Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-11
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'hc hoItoI WAS over Inns Is her room
and the people you see around this place
are her friends. l am perfect stranger;
not one dollar do we own; grateful for
even this shelter, until we can return and
gather the remnants my dead parents left
in the confusion and distress. Grief tor
the dead and care for the little one is all
that is left me in this wide world. You
can we'll imagine l thought of nothing
but safety for ourselves, when it was to
be obtained, and flight from the horrors
| was helpless to mitigate. Oh shall |
ever, ever, be able to forget ?"
" You are only one of many, poor child
who must carry in their hearts the men,
ory of this terrible time. If you are
triendess, the God who permitted your
sorrow will also heal it, and new friends
will rise up to help the worthy and pro-
tect the orphan. We do wish not to for
ge. grief dear, but we know that time
will tighten it,
Miss Fosters voice had the true ring
of feeling as she said this, and the young
woman saw the first tears she'd in sorrow
with her own since her trouble.
This child is your sister, judge ?"
My sister, yes three others, father
and mother, were all taken from me in
one day. How we escaped touch of the
fearful disease is Il marvel. We wero
led to the boat by tho kind woman with
just what we had on, nothing moro we
have been here about two weeks, an eter-
nifty it seems, and still there appears no
prospect of II safe return. But, thank
tul rs | am for this woman's goodness, l
believe | should dlo before another such
n length Of time should elapso in this
place. We fear to go out, and still l
don't like to leave Susie in this close air
constantly"
" You must go right homo with me-"
"Oh, YOU aro IN angel and your conf
donce IN me shall not be abused. Until
| can go homo we shall be MS little trouble
MS possible. Perhaps | can make my
self useful. Oh, dear madam" )" said tho
girl between her sobs, "you cannot, per-
hups, have ever known what it is 10 be So
utterly alone, you cannot know how
sweet it Is to have friend onco more
We were so lonely, so wrctched, were
we not, little Susie 2' said she, patting
the littlo ono on the cheek in pleasurabe
excitement.
And so Miss Foster took her charges
home, and her brother was not li;tle
startled when tho sweet bushing face
and tho haunting sweet eyes met him Mt
the dinner table TINT day.
When he heard al the particulars he
said with tender admiration.
SISTER, you ARE woman Of quick per-
ception and excellent judgment, how
wiso it was to bring them horo. I'm
sure / never would have thought of such
n thing"
The old maid and tho young doctor
lost much Of their quiet comfort by this
addition to their little household but
they appeared to gain n vnst amount OF
pleasure in the company Of tho little girl.
Miss Foster endured the disarrangemort
OF her household affairs with an amiabli-
ty quite remarkable, took the greatest de-
light in making pretty little garments,
and actually became frolicsome herself
occasionally.
"F, r." or Fannie Talbot proved her
self as ovoabe in character us her face
! indicated, and Miss Fosters "quicl per-
ceptionn noticed that her brother stood in
danger of suffering severe loss, anato-
micalIy speaking, but the Same faculty
that made this discovery also observed
tho article had fallen into tender hands.
In the meantime the doctor had taken
measures to have tho young lady's prop
erty protected, and sent responsible
party to attend to all her affairs when it
was safe to do 50.
d" Dear Miss Foster" said the young
lady ono day, "dont you think il Ia
about time for US to relieve yoa Of our
troublesome selves ?"
"Do you want to leave US 2'
Want to leave you! You who have
taken us to your heart and home without
question, cared for US, cheered us as IL
you had known and loved us always; and
all on trust"
"My dear, if people would accept
more Of that which has an il-seeming on
trust they would find much more that
was trustworthy. But suppose you go
into the Doctors study and redeem your
handkerchief and see what he says about
your leaving. You had better follow his
advice"
Fanny knocked at the study door and
was invited to enter. She stepped inside
and hestated.
II came to redeem my lace handker-
T chief"
Ycu will have to pay dear for it,
said he, coming towards her.
Fanny"
/ That was all-but she looked dreadful
guilty when he led her to his sister little
later, who simply said with quiet mean
= ing:
@ AS one longs for a touching melody
, or beautiful picture"
I
A coUurRYMAN with his bride stopped
at Troy hotel, the other day. At din
, ,ar uban the waitar nrespnted n bill oil