Telegram-herald., 1891-10-04

forward little body. and ready always
u give helping hand 70 . neighhcr in
trouble, and she took the shirts and the
pattern. and set oat rssolately On bsr
IaIssior.
Ba, poor Nra - though she pro-
tessed 70 take nSht view Of the Iat-
ter and was very urgent Ia showing
Ellen why shc ought not 70 distress
herself about IL. stll felt = shiverina
sense of tie hardness and unkindness
Of the world couing over her. The
bitter tears wsuid spring - her eyes In
spite of every effort 70 suppress them.
as shc stood nsaarnfuiiy gazing on the
little faded raiaiatare. which We have
before noticed When ~ WAS alive
never knew what trouble Or poverty
was" wss the thought that constantly
passed through her mind: and how
many poor forlorn one has thought tbs
same. Poor Mrs. A. was een1ned To
her bed for most Of that week. Tho
doctor gave absolute directions that
sho should do nothing. aud keep eutire-
ly qnick 4 direction very sensible In.
deed in tho chamber Of ease and compe-
tcnce. but hard TO be observed In pow
erty and want.
Poor Ellen! What pains abe took
thnt week 10 make her mother easy.
How often did Ahe reply TO her anxious
questions: THAT shc folt quito well;
that her head did not sche MEGA" aud
various other things in which tho child
tried 70 persuade herself she was al
most speaking tho truth; and during the
short snatches Of time when her mother
was asleep, In the day or evening, she
accomplished ono or two pieces OF plain
work. with the price Of which she ex-
pccted to surprise her mother.
1t was towa~d evening, when Ellen
took her finished work to tho elegant
dwelling of Mrs. P. Il shall get
dollar for this" she said. enough TO
buy mothers wins and medicine"
The work is done very neatly" said
Mrs. P; "and hero is SONS more !
should like TO have flushed in the same
way" Ellen looked up wishfully, to
see If Mrs. P was about to pay her
for the last work; but Mrs. p was
merely rummasiny a drawer for pat
tern, which she put into Ellen's hands;
having explained how she wished it
fitted. she dismissed her without word
of the expected dollar.
Poor Ellen tried half dozen times rs
she was going out to turn round and
ask for it, but she was diffident girl.
and before she could think of any words
for the request, she found herself in tho
street.
Mrs. P was an amiable, kind
hearted woman who was SO used to dol
lars, that she did not know how great
an affair single cne might seem to
some people. For the same reason,
after Ellen had worked necessarily at
the new work put into her hands, that
she might get tho money for oil toyeth-
er, she again disappointed her in pay
ment.
''I'li send the money round tomorrow" !"
said she, when Ellen at length found
courage to ask for it; but the morrow
never came, and Ellen was forgotten;
nor was it till after one or two applica-
tions more that the small sum was paid.
But these sketches are already long
enough, and let US hasten now to close
them. Mrs. A. found liberal friends,
who could appreciate her integrity of
principle and her real worth Of char
acter, and by their assistance she was
raised to see more prosperous days; and
she, and the delicate Ellen, and the
warm-hear.ed Mary were enabled once
more to have a home and fireside Of
their own,. md to enjoy something like
a return Of their former prosperity.
We have written these sketches be-
cause we think that there Is in general
too little consideration on the part Of
those who give employment to those
similarly situated. Tho giving of en-
ployment is q very important branch of
charity, inasmuch as it assists that class
of the poor who are the mott deserving
of assistance. 1t should be looked on
in this light and the arrangements of
the family SO made that sufficient
compensation can be given, without
the dread of transgressing economy.
1t is better to teach our daughters to
do without expensive ornaments or
fashionable apparel; better even to
deny ourselves the pleasure Of large
donations, or direct subscriptions to
public charities, than to curta;l the
small stipend of the female whose
candle goeth not out by night" and
who labors diligently with her needle,
To earn a subsistence for herself and
the helpless dear ones dependent on
her cxertions.
Cincinnati, O., 1850.