Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-05-21


it gave up the ghost, torn and weakened
by long years of suffering and disap-
pointment.
The effect of this triple blow, the
death Of father and mother and the loss
of property. was instantly apparent in
the sisters The horror of events stupe-
fed Rose for weeks She lay unmoved
by sympathy or any effort to rally She
did not seem yet to realize that the
money which had been so large a part
of her very existence was gone. Even
when she was told that she and Felicia
must leave the house and be dependent
upon relatives and friends she did not
seem to understand what it meant
Felicia, however, was fully conscious
of the facts. She knew just what had
happened and why. She was talking
over her future plans with her cousin
Rachel few days after the funerals.
Mrs. Winslow and Rachel had left Ray
mond and come to Chicago at once as
soon as the terrible news had reached
them, and with other friends of the
family they were planning for the fu-
ture of Rose and Felicia.
"Felicia, you and Rose must come to
Mother will not hear of any other plan
at present, Rachel had said, while her
beautiful face glowed with love for her
cousin, a love that had deepened day
by day and was intensified by the
knowledge that they both belonged to
the new discipleship
''Unless could find something to do
here, answered Felicia She looked
wistfully at Rachel. and Rachel said
gently:
"What could you do, dear?'
Nothing. [ was never taught to do
anything except a little music. and I
do not know enough about it to teach
it or earn my living at it. [ have learned
to cook little, . Felicia answered. with
slight smile,
''Then you can cook for u.s. Mother
is always having trou BILE with her kitch-
en-, said Rachel, understanding we'll
enough that Felicia was thinking of the
fact that she was now dependent for
her very food and shelter upon the kind
ness of family friends
1t is true, the girls received a little
something out Of the wreck of their IA
theirs fortune, but with a speculators
mad folly he had managed to involve
both his wife's and his children's por-
tons in the common ruin.
''Can I? Can ~ Felicia replied to
Rache1s proposition. as if it were to be
considered seriously t'I am ready to do
any thing honorable to make my living
and that of Rose, Poor Rose She will
never be able to get over the shock of
our trouble. .
eve will arrange the details when
we get to Raymond. Rachel said, smil
ing through her tears at Felicia s eager
willingness to care for>herself
So in a few weeks Rose and Felicia
found themselves a part of the Winslow
family in Raymond. It was bitter ex-
perience for Rose, but there was moth
ing else for her to do, and she accepted
the inevitable, brooding over the great
change in her life and in many ways
adding to the burden of Felicia and her
cousin Rachel
Felicia at once found herself in an
atmosphere Of discipleship that was like
heaven to her in its revelation OF com
partnership It is true that Mrs. Wins
low was not in sympathy with the
course that Rachel was taking but the
remarkable events since the pledge had
been taken were too powerful in their
results not to impress even such wom-
an as Mrs. Winslow With Rachel Fee
licia found perfect fellowship She at
once found q part to take in the new
work at the Rectangle, In the spirit of
her new life she insisted upon helping
in the homework at her aunt S and in
oh Il tod bo.
as a cook so clearly that Virginia sug-
gested that she take charge of the cook
ing class at the Rectangle.
Felicia entered upon this work with
the keenest pleasure. For the first time
in her life she had the delight of doing
something Of value for the happiness of
others Her resolve to do everything
after asking, What would Jesus dor
touched her deepest nature She began
to develop and strengthen wonderfully
Even Mrs. Winslow was obliged to
the great usefulness and
beauty Of Felicia S character. The aunt
looked with establishment upon her
niece, this city bred girl, reared in the
greatest luxury, the daughter of a mil
lionaire. now walking around in her
kitchen. her arms covered with -four
and occasionally streak Of it on her
nose-for Felicia at first had a habit of
rubbing her nose forgetfully when she
was trying to remember some recipe
mixing various dishes, with the great
est interest in their results, washing up
pans and kettles and doing the ordinary
work of a servant in the Winslow
kitchen and at the rooms Of the Rec
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low demonstrated
Felicia, it is not your place to be
out here doing this common work I |