Show the heart of a 0 stranger oberea Ih erea a sort bort of a body at tho the door walf haitin tin ys ye maam ci ban an irith irlea girl to her bistre a there had been already already hall half a dozen 11 aurrin and other sort of 11 bodies 11 asking favors that day and the little lady of 0 the louse was weary and led had lain down on a lounge in ia let her own oan room with it LOW took in her hand tell list her I 1 on am lying down and bring up lot lier message massago mes sago she alio sold without tak taking ng lot her eyes from her book tho the girl soon returned return dil od saying 11 its work vork bhea ashes we min like all thereat the rest uy nv em maam bet I 1 cant can t half bait the gibberish she told roo me to I 1 I 1 toll tell her I 1 b have ave no work and know of nono none elsewhere was the answer tho the door closed heavily under the land of ef the heartless girl and tho the lady felt that she had done wrong anti anil almost heard board the words for ye le yourself know the heart of 0 a stranger and tho the days cumo came book back to her with a power when the she was a young and beautiful orphan had crossed the sea ea from england to lo gain her bread by J her or accomplishments 1 1 and sha rho to re how bow after oly one your year of toil still and loneliness when a kind bind word wits as a jewel to her slie she became miss mh tress trea of title beautiful home end and the mother of the lonely little ones who had been bean her pupils before she wished she hail bad seen this ibis farrin sort of 0 a body and liate listened neI to her story I 1 I 1 no nothing wig more and 11 cheered the heart of a stranger As the poor applicant descended the steps after receiving the cool message made cooler by the servants heartless tone she ebo looked up the street and then hen down its as it if not knowing which WRY way to go and then moved oil off in an aimless sort ol of way and was soon lost to sight she went up one street and down on an other occasionally ringing at a bell only to be told that tho the lady was out oat or that she could not be been bho abo was a stranger in the city and ana soon boon she got confused in her wanderings but ant she kept the street and number of her temporary home she was weary at last with her ringing and inquiring and asked a bo boy the way to II if street lie he directed her aad aaa she turned her face thither when she was vita seized with a sudden impulse to ring one on a more bell ascending the long flight of 0 stone steps before her sho she did so 00 and was wag not a little surprised to see the same game woman who had bad repulsed her an hour ago miles away a she PLO thought before she could frame frama a question she he was saluted sainted with what 1 are ye ya back again after the lady ye to be go gone that she he had neither work nor chari charily y I 1 tor Y yel I 1 and I 1 tell ye 1 catherine OAt henne called callea tile the lady who hail had heard the heartless words 11 I 1 want to seo bee that woman in my room bona band letup hor up shea the very same far barriner riner yo sent away as an hour ago maam ahas anat ast persisting persi stin on yet yer helpin helpful her wl whether ether ye will or me EO said the women woman send bona her up ap catherine was the soil soft reply from above and not a little crestfallen ilan catherine pointed tho the way up op stairs without a word the lady wag waa goo aeo in place ot the tough creature she aha had ill oil to herself a well developed girl of twenty years with checks like roses robea teeth like pearls bud and with will a i flood of roldan halt hair which the proudest belle might auty elvya a buxom rustic beauty well my girl what call I 1 do for you 2 asked the lady kindly 1 you given me ma york I 1 does it good for small email moneys I 1 valk talk valk all days dayi four and ask much lady vill she give mo me york vork but bat no vork Z betl I 1 when pan angi is Illas I 1 liaa twelve dollars 01 and I 1 pays ludvig andersons eife two dollars and vash and irons boil baia for my home till I 1 ha vora torn now nix alx gono money gone sleep gone ludvig sick bod and must vork hard for ilia his ch chelda elds and vile and I 1 oun eon no moro more sat out lia his bread for no pay I 1 tilka talks some very good anglish Ang liali cause canso eklow gilliu girl in sweden who has been becu I 1 fi five roPAr I 1 ill 1 in rieda haily in home I 1 fill L I 1 1 9 t so ladies have no trouble with my avedo talk lalk what can you do 11 ashod the lady all things lhing hal 1 spine aud and weaves this lis go golli 1 I and behim it I 1 land und al all 1 ray my 0 lothes clothes I 1 can sow for queens I 1 can linit knit eto Sto okin i vash good makes broad bread cooks linner dinner nil all all things for few moneys I 1 good to little childs anil and always I 1 I 1 do all the cry in night when lone one and here hara lot her voice broke ole lr on as if she eho wua wits breaking