The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-01-05

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and am easements. The girl vas unhappy
she aid not be otherwise in such circum
stances. and yet abe vas too weak and too
frisndless TO better her con iitiop. She
tried 10 read snd smproye b.r mind dur
ing the wipt'r evenings, but the severe
worL in the fact,ry during ten and some.
times twelve hours daily fstigued ber so
much that ,he found i imp ,ssIbIe to
eratify her smbition. Moreover, the
woman With whom she bosrded vas isnoI
CON fortsbie. 90 thst the bone life of the
girl WIS unfavorsble for the development
OF ber tastes. Mt singular. then. was il
that she fiuslly became desperate and be,
gan to yield to the weight Of the circumi
stances that oppressed her. The vulgar
talk OF her comp,nious no longsr shocked
her, and she gradually adopted words and
expressions which formerly nothing would
have induced her to use. She was deterio
rtn,. Like the rlng 10 the furow, the
best in her was becoming dim She was
out OF her proper sph,rs aud she knew II.
She longed 10 escape from her present con
diiiop, to save herself from mental and
perhaps moral ruin, to mingle With better
people and to er y consenisl surround
ines; but OF what avail was it to battle
longer2
Fortunately 1T this critical period in the
girls csretr q rich and philantbr ,pic man
who lived Desr the factory became
interested IN her. He ascertsined thst
her par, nts bad been r, fined people. aud
that the hereditary trait, 10 her family
w,rs good. He comprebended the circum'
stances surrounding h.r, and saw the
ten pislions to which she WAS exposed.
He reco9niz. d 10 her gem IN cbscnrity,
which only needed some person able and
apr recistive enough to place II where 1t
ought to be. Accordingly he adopted her
az his dsugh'er gave her good educa
IioD and other advantages. Sue became
noble and accomplished woman, aud her
beneiactor felt we'll repaid for his kind,
,ess. Bot what could be said 10 regsri
% many cases like that Of this girl, where
30 helping band was ex'eaded? II was
sad 10 think oi4iaeS. casss The fate Of
The individuals -voled was similar TO
" hat the dettiny of the ring would have
been, had il not been found by the fer
ntr.
The audience, most OF them we'll to do
PERSONS. we're much impressed by this
ermon. Cne wealthy member OF the
,huroh was especially impressed. 1t hspi
pend that be had become interested 10
girl whose circumstances 10 life were al.
n ost identical with those OF the one whose
tory the pastor had relst ID The man had
hougbt OF adopting her rs his daughter,
,ut be had been restrained by selfish con-
1t only needed the sermon to
,vtrcome bis reluctance, and be immediai
ely decided to carry out his plan the next
lay. Now it chsrced that the poor girl
whom the rich man had ia mind also
heard the sermon. she occupied one OF
he free seats near the vestibulc during
be service. She, Of cou se.wss sstonished
md wondered whether the preacher had
leard Of her aud founded his story on her
xperiepce. She dared not hope, however,
hat she would be fortunate like the poor
ri in the story, aud bs,e a helping hand
xteDded to her
Crest then WAS her amsz ment aud y
vi eu the benevolent man came TO her sDd
made his prnpof ton. She accepted It
yirh profound gratitude. Her new guar
liam was especially anxious that she
hould b. VII pducptsd. aud It WAS not
opg before he sent her to n noted school
q an, t.er city. AT tue end OF ave years,
Nary, that w.s her name. returned tn her
,-nefactor, q beautiful aud accomplished
'oung womao.
Every Sunday Mary accom- sDied her
dopted father to church aud listened to
be preaching OF the Rev. Thomas Monh
on. The minister notice witn delight
bat the fair youDg woman appeared TO
ppreciste bis sermons. Soon he began to
ultiyste her acquaintance. and made snch
spid progress that friendship ripeoe led 10
o love with surfri,iog celebrity. tie was
more humble minded than IRE most
howeur. and be was dishesrt'
ned by fear which many mally men
AVE islt He feared that he was not
God enough J, beco ne the husband of
up, rlor woman.
Ia the course of = stumbling speech in
,hich be seqn.inted Mary with bis desire
Ie ssid:
! love you but feel tbs, you are too
God f,r mr.
II you kno~ bow srrst my Obligation TO
on i-, you souid have msr, courage, she
eplied.
Wbst do you mrat2 be eagerly asked.
| ~ss 10 the fuirlw. snd bad u not been
or you would have rrmsiosd 10 u TO
bis d,y.
Tue worthy clergy mao sss myslIhsd
% eIpisnstiju vas 10 order. Msry fe
silsd the seimon sud told What II bad
oSe ior b.r
Mr.. Moulin var greatly pl-ss.d. snd
ussmoeb ss be sas I Obtain . good wife
y u. aas OF this sermon. be decl Ired II
,as TIE beet one be had ever prescLrj.
49, ssssd "a. tsel.
The much sdmired gift Of exiempor .n'
ons speaking !, disappearing ssid Prof