Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-05-16
miscellaneous.
Would Bother Her no More.

Mrs. Clergyman, a lady well-known to
fashion and public receptions, had just
thrown aside society novel, when
ring at the door-bcll started her into
realization of practical surroundings. A
woman, poorly dressed; but with face
of tendercst sympathy, was shown into
the room.
"Here is = twenty-five cent piece for
YOU" said Mrs. Garcymen, in a languid
Impotence take it and go along.
please"
81 want no money" the woman re-
Piled
''You certainly can have no business
with me-"
"No. kind Lady," arranging her old
black shawl 81 would not presume to
address you on business, for I, prosper
GUS lady, have known very little basil
ness in my life. | came to tell you
something which, in your high station,
may be Of little Importance to you, but
which to NC will glow in my heart so
long as it shall beat. Several days
ago." and the visitor wiped her eyes,
''you went to the fence, where your
children in their kindness had begun TO
play with little girl. She was poorly
dressed, and her sad, pale face seemed
surprised that children of high order
of life should stop her and share their
toys with her, but after repeated invita-
tons from little boy---your little boy
she fingered with the children that cir
cumstances had placed above her. That
little girls father-the strong and noble
father OF that child, died in the defence
of his country, but, of course, kind lady,
this makes no difference in the eyes Of
cold society. While those little children
were playing, while that noble boy, know
ing no difference only that which God 10
kindness made-.-werc playing, you came
out and said: Come away from that
vulgar looking thing Haven't taught
you better than to associate with such
trash" That noble little boy--your
son--told you not to speak so harshly
that be had stopped the poor little girl
and asked her to join him and bis sisters,
but you ordered him away and threatened
to whip him il he did not come. You
felt sorry for the little girl, when she
turned away with tears in her eyes,
called her back, and asked her If she
went to Sunday School. She told you
that she had gone, but that the boys
and girls made fun Of her clothes. You
told her that clothes made no difference,
although you showed by your actions
that they did makes difference. You
told her to run along home, and offered
to give her nickel, which, thank God.
sho refused. Such cruel rebuff almost
broke the heart Of the little thing, aud
even after she had gone to sleep, she
muttered in sorrowful sentences She
said that a beautiful lady had talked to
her about Christ and offered her money
to leave. Madam, that little girl was
my daughter. Last night she died
Oh, don't wiring your hands. did not
come to reproach you. came to say
that she will bother you no more. She
was 80 little and 30 unused 10 the ways
of life, that she did not know Of her 10
fringement on your rights. | had al
ways taught her to be obedient, and il
she had known how wrong it was to stop
and play with your children, she would
not have done so and il your noble little
boy had known what humiliation bis kind
invitation would have caused, he would
not have extended it. No, lady, I don,
want any sympathy, and if you had stood
at the death-bed Of that little girl, you
would not have thought that she needed
any. On this earth VIC may be fitted to
associate with some people, but in the
world TO come--no lady, do not think
that you did the little girl wrong, for
while she was dying she spoke Of the
kind lady who offered her a nickel"