Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-05-13


Will find the healing that his spirit needs;
For every flower in others pathway strown
Confers its fragrant beauty on our own.
$50 you are going to live in the same
uilding with Hetty Turnpennv," said Mrs
ane to Mrs. Fairweathor. "You will find
obody to envy you If her temper does not
rove too much even for your good-natnre,
will surprise al who know her We lived
here year, and that is as long as anybody
yer tried it,"
Poor TIcttv :" replied Mrs. Fairweat'-
F.-"She had much to harden her. Her
bother died too early for her to remember
er father was very severe with her: and the
nlv liver she ever had. borrowed the savings
her years of toll. and spent them in dissl-
pntion But TIettv. notwithstanding her
harp features and sharp words, has n kind
cart. In the midst of her greatest poverty
hany were the stockings she knit, and the
varm waistcoats she made. for the poor
runken lover, whom she had too much good
ense to marry Then you know she feeds
md clothes hcr hrother's orphan child"
"If YOU call it feeding and clothing" re-
lied Mrs. Lime. Tho poor child looks
old, and rinched. and frightened all the
ime. as if she was chased by the East wind.
used to tell Miss Turnpenny she ought to b .
ashamed of herself. to keep the poor little
Thing at work all the time, without one
minute to play. II she does hut look at the
bat as it runs by the window, Aunt Hettv
lives her n rap over the knuckles. used t.
ell her she wonld make the girl just such
bnother sour old crab as herself"
"That must have been very improving to
her disposition" replied Mrs. Fairweather.
with n good humored smile. but in justice
10 poor Aunt Hotty. you ought to remember
that che had lust such a cherries child hood
herself Flowers grow where there is sun
shine"
~ know YOU think every body ought to
hive in the sunshine" re;oined Mrs. Lane
sand it must he confessed that you carry it
with YOU wherever YOU go. If Mrs. Tu n
penny has a heart dare say vou will find it
out, though never could, and never heard
of anv one else that could. All the families
within hearing of her tongue call her the
neighbor in-law.'
Certainly the prospect was not very en-
couraging for the house Mrs. Fairweather
proposed to occupy. was not only under the
same roof with Miss Turnpenny, but the
building had one common space for garden
in front. The very first day she took pos
session of her new habtation, she called on
the ..neighbor-in-law Aunt Hetty had
taken the precauton to extinguish the fire,
lest the new neighbor should want hot water
before her own wood and coal arrived. Her
first salutation was, "If you want any cold
water. there's pump across the street;
don like to have my house stopped all over. v
81 am glad you are so tidy ,neighbor Turn
penny" replied Mrs. Fairweather. 1t is ex
| tremely pleasant to have neat neighbors.
will try to keep every thing as bright as {
new FIVE cent piece. for see thpt will pleas
you. came merely to say od morning
and to ask if YOU could spare little Peggy t
run up and down stairs for me while Ian
getting my furniture in order. ! will pay he
sixpence an hour"
Aunt Hetty had began to purse up he
mouth for n refusal but the promise of six
pense an hour relaxed her features at once
Little Peggy sat knitting i stocking yer,
side her. She looked up with timid wishfu
ness, as if the prospect of anv change wa
like release from prison When she hear
consent given, bright color hushe1 he
checks. She was evidently Of an tmpressibl
temperament. for good or evil "Now min
and behave yourself" said Aunt Hetty IN
zee that you keep at work the whole tim,
III hear one word Of complaint, yon kno
what you'll get when you come home " Th
rose-color sub'ided from Peggy's pale fac
and she answered, "yes ma am" very meel
ly..
In the neighbor's house all went quite otl
er-wise. No switch lay on the table, and i
stead of "mind how you do that. If yo
don't III punish you" she heard the gent
words. There, dear. SEQ how careful yc
can carry that mp stairs. Why. what nj
handy little girl you arc" Under this e
livening influence, Peggy worked like be
and soon began to hum much more agreeab
than hee. Aunt Hetty was always in Il
habit Of saying saying "Stop your noise ar
mind your work" But the new friend pa
ted her on the head, and said, What plea
ant voice the little girl has. It is like Il
birds in the field. By and by, you shall he
my music box" This opened wide the wi
dows ofthe poor little shut up heart. so tn
the sunshine could stream in and the bir
fly in and out carolling. The happy chi
turned up like lark, as she tripped light
ur and down stairs on various house-ho
errands. But though she took heed to q
serve all the directions given her, her he
sort OF music box it might be. She "
afraid the kind lady would forget to show
TO her. She kept at work however and ask
tNSo'''ho oic oHiy ip'hcu SeiiNa'
at everything that resembled a box.
At last, Mrs. Fairweather aid, 81 thi
yonr tile feet must be tired by this tin
We will rest awhile and eat some ging
bread" The child took the offered ca
with humble little courtesy, and careful
held out her apron to prevent any crum
from falling on the Aoor-But sudder
the apron dropped, and the crumbs W,
all strewed about. "ls that little bird
she exclaimed eagerly. Where is he Is
in the room? The new friend smiled a
told her that was the music box and al
awhile she opened it and explained wi
made the sounds. Then she took out a
Of books from one of the baskets of goo
and told Peggy she might look at the ]
lures, till she called her. The little {
stepped forward eagerly to take them, 4
drew back, as if afraid. "What is the N
er" asked Mrs. Fairweather 4" am v
willing to trust You with the books. k
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