The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-02-16
MisrrIIunrullH Rmhirg.
Letter to the ai, Is.
BY AUNT HATTIE

o. Amt Hattie must set right down now anil give
YOU aleeture, ifiit is Monday morning. and eve
rythinv of course TO be done, for che cannot
work well till her mind's duty is performed.
want church yesterday. and saw you there,
and YOU looked so fresh and prettyl Your eyes
made me ihink Of q little cherub, now in Heaven,
who psed TO. even when on earth, make me
dream Of Heaven, and your checks were a. red
"a the clouds blnshing ut the last good night kss
Of the sun. Oh! you seemed so joyous 90 light
hearted and happy, as il the fountain Of life
within you hsd-only rippled over the Cinoo,h AMI
u,ossy stones where the sunshine laughed. aud
the birds sung, and the violets touched you with
their fps--not down into the deep, dark eaverEs
Of sorrow. where the sharp. jagged rocks fret
and the huge rough boul,iers lash the hnrryipg
waters into foaml j could hardly tske my eyes
of OF you, and that was the reason saw what
did! f't y EF&F ssrFf1 1teyE q
when the choir was singing one Of the sweetest
songs Of Zion. and all the congregation stood up
"A girl Of slight form and modest countenauce
came into the seat back of you. Her bonnet
was Of the coarsest straw and old.fashioned. and
her crinone did not trouble her about entering
the pew door. aud her faded shawl, in contrast
with your bright ones. look ms unsightly
mound Of gray earth. in the midst Of the most
lovely .parterre Of flowers You noted each gar.
ment In a second, and almost involuntary, but
very pereeptible smile stole to your lips. as you
glanced at the stranger, aud then at one another:
the poor girl saw IL too, for her chin qulyered
aud the tears sprung TO her meek blue eyes and
she made movement as IL to p,ss out of the
door. but the hymn closing just recalled her,
and she sent-.i herself In the fnrthest corner Of
the slip. as II sh. would shrink from sight
Now let me draw q pen-pieture for You 10
may do .ea good, and save the angels from ever
having reason again 10 look 40 snd when they
gaze into yonr spsrkin laughter loving eyes -
The gloon Of twilight is settling down closely
around the Sfsai s.s!ssSa ~inaews of aimly
lighted room in the outskirts Of the village
The home IL very hunsile the walls are bare, the
foor uncarprted, and not s;urie article Of fur.
nitnre but what Ia absolutely needed is ranged
round the room. In corner, lolStered up ny
pillows in q large arm chair. sits the mother,
hviding poor moaning babe in her nrms aud at
her side leaning heavily against her, sound aseep.
Is another child of three summers-a sweet, cnrly-
headed, dimplyd-cheek thing, with white.
rounded shoulders peeping above her scanty
dress and her soft delicate feet resting on the
cold floor. BY tho table ironing. sands girl Of
sixteen, her slight form, 30 young. bending be-
meath the double burden Of care and labor early
thrust upon II.
"Msry. are you most throughf' inquirss the
mother, in q low. weak voice.
"oniy two or three garments more Are you
tired sitting M 50 long anil hoiiing The babyi--
Ifyou are.I viii stop nov and take him"
"No. no. child, was only thiDkipg Of you.--
Ypu have been on your fe,t since early morning
oh liz is 60 hard 70 have your young life blighted
BY mins,'