Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-23


he replied that she was engaged with
company.
''Piease ask Miss Stanley" said Nora,
in trembling voice, 'it she cannot see
her seamstress for a moment"
The footman disappeare /, returning in
a short time.
''No, Miss; she is much engaged with
company, and wishes you to excise her,
and call again on Monday"
When Monday came it found Nora
stretched on a sick bed, unable to raise
her head FROM the pillow. All that week
passed, and the next, and no Nora APP
peared at Mrs. Stanley's.
II wonder where Nora Fielding can
be, mamma" said Alice. Here is my
basque to be made, and do SO wish to
wear i: on Sunday with my new silk"
81 hope she is not i'll, Alice; but
she has always boxed to me very deli.
cate"
II will go and inquire for her, man.
ma"
do you know where she lives?"
wv Out MIS- uOCSy ALI l
will Dive there first"
Alice sought and found the alley aud
tenement where Nora lived. Knocking
at the thirds story door, voice said:
"Come in"
This is Mrs. Fielding7' asked Alice,
entering.
at is"
"How is your daughter7 have not
seen her for two weeks
"Nora, poor ctild, has been very ill,
and is still confined to her bed, with the
same cold she caught in carrying your
last dress home to you through the
storm"
Il am Truly sorry to hear it. 1 remem.
Der it rained very hard that evening.
May 1 go aud see your daughtcr2"
Certainly, Miss Stanley aud Mrs.
Fielding led the young girl to the ad-
joining room.
II am very glad to see you, Miss
Stanley" said Nora. "You find me still
i'll, but am much better, thanks to my
dear mothers tender nursing"
oh, am so sorry to find you con-
fined to your bed, and fear it is owing
to my thoughtlessuess.'
Nora smiled aad shook her head, and
said.
"You know had to carry home your
dress"
"An1 neither that nor the other
dresses are paid for" said Alice, rising.
81 will send the money Immediately Oh
my return home"
As Alice passed down stairs, woman
stood on the threshold.
MAY l speak to you, Miss
Certainly"
~ am so glad you have called upon
those people upstairs, for they deserve
all the notice you will give then You
will never hear their good deeds from
themselves, but there is not one in this
house who has not cause to bless them.
For six weeks Miss Nora nurse me
through severe illness. Every Sunday
her room is filled by poor children, whom
she teaches. Before she came Sunday
was day of noise and great disturb
aace."
81 am much pleased to hear this of
Nora" said Alice, with tears i'll her
eyes.
And one never hears murmur from
mother or daughter. Their beautiful ex,
ample is teaching US to trust in God, aud
to love Him above every other one"
"Thank you, my good woman, for
what you have told me of Nora" said
Alice, passing piece of money into the
woman hand, who looked after her IL
miringly aud gratefully.
A short time afterward Atice's maid
appeared at Mrs. Fielding's, with the
money and basket laden with good
things; and before Mrs. Fielding could
thank her she had gone. The basket
was found to contain tea, coffee, sugar
and large roasted turkey.
"Nora, here is twenty five dollars.
Did Miss Stanley owe you so much'"
mo, mamma, only twenty dollars !;
but presume she saw how poor we
were, and chose this method to relieve
Us. How very, very kind"
Mrs. Fielding laid on Nora's lap box
she had found in the basket, directed to
her. Eagerly Nora opened it, to find it
full of delicious white grapes.
80, mamma this is just what I wished
for"
We will return to Alice, who was sit
ting alone in her room.
"What useless aud thoughtIess life
| have led, she was thinking. mora,
with all her poverty, has accomplished a
thousand times more than l have done.
In the future my life shall be different.
l shalt attend fewer parties. and spend
my time for the good of others. How
lovely and refined Nora's mother appears.
have plan for Nora. Will she accept
it,
The next afternoon Alicc went to see
Nora, whom she found much better.
al have a little plan to propose to
you, Miss Fielding"
Nora smiled, and said she was willin !,
to crafty Miss Stanley.
81 know you are not strong enough to
sew steadily, dear Nora, aud l do SO
visit you would live with me, be my
friend and companion. The little sew
ing require would not weary you, and
you could spend good dell of time in
reading to yourself, o. to me, when am
lazy"
Chow l would enjoy it, answered
Nora, eagerly; shut what would be,
come of my dear motherl'
"0h, have arranged that. A Mrs.
Maxwell, lady l know, takes few
boarders, and has greed to take your
mother.
Mrs. Fielding and Nora gladly as
sented to Alice's plan ald Nora prom
ised to be rea ly to leave her home in the
course of two hours. Soou Nora and
Alice had the pleasure of seeing Mrs.
Fielding pleasantly settled at Mrs. Max
wells.
As the year passe /, Alice became more
and more attached to Nora, whom she
found refined aud nightly EDUCATE
companion -Neto York Ne,os.
Paper Bed Spreads.
Paper quilts are said to be coming
into extensive use abroad for the pooreV