given her father all the money she had earned
The sum originally was twelve shillings. Thi
was ldesigned for her father alone; but pri
or claim had come in the way 1t was col,
winter weather, and the children of the schoo
brought their forms, in a sort Of square, arounc
Mrs. Roy,'s fire. " Annie, who was avorite O
the mistress, always occupied warm corne
close to her own big chair. On the day il
/ lquestion Mrs. Roy happened to be out Of tn
room. bgi y. I'll ,v., 4. .,,;,.s
q 'I'll change seats with you, Jessie Wilson,
! you're cold" said Annie, addressing little cir
\ Ia very. book worm, who, clad in a threadbar
printed cotton gown, sat shiyerng over her les
SOM lTa90 wENggE BsTM
Jessie, thus invited, came little nearer,
+ HYoushould put on a wooden frock Ike min'
and warm yourself well at your mothers fire b
fore you come to school these winter days,
! said Annie, scrdtiniaing the poverty -strucha al
|. pearance Of the girl. N n l,5ft t,.s
: ''Mother says replied Jessie, that She
rather d, without fire than my schooling an
I she can't pay for both" geae oligg
elias your mother no fire at home this col
y weatherH' asked Annie, in amazement.
3 "No." said Jessie, Il wish i dared bring b.
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