The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-27

woman, having plenty Of common sense
and & cheerful nature; no especlas saleh !,
1ts NJ ifss, Or charm OF aspect, Due sue
WINS III, honest and humble Christian: slIs.
rss =. aant Ter sewing when she hnu u
s.sf Mrs. Norris found IL very handy 70
hive n fatfocss 30 close by when beT TWO
Mo hoya tore their CLOTHES, especfaliy as
Nina Retsev went to Banker chuTcn. pc
sidns thess small sources OF income sne
ada 5ahreuds from the Dalton factory aha
cnfan. frinmings, the day OF tatloress Wo a,
having rome by: and SHE oWned the ast.se
oid ho1se she lived Ia, which was set apo.lC
wifi, ehnamon roses aud lilscs, ana haa q
garden devoted chiefly to corn. beans, ana
ssn1ashea. though great bunch OF Cow
ninks Tnd cluster Of red peonies auorh-
Cd lie border. She was the nrst Dagh'
hor xsl,ose acquaintance Mrs. Bearosley
made. While that weary woanan Was pun w,
ting down her parlor carpet, sne iookeu ~
Mt the sound OF kind voice, ana sa" s,a.
s,,nbuupet peering round tna eaSe ol Tue
door: deep in its gsngham vault mlss D aaI
sey,s cheerful face smaiea at neg.
thought mebbeI could help you sosne"ay:
7 live next door but one, and II yoH VIII
anytlrng Pve got just sen0 1or u, aaa' III,
or .sait. or an extra hammer L knoW DOW
,,t,s. f,,ks always forget sometin'. Mercy>s
eaIar let me git hold OF that etrefeher
Them moor little hands o. yourn amt at!o
ench heavy work.; and suiting the actlon
n the word, she took Nrs. Bearasiey
MACE and the refractory carpet became 90
lille Mt once, while poor Jusfina sat down
an the floor and felt like crying from mere
relief. <sThere, ] wish twas tue arst ln-
stead @ the last. / live right up mere 10 !,
that ANAL house with the iean-to, ana
ro,I want thing Pve got to help ye, senu
tight up. My names Betsey Parker.
'uOb. thank you. was SO tfredl ~ was
the rather 80 coherent answer; but the very
orafeiul look out of Mrs. Beardsiey's e1-
nressiye eyes filed it out for bliss Bctsey.
she had not stopped to consider her
avn nosition or her neighbours, but came az
once to see if she could help; and CHS was
only the beginning; she brought many
srasb egg over to tempt Justina's deilcate
appetite, though her poultry was oniJ three
hantam hens. And again and again, when
her neishbor bad a headache, she took
Tommy home with her for the day, though
abe had sometimes TO stay at nome from
church with him. She had no carriage, like
Mrs. Morris, to give her neighbor drive
as Mrs. Morris never did. She had no
loaded fruit trees. like Mrs. Dean, who
kept her pears and peaches for her own and
the minister's family exclusively; but her
blackcap raspberries were more than shared
with Mrs. Waters, as well as Mrs. Boards
lev, and her currants were almost public
property.
II really hain't had enough for iell this
year,: she said apologetically to Mrs.
Green, "and I do lot on iell, it's so good
for the sick; but, then, fresh currants is
real refreshn' this hot weather; you know
its been master hot right along for spell,
and there amt but few has got as good
currants as mine be-"
At last Mrs. Beardsley fell i'll OF low 1e-
yer; she was very lonely, for Fred. had TO
be all day at bis work, and the girl in the
kitchen had her hands full with Tommy
and the homework. The DOCTORS gig at
the door notified the neighbors OF the
trouble, and after it had stopped there daily
for Il week Mrs. Dean sent over her girl 10
inquire how Mrs. Beardsley was. Mrs.
Morris met her husband in the street, and
asked BIN the same question. Mrs. Roberts
was not concerned about the matter.
"Those uppercrust folks keep sending in
to ask, see; haven't never called there.
so I amt wanted nor needed now, as
know Of"
But she did tell the doctor she was good
watcher, and would go il they couldn't get
anybody else.
Mrs. Waters had a little baby, and could
do nothing, yet she sent in rosebud. the
first from her one cherished bush, and JUS
tina cried over it; she was so weak Mrs.
Green came over once or twice, and sent
some custard, but she "wasn't no use IN
sickness, so dreadful nervous" her hus-
band said.
Miss Betsy was out of town at first, but
as soon as she came back not day passed
that she did not 60 over and cheer the sick
woman with homely, earnest words OF faith
and hope and goodwill. She went into the
kitchen and made beef tea. she came up
stairs and shook up her hot pillows, replen-
isbed the fire. combed out the tangled hair
with the geptlest fingers, aud kept Tommy
with her in the intervals, as long as he
could be coaxed to stay. When Mrs. Boards
lev was getting better, the first day she
could sit up, after Miss Betsy had made
her comfortable with cushions and foot
stool, the poor lauguid woman put her thin
arms about the old lady's neck and kissed
her, and dropping her head on that sturdy
shoulder burst into irrepressible sobs.
"Lawiul shakes don't ye do so, child !!
stop right of. Why you'll be all tuckerec
out when he gets home ef you do so. Now,
stop right off"
~ can't help it," sobbed Tina, "you're
so gooG, Miss Bettev you're real angel "
1.-THE mortal! You must be out o. your
mind, child, Who ever saw an angel with
yallar-gray hair and not but six teeth to
show for't?" laughed the good old soul.
You stop cryin' and talkin' about an
gels. and swallow your beef tea, or the doc
torn be scoldin' OF we, for certain sure.'
When Mrs Beardsley was well enough
for change of air she went to the city 10
see her sister, who had but just come Dack
from Europe. and was naturally eager 10
hear all about Tina's surroundings.
land have you got any nelShoors'
dear?" she asked, after many other ques'
tons.
cone" said Justina, smiling.
The question still remains to I've answered
uWho was Mrs. Beardsley's neighSof &"
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