Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-08-28

ROSA LAID HER PURSE ON TIE BASKET.
as 10 an equal and Rosa became a mem
ber of the family.
At first she resisted all invitations to
mingle with them in their social pleas.
ures, but there came time when she
found it impossible to do so. Abbey's
opera troupe was in the city, and it
was ANNOUNCED that they would sing on
Sunday afternoon for the benefit of the
flood sufferers.
"You must surely go, Rosa; it is for
charity, you know, and everybody will
be there" Annette had said, and a
strange longing had come into Rosa's
soul. She wanted to see a crowd OF
people. She half hoped to see familiar
face and hear from what was once her
home.
Never in all her young life had Rosa
imagined such beauty, such magnifl.
cence, such wonders as she saw around
her that day. 1t was like dream, and
the music was but small part of the
enchantment In fact it is doubtful if
she gave full attention to the stage
until her wandering thoughts were re-
called by the sweet and simple ballad,
such as only Nilsson could sing:
Please give me penny, sir" A
6h had fallen on the multitude,
[ 4 owed, as the singer stepped down
fl the platform amongst the
aLalence to ask for a proof of their
appreciation, by such an outpouring
of generosity as was never seen in the
rich city before Rosa laid her own
little purse and its contents in the rap
idly filling basket as hand just behind
her held out pile of shining gold.
Forgetful of decorum, in her astonish-
ment at the sight of so much money,
she turned around and looked fairly in
the face blue-e yed, bronzed, elderly
gentleman, who met her gaze with ono
equally astonished.
Child, who are you, If not Madaline
Schwartz's daughter? Who gave you
that purse?'
''Oh, sir, what have done?" she said
'"rhat is all had in the wide world; and
my mother told me to hoard it for time
of need"
"Your mother? Where is she? |
have sought her for the past week in
vain. Did she ever speak of her brother
Franz?'
Indeed, indeed she did," said Rosa,
land have you come for me at last?"
This little by-play passed unnoticed
by those around, for as the money fell
in Nilsson's basket, the widest enthu-
siasm prevailed, and the applause was
deafening. Men stood on the chairs,
and waved their hands, forgetting ev-
cry thing in their excitement but the
present And, in the midst of it all,
as have said, Rosa found friend, with
both the desire and the ability to make
her life pleasant and profitable.
'And did Uncle Franz take Rosa to
Germany" you ask, 'and give her the
advantages of foreign education?"
No, indeed. Uncle Franz's gold bore
the stamp of the American eagle He
had suffered from the oppression of the
Old World, and had come to America
for freedom. He placed his niece where
she could have a thorough American
training, in one of our best schools, and
spared neither money nor sympathy.
The trip to Germany came later, how
ever In fact it was on their return
voyage that made the acquaintance of
Rosa and Annette and Uncle Franz.
The girls had feasted their eyes on the
beauties of Europe, studied the evils
with trained senses, and we're coming
home to work, as so many women are do
ing to-day, for the uplifting and purify
ing of society. God bless and prosper
them in their undertaking. Josephine
P. Holland, in Woman's Journal