Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-01-12
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but what !
But they don't love me. They make
me work too hard. | had te run errands
all day till | ached all over-so that
could not sleep o nights And | had to
hold the baby and he was so heavy
How could you run of errands all day
and hold the baby also 2 asked Mr.
Wrightway.
The baby walked up in the night and
would not go to sleep, and 50 Aunt made
me get up and hold him tilE day-whie
she and all the children were asleep
The cruel people, exclaimed Mr.
Nrightway, well never mind, you are in
snug quarters now, and with the kindest
lady in the world
80 don't know that 2 answered little
Mary as she turned her eyes on her bene-
factress, with an expression Of confidence
and reyerential love.
Little Mary Lane was at this time but
six years old. Mrs. Wrightway placed her
at a neighboring school, with Iadg whose
system Of education corrcsponded with her
own views Of religion and morality. The
little girl improved daily, bidding fair to
reward her benefactress amply, for al! her
care and goodness.
In the course of another wear, Mrs.
Wrightway became the mother of a beau
tifuI little girl; though this did not in the
least lessen her affection for her adopted
daughter, who still endeared herself to her
husband and herself more and more, bv
her affection, gentleness and obadence.-
These good people rejoiced that their little
Ellen would be blessed with such a sweet
elder sister to guide her tottering steps and
solace her infant hours
Mrs. Wrightway did not forget or aban-
don the Aunt of little Mary, although she
had been so unkind, and eyinced so much
seIishness towards her dear adopted daugh-
ter. She often employed little Mary in
supplying her aunt with clothing and pro-
visions. thereby inculcating forgiveness,
kindness and benevolence This was done
too with the two-foId motive Of softcninc
the heart of the aunt, while it induced in
the child the heavenly affections and vir-
tucs of the compassionate Saviour of man
kind, charity and mercy
Mrs. Wrightway herself often visited the
Aunt, and instructed her and her family in
christian doctrine 1t was not very long
before she had the satisfaction of seeing
the whole family constant attendants at the
house Of God.
All communication with Minerva was
now wholly cut off, since there was no pro-
liability of gaining the family to the ranks
OF Woman's Rights. This was much to
the delight Of the unnatural daughter, who
contact With the h'( coarse (c;oar GARMENTS OF her
poor sisters and brothers.
Having thrown off all allegiance to
Scripture doctrine-to Supreme Being
all reverence for the precepts of that Cos
pei which enioins obedience to parents, and
love to brothers and sisters she now
considered it, one of woman's privileges to
acknowledge the supremacy Of no duties.
These also, were exploded doctrines Of
prestcraft. Obedience was due only tC
the spontaneous dictates of mind wo
mans mind, perhaps Mrs. Woodbyman
would say, for in asserting equality with
man, what did hinder her in going a steI
farther, and supposing the supremacy o
Woman's mind? We do not presume t(
say this was the teaching of Mrs. Woodby
man-perchance not-for her system was
a levelling one but why not 60 thus far
as well as deny all other scripture truths
with the submission Of the weaker sex.
This desire Of the young disciple, t
avoid contact with the soiled garments c
! her INDECENT brothers and sisters, was nat
ural to the mind of child who was taugl
to fear no God-to love no Saviour
child who was told to eat and drink for t(
morrow we die.