The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01
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ibsard q touching story OFFS yodng
Tirl. tho daughter ola once eminent
nhvs,eIan, who, upou tho death of her
htber. was obliged TO support her
mother and horeelt. She undertook
che management Of = Kindergarten
school, and established her mother in .
a and comfortable home. She her
eslftook apartments in another section
Of the city. An intimate friend Of hers
uew ,nxious TO know how she was
living. On = card che had her address
= good street, n good house, in respeo-
table locality, but five miles away.
nCnrollne tells me che gets along
siccly.1 herold mother had sutd tothis
friend; "and she must, for you know
thst lie a very 6Es part Of London
whore sho 10. 6
So Caroline was sought out.
II foupdthe house. said the friend
Who related the story. 1T is q very
imposing mansion, Ave stories nigh,
Andin Rood,rcpair. "A servant came
% the door, well dressed but smiled
when 4 asked for Caroline.
"She was notIn; would o o be in.
81 told her | was an old friend, and
would wait. She emiled again.
would Icare about going up 30
high2 1t was over the children's nurs-
cry.
II said I would not mind, but l con-
fSss that / was wesry long before |
srrivedat the fnh foor. There l was
ushered into-I scarcely know how to
call it a o it was more like = closet.
Only in the centre could one stanI up
night. II was the garnet. No carpet
covered the floor, which was scroup-
ulously clean. A little trundle bed
stood In one corner, covered with a
coarse linen sheet, instead of a counter
pane. Under u calico curtain hung
her scanty wsrdrobe-two black dress
%. One chair. a little pine table, n
bit Of cupboard in one corner-these
we're all that were visible, with the
exception of q small bathing tub in
one end Of tho poor little garrett.
"Trembllug at my own impcrtinence,
I opened the cupboard. One cup and
saucer, a spoon, a knife and fork, and a
loaf of bread. The tears rushed to my
eyes. She. who had lived in compar-
Stiys luxury, TO be reduced TO this!
mo sooner had l made my obscr
yAtlons than Caroline came in. shall
never forget her took as she saw me,
not Of pride, ut astonishment
"I thought 1 had 80 completely
buried myself that nobody would find!'
ne she cried, How kind you are.
"'My zeal girl, YOU could surely
Hive better than thisl' l exclaimed.
"tBut not cheaper was her reply.
NY expenses are next to nothing, you
must know. and could not
live as she does if l allowed myself
Injuries. She is very old, and must
not want the comforts she has become
accustomed to. Besides | have every.
thing l really need. My bread aud
water are sure, mud 1 am healthy. II
you look out you will see the swallow
nest just under my window. l feed
the pretty brides every day, and l
believe they know me. Ny books and
pApers are pleasant companions; l have
no neighbors opposite TO watch me, and
l want you to believe that | am very
bSppy; and if you see mau.ma tell FER,
also, that Caroline is as comfortable as
possible
"But, my child, do you never regret
the past?
"What good would that do me?
Regrets are useless dreams. Otcourse,
i'll could have poor papa sgain'-her
lip tremblod a little. She ran to the
closet, lifted her loaf, and laughingiy
aahed me if / was hungry.
"'Pray don't imagine that l want
snythmc,' she added, merrily. i have
little store Of figs, and nuts, and RAJ
aims that 1 cat for a dessert one or We
of the servants are yery willing to cook
me q little meat when | want it, and l
really do live like a princess; 80 don't
Waste any regrets on mo
81 came away from there said my
friend, feeling thatI had learned a
new lesson III human experience, aud
that there could be what l had never
even imagined possible, whose orcu.
pant WIS . young girl Of ninctecn, who
bad been reared in Il home OF af1uence,
end no dainticr vIands than a crust Of
bread and a cup Of cold water
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