Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-09-22

DO try. Ada, have . strsnsc desire 70
see your face by day light TO day is FRI
day have not seer /, since Sunday.
must look upon 10 oucs sgaio
DO yoa fsel worse asked she, AG1iou,ly.
iesi,ng bis pulse 80 she spoke
No. DO, thiuk not bu, do var, to see
,'ar face oueo more by daylight, caunot
wait tih Susd,y
"lsdly would sho have ,artiel Nv hi. bed
ride till sunlisht lad stolen through a. err
h"ie widow but u might Dot he Money
was wssied aud she must go forth 20 labor
she Ion her husband Ste reached the
Kitchen cf fh-remplcyer, and With trouble
lace waited ior thc basket 10 be brought \
stnile played over Der Naa ilce as lie A..
sorted ''s eonteot- She could 70; ihf5u. a
easily by TOO clock yes. sni IL hurr,ed
perhaps by one Love aud anxiety leu,
new sueog'h 10 her weary Nm., aud hye
minutes alter the clock struck one she hung
the last garment on tie line ani Wa ir,t
about emptying her tabs. when the mistress.
came IT. With eonrlc Il bel quilts. saving
As you have 30 small wash 10 day. Aa.
1 think sou may do :hs,e Yet
After the mistress had turnci her L,ck
acty OF agony wTung 'rom tie deepest f,un
tau OF the washetwoman heart. ea-hcd "a
her tps Smothsriug ~ beit she couII she
.et TO sgaiu aud rubbed, sni rinsed aud
hung out !twas half past three when she
started Tor home AL hoIr too late AaitLe
aged narrator .obbed
An hour to, late continued she After,
!ong psuss. Her husband vas d,ip, 20.
almost gone. He had ,tensth given linn
TO whisper few words - tie JAIL fsaGtic
vale, to tel hos he hai longsl to look upou
her lace that be could not see her iAcn
he isy 10 tbs shscov Of death. puc bour
sue piiloSed his head upOu her saifsrug
heart, aud then Ac was a:festi
Mary, Mary, dear - aud there was soul.
touching emphasis N the sgod poman-,bc
1ind to your wI.h-tvom.u. Instead Of
stfivinsto TO make her days wors a, lon, \,
may be. short,D 1t, tighten IT. Few women
VIII 60 out Washing .sily uule.. their needs
are pressing No woman on her briial d,y
expects 20 labor ia that way and be surc.
my riecc, II she - constrained 10 do sn n
Is the last resort That poor woman. Ia,
boring now so hard Tor you. has 10, always
been . washsrwomau. She ba, rassed
through terrible u,al-, too. can read her
story In her pale, sad face. Be kind Ia he,
pay her what che asks, aai let her 10 hon.
rs early as she eau
You have suished in good time 10 d.y
susan, said Mrs VI rs the vashervou,n.
WITH he- CLOAK aud hood ou, entered the
pleasant room 20 Get the money she bad
earned
Yes, ma'am | have, and my hear, is re.
ieved OF heavy load too va. 80 .fraiiI
snould be kept ,ilI night, aud | attn needed
at home
Is there sickbe>, there 2 said the old
aunt kindly.
Tears gasbsd u the wom.n = ewes a, she
answered. 'Ab, maam lrii M baby most
dead tL,s morning. he will be- Iui,e 81 10.
morrow. lknowit have .,eu II 80 many
times aud none but a child Of. nine wear.
TO attend ban. Ob must ~. aud la,ek
B And gra.ping the money she toiied for
~hile her baby was tyiog shs hurried to
ber dre,ry home
shortly after they followed her; tho yourg
"ns who bad never known ,...o~ .nI ,b,
aged matrOD whose hsir wlsw white with trou.
bic, followed her to her dreaty home ,h,
home Of tue deasksris bsbes She wa,
mt too ialo. Ias little dying hoy 0hw its
mlilcr AZ midnight lie .cd M then
KIND fneGts took from the sortowinx moths
sf tho bre,,his.- forn closed the britut eve.
suA'ghtered The Iiut limbs, bathoI the cold
cay ana folded about tie pure white
shtonJ yes, aud they did more they rnye
What tbs poor seldom have, time to weep
ID aunt 'saii Mr.. VI With tear. 70 her
eyes, If my heart ble.s~s y.u. how much
must poor Sussnsl lIai it no, been Tor
you she would h4sc betu tol ate. IL ha.
beeu 'ai. yet holy less,1 .aali aiway,
nos be kint TO the poor xashcfsomau. Bat.
aunt, vas that story yol told IN, true one
all true meapP
The realty Of that story wh,tsued ,his
head when It bad bsen bus thirty summers.
aDi ths msmoIy u - "a, 5rea ose yi az
keebes, sprrows IL Is not suangs tAu /
should pity the poor washetwlmsn