, 1874-10-17

M pouta md Nlon Adam, goes to act down
hy lcr, rho says, go '7ay, dur! you don't lul
nc. Pears lko ilo conl!ln't stand int ar I'D
s an %s'f nk a asn ps5 '', e s
arna round hls nerk, nllo rayA, Lat jcH' n fiiit
pece; its mighty nics. n you lub 1llo, Adam,
1en' cat la.'c bt aud III g'b YOU nl my Tub md
,ninni dat Adam gbs It up, mud tn!tcn 1. lttlo
bio; but ho oonldnt swallar 1t, and 1t atuok fast
III ls truat mud DIR 'tis to tils .1ay; aud tlnta
VIA: no5cs dG 9,;;,i ,da1n's qple tn ebory ,nan
say, Whara ADAM ind Adm, o osp si stili be- be-.
hind de trco; ton t1a Lori soy, lor,lcr, 'W,nrs
.l'po l.id:' And do Lord aake, sWlat for , yot,
t'~'o t!9, hi1f NJ. An! Adm susuk ont aud oay,
tlone cast s il too Don n, ID Lord geta 'sprisit'
anEry, aud send down do llHhtnn. and dc lire.
aud do big sword, M o!,aso ON bof out dat nr
to toto do w6nd All water, md pick do cotton,
anl hoo do corn, III troubleaslon aud invent ebor
since"
Az thia point the aweYing won,on's groans
broke into wall. which wns tnlicn up by oihors
uutsl tho room was full Of ennfHeel lamontat!ons
and Calculations. inprecationy upon " tut old
aorplnt," n,itl ASSUMPTIONS Of prAiso to do
bresaed alahr.' Finally brother .ntrl,o!k NJ
were Roon diverted into The now chnnno md
tho audience roHo na their spirits became exnltod,
a,'ti aAona from QUO and othsr b,oke
tor'; to st.sr s2 ess e. ID do aeI~lnb eTGn &c
found tle Lord" l1audslakiuge, onbracings.
and congratulations. beGnnno geMcral; first
with tho wh'to -l,antshaiiny only boitlg
extended to thoIn. howoyor thon with tho old-
sisters promiscnously. We loft them iunping
Violently with tho oxceHs Of their emotions clnn-
ping llnis'is md shott:t1; rorltcrosly, until they
would allsls down overcome by phys1cnl cxhuus-
ton.
''Do think tl,ero wnp ono spark OF religion
in tho w!,olo proceeding ~ We'll, Il few i,ail a
litto apprehension of thu truth, but, with tho
majority. It was merely animal cxcltcmout.
incd dc'leato accomplished Indy, aud sll excel
lers Christian. She often yiuited tho negro
quarters 10 comfort thu afflicted read to tho Old
ind uick, mud 70 carry q bit Of choer to almost
comfortlets tlweili"py. Coming past tho wood
gold ring on tho l,tt!o ,inEes Of n girl ongcgcd
In piling wood Sl,o asked tho girl where sho
got 1t, and lcarnoa she found 1t III Tho mud juyt
above "a:et-1.,ark near TUG ia,.!llng. tho dny
n Methodist Of tho stsicler sort. Miss Jca,n,o
never wore je,7efry, excepting a brooch, wi,tse
usefulness nyct balanced its ornamental obiac.
ton; but slle foit impressed with deHt'o to OBJ
tam That ring slo found tho girl willing 10 sell
it, ard told hor to como up IT. tho evening
to concudo tho bargaln. Fiyo dollars an.l
1nEntity or goul clotAiuE, iildfciousy solicited
by Miss Jeannic, amply Gatisiieu tho dusliy eanl
scl, and the ring WIS srans9crycd to Miss Joau-
and. bore inside tho engraving, Your Be4sio."
had 10 doubt IN my own mind that it was my
friend " ClitH."-tho gift OF hio ht.lo Rebel;
but no inquiries that Wc Mato elicitcl any ingor
wearng the pretty ornament half il day, Mina
Jeanno laid 1t away, a1I wo Roan forget all
ubuut it, rather wantetl 1t. as ' Gilt had been
moro particularly my fie,d thar ho.a; but, iihd
ing thns she had all incxpcablo impreHnion that
bl,B had better Keep it. enid no marc about it,
and rs said, it wills laid away to no its time OF
usefulness for. i'll af.ur days, that impulse PROV.
cd to he SPECIAL providence that saved her from
despnir.