this rulo rule for once 11 but why do yon ever cry my ay good girl gir asked the old lady oh ob lady sveden so far fir away my van brother so BO to ties hea my lay mother so BO sick anti and so hopes I 1 vill send becil her money and days bring hor her to me but bat I 1 get no DO york vork still and moneys nh all gone aly mother pray p pray r sy to god and myself pray all tile the time me but no friend only ludvig from m my y place and lie he rick lick still and poor shodo in i a islet honio homo and na brodo miDi minister ater hero give good paper tor for honest god and levin lavin girl and she ehe handed her recommendations from a clean envelope which was we s wrapped ed carefully in a snowy handkerchief ef you may come to mo me to morlow and stay for a week una and if you yon are it a rood I 1 will got get you all tile tho war work it you can do replied the lady kindly 11 U iter alter reading the 11 good paper behnin dropped a low courtesy kissing tho the ladys hand and said solemnly 11 god he thank you my sick abick mother she sha thank you yon and myself thank you yon now how Bt range thought the lady after selma had gone 0 to tell her joy to ludwigs wife I 1 that I 1 no one engaged her before I 1 saw her who could withstand her innocence and hor her beancy there was good reason why no one ona hall had lightened the poor girls burden t before fore no lady had seen her all fiad ad left it to the tha of or I 1 thoughtless Fior servants to decide whom they should best see and whom they should hotl selma helma had boil been 4 week in in this house she rho was found to be a necessity there no one could sow sew or darn like her no koono one could so BO gently and tenderly wash and dress tho the poor little invalid boy of 0 the house no one ona could charm away a headache or sing a baby to bleep bleed us ua she could another helper had bad not been dreamed of in the house but once solma selma was there life took on now new bli charms arms lor for the abo whole family home grow grew brighter for the father bo be cause causa lie ho saw BW more ot of ilia hia wita she was wag relieved of much care and had bad time to read aud and make herself interesting and the children were entertained and in la strutted ted and loved by the girl who served them so BO faithfully no work was sought for selma elsewhere elsa where when she had bad been two months in in the tha house her friend lad ludwiga wig appeared one day with a letter from her mother in sweden and after laug laughing bing 1 and crying over it and kissing it tenderly many times selma belma gave this english version of it to her mistress 11 when you yon go away from me child beloved my heart was dirk dark like night tine time you yon on the great sea BOB and me many days the sky black and wind loud lond a aahl 1 I me ma loue lone and with pain neighbors come end and talk kind but bat I 1 wont want only god grathen GD athen then when you get to land I 1 say in heart my child no homo home no money maybe ludwig dead and sho she with bad stranger many day many weeks I 1 cry and pray and ana then come com letter you enfa with ludwig but hard times an and no work I 1 want wan 6 wings to fly over tho the sea BOB to my child bat I 1 have no wings so I 1 must mast sit bit still my heart near breaks all days I 1 thinks and all nights I 1 dreams of only selma selma salma my heart bo be a great load and my tears a fountain fonn tain like king david and I 1 know not how I 1 will live cut in two from you yon ray my child beloved one day aay I 1 sit flit knit knit knit tor for my bread and suddenly felt oa my soul boul a great peace from god about you yon I 1 hoar no voice I 1 sees no light but only god a peace then I 1 knew it was well with you that you yon have friends and work sac and his smile on oa you shine ailing all care go to the winds and I 1 have now cow wings for fly up to goas led a he home me and thank him for lie bo has bid my selma beloved under his that alo blessed lay day of all days its s sun un never set and all time I 1 am happy I 1 for or my child 11 biere alere selma belnia paused until und looking at hot her mistress said bold perhaps that day I 1 come two times to your door and god say gay 11 fako fake her in 11 1 no matter whether it was that very day or not selma belna ile he sent you hero here and I 1 thank him for it that was my work to comfort the heart of a stranger and yours youra to relieve me of a loud load of 0 caro care slid and of 0 work which I 1 could not lay off on common hands bands bo hopeful and faithful and before long we will bring the dear mother over the sen sea and she can trust and pray and knit knit I 1 luit knit here as an well as there said the tha lala lat us bo be careful how we a send na alo stranger or any applicant for honest work from oar door WO we may thus thas thrust away both t the he work an and tho the blessing which goa designs tor for us I 1 |