Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-09
Improved Opportunities.

In a small upper room sat two persons /
The one window was iilled with plants; the |
one little bookcase was filled with books |
The elder LADY was seated at a desk, the |
Younger in a low rocker, leaning back, with |
her hands fooled listlessly upon each other
81 have gwen up trying o. find any way I
Of helping. Elizabeth" remarked the occu |
pant Of the rocker
"IIaye your Why
The elder lady wiped her pen, laid away /
her writing, and turned around to c9ntem- |
plate the litless maiden.
Wei, II had given up trying TO help |
would have a good reason for it, some rea-
son that you will not be ashamed 70 give
when Chlist asks you about it, Marion
Marion looked startled; She sat upright
instantly.
Elizabeth, ! didn't really mcan that.
Tell me how to do some good in the world.
"That hath good sound r. replied Eliza
beth. rising for her worll-basket." 81 am
knitting stockings for our home missionary.
You may knit while we talk, If You Will
Marion gave q quick little laugh. "lou
are taking me at my word. Well give it
| TO me-"
There was pause. The only sound in
the room was the clicking of the two sets of
knitting-needes. Then Marion spoke For
some time have been wishing that could
do something for somebody, and really,
/ Elizabeth. it may be shameful thing To
say, but can't find out how Tell me how
you find out ways
Elizabeth smiled. at seems odd to call
my poor little doings ways but they are
ways, nevertheless. can tell You the story
Of nv small experiences, Wait one moment
IN set the ministers heel. can help
keep somebody's feet Western work
ing feet-if can't 60 myself. Can't %
After two minutes Elizabeth began the
story of her "small experiences"
Two or three years ago it was began to
feel as you d.. | wanted to be at work
had been a lazy Christian long enough |
would say every day. Oh wish ! could do
something for somebody but the opportu-
nifty did not come, or, if it did, did not see
it. So year passed, and found nothing to
do outside Of my own home. One day was
buying muslin for myself, and it occurred
to inc that could afford to buy half a dozen
yards Of uubleached, and make two or three
undergaments for poor Irish neighbor
It was all that | could afford i have but
little money, as you know Marion. But
do hope to have more If | use well my little
fund. That gave me great pleasure. Then
remembered boy who was dying of con-
sumption he was sixteen, but he had
been sick all his days, and was no older
than boy Of eight or nine. So | bought
a bottle of mucilage and made him a scrap
book all Of pictures. 1t was very pretty
thing. and amused him when he was too
weary 10 read or think Then ! squeezed
out money enough to buy him one of the
'Oil Feather series they were a wonderful
pleasure to him-he read them again and
again. Then--let me see-are You smiling
at my small ways Oh then heard Of u
poor woman, a widow. who was dying of
consumption. did wish could make her
comfortable, for she needed everything, and
most of all | wanted to take her little child ;
but instead gave her night-dress and fifty
cents, half dozen lemons and pound Of
crackers. That wasn't anything to what I
wantad 10 10 huf | did my share the sbara