| Show tier her ambition realized A city missionary relates this interesting igind na not wholly tale in connection with liis his labors amen among the tha destitute the incident occurred last winter but tho moral is of a continued application that keeps it freh fr eli ile he found in ill the course of his bis examination of a certain district a woman who was not only wretchedly destitute but seriously ill be cliddes liddes she seemed a very decent and not undeserving person pelson an impi essieu u lich accorded with the reputation given her by her neighbors and the missionary interested himself in her behalf calling to lis his aul aid a couple of ladies who were members of the associated charities everything needful for tho the comfort of the T r oman was done her room was kept in ill order she n m as provided with a nurs the young ladies brought her delicacies and when at last the patient was thoroughly bly con valra cent they presented her with ca 5 as a help toward fetal ting once more on the way of earning her own living A day or two later the missionary called and was pleasantly received by the poor woman who evinced duo due gratitude for all the kindness she had received then with overflowing satisfaction and au an absolute absolutely lv childlike delight the pauper produced irom from a closet a new and remarkably gay bonnet bonne there she said beaming with satisfaction idora dont you think that is pretty all my life ive wanted a bonnet with a feather in it and when I 1 got that 5 all at once I 1 said to myself that now was my chance to have one the man asked 7 for it but I 1 told him 5 was all I 1 hall had and held hed have hava to lot let me have it tor that and true as youre alive be did the missionary looked at the benti bonnet e t regarded the woman opened his lips and wisely recognizing the futility of remonstrance closed them again the tha story sory is literally true and very likely could be matched by any city visitor of long iong expel experiences providence journal |
