The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-12-29

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SUDDENLY ONE NIGHT THE BELL
DID RING. r<.~ =. ~:
arm of her governess. ''Who is that
Miss Mary?' What makes her dress so
She has chain at her side, tool"
THAT is Sister of Mercy" answered
Miss Mary. ..@.
Whose sister, asked Ethel.
"A Sister of Mercy-a sister to al
who need her. + -
"A sister to everybody" echoed
Ethel, looking puzzled, IL, 81. ..
eyes. She spends her life in acts O.
mercy to the poor and the rich, too, i
they need her." =. .:.cE....s .. =.
docs everybody love her?'' asked
Ethel, looking after the black gown.
oh. yes. People send for her when
they are in distress. A Sister of Mercy
nursed your Uncle Frank when he was
Ill of yellow fever, &c.,, ill.,
"Oh, l wish was a Sister of Mercy,"
said Ethel, as they left the carriage
and entered a shop, ''but. wouldn t
like 5tU wear that Dress ~. 49,. :
You need not wear it to be a good
nurse .... -. 80 -. >.
| well, but I want to be sure
enough Sister of Mercy. Can't I have
a mark SO people will know it,"
"Oh, yes said Miss Mary, laughing
II you insist upon mark, you can
wear a badge on your sleeve. I can
easily make one for YOU .s.. . =,
f. On Easter morning Ethel put on the
badge which Miss Mary had made for
her of beautiful white ribbon. AS she
returned from church she found a bird
with a broken leg. which she bandaged
Then she put. the little invalid in a. box
which Tom called the! hospital. Easter
Monday her first act of mercy was tic
carry dinner to old Uncle Ebenezer
who was a cripple from rheumatism
He had been her grandfather's slave
and now lived with her father at the
old homestead, the Naples. ~ - H.
Look here, Uncle Ebby," said she
pointing to her shoulder. "You cant
guess what that is, can you ?'' '1ss
"No, honey answered Uncle Ebby
already beginning to eat. z1
cit means I'm Sister of Mercy re.
piled Ethel q begin this Easter. :Tha,
is my Easter resolution" As.@l
DAT, indeed said Uncle Ebby, alb.
sorbed in his dinner. 'Is you gwine
bout nussiD' fokes?" he added.
Moo drawled Ethel. Mamma
won't let mef do that. Maybe I'll dc
something after a while for that poor
woman at the wharf; but I'm going
to help everybody here. I'm going tt
help Aunt Melindy feed the chickens
and now will help you scrape lint fol-
your lame foot" = : 5:- -.
While Uncle Ebby was eating, Ethe
filled a basket with lint and set it or
the chimney shelf. " ..@:*-.s.
Nov, Uncle Ebby, listen to me-
said Ethel, when you are sick in bee
you mustn't call Jake or 'Tildy or any
Of your grandchildren. I'm to do the
nursing on this plantation, and I wan
to call Jake and make him tie a string
to your bedpost, and the other end to my
bedpost, so that you can ring bel
right over my head when you are sick
You understands" ~.
Jake! jake" called Ethel. Jake
came when called. and after . many
trials arranged an unsightly contriv-
ance, SO that the pulling Of the string
did ring a bell just over Ethel's bed.
Her brother Tom ridiculed it, but
mamma NJ Il n said Sisters Of Mercy must be
patient under ridicule y. g
Every night Ethel hung her cloak
near her bedside, ready to rush out at
the sound ofsthe bell. One night Tom
played a practical joke by ringing the
bell, but papa's sharp reprimand pre-
vented a repetition of his mischief.
Suddenly one night the bell did ring,
long and loud. Ethel jumped out OF
bed, and in q few minutes stood at
Uncle Ebby's bedside. The moonlight
fell on the black face and white head.
Shaking his arm with all her might,
she called out, Uncle Ebby, wake up.'
The old man opened his eyes and sat
up in bed.
Didn't you ring the bell? What is
the matter?''
| Nuthin tall, z said Uncle Ebby, at
last recognizin the little sister.
Suddenly Ethel turned and perceived
curl Of smoke IA the corner of the
cabin 8 ss s.
What's that, Uncle Ebby? Look!
Look! e - ,{5
- IS anp''u 5a-fiah. sho'!
And SO it was. Uncle Ebby screamed
for help. Back and white rushed te
he rescue. Jake and the other meu
led the cattle out Of danger, and thu
mystery Of the bell was. solved when
old BrindIe.s horns were seen strug.
Cling with the string. which in order
% reach up to EtheYs chamber, had
been passed through the COW shed. Thu
moke had driven her to the open
ioor. and in making her way she had
taught her horns in the string For
sunately nothing was burned except
the corner cf the shed.
nss.e :,Sz. InoTni- -r breakfast Tom, who