Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-22

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She tried to smile, but the tears came instead.
Mrs. Stirling took her hand with comforting pres
sure.
Don't cry Better times are coming to you
now. I am sure can influence you great deal
more work. You shall have enough to do, and
we must see that you move out of this damp, un-
healthy place. :"
Sister Annie smiled sadly.
sThe landlord has seen to that madam. can
only stay herethree days longer. He wants to let the
room to tenant who will pay more; and [ have
been troubled for fear should net be able to go
out and find another place"
"Well, you must not feel anxious. Just leave
that until tomorrow. Then if you are not able to
go, will find place for you. Itcannot be diff
cult matter to find one as good as this At any
rate tomorrow you shall see me again and in the
meantime the pay for the work little Jane brought
home will make you comfortable"
So saying, she put into the girls hand twice the
customary price for the embroidery she had done,
and without waiting for the thanks that trembled
on Annie Hadey' lips, she went out of the room,
down. the stairs, and returned home after this, her
first charity visit.
On the way she stopped but once, and that was
not to look into any of the windows gay with au-
tumn goods, or to exchange her hundred dollar
note on the Suffolk Bank for silk and satins. She
only went for moment to neat, respectabe-look-
ing house on Myrtle street, and then hurried home.
She met her husband, when he came to his FIVE
o'clock dinner, with beaming smile. The meal
was we'll cooked and neatly served; the wife op-
poste him was young and fair; and when John
Stirling rose from the table and went with her into
her evening room, it is no wonder he said to him
SELF that this being in ones home wasn't 80 bad
thing, after all.
"What is it, Nellie?" he asked, after while,
in answer to questioning look in his wifes eyes,
She drew near him.
"You are sure, John, you can spare me that five
hundred dollars without putting aside any rghtful
claim?"
81 hope so, Nellie; if had not thought so, l
should not have given it to you, much as love to
please you
"Then what" she spoke hestatingy, "what if
wanted very much indeed to use it for something
else?"
"I do not understand what you can possibly
mean"
For answer she detailed to him the different
events of the day. hen she was through, she
said:
"It seems so hard, John, for that poor girl,
ministers daughter, too, to be suffering for want
of food and living, or rather dying, by inches, in
that miserable, damp, unhealthy place can see
how with five hundred dollars, could make her
so comfortable. I stopped in at Nurse Smead s on
my way home to-day, and found that she had a
nice, bright, good sized room, which she will let tor
seventy dollars year. There is stove in it al
ready and carpet on the floor, and thirty dollars
more would supply it with everything needed tor
comfort Now, if I could pay the rent of the
room year in advance for Annie Hadley, and lit
it up neatly, what fine start it would be tor her.
1t would give her such rest-such freedom from
care. She would have time to get we'll She's
very skilfu with her needle, and, with the work
she could easily do, she could live so nicely, and
Jenny could go to school. I have it all planned
and there, with your permission, goes the hundred
dollars in my pocket.
| John Stirling looked at his wife, and it seemed
to him, with the generous, unsel6sh light ilumi-
mating it, her face was the face of an angel. But
he did not say so then
HE answered her, in the tone of one raising an
objection, "But what would you wear to the party,
Nellie? I should not like you to look shabby"
Trust me for that. can wear my wedding
dress. 1t is such rich, heavy white silk, and it
is not soiled at ALL With little different arrange
ment of the trimmings it will be as handsome as
. anything I could get But are you quite set upon
giving that party, JohnT'
care you not, dear?'
II was"
There was pause for few moments, in which
Nellie tied and united the tassels of her little silk
apron several times When she looked up an ea-
ger light shone through the mist which had some
how gathered before her eyes.
IT suppose there are many people in the city,
John, just as worthy as Annie Hadley, and need
ing help just as much?'
'Without doubt, Nellie; plenty of worse cases,
especially now as winter is coming on.
"Could you help me to find them?"
II think l could. Some of the cases Of desti-
tuition, which he cannot afford to relieve, make
Il business llllIl 5 ucuTC uclt allllUSl every
'"Then four hundred dollars extra, which you
would not have given otherwise, will do great
deal, won't it?'
eyes, great deal. 1t is large sum-"
Eyes, it is large sum, as you said last night,
John: to be spent on single evenings entertain
ment for those who do notneed it; but not large
when we compare it with the wants of those who
suffer- John, have no wish to give that party.
Will you take the money for doing good?"
but those who have invited us, Nellie? The
Iurlbuts, the Graysons all your many friends? =?
One wouldn't like to be thought mean?"
"We can ask them all, few at time-all
!. those we care for. Your ordinary house keeping
allowance is liberal enough for that. If that does
not please them, after all, John''-and the little
woman hid her face on her husband shoulder, for
she was one who seldom uttered her deepest
, thoughts, or mentioned, even to him, the emo
tions which she held most sacred-''if they should
, not approve it, it matters SO much more what He
thinks who told US to invite to our feasts the poor
, the manned, the blind. have been blind till to-
day, John. l don't care for large parties any
more"
"You shall do as your heart has counselled you
Nellie. The money shall be at your disposal to-
morrow. We will give our reception to.the guests
whom God himself graciously chose for u.s.
He said no more just then, but Nellie Stirling