Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-06-20
"There's something in there ?" she said,

"There's something in there?" she said,
in an awed tone.
"a light" said Miss Bennett, hoarse.
ly. There was not n candle in the house,
but Hetty seized brand from the fire,
and held 1t up, and looked in.
cit looks like bags-tied up" she
cried. ooh, come here yourself" The
old woman hobbled over aud thrust her
head into the hole. bringing out what
was once bag, but which fell to pieces
in her hands and with it-oh, wonder =
a handful of gold pieces which fell with n
jingle on the hearth and rolled every
way.
"My fathers money Oh, Hetty r
was all she could say, and she seized q
chair to keep from falling while Hetty
was nearly wild and talked like n crazy
| person.
ooh, goody goody! now can you have
| things to cat and we can have a candle
and you won't have to go to the poor
house -
"No, indeed, you dear child - cried
Miss Bennett, who had found her voice.
Thanks to you--you blessing II shall
be comfortable now the rest of my days.
And you oh 1 shall never forget you
Through you has everything good come
| to me-"
ooh, but you have been so good to me
dear Miss Bennett -
81 should never have guessed it, you pre-
cious child If it had not been for YOU
quickness I should have died and never
found it,.
"And if you hadn't given me the box
it might have rusted away in that chest. >
| 81 thonl- Cod for nynrvfb;pp ob;lJ
Take money out of my purse and go buy
a candle. We need not save it for bread
now. Oh, child !" she interrupted her.
self, "do you know we shall have every.
thing we want tomorrow Go 90 ]
want to see how much there is.
The candle bought the gold was taken
than enough to give Miss Bennett com.
principal 1t was put back and the tile
replaced as the safest place to keep il
till morning, when Miss Bennett intend
ed to put it into the bank.
But though they went to bed there was
planning what she should do. There
were thousand things she wanted to do
first. To get clothes for Hetty, to brighten
Hetty, so that the dear child should go to
school, TO train her into noble woman
all her old ambitions and wishes for her.
self sprang into life for Hetty. For not
thought of her future life was separate
from Hetty.
In very short time everything was
changed in Miss Benefits cottage. She
had publicly adopted Hetty, and an
nounced her as her heir. A girl had been
installed in the kitchen and Hetty, in
pretty new clothes, had begun school.
Fresh paint inside and out, and many new
comforts, made the old house charming
and bright. But nothing could change
the pleasant and happy relations between
the two friends, and more contented
and cheerful household could not be
found anywhere.
Happiness is a wonderful DOCTOR and
Miss Bennett grew so much better that
she could travel, and when Hetty had
finished school days they saw little of
the world before they settled down to a
quiet, useful life
Every comfort on earth owe to you, :"
said Hetty, one day, when Miss Bennett
had proposed some new thing to add to
her enjoyment.
"Ah, dear Hetty How much more do
| owe to you! But for you l should no
doubt be at this moment a shiverng pau
per in that terrible poor house, while
some one else would be living in this dear
old house. And it all comes" she added
softly, "of that one unselfish thought, of
that one Self-Qpnial for others "