Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-11
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wrong minors and cheered the melan
chOly flats; and presently the air, i'm
troduced by Betty in rags and tstters
was clothed by his rich voice as will
wedding garment.
at ish a very pretty little ting,
said Karl.
II knew you'd like it." answered
Betty, stopping to listen to something
unusual going on up stairs.
} The Misses Jones had been working
all day on the side-pleatings of tive
black alpaca suits. Their fingers be
ing cramped, and their eyes strained
they were feeling extremely cr-
No; | think, in their cases, can con
scientiOusly say, nervous.
Il hate the very sight Of a dress y
suddenly exclaimed Eliza, the youn-
ger Of the two. "This sleeves in
wrong, and We got to rip il out, the
the hateful old thingw
ELIZA Joues!" said Mary Ann
severely, "it's astonishing you dare
to go on so! You ought to. be prais
ing the Lord foI dresses to make and
hands to make 'em :"
Il don't careu answered Eliza,
wholly lost to reason and gratitude.
"YOu ought to carel It's the devil
seeking whom nc may devour that
makes you talk sO."
Il don't care if it isl" repeated the
wicked Eliza, contemplating the
tigh ly sewed sleeve.
80 my tgh0ta sinful heart !" eiacu.
lated Mary Ann. How Set up you
were lat Sunday! Verify, Pride
gOeth before fall :"
Poor Eliza, ashamed of her anger,
burst into tears and sat crying for
some time. At last, Mary Ann, for
getting the keen force of her last re-
mark, burst forth vehemently:
Don't tack ssdleDess on 10 your
blasphemy Liza. Snivelin, won't
-titrh nn pleats nor pull out hastings
nOT-n
Mary AIMS teeth came together
with snap like a steel trap. and,
crossing the room, she gave her sister
u vigorous shak-, being sn out of :em-
per she could not 81 eak. Verify,
'pride gOeth before fall"
At that moment the familiar music
Of the hymn was waited to their dis
trscIed Tempers. They listened, and
all the wrath melted W ynont tie n
81 wonder if it's that Intidel Uvr
man down stalls :" said Mary Ann.
"I'm afraid We'll never gather at
the river If We go on at this rate 2"
whimDered Eliza.
Mary Ann WINGED, but she stumbled
Oh great truth a. she answered:
II expect, Liza. we're just tired OuI
stitching and stitching 1t makes
one feel all on end, and grace sort OF
OGZe- OUT
suppose we sing a little too
Seems Ia me 'twOuld rest u.s." said
Eliza, opening a wheezy melOdeOn.-
Mary Ann felt some penance was he.
cessafy, aud chOked down her prOpen
sity To drive work. Thus, As the hymn
WAS ended by KarPs dramatic flourish
down stairs, it was Immediately taken
up 10y the asthmatic melOdean on the
second floor.
isn't that funny exclaimed Betty
raplurOusly. ''I'm going up, to see
who tits"
lhe Misses Jones we're somewhat
startled when their Come in" was
answered by little girl with 3 bright
face, and hair dressed a la Johnny
Chinaman.
"Do sing another. I couldn't help
coming in it was so nice"
why, child, who are you ?" asked
Mary Ann.
I'm Betty, and live on the fourth"
"The washerwoman's daughter, you
kuow," ssid Eliza to Mary Ann.
"Oh ~ said Mary Ann, just whit
frigid.
al came in to hear you sing" per
sisted Betty.
+ liza, though OF uncertain temper,
was naturally good natureu and + nd
of children, and at once sang another
hymn, aud yet another, for the de
lighted child.
"DO come again, Betty " said Eliza
at last, impulsively dropping Kiss
on Betty's clean face.
Don't be hasty, Eliza, said Mary
Ann with digiity.
Betty tripped up stairs, humming
the last tune in her absurd voice. As
she passed the partly open door of the
back room on the Third" she peeped
inland o dear me! the
song flew aW Ry as though it had OH y
come by mistake. There sat for
lOrn Bit of u woman in rusty black,
crying ike cnliu.
"What makes you feel bad ?" asked !
Betty, stepping in- Can't do some |
lining? I'm real sorry"
81 was thinking of my poor, dead !
baby, that's lost and gone, little girl,
said the woman. Somebody was !
ana IL made me think of her."
"Oh do come up and see mUther.-i
We've got a baby up in heaven too,
= little speek of a teenIy-tawnty baby; |
ahd mother says he knows 4 great deal |
MORN | dO-mOrln she does, too
P'r'aps he knows your CIR baby, you |
see, if the angels let 'em play together. !
Do come up, and lets ak mother"
walk in walk in Glad iOsee ye,"
said Betiy's mother, when Betty her
self had explained.
PERHAPS | Oughtn't to have come
up, but your little girl said you'd lost !
a baby and-life's so differenIw she |
sObbed.
$50 'tisl so 'tis!" said Betty's |
"but there's two ways lOOkin' /
Oh it, after all. l set great store on
nv Sammy. His father, ye see, died /
just a. BeIty'n / WAS calculatin' to 90
West and settle with I'm. Sammy's /
lace was about all had TO keep his /
raiher's luOks by. Betty's like my |
folks, the Calkinses. But. Ia me
" hat q sinful creatur'. I'D be mOur-
MIN tor i'm, when the good LOrp
Jesus and lots of angels Is tAkin' care
Jf 'Im. No danger of the Lords let
tim lin forget his mother scrubbin'
down here I've thought and thought
Oil i'm sometimes, when I've been a
workin' pdrtIketdr steady, till fore l
knuwed what l was dOin', I've laugh
ri right out, thinkin' how grand he
must De, and how he'd run to meet
me, when Jesus called me 10 60 too
It's great thing for US wicked NOR
Ial women to have darlin' mite Of an
baby up in glOrv."
81 WA 80 lonesome, never thought
Of that" said dispOnding Mrs. Bent.
Husband aud haven't taken much
eomfurt since baby died"
II wouldn't on no accoul be dis
eouragin', but seems to ME that way
Of takin' it does no airthly nor heav-
enly good, and is unpleasant all round
IL seems awful presumin' to think we
ken fix things so much betterin the
Lord, who knows everything, back
ards and fOr'ards."
There was a step on the stairs, and
Mrs. Bent ran down with the hint of
9 smile OH her face.
1--WE seen every body in the house."
said Betty; They're awful nice"
What, a cricket you be, Betty"
said her mgIleF