Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-11-17

most happy to be able to make some return
to his daughter. Poor Annie! Reared in
luxury, beautiful, peaceful, truly accom-
plished and good as she was, she must not
want for means while we have abundance.
Annie Duncan a seamstreSsl Can it be
possible? Her marriage was very unfor
tunate. | heard of her miserable husband s
death; and, when | went to see her in her
former elegant abode, ] found that the
house and furniture had passed into the
hands of creditors, and that she had disap-
peared, no one could tell me where.
Il will get her address in the morning
from Miss Thomas, said Mrs. NJ, ''and
drive around with some sewing IF it proves
to he stranger, that will afford an excuse
for calling. | am really very impatient to
know all about it. -
Julia had listened to this conversation
with unutterable dismay. She hoped the
poor creature" whose presence she had
declared contamination, might prove to be a
total stranger to her family What would
her fashionable acquaintance say! And
the girls who had heard her speak as she
had done that morning?
The next morning Mrs Monroe carriage
drew up at store on sixth avenue. Mrs.
NJ. allighted, rang the bell fGr the fourth
floor, and was soon seated in the neat little
parlor with her old friend.
1t is unnecessary to describe the inter
view. 1t was long; for there was much to
be told and much to be heard, and the
traces of tears might be seen on the faces of
both ladies when they separated The
work left in the carriage was not alluded to.
Mrs. NJ. went home full of joy at her sue
cess, to help her husband devise some plan
by which Mrs. Duncan could be assisted,
without seeming to place her under any oh
legation.
Mr.. Allston had paid large amount for
Monroe, when the latter had been, as it
seemed to himself, hopelessly involved for
which he refused to receive, af, erward, more
than the principal. The interest was now
estimated and found to be large sum
more than enough for the support Of Mrs.
Duncan family until Annie's education
was made out and sent to Mrs. d. las "a debt
due her father, aud to which she the only
heir was entitled. She never knew how
the debt was contracted but received il
gratefully, without the least wound to her
pride or delicacy.
In short time, Annie Duncans worth
became known to her fellow pupils, wbi {
her superior scholarship and ladylike de
pertinent mad. them admire ana love Ter.
HELEN Prize was taken from the schoo
by her shoddy mother, and placed where nc
plebian-that is, according to her definition
of the term-would be received. Away
from her influence, Julia felt the deepest
modification for her unkind judgment anc
to estimate people by any outside or merely
adventitious circumstances.
Annie graduated with the highest honor:
The apartments were exchanged for ;
goodshouse in desirable part of the city
and, through the recommendations Of Mis-
Thomas and the Monroes, a profitable schoo
was commenced The brothers were edu
Gated according to Annie ''plan, -and
mlde good and useful men. Annie and j u
liza became devoted friends
After teaching few years, Annie Dun-
can became the wife of most estimabl,
and talented lawyer. She left the care o
the school to her mo her and sister. After
travelling abroad for some time with her hus
band, they returned to an elegant home
presented them By his father.
Mr.. Price made one more unsuccessful
venture, that wrecked his foi tune and made
him discouraged, broken down merchant.
Mrs. Price kept boarders for while but
failing in that, she and HELEN were obliged
to resort to tailoring. Mr.. Price succeeded
in getting clerkship in wholesale estab-
lishment By means of his salary, and hi:
wife and daughter 5 earnings, they made
a comfortable living down town.
CoURTINa IN CHURCH young gentle.
man visiting Germantown some time ago,
happening to sit at church, in pew adjoin
ing one in which sat young lady for W hom
he conceived sudden and violent attach
men, was desirous of entering into a court
ship on the spot, bat the place not being
suitable for formal declaration, the case
suggested the following plan. He politely
handed the fair neighbor Bible, opened,
with pin stuck in the following text Sec
ond Epistle of John, verse 5-''And | be-
seech thee, not as though wrote a new
commandment unto thee, but that which we
had from the beginning that we love one
another.
She returned it pointing to the second
chapter of Ruth tenth verse-''Then she
fell on her face. and bowed herself 10 the
ground and said to him why have found
grace in thine eyes, seeing | am stran
ger?"
He returned the book, pointing TO the
thirteenth chapter of the Third Epistle of
John Having many things to write unto
you, would not write with pen and ink:
but | trust shortly to come unto you and
speak face TO face that our joy may be full -
4 Boston philanthropist, visiting the