Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-06-22

uW6lJ Two nNos Inab were SCI ike music TO poe
try, keeping time to each other. And here
dwelt also, that peace which God giveth to
those who love him
Mrs. Clark came into the sitting room sud
denly, and the girl lifted her head, and then
turned it away quickly, but not until the first
glance told the lady that the fair face was
swollen and stained with tears.
Janet Hill was young seamstress whom
Mrs. Clark had occasionally employed for the
last six months. She was always attracted by
her young, bright face, her modest yet dgnifcd
manners, and now the lady saw at once that
some great sorrow had smitten the girl.
Obeying the promptings Of warm impul-
siye heart she went to her and laid her hand
on her arm, saying softly "Wont you tell me
what is troubling you, Janetl"
"Nothing that anybody can help" answered
the girl trying still to avert her face, while the
tears sweled in her eyes from the effort which
she made to speak.
"But perhaps can. At any rate, you know,
it does us good sometimes to sonhde our sor-
rows to friend, aud l need not assure you
that l sincerely greye because of your dis
tress"
And so with kind words and half caressing
movements Of the little hand, laid on tho seam
tress's arm, Mr.! Clark drew from her lips her
ad story.
She was an orphan, supporting herself by her
daily labors, and she had one brother just six
teen, three years her junior He had been for
some time kind Of under clerk in large
wholesale establishment, where there was every
prospect of his promotions; but he had serious.
ly injured himself in the summer, by lifting
some heavy bales Of goods, and at last, a dan.
gerous fever set in, which had finally left him
in so exhausted a state that the doctor had no
hope Of his recovery
"And to think shall never see him again,
Mrs Clark,' cried the poor girl, with fresh
burst of tears. "To think he must die away
there, among strangers, in the hospital, with
no loving face to bend over him in his last
hours, or brush away the damp curls from the
forehead which mamma used TO be so proud of
O-Gcorgo darling, bright faced little
brother George and here the poor girl bro5o
down in storm of tears
"Poor child, poor child" mumurod Mrs
Clark, her sweet eyes swimming with tears
"lIow much would it cost for you to 20 to your
| brother and returnl' she asked at last.
"Apout thirty dollars. l haven't so much
money in the world. You see, its nearly four
hundred miles off but could manage to sup
port myeelf after got there"
! A thought passed quickly through Mrs
Clark's mind She stood still few moments,
utI ulut bNb hASl lll uttp iuthNuIloll' 4Ab ldbl
she said kindly, "Wel, my child, try and bear
up bravely, and we will see what can be done
| for you" and the warm, cheerful tones comior-
ted the sad heart of the seamstress
The lady went up stairs and took the pieces
out of her ivory porte.monnaie, There was
briel sharp struggle in her mind. "Somehow
! I've set my heart on this velvet cloak" she
! thought, "and Edward will bo disappointed l
was going out to select the velvet this very af.
ternoon. But them there's that dying boy ly.
ing there with strange faces all about him. and
longing, as the slow hours go by, for a sight
Of a sister that loves him, and would not this
thought haunt me every. time put on my new
cloak After all, my old broadeoth is not 80
bad, if it's only turned. And, I'm sure, can
bring Edward over to my way of thinking. No,
you must go without the cloak this time and
have the pleasure of knowing you've smOothed
the path going down to the valley of the shad-
ow of death, Mary Clark" And She closed tho
porte.monnaie resolutely, and went down stairs.
Janet, put up your work this moment
there is no time to be lost. Here is the money.
| Take it and go to your brother
! The girl lifted up her eyes moment, almost
! in bewilderment, TO the LADY, aud then, as she
comprehended the truth, a cry ofsuch Joy broke
from her lips, that its memory never faded from
the heart through all the after years of Mrs.
| Clark's life.