The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-22

answered according to my own conviction, |
that nothing was wrong there; and away / went |
on my errand, praying mentally the whole way
that II my mission was for the boys good |
might be successful.
To make long story short. | succeeded,
though the salary was very small; but he was to
board in the house. Then, all due observances
being paid 10 Richards present employers,
money given to the misguided boy TO release
him from debt, receipt for each small sum
paid insisted upon SEEING a handsome
present being made to kind Mrs. Reed, had
the satisfaction OF knowing that he was in a bet
ter position, 20 near his sisters that they could
have gentle influence over him; and, free from
his old companions and from the incubus of debt
he could now look up with light heart and,
hoped would make his way IN the world. His
last words at parting were, ''You have saved
me- mamma, but do not tell my father"
MY boy" j replied 81 never concealed q
tainly am not going to begin now. Your father
has never deserved that you should dread hlm,
and why should you do 2"
81 do not exactly dread his knowing about it;
but he will think me such fool, you know,
mamma, to give away at the first temptation.n
Possibly he WILL and you have passed
correct opinion upon your own conduct. You
are now doubly armed TO become wiser in flu
ture. leave you in perfect confidence. You
have only to have faith that Gods help will
come II you ask 1t. No long prayer is needed.
God help me y are the talismanic words. But
OF one thing be sure-He sees you dl,CGys Do
not act the fool before the high majesty of God,
and yet be afraid OF your fathers opinion; that
is cowardly as well as foolish"
Mamma you do use hard words.n
"No Richard; / only call things by their
right Names"
And now, at the moment of departure, my
heart nearly gave way, but the hurry which
generally accompanies the last farewell the in
slant before entering the train scarcely allowed
me TO think.
1 dared not own to myself how desolate home
would seem. ! was very anxious for Alice, who,
lN.Nw,
evening grew into midnight before we were
aware OF it, for not till Alice had retired did |
venture to tell my husband OF Richards indis.
creton. 1t is a bad plan to tell of the faults of
q sister or brother before either the one or the
other. Arthur only laughed and said:-
1T is no more than expected, Mary; but |
am glad you did not worry me about it. You
cannot expect to make boy a saint / rather
think it is OF service to him when young to let
him feel the grip of trouble of his own making;
ana this, you will allow, was MasCet Dicks
case.n
"But supposng had not gone to London,
and he had iallen into crne?"
sit is useless supposing cases. In nine times
out of ten | believe that boys may be rescued
from incipient vice by judicious management,
never by stripes or by abuse. Fear and unkind-
ness have driven many youth INTO o wnri:ht
wickedness. But about Alice, Mary, am very
anxious, though she looks very well tonight.
dare say it's all my fancy"
Alice had for a long time given me much
d1Alely. Iu6 pdlllu transparency Ol neT COn-
peXion almost startled a stranger. Her eyes
were CHASTITY bright, not with the sparkling life
of health. Neither stlmulants of tonic medI-
cine nor OF wine strengthened her; exercise,
she looked corpse-like; indeed, nave known
her to Cry even when she had TO 90 up stairs or
up a slight ACTIVITY. The doctor suggested
that her stays should be loosened, but as my
girls never wore stays only corset bands with
out bones or steels, there was no remedy in this
advice. ''She will grow out OF it," he said.
Meantime she seemed TO grow into it, for she
became worse. If she took any food beyond
simple bread and butter, any drink beyond
milk and water, she suffered greatly, and very
much as if she were bilious, though her nausea
and weakness did not yield to the medicines she
took. There was an inertness IN all her move
ments, want OF tone, OF vigor in her constitu-
tion, which Yves unnatural to health. | had
Often seen other girls thus suffer, bat had never
heard OF a remedy, except steel and similar
tonics, which too frequently we're of no avail.
Fortunately it was suggested by friend TO give
her
The raw white of q new.laid egg beaten to a froth
in wineglassiul OF cold water; this dose to be
taken three times day, quarter of an hour before
breakfast, dinner, and superior tea.
1t was tried with perfect success. In two
months she was different being, could walk
up hill or anywhere else, and without fatigue.
The color returned to her cheeks, and elasticity
and sprightlness to her frame, and her eyes
now shone with all the clearness of entire
health. During the time she was taking the
remedy she had milk and water tor breakfast
and tea and toast and water made tUtth JOHiaG
10 GttT tor other beverage.
So much confidence have in this remedy for
want OF strength in young iris from fourteen to
twenty, that hope every one who reads this will
endeavor to make known this simple cure
which is also equally effcacious in recovering
strength after an attack of the jaundice.
pray, Alice, had you any admirers paying
you visit in my absence 2" asked, one day.
''Tell me all about them if you had.r
In har hnfM Mrc hall
Agnes. If there had, mamma, l should not
know they we're my admirers and il | knew
! them to be so, don't think could talk about
them"
I "What. not even to Agnes?"
! 81 DO not know, mamma. / have never haC
an admirer Perhaps | could tell Agnes
but ---n
"And why not tell me, Aepes? Every CIR
must have an admiIer, lover, before she mar
| ries perhaps more than one; and who should bt
her con6dant but her mother? mother. who
has been through the ordeal OF Gourtship herself
! can best tell where the pitfalls le."
You may smile ncredulously. my dear Alice
but there are pitfalls in courtship, and one step
upon them sometimes unconsclously, and dow
| tumble our prospects OF happiness. Let me lei
| you the power which frequently digs them-n
| other potent agency than that known by tn
| name of female friendship. Sometimes wltully
| and sometimes otherwise, the mischief is don
which leaves the confding girl a victim O
| treachery."
''But. mamma, like Agnes Marshall so much
/ should be sorry not to keep up her acquaint
| ance."
"Do so bv all means, Alice; but never men
ton word of your heart affairs 20 any com
panion.n
Weeks passed away, and yet on the part c
Alice there was much reserve. She liked To b
alone, excepting when Agnes paid her a visit
and then she seemed a different being. One Ga
Mrs. Marshall called, and in conservation CON
planned that Alice seldom went there, and the
felt it rather q slight ""Tis true she alway