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Short StoriesThe Tree That Never Fades."Mary," said George, "next summer I will not have a garden.... My Early Days. My father's house was indeed a pleasant home; and father wa... The Remarkable Wreck Of The Thomas Hyke It was half-past one by the clock in the office of the Regi... The Pleasant Sail. Down by the sea-coast is the pleasant town of Saco, Where M... Remember The Cake. I will tell you an anecdote about Mrs. Hannah More, when sh... Julia's Sunset Walk. It was a beautiful June day, just at the sun's setting, whe... The Trusty Dog. I am glad to introduce to you, the noble dog whose picture ... A Boy Reproved By A Bird. The sparrows often build their nests under the eaves of hou... The Jew And His Daughter. A Jew came to this country from London, many years ago, and... The Philosophy Of Relative Existences In a certain summer, not long gone, my friend Bentley and I... The Explanation. Lettice's father was a man of education, a scholar, a gentl... The Boy And The Gold Robin. A bright eyed boy was sleeping upon a bank of blossoming cl... The Lady Or The Tiger? In the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, wh... Or, Honesty Rewarded. At St. Petersburgh, the birth day of any of the royal famil... The Brother And Sister. (In three Stories.) ... Anna With A Pleasant Home. Anna, having obtained leave of her mistress, soon found her... The Plum Boys. Two boys were one day on their way from school, and as they... A Good Act For Another. A man was going from Norwich to New London with a loaded te... Early At School. One Sabbath evening a teacher was walking up and down in th... A Scene In London. My young readers may have heard about the poor people in Lond... |
ANNA SEEKING EMPLOYMENT.It was a wearisome day to poor Anna, as she walked from square to square, calling at the houses for employment. Some received her kindly, and patronised her themselves, and promised to interest their friends in her behalf, while others, alleging that she could not earn as much as a woman, endeavored to beat her down a few shillings in her price. But among all, Anna found means of subsistence for many months. But soon her constitution began to grow weak, and her friends thought it best for Willy to give up his school awhile, and to obtain some place as errand boy, and for Anna to pursue a more active life. Soon Anna found herself in a new home, doing the work of a family which devolved on her. She kept a diary, and she would often go away in her own little room and scribble a few lines in her book. Here is an extract from her writings:---- "To-day I am very tired and yet but very little has been accomplished. I know I could do well enough if I was allowed to regulate my work, or if there was only order in the arrangement. There is certainly a great want of system in this family; I am never allowed to finish one piece of work before I am called off to another, and then blamed because I did not do the first in time. "One wants me to put the dough in the pants, and before I get my hands clean, another calls me to go and get some wood; another tells me to go to the store for some thread; another cries out, Anna! Anna! and away I am sent to the third story after a book. Do they think a girl like me is never tired? Ah, me! I must seek another place. I love little children, and I think I should do for a child's nurse; I will advertise." And she did advertise, and it was not long before she was answered by a request to call at Number 4, Elm street, at three o'clock on Wednesday. In the next story we shall find Next: ANNA WITH A PLEASANT HOME. Previous: THE PARTING SCENE.
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