The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-06-16
Selrrtta 5turu.
From the Little Pilgrim.
The White Lilies.
BY CoRHELIA J NJ. JORDAN.


The voice surprised a delicate looking
~child, who With pale transparent complex.
ion, and meek hrowL eyes, sat under the
shade If mighty oak, near the cottage
.d"or, coming her morning lesson. They
were he'u''in indeed. those fragrant lilies
'ha, ''se'.ss! lie iowiy home of poverty
aud want. The pot which contained
them sIo d in The little window, and the
widows chitd watched it with tender
care.
AS Mrs. Howard and her little girl ap.
preached, The child closed her took, re
ce,ved them with r pleasan, smile, rose
and led them softly l:ito the sick chamber,
where for several days her mother had
been confined with rheumatism.
Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Weaver were
bo,m widows, though in yer, different cir
cuins,ances, the Que being blessed with
health and stfluence, the other dependent
and poor. Fortunately for the last, pros
perity had no, spoiled her gifted neigh
bor. Mrs. Howard was one OF those who
take care to keep in view tho responsible
~ OF wealth, remembering that where
much is gwen, much will be required, :
and though she lived in great house,
surrounded by beautiful grounds, parks Of
deer, aud parterres Of rare and luxurisnt
plauts. she WAS often seen vending her
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dow I..,x ,m,u. IA. b-.u,,fuI lille. which
L.h all ,n. uh,le uy.,.d her at,.ntio,-
Tn. .>.,s v.,a su,wy ub;,. aud ,rsv
m cutters from . nass Of rich green
leaves. which m,J. .,b.m MI tho m,rs
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sonn ,nr.,rnpred hy Mrs. uow.,d', mo
ton Il, l.,,.. she b.d mad. o,he, o.I,.
tia, d,,. and !, WAS ,,ms now n ,s,u,n
home.
/ think ,ou'Il Le about TO morrow. ;
III. sad. IA She pressed the inysiids hand.
Il hone so, indeed, dear madam. for INV
child is No, we'll. and il would be most
unfortunate for both to be belple,s a,
once
.Nannie's hand does feel bo,. manm.
Ella added, and Mrs Howard wa, con
vinced of the fact when she clasrsd the
little thin finyers in hers. at partinp
Take good care of yourself, darling,
and don't undertake too much I'll be-
over again soon, and with these words
the gate closed, and the vi.itor. were
gone.
All the way home Ella chs,ted about
those beautiful lilies, wishing she had
some like them. for she had been taught
that 1t was wrong to cove, what belonged
to another.
What pretty wreath they'd make
for the Nav Queen-rd feel so proud to
crown her with it, she remarked, and
with such thoughts busy in her mind, she
reached her home.
That nigh, she had a singular dream.
She thought she was twiuing lily wreath
for somebody's brow, aud i,.ss &c s!!s -.s
trying TO make out whose il was, a little
shsdowy form stood before her. looking.
oh ! so pale, aud she at once recoppire,l
Mamie Weaver.
The next morning she awoke. troubled
and sad, aud related her dream to her
mother. The day following they went
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