Tho summcr.days apcd By, bringing tho term
of our cnllStn,ort to il cluEe, mud, although no
woro sorry to pait from those wllo had proved
themselves truo friends amid tho aunoyAnocs,
prirations, aud dangers Of cunlp.iifo,. yot no
gladly lcturot' to tho comforts aud social prlyi-
lcges of cur happy homes.
Years passed. bringing trouble and eorrow to
Miss Jeaunie, ss She afterwards told me-
though. for limo. I Lost track OF her. MI our
homes wera In different States. Her good old
world, after but few weeks' separation. nnd,
llPou ectiling Ip tho old gent!cmnt,'B affairs, |
there was found 10 be hut liitlo left bnyonl tho
supply Of Jeannio'a present needs aud hot own
rncnt for the incroaHo Of hcr into,nc but It did
coined to tho household Of hor married ulster,
where sho found rcat and happiness With
the littlo people, 10 whom sho waa second
only to their mother. hut. after time,
misfortune. followed her here Tor, in tho
lizard tiuscB succeeding tho War, tho houBo iu
which her br0thor-n-law WIS Il partner failcd, I
aud his handsome residence aud its clegaut fur
l,iahngs wcru honestly given up TO The crc.lito,s.
allss Jenuu,o was cntteatcd to stay md tahc 4
ncr' nicha in tho humble homo to which her |
sister Tas resured; but eho could not collacnt to
add to the cxpenses Of m alreaaYIargo family,
and immediately set orselt TO thinking OF sone
icai'h bF which slo could earl her owll Btppor..
Sowing was ont OF the question, anti her eyes |
"ele weak; and her fnyolito occupation, toacl,-
ing. Wns quito Loo ar1uous for her dccatc health |
nntl dsort!crcd nerves. She Ind too much prdo
former 1,roBporitI, aud, taking her few worldly |
possessions. she .ousncyed to another S:ate, aud
aonght employment In strauge city.
After l1lany 1chuffs and dacouragemcnte, |
which wcro exceedingly trying to bel. proud and
soneitvo natusc, and just as alle had exhausted |
her slender lnoans hlle succeeded in getting |
something to do Gy which nllo could support her
solf, though the kind Of work wns Numerically
opposed, to her inclinasionH, and the profits
small She was to travel for Il lat';cs' furnishing
eto1o, and introduce ncv etyo Of corset, Which
was 60 made as TO be u isico support for akisLs,
and yet to 1imiIlstn tho temptation to tisat lxc-
ing. This vas = little fn her limo, rs sho had |
long advocated C. reform in tlrcEa.
rs sle Sas totnt stranger to tho hol,Bo, sho
waa expected to pay for tic stock with which Elso
started nut. at wholesale. This 20 diminished
'lcr lit tie store Of money tl,at s,o was obliged TO
state the case 10 herlHudlady and request Ilor to
whit for payment for Tho last woek's board rutal
ller rotuln from the trRl-trlp. This tho iut-
hear:cd huetosn consented 10 do, and aho net
forth on her now work with considerable courage.
.slio met with quito .,s mich suceeah III si,s
has dared hope Tor and returned 10 tho city with
U li.lltenod heart, and money enough 10 rtpou-
lsll her stock and pay her boar,l-bll.
Next morning ehe went out carly to purchase
Homo trii'lis necessary. mid roturs,cl to break
fast, intending to proceed tn her moro important
BUSINESS Immediately aftarward. as atlas Jeannio
Prcpnlcd to 70 out tho uccond time, sho put her
nnd into her pocket to mako uhro her leesured
money WIS snfo; but what WAS her surprise to
discover it was not there! ra.nkln., she must
have left i in her ,ooul, ahe proceeded to makn
! Thorough search but to ner CONSERVATION it
was not to he found! uroH reflection, sho could
aot tecplloct having ncan her rockct-book since
.lio lald it upon tho counter whilo waiting for
,er ohnnga n: tho mornings purchase. Hoping
'llo might IN tlnd It at tho ltts shop. sie oaGory
ufucl 4ar fG1t SLOWLY tQMaid llnr huarllin,.. |