St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-06-21

! black velvet for trimmiurs
i As result Of those discussions the
elder Girls decided that if w,nld ho
very pleasant to make Emma a sur
prise party. and every ono take some
little present. The parents. who
were accustomed to drnv thcir child
rcn nothing, especially dnrjnu holiday
week, seemed to catch the snirit. and
! it was at last settled a week before
hand, that they would make Mrs.
Brainari, the minister's widow. a gen
uinc old.faslioncd donation visit,
On Christmas eve the widows house
was almost taken by storm, \ thought
ful vouno. Iolv had wl,isncrcl to EN-
ma the iav before that u few friends
intended to call rnon her the next
evening, so she mirht not be entirely
unprcparcd, but no word was spoken
of the party. What then. was her
surprise on receiving the present Of
beautiful blue mcrno from her little
pupils. velvet bonnet and nice shawl
from the older school.rirls. hcsidcs a
warm double shawl for her mothcr-a
comfort she greatly needed
Besides there were great baskets Of
groceries and all sorts Of provisions.
brought hv servants around to the
storc-room, and one mcncrous.hcartcd
merchant, whose pet ,anrntcr Emma
instructed, sent his man around with
a barrel Of flour and his commitments
to Mrs. Brainarl. The widows heart
and ewes were fnll as size moved about
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winter and as Emma cxnrcsscd il
" tLcv c,ulI hardly he any richer"
Her mother was NOT obljmcd to work
:, hard nor was her mind continually
barrasscd with the thought of what
shn must do 70 secure them daily
broad os a consequence. when sprino
returned she was in better health than
She had Erown for wears
Emn,'s n,nuIority n a,nono. her little
rhormc did not diminish, for it was
founded on respect and love. \ COM
panv Of them came one day to Mrs
Harris and begged that she would
"lct Miss Brainard hear all their les
sons" She smiled and told them she
would "scc about it in the spring, but
they must say no more about it now"
She was pleased with their request.
il bcinr an important point with her
to have popular teachers. And as
the primary teacher was to leave at
the end Of the session she offered the
situation to Emma.
4 hundred dollars a year 1t
seemed an almost fabulous sum . and
/ she could 90 on with her French and
drawinrlcssons besides. Emma threw
herself! into her mothers arms and
fairly cried for 10y. Her duties now
were more arduous, but she had a kind
and cOnsidcrate friend in Mrs. Harris,
ever ready to instruct and encourage
her. She was as strictly faithful as
ever, even in the smallest matters, and
her entire success was 40 matter of
surprise to those who had watched
her course.
A gentleman wrote one day 10 Mrs.
Harris, inquiring if she could recon-
mend to him young lady Of superior
requirements and some experience III
teaching, who would answer for head
teacher III his boarding school.
She felt that Emma was the very
one he needed, but she could hardly
make up her mind to break the matter
to her, it being so much for her own
interest TO keep her. She did not al.
low that motive to rule her, however,
but laid the case fairly before her.
Il should love very much, Emma,
to have You remain with me-" she
said, but can not offer you half the
indrccmcnt. Consider the matter well
and let me know your decision to
morrow, if You please
but what do YOU advise me to do
Mrs. Harris? Your Judgment is fa
better than mine in the natter
You arc rather hard to compel m,
to decide AGAINST NV own interests