St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-06-28

sight Of the young girl.
AIathca sat broodiEg over her dark
prospects, trying to devise some new
way Of employment, when the door
suddenly opened and Aunt Mercy en-
tered.
Did not tell thee" commenced
her friend, that God would take care
of thee, my child? Now listen to
me. My little income has been uncX-
pcctcdly increased one half, and it is
no longer necessary for me to live 50
alone. | desire to rent these rooms
with my own, and, if thee wilt accept
Of a home with me until thee can do
better, thee shalt be most heartily
welcome. Thee knows that have
sick turns sometimes, and it will be
very comfortable for me to have some
one to take care of me then, so thee
secs thee wilt not be at all dependent,
but in reality, a help to me. And now,
my daughter, if this arrangement will
be agreeable to thy feelings, we will
enter into it without delay
Poor Alathca! Like the word of
pardon to the langushing prisoner
so did this unlookcd-ror offer of a home
come like n Great mercy. in this her
honr Of Mood She threw herself into
the friendly arms that opened to re-
ccivc her. and went fears of gratitude.
Busv avs c,IInwrJ durinr which
AIathca had scarce time to think OF
Ellis Edmunls at all or to rcmret his
absence Rut when thcv were all set
tlrl ,.ro;, and ,hn lnnm afternoons
comc and won't without n sirLt Of him
who h,J hcen so frnnrnnt a visitor nm
rncosv f.nl;n,r hco.,n tn Groom into
Lcr L1a,t in sTita of hrr rrroucnt dec.
laratinns TO L6rscIf tLat she had moth
ino, now in thc world 70 tropblr her
Amt Mrrcv had never mentioned
Mr. E,lmnn,ls' nomc to hnr since fine
cvrninm sLc had rrncotrI 70 her his
u(1nr of m,rr;omn and no one in thc
honso hnt WijIic over incurred after
or smoke Of him. But in the silent
| stiffness Of her own room. the ouos.
tion often arose in AIathca's mind
"Docs thcc think thee would like tc
500 him marrirI to onnthcr9" ! sirb
and thn ,ro,siuo. of tnors IN hnr cyos
v.a, aI,rnvs tLn orswnr Showct linn
'onosinn"i,,, ~ +I,o stroot hrt = Lny
w u,Ss ,Ln n,,i,, rocn",it;nn no ".avr Lor
pr;1n o,I s'rrlT hnII hv tnrns th,
asca,,I,ncv ~ how Laart and shn do
tar,,;n"d y IoM,,,h ~ ScnI him N,
smnii anIo',n+ lie, stnod ana;nst Lrr
A. a. I hnr nsnnni,i rnrnnSt h. L3I oIw,v.
accnmnonicd whofnvrr was srnt from,
tLc stprr with a bin Of tbc same 81
thot She conlJ at anv time see her
ovoct ;ndoItnInnss f. him Tho Hills
hn,rnvor ,yoro ol,vovs rorointrJ The
.aIn nf n;rrc IF rmLroidnrv occa.
,;nU,lIr s;ncr sLc had boon in her
now homo had kcpt her sunplicd with
- TttIn m"mcv 50 that She easily
r,iscI tbn ownnpt necessary to liuuii.
49,, a., I,lt
Il v,,s with No I;+t,o onitot;,n the
h,;nr rnto r.,s dronnnd :, Ihn post or
ticn Thorn was nntlino in II whirl
raIlod fr a rnrlv bnt she secrotl,
hnn,J 10 ,n+ s,,,In ,rora in orswor
! SGr rnntoi Inwnvcr in voin-Nmo an.
s,ror car,o
Win new rcsoIntcness Alatbca Dc.
/ tor,,;ncd to d;.miss all thou~hts of
NJ EImrn5s rrom bcr mind Sho GO.
Ion+nI Lorl.s rrn,,, tho lnwor, nor "a
tL,r Inft ,n1 snnnt an Lnr I~isnrr timn
IN rcadin~ anI stnIvina. She lannhn1
and SanSr Lnr oIi f,vnritn s@nrs
tho,ah Wi,I;c sometimes comnlainci
Lnca9So shn wnnId stnn short who,
Lo ,vaS oIn,o,t ,SIcon and Inonino. hc,
hooI down rnnn the pillow wonI,
scor, ~ fnroot what she was doino,
Wall,inm became distasterul 70 her
mil G3oIIv nothino. bnt = ,rnssino
mnonss;tn c1,II ;mJucc her tn oo int
+I,o Strnot
" nnt No.o,- ,oo1,oa y, with . o,io
..,;i' na''t '; -nia 'I,,h ~ lonn"r m " ;nta III ~,
"i,'e, 1 ,;sI,'1 ",. .ha, sto Ill ,'ar
sur"o ~ .i ~. :, .'l,I. '''o ,,oI I'e' ~,
n.;, U.; a;,' " o,,L, 9o M III I'LL arn,,.,
;aa n's,' ,nn I,H nu, w orao,omt hoa boo,
n, '','J1 ''' nv t'o ,a't s7o,caat barr-o,,,
~ "';"to, tntu.ann , o1i tho rnomhors -
,hn N,'Sl han,,oho,l from Amt Mercy bor
.nir ,mI "I"'t, Inwn ~ thn Mack and whiic kit
ton that ninhtIv nnrrrJ in Willie,
o.n,, W. '""' '
" T. I.'. ,ro r,;,a or,orroo, 1,,o :, IN
,rnp tL,t AIatbna tnn,- =, sudden do
tnr,n;na tin, ~ visit n Sick family a Ii,
tla nnt If tho yiIlame Amt Ncrc,
''nt w Nv l;ttI, LaSPct IF dn,;racio.
pS pp"S FIJI FIJI or tinIl,. rSal;nms She sot on
""I tan l"', onnona m of morn,, ~
, ''' II ~, wasa , lnn~ ~ w,IllHsomethinr owe
=. q m;lc~an1 tho oniotncss and plca,
u "n.nn., .,''1 81 thn tn Az. ;",,;to1 +La boo,
L ah'hess ~ " ny 'ht ,Lo.h., 10y, I'' '''0 ~
- y " sann ns shn VS. f,irlv bcvon
u 40 a?o,' 90 9'-o ill., Vs." AIatbo, %a,,
y ,'ie '',,.''' ~ Vi wy ','"2 La,. nansino.s
ncrSeIi up 1'y, eii'1c'y t'oi. ~ ~ =, ,5n t;9,
llSl lnlha h Wa.'IenoI ,',oJ onJ o c,crishcd h,