Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-11-03

tHe jan, adopting nice dirty llttlt
J orphan, or passing round ira, Is a
a wOman's rights meeting," re
z piled the mink Trix, tartly, VIII,
never could forgive Belle for lav
ing lovely complexion, and 81
, much hair Of her own that she ney
. er patronized either rats, mice, wa
: terfalls, switches or puGcombs.
"Well, | might do wor4e, and
think Of the two, I'd rather amust
myself so, than as some young Ia
dies do, who get into the papers
for their pranks," returned Belle,
with moral all.
Suppose we have little recess
and rest while Polly plays 10 Us
VIII you, Polly? 1t will do lis
good; they all wanted to hear you,
and begged I'd ask"
Then | will, with pleasure;'
and Polly went to the piano with
such obliging readiness, that sew
eral reproachful glaf ces fell on
Trix, who didn't need her glasses
to see them.
Polly was never too sad, perturb-
ed or lazy, to sing, for it was al
most as easy to her as breathing,
and seemed the most natural outlet
for her emotions. For a minute
her hand wandered over the keys,
as if uncertain what to play; then
falling into sad, sweet strain, she
sang "The Bridge Of Sighs." Polly
didn't know why she chose it,
| but the instinct seemed to have
been a true one, for, old as the
song was, it went straight to the
hearts of the hearers, and Polly
sung it better than she ever had be.
fore, for now the memory Of little
Jane lent it a tender pathos which
no art could give. 1t did them all
good, for music is a beautiful ma
gician, and few can resist its power.
The girls were touched by the ap-
peal; Polly was lifted out of her.
self, and when she turned round,
the soflened look of all the faces,
told her that for the moment, fool
ish differences and iriyoulous be-
liefs were forgotten in the one Wo
manly sentiment of pity, for the
wrongs and woes Of which the list.
eners' happy lives were ignorant.
That song always makes me
cry, and feel as if had no right to
be so comfortable" +" said Belle
openly wiping her eyes OIL a crash
towel.
"Fortunatcly such cases are very
rare = said another young lady who
seldom read the newspapers.
IL wish they were, but I'm afraid
they are not; for only three weeks
ago, l saw a girl younger than any
of MS, and no worse, who tried to
destroy herself, simply because she
was SO discouraged, sick and poor"
said Polly.
do tell about her." cried Belle,
eagerly.
Feeling that the song had paved
the way for the story, and given
her courage to tell it, Polly did tell
! it, and must have done it well, for
the girls stopped work to listen,
and when she ended, other eyes be-
side warm hearted Bellies, were
wet. Trix looked quite subdued,
Miss Perkins thawed to such a de-
gree that something glittered on
her hand as she bent over the pink
pinafore again, better and brighter
than her largest diamond; Emma
go' up and went to Polly with her
face full of affcctionate respect,
while Fannie, moved by a sudden
impulse, caught up costly Service
plate that stood on the table, ard
laying a fve-dollar bill in it, pass
ed it round, quoting Polly's Ian
guage-
'"GirIs, I know you'll like to
! help poor little Jenny begin again,
and do better this time
1t was good to see how quickly
the pretty purses were out, bow
generously each gave Of its abund-
ance, and what hearty applause
broke from the girls, as Belle laid
down her gold Tumble, saying with
an April face:
"There, take that! I never have
any money, somehow it won't stay
with me, but | can't let the plate
pass mo this time.
When Fanny brought the con
tributions to Polly, she had just
gathered it up n her hands, with
such a glad, grateful face, that the
girls wished they had more to give.
"Ican't thank you enough" she
said, with an elegant little choke in
her voice. "This will help Jenny
very much; but the way it was done
will do her more good than double
the money, because it will prove to
her that she isn't without friends,
and make her feel that there is a
place in the world for her. Let her
work for you in return for this she
don't ask aims she only wants EN-
ployment and a little Kindness, and
the best charity we can bestow is to
see that she has both. From Hiss
AlcottS old fashioned Girl.
- Chief Justice Chase, it is now