The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07

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smooth before her-eniirely to
smooth. and icy.
! She could not check or guide lie
progress, her feet struck with fore
against The mysterious door, pushed
1t open. and slid into the hall.
Thieves, gamblers, or whoeve
they were, she must not be discover
ed by them, flashed through Mrs
Wilkins mind-more an instinc. o
selt-preservalion than a thought
and spfingicg to her feet she slipped
behind some boxes piled near by.
The noise attracted attention, anG
In moment the store room dooI
opened ard boy looked out
Guess it's only the door blew
open it don't catch good" be report
ed
Lock it then, james, and bring il
the key" said a voice from within
and to Mrs Wilkins CONSERVATION
the order was obeyed, and sho was Q
prisoner
The boy left the other door slight
ls sjar as he re-entered A CLEAN
of light shone into the ball, and there
were sounds from the room beyond
a scratching of pens, and woman's
voice; IL sounded wonderfully like
thai Of the little knitting wcma1, di
recsing end encouraging
"Well done, Susan"
Now dou't be disheartened, VIII.
or course while you work in the mill,
aud can only study at night, you
can't ger alcng just "a some do who
can go to school all day; but what
you learn may be of mere use to you.
We care most for things that cost US
trouble
There were few simple msthe.
msticsl problems, and then reading.
aud the words, spelled out with
great difficulty by some, were Bible
words
Charity snffereth long and is
kind = "Eaunteth not itself ;" Seek
eth not Der own;' "Thinketh no
evil !" "Beareth all things, believe.h
all things, hopeth all things"
Ii was easily understood. Mrs
Wilkin leaned forward lirIe, aud
could peep into the room Fifteen or
twenty boys and girls from the mill
gathered int3 right school Then
those wonderful words read so slow
iy aud empbaiically, seemed TO sud
denly assume q new aud deeper mean
log than Mrs. Wiikin had ever thought
OF their possessi0g-some things do
show much more clearly il the dark
than in the light
As the iimid little woman, who
would have been frightened az her
owu voice 10 any other audience es
large, explained 10 her simple, gentle
way, the passage read, it occurred to
the listener outside, that some one
was keeping sharp watch" on
these mill people, after all, aud that
this might be better way of doing
it than would be prac.iced by sDy
police force.
Ii was n very informal school.
One girl had brought her best dress
that the teacher might show her bow
10 mend rent 10 it, and another was
Try ing to knit a pair Of mittens for
her brother.
Every winter has It's tbaws. Mrs.
WiiKin bad heart down under all
the crust of opinions that she bad
cbristeDed duty she became interest
ed despite ber uncomfortable sitas-
ton.
TIE position was unpleasant. She
did not like playing esves-dropper to
this innocent gathering. but there
seemed to be no help for it, She
could not escape through the locked
door; aud boldly revealing herself
and explaining her absurd suspicious,
and the remarkable way in which
she had cGme there, was more than
even her thought could endure. So
she kept ber place, hoping that she
might slip out among them Hnnoticed
But when the lesson hour ended, they
departed slowly, by twos and threes,
the open door Ringing q food of light
out into the ball
AT last only one fingered, aud Mrs
Wilkin listened intenlly as she caught
his voice.
Nov, Tim" said the little knit
ing woman, IL like to have you
come, you koow that, and III help
you all | can, but you really must
.ell your aunt about it.n
"Wei, you see, / don't know
what she'll say" began Tim irreso-
utely.
But that shouldn't hinder you
rom doing your duty"
"Don't know about that" said
Finn, still doubifully. "You see Aunt
Liz'beth's got an awful amount of
iuty of her own, and IT'S such q par
ie'lar kind that other folks can't get
much chance TO do theirs only when
hers is Q nsp2in'. Why, Uncle Reub.
.ives my mother lots Of meat. but be
ast slips it of and don't tell"
"Well, if you don't know what is
light for you, do know what is
light for me-" said the little teacher
With quiet laugh; ''and l can't let
you come again until vol inform !
Tour aunt how you spend your even
ngsn
Mrs. WiIkin nodded vigorous ap-
,roval, but it was very evident that
Fin depar.ed 10 a state Of dissatis-
action.
There was q sound of q crutch tap
ing on the floor. and Mrs. Wilkin re-
nembered that little lame brother
lad sometimes gone about with the
hitting woman. They two were
eft alone in the room, and went
round shaking out the FIRE. and put
ing up books and papers
"Only ten cents week for each
ine-thst's so little,n said the boyish
ones musingly.
"Yes, but il isn't so very much
hat ! can teach them" answered
be little woman humbly. "Apd then
t's all they can afford to pay, poor
hiDgs. And you know we began |
nore for their sakes than cur own,
hough we do need money. Courage, !
hough, Johnny, it al counts, and
roc shall have your overccat pretty
con now Besides this is e work |