Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-25
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(Written Specially For The Bulletin.) We have had a substitute in our vil- Iage for the past few years, and great ly was she valued. Whenever anyone was lacking in any kind of service
 Miss Susan Stead could be relied upon to fill the emergency if not personally she could always find some one to do the required work. Was Sunday school class to be left without a teach
 CT for one session or more, the cry was always: Get Miss Stead if you can, ,'
 and generally she would gladly come
 to the rescue. Was nurse needed for
 any sudden illness, Miss Stead would willingly attend to the case, till a. reg ular nurse could be obtained. Her
 ready hands and willing feet could be always depended upon to help wher ever help was needed. Even police mans duty came to her occasionally,
 for many a wandering child trusted
 her to restore him to his home, while strangers conf1ded their needs to her
 more readily than to the officer on the corner. In short Miss Stead was all
 ways busy about other peoples mat
 ters, and constantly receixing thanks
 from all directions.
 Fortunately for those who called up
 on her so freely for aid, she was free
 from home cares She lived in the house previously occupied by her par
 ents, and had with her one faithful
 maid, to whom Miss Susan was all in caring for her young mistress, so that
 she might be free to follow her own wishes toward other people.
 From childhood her spare moments had been devoted to outside claims,
 and now she was left alone, her great
 est solace was in helping others. Many a queer experience came to her nf Sh 10 q Q lighted to relate for the amusement of her friends. Now and then a pathetic incident occurred, but her sense of the ridiculous helped her to forget the dis 1 agreeable, and treasure up only the pleasant things.
 I've always drawn the line at school room work, she laughingly said to me one day, but when Lillie Gray's moth CT died so suddenly, l could not refuse l to help her by taking her place for a 1 time. and a funnier day I never had. 1 You know Lillie has the little ones, and among them were some very interest 1 ing specimens of child-life. They did | not hesitate to compare me with their
 usual teacher generally to my detri- | ment.
 You are not so nice as Miss Lillie, g 1 said one little Italian, raising his big brown eyes to mine. She held me on | her lap when I was tired" adding | after moment I'm pretty tired now"
 Miss Lillie tells us stories when our work is dong. Do you know the story
 of Little Red Riding Hood?" Luckily
 was able to tell that story, though in- l terrupted by comments from my young audience.
 That's not right, Miss Lil1ie never l said it that way" broke in one little | girl while another cried out: "Woudn't 1 she look just like the wolf in Grand mas bed if she only had the paper cap Please couldn't you make a paper cap | to put on? You wear glasses, you see ! and you do look so like the wolf. You | won't eat us up, I hope.
 | One tirnid little soul became fright ened at this, and sobbed as if her heart l would break, so I changed my story in- | to a song, to direct her attention. l Many nationalities were represented ! in the room, and before I left. said 1 to them: Now I hope we shall all be l friends. and when we meet on the
 street, be sure you come and speak to me.
 I'm no friend of yours" shouted
 one sturdy youngster, I'm Jew, but