Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-01-22

paDly JolIy tone |lbat sho VIZ" N"V"
noflin, nor didn't wanter; she didn't reck
on It was good for nigs." Her feet were
wrapped in rags instead of stockings,
over which she wore shoes ever so much
too big for her, and of two different sorts.
was going to give her stockings and
shoes Of my own, but to the great admi-
ration Of the children, who enjoyed my
confusion, she advised me "not to give
urn to her, for Celeste would take 'um
away as soon as she got home" / must
confess that her GOODNESS completely 81
lenced me, but ! mutely insisted on her
putting them on, thinking should feel
easier if ! knew her bleeding little toes
were covered until she got home at least.
| told her ! would come up aud see Ce-
leste the next day and she admitted she
should like to have me teach her if there
wasn't any other white folks round. !
cherished the plan of persuadng Celeste
to let me have her for private teaching a
little while each Sunday, but l did not
dare to tell Dot of it; so, loaded with
cakes and apples that the amazed children
gave her, she reluctantly went home.
The next day / trotied up 10 Celeste's,
and though exceedingly provoked to find
she had taken away the cbild's shoes and
stockings, ! managed to be mild, aud not
yex the woman, SO that after hard bar
gaining, she agreed to let me have Dot a
couple of hours every Sunday. Well,
after that she came regularly, and she
did learn fast. Most of my serious
teaching, in order to make All impression
on her mind, had 10 be done by hymns
and actual Bible words, for she had the
power OF taking the meaning of sen
tence, al! ignorant as she was, thai would
do credit to many well disciplined mind.
It attempted to tell her Of God and
heaven 10 my own words, she would
puzzle me with her grotesque questions
but when read the first chapter of ST.
Johns Gospel, and glanced up, expect
ing to meet the blank look OF entire stu
pdity, her eyes looked clearly into mine,
and she said simply, ayes, Jesus my Sa--
yior, is God" Often read the Reyela
ton to her, and she would frequently say
the heavenly city behind tho sky" when
5he had to carry work home moonlight I
evenings. / am ashamed now to think /
low much | worried over the cbild's ia
ure, and how / sometimes said every-
hing ] was doing for her would only
make her life harder | sometimes tho't
had possessed a home to take her 10,
should try and buy her; then the trou-
lie would come that on account Of herr
exceeding beauty, she was already worth
small fortune.
Her business being to do errands, she
vas always turning up. in all sorts of odd
places; and soon began to count that
lay long one when Dots smile had not
made sunshine for me. AT home, they
called her my dog, she used to follow me
about in such devoted manner; and
one instance of her love for me / shall
never forget. Southern springs are
ong way earlier than ours, and weeks
before / dreamed Of their dear presence,
Dot laid in with an old German woman.
and with the half dime laid up ever since
bought me a bunch of yolets.
)ne of those yiolets is in my Bible now;
Dots own slender fingers placed it there,
he last Sabbath we read together.
God took Dot, dear little children you
,now now why | did wrong to worry
bout her. A certain Wednesday, Ce-
este came TO me saying Dot was sick
md just crazy to see me. She added that
he Monday evening before, she had to
end her down TO the lower part Of the
ity with some work. that she got wet
through, and could not stop TO dry her
elf till she did another errand. As she
ooked at the child's illness simply as a
'exation TO herself aud / was disguised
It her selfshness, l was not sorry when
We reached her house, and she left me at
he entrance Of narrow passage, with
he direction, Just keep a going, and call
imeby, and she will hear you ?
went long way from the main
ouse, then said, Dot where are you?
Here, Miss Annie, and so glad
I turned aside into a dark, dingy room
nd lying on straw, blanket over her,
nd her old dress for a pillow, was my
Tile friend.
'What is it Dot 2 and / held the hand. {
nrning hot as they were.
Something is the matter with my
lroai; ! can't sing any more found /
was not her throat but her lungs, and {
rat she was very sick. She told me the e
ighis were just dreadful to her. because =
le could not get any water;' upon which 2