Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-01

was the poor creatures CONSERVATION Il
hear thar two chests containing linen haC
been found in her garden. Protestation:
would hardly have awaited her had ah,
been able to make them. Her going
away. although perfectly natural in q
mother. was so suspicious. and the whole
matter so like contrivance, that TO jai
she went of course, as an accomulice, oi
as a receiver of stolen goods at the least
1t is at all times hardship. ma am
and no one knows it better than we do
to a laboring person to be shut up, de
prived Of ill means of earning bis bread
and all his affairs going it may be to ruin
and confusion; but what it was to Martha
no one can fully conceive. Her own
honest calling was broken up and that
probably, forever; but it was fot her
daughters orphans, That her heart
yearned most bitterly. Their father was
far off at sea, and four little creatures
under seven, had ND one to look after
them but ah elder sister hardly ten. No
sooner did this good child hear az her
grandrtiother's deplorable case. than she
left her brothers and sisters with neigh,
boz, and walked four miles to the jail
She was quite ashamed to ring at SO fine
"a place, and the very sight of that huge
iron door made her heart die withia her.
/ dare say she might have stood long
enough, had not countryman come in
with sack of wheat for the tread mill,
and nearly knocked oves the poor little
petitioner before he was aware. He was
good natured fellow. however, and to
make amends for the fright, he took her
by the hand and led her to me. Here :
little one crying mortally. Master Por
ter" says he, . suppose she is daughter
to some Of the jail-birds aloft, and wants
to see EN-.
My grandmother is an honest womar;'
sobbed out the poor child, land Never
wronged any one"
Where are yoat father and mother,
child 2" said ; they would have more
sense to do her service"
9" My fathers in the West Indies. sir,
answered she, Quite sensible, and my
poor mothers in the churchyard. DO let
me see my grandmother, that | may go
back and give the little ones their
dinner"
What little ones? Are you the
eldest?"
Yes; sir, of FIVE; and there is no one
to do for them but myself, now that God
has taken my mother, and wicked men
my grandmother
| took the child by the hand; and sen
ding word to turnkey to call down old
Martha to the visiting cell, stood myself
on one side Of the CRATE you say 1t 81
course as you went throughJ and The poor
grandmother soon appearedson the other.
Wnen little Jane--that was her name
found that instead of kissing and crying
over her, she could not get nearer to her
than Eve foot passage with two iron
gratings between allowed, and sobbed
violently, and squeezed her head against
the bars as you may have seen a poor
Gagged bird do. Martha was nearly
overcome by the sight; but she vas .
good pf6us woman, and had committed
hef case to One above, so she did her
best to comfort her grandchild. and gave
her world Of good advice as how te
manage the little ones and be mother te
them. Many pious comfortable word
has it been my lot to hear, from the otter
side of that wicket, to the poor deluded
ones within, but it is not often that the
prisoner turns preacher and comforter, as
Martha did
:. Go your way home, my DEAR she
said, and do your duty to the little one:
there. / shall never repent having done
mine to my own poor child that Is gone
but / am justly punished for not getting
some one to take my Charge while | was
away. 1t was tempting Providence te
act as did. However, if it be His will
something will come out on the trial to
prove me innocent; if not. I bless Him
and the good gentlemen that bull: this
place, that can sit and knit and read
my Bible in my own quiet cell, instead
of BEND 10 vile common room, hearing
curses, from morning till night. God
bless you. Jane; you may come back and
see me when you are sure. The children
are safe with some good neighbor; but
take warning and never desert your duty
as | did mine"
Little Jane cried bitterly, aud prom.
ised to mind all her grandmother had said
and return whenever she could be spared,
This was not often; but the little maid
was general favorite, and there were
many who would take their work to The
des0Iate hearth, and rock the cradle Of
the mothefIess child, while Jane ran tc
comfort and attend upon her.grandmoth
80 fFhn nnlv ltrvnrv which fIfA fTrosynf;l
mother priced was the broVerbial one Of
her profession a cup Of good tea--bul
this her confinement prevented her earn
ing. and though cheerful and contlspted
over our wholesome prison fare sh,
missed her accustomed cordial. Little
Jane guessed as much, and one day DIS shs
was going out. took courage from my
hearty good will, to say how much sh'
wished, if possible, to make sixpence II
any way.
Make sixpence, child" said !. T ant
wl1v 9u ShA fnid f,ld ma with some