Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-16

as to an equal, and Rosa became mem- Der of tho family.
 At first she resisted all invitations to mingle with them in their social pleas ures, but there came tfmo when she found 1t impossible to do so. Abbey's opera troupe was ia 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 como 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 magnifi- cence, such wonders as she saw around | her that day. It was like a dream, and | the music was but a 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 a penny. sir" A hush had fallen on the multitude, followed, as the singer stepped down from the platform amongst the audience 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 it's contents in the rap idly filling basket as hand just behind her held out a pile of shining gold Forgetful of decorum, in her astonish- ment at the sight of so much money, she turrtHd around and looked fairly in the face a blue-e yed, bronzed, elderly | gentleman, who met her gaze with one equally astonished.
 Child, who are you, if not Madaline Schwartz's daughter? Who gave you that purse?"
 ''Oh, sir, what have done?" she said. "That is all had in the wide world; and my mother told me to hoard it for a time of need"
 'Your mother2 Where is she? I 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 | Tn Nl1SSOn'S DaSkeC, the W1lu0SC enCnu 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 a friend, witt both the desire and the ability to make her life pleasant and profitable.
 "And did Uncle Franz take Rosa tC Germany" you ask, land give her th' advantages of a foreign education?'
 No, indeed. Uncle Franz's gold bor'
 the stamp of the American eagle. H.
 had suffered from the oppression of tn,
 Old World, and had come to Americ' for freedom. He placed his niece wher she could have Q thorough American ; training, in one of cur best schools, ant ; spared neither money nor sympathy. , The trip to Germany came later, how P ever. In fact, it was on their returl
 voyage that made the acquaintance 0
 Rosa and Annette and Uncle Franz ; The girls had feasted their eyes on tn l beauties of Europe, studied the evil with trained senses, and were comin 4 home to work, as so many women are dc t ing to-day, for the uplifting and purify 3 ing of society. God bless and prospe : them in their undertaking. .-Josephin 9 P. Holland. ~