Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-08-13
Prom the Little Pilgrim.
= TIE LADY OF NUMBER NINE.
BY MRS. Q. C. HALL.

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BY MRS. 9. c. HALL.
Wandering on the banks Of the beautiful river
Wye-as Wadsworth calls it, "a wanderer by the
woods" we bad paused to relish the full cup of
pleasure from which we, had been drinking. The
history Of "thc Man of Ross" was in our mind
We we're pondering over a pleasant thought--that
probably there are few towns in England without
some who, bearing in mind that ito distribute" is
O gracious privilege ,--obtaining, by giving, happi-
ness-employ Wealth in the service Of God by ap
portioning it to the needy; we were pond
ering thus, when q circumstance occurred to Illus
trate this truth we need not say where and we
sre bound to withhold the name Of "the good and
faithful servant" to whom we make reference
One Of her "homes" is not far. from the. place we
are describing another is in . far-oF county, by
the seaside We know of two there may be 9TH
ss Of which we know nothing, for a mere accident
brought US acquainted with these.
"He looks very H." we said to our landlady,
who had been ''dOing up" the Ere; The looks very
III; your fine air can do little for him. How at
tentive his servant isl"
o. 'That person is not his servant" she replied
''that man belongs to the Lady and comes from
Ne. g." .a.+ E'h9 'a.''"
tIs the poor gentleman insane ?" ~ tr ~
! lob, no-not'at all-he is only very i'll. Ah, If
ever there was an angel upon earth" added the
good woman, laying down the coal-box and taking
up the hearth-broom, which, however, she did MOI
use, but balanced, while she, put the. other, hand
under her apron, o movement indicating that she
kad 1a;o,,ra ord ;paI;aaf:an ~ cleo NM inform atino
We required" if ever there was an angel, tits the
Lady;' not that she's anything particular to look
at-very quiet and plain In her dress. She would
keep her good works secret, too, if she could only
grateful hearts will speak and God forbid they
should be SILENT she. added, with warmth, the
more unexpected, because she was a gentle Twilight
sort of woman, who seems to have dwelt under the
shadow OF sorrow all the days of her life We
waited but the landlady had turned away to
sweep o little at the hearth, and We observed her
put her apron to her eyes. y.rztl1A adi 81 esial.
"'Thc Lady always makes ne choke, like" she
continued, "and I am sure that's not what she de-
sires to do to any living being. But, living at No
q / must know what passes at No. g." We OBJ
served that she was of an inquisitive sort of mind
and believed her. ~ H-iisi"+
'About two years ago, the Lady took No. 9 fo
one-and-twenty years. She had always been q la
dy of property but some one died. and left he
more--more than she wanted. Well, she tool
No. 9. ! thought, what could she want with it
il is a very nice house, and in the best situation;
don't mind saying that for No. 8, as well asfor thi
No. q butI did not think it grand enough fol
'the Lady, Well, IL was taken and furnished in
week all the rooms were turned into bed rooms
with single beds, and the front rooms divided, 81
as 20 increase the number. and folding-doOrs pu
TO the parlors, to make one large sitting-room
single beds, and children's beds, (oh, yes, two o.
three Of them in the large top room /; capital fur
nituro, but plain. On Saturday, down came
man and his wife, Strangers they were SO shor
and stiff il their answers; would tell nobody wha
shey came about. The next week two flies drov
up, with nine children! such objects i--some Grip
pled-some twisted-some with coughs-some
such wasted creatures but all looking like gen
tlemea's children; not ine. nor even well dressed
but with something about them that told wha
they are, though some say, it only tells what thel
pere. ! think it came out through the doctor, ant
it was this: The Lady devoted the money she haC
been left to taking No. Q. and fitting it up for in
VdiluS luFbliuo, yOu uuucoretanu, VIM I v iS
spectacle to 60 to a sanitarium, and yet have nj
means to seek q place like this. She pays ever.
expense, provides every comfors, baths and chairs
and a drivs now aud thon over the downs, an
comes herself when least expected to see that ever
y.hing is properly attended to. l watched thos
children at FIRST creeping about. seeming unable +,
bear the breeze from the common and two tina
could not walk at oil, wheeled in q perambulatol
II was wonderful how they improved. One dea
! child-such a pretty boy!--found it so hard, O
. Fret To gefop those steps. even with his crutch
; at The end OF six weeks l saw him run over theI
after his ball like a iapwing. Two sisters cam,
In blaek-little dears--such sweet lambs !-cliul
ing round each other as If determined not to b
paited. How they were tended, to be sure! the
. little stool carried down to the rivers bank, ths
they might sit and enjoy the cool air together
and one morning the Lady was pacing up an
Gown here with the doctor, and / heard her So,
'You must save her. doctor; they are alone iu tn
world-two litle otphans-ifpn ONE. dies, the otht
will soon follows they must be saved / don
knew what be answered, but she took II much
heart. In about ten days one Of the dear lit
spowdreps was gone. Tho Lady buried her, an
hsd the other one removed to the honss at CheI
enhsa Ter ehsoge; bpt-'tts- Lady said trul.
shst II one died The other would soon follow . in
few m ,nths thesgras< wasopened TO receive anod
or cOAasG FYXrT01 YEkTI T91ffIIk
MOO ID never empty I wish No. 2 was q
vsysss veil iIIed, Z IF those who came down III
ebSsts.l ,issye At the end Of their ,month or 81
vsets Tsfresbsd aud stsea gfhsned, the very ne.
dsS eshas take their place. swshavs old an
young. but Ike To- see the young bsst-thsrs
hope fs then, and they get on rapidly. The l.
dy' ssadstbs rora cases 10 ths suuusr. ! asrs