The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-05-30
ooh I have good news to tell you,

rice Ranell. Fortune has favored him.
He is yet single, and received large
inheritence from deceased uncle.
Well when told Maurice my story
be said he knew o Mr.. Milton who
was looking for book keeper. lie
asked me TO 60 along. He though l
would do. We went and kind Mr..
Milton accepted my offer immediate.
ly go am to go tomorrow
Mrs. Graham was truly happy
she saw Providence had provided
for them, when they had the least
hopes.
Next day Mr.. Graham went with
q joyful heart to business he found
his employer kind old gentleman,
and oil were very agreeable.
Months passed by aud Mr.. Gra-
ham, by his salary maintained him
self and wife very comfortably.
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Five years have elapsed and We
find things somewhat changed. Mrs.
Graham is widow with one little
daughter, q bright promising child
OF four Summers. Her husband
came to his death very suddenly
Ono day when returning from his
business as usual, he saw train ap-
preaching on the railroad track he
was crossing, and in order to escape,
he sprang directly in front Of anoth-
er coming in the opposite direction,
which he had not observed, aud was
Instantly killed.
Poor Mrs. Graham was almost
distracted by this terrible news
During her husbands life they had
lived very nicely, his salary afforded
them competent living, besides a
surplus of money, which they had
saved toward buying home OF their
own. But now since his death, she
was forced to use it for the support
of herself aud child.
This did very we'll for awhile, but
she saw something else must be
done. Ada. of course had to go to
school, aud she must earn living
herself.
SO by the assistance Of some kind
friends, sue succeeded for awhile,
they giving her all their fine needle
work TO do for them. They in time
though, moved away, and Mrs Gra
ham was again left to her own re-
sources. Sho searched for other
employment, but all her efforts were
fruitless.
At length che saw an advertise
ment for GLANDS on Shirts" She
went off in high spirits to see after
it, aud Mr.. Lovatt foreman of the
firm) gave her large bundle OF
work. and told her it was to be fin.
ished in two weeks, aud he promis.
ed. if it was properly done to pay
her we'll for it and give plenty Of
employment for the winter. Mrs.
Graham piled her needle diligently
night and day, and at the appointed
time carried her work joyously to
her employer, who after examining it
awhile turned to hor and exclaimed
in great rage.
"Woman, do you think I am GO
ing to have goods destroyed in this
> manner, and then pay you for it 7
II you receive half price you shall
consider your self we'll paid"
The poor woman had quito a diff
cult time in obtaining what little
she did. But after some time she
departed very much dissatisfied. II
Mrs. Graham started from her home
with o joyons heart, she returned
with q sad one for now all her
, hopes were overthrown. She had
counted upon this work to be her
support for the winter; and the
manner in which she had destroyed
the angry mans goods, prevented
her from seeking elsewhere.
But it was not as she thought, for
no sooner had she left the store,
than Mr.. Lovatt turned to his men
with q look Of grati6ed pleasure,
and said; !;
snow see what I have acco mplish.
ed this work is very we'll done,
and l had to pay bat little for it,
all did, was to frighten the foolish
woman away, and | gained this. His
men then all joined in hearty laugh
at the good joke, as they deemed it..
Perhaps some would have hesitat-
ed, il for moment they had seen
that poor woman's misery. Mrs.
Graham at length, failing in health,
as we'll as in business affairs, finally
removed from her residence in the
city OF c., to Q quiet little viii
lage on the Wabash River. Not
succeeding in obtaining livelihood
there, she at length sold one article
OF furniture after another, until she
became sadly impoverished.
Years have elapsed since her hus-
bands death and Mrs. Graham worn
out with trouble and sorrow, took
sick. Ada then left her school
, which sbe had 80 punctually attend
, cd, and tried to assist her mother.
But Mrs. Graham declined in
4 health from day TO day and lost all
hopes Of recovery. The only person
with whom Mrs. Graham was &C,
. quaiuted, was Mrs. Dover whose &C.
|. quaintancs she had made BY accident,
. in the following way:
Mrs. Graham WAS returning from
! another village several miles distant
! from her reaidenCa. when 4 sudden