Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-22


Il have come Mrs. Lane said, wiJA ID,
sweet grace which had made her a welcome
guest in far different scenes, ..tJ see {
could arrange something Tor your c1mlyr,
but first Of all, you must have some toasl
and tea, and giving her little guide some
money. she sent her out to procure fuel, and
sat down herself, in the meantime, beside
tie bed where the sick woman lay. with heI
baby asleep upon her arm. The wan, Tale
face upon the pillow was rot beautiful .
Anna Lane could not he romantic gr -entI-
mental about this woman, could hy no means
realize her into a heroine. Yet there was
something good aud truc IN her ,zpI,s-i1u,
and when she turned to place the baby more
comfortable. light and glow oi mother We
Illuminated her features till th,y were hct-
ter than pretty. Nrs Lane Wa .. long iu
learning her history.
She had been used all Ger ..ic .o sei. i,-
pendence. Before she was married sire
worked on a sewing machine thoroughly.
But when james Stanton married her 1e
had gwen .t up. lie was m,gaiu.e- p
carpenter, and bio sa1- Kept l.,u c..l-
t0rtably. They had MOT hil .a allh aHN-
ever, for during the eleven y. r- Cd. ....-
marriage, three children a.-lse- -.l us.
had Left uow had come and e.c. VIZ. Tee
bic things, tl-t 12st sl,tl H.al i'r Clue
doctors and medicine. !hTu 'lsr hei.-e
. this baby Gene. a scafllaE Iai -.,ra say
where her husband was az work. he hIa ii-i.
len from the fourth story ui q AJusr. and
had been brought home g. her dead SIZE
had sold almost all her furniture. and got
along bg that means untl she vas able % De
about. and then She had iei- the Tab, L.-s
Ellen and gone out 10 do DAY "JfA .i
washing and CLEANING. it was labor whieA
She was not strong enough ioI' D'' l' ""'
The only occupation She could get. ana ailtI
while sle had take4 o. severe cold, ana h-t
grown 70 III mat she could Dor ec' 9st .-- 80.
iAcy hal eaten up everything they .il' -"-
this morning ioI the hrs- tme, she hal -en'
Ellen out 10 try T. 90 -5i.a- in4 '-le"he-g'
TO Keep Lhem alive until sHs -a.- &'iE
again. Ana s5 must haFt a,en T.-'
ma am, that sent her toyou. =le flr'iai,4- .
Mrs. Lane, helpless, pretty little tuas.
scarcely knew what - say. Her heart beat .
Win tulnultnous thryos o. pity Aei eye
were i1ii oi tears. In al her sammy -lt .
slc lad never before Lc.- --e-1at ID tlA-
tact "ith actual gaunt misery an 1--iiu.
ton. At last Thought 5eculTed ~ hes--
I'll you only nae a sewing machine nos"
You could taAe WORK nome when l-l
1elLer- c9uIdn you, and support F'lis.-
and children Co nicely
The woman sighed d deep -0llsei--~
sigu Of heartfelt longing.
YES. ma anil could, ,hut y0u luIv tL--'s
au impossible IT, can never -.t one. I'D
iu only TOO thankful f can ..t w.i.
enough g. re-. out again d lar.
don't -aas what y-iI become ut ..e .ti-
iren.
"B-t God knows, wal-f rel 5..- io--
-JillY lie Iltlcs gs a- father Il.- l.-
children.
Then came Ellen with coal ana aal.ir--.
and the subject was not alluded 10 again.
" heH tne.r I've % clock dinner was lgtl
that afternoon John Lane Uln- raii7 into
the sitting room with his Vile liz h. b.
pleasant surprise for her, and laid l- .a ler
LAP, 10 tie shape oi check tr m .Hu-
Of tEo hundred dollars
'lhere, ,lu4li.sli5 -.l1 as -2lI. t--l,
OF yoar carIer busiIc-- has pros l--- ta-
year, anu what is 1t good ilr bat g. r-L,
home bright, ana wife happy
She turned her face and touched a-r liT=
silently e. the kind hand resting 20 Ter
shoulder. Perhaps John was .uplll--4
that she expressed -er pleasure SD quietly
lie had anticipate lie. 81 --lE- -l merry
eznit'-i9n, her dclsA5sd el-- about -
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