Short Stories

Jane And Her Lessons.
It is a mark of a good scholar to be prompt and studious. S...

Anna Seeking Employment.
It was a wearisome day to poor Anna, as she walked from squ...

The Tree That Never Fades.
"Mary," said George, "next summer I will not have a garden....

Remember The Cake.
I will tell you an anecdote about Mrs. Hannah More, when sh...

The Way To Overcome Evil.
A little girl, by the name of Sarah Dean, was taught the pr...

The Sailor Boy.
Yarmouth is the principal trade sea-port town in the county...

The Parting Scene.
In one of our western cities was a poor woman, in the garre...

The Echo.
Little Charles knew nothing about an echo. As he was playin...

The Boy And The Dew Drops.
A little boy who had been out early in the morning playing ...

Lettice Taking Home The Work.
Early in the morning, before it was light, and while the tw...

The Motherless Birds.
There were two men who were neighbors to each other, living...

Revelation Of God's Holy Word.
Ye favored lands, rejoice Where God reveals his word...

The Trusty Dog.
I am glad to introduce to you, the noble dog whose picture ...

Mother's Last Lesson.
"Will you please teach me my verse, mamma, and then kiss me...

The Golden Crown.
A teacher once asked a child, "If you had a golden crown, w...

Lettice And Catherine,
...

Chorus
As the manna lay, on the desert ground, So from day to d...

The Boy Found In The Snow.
One winter's night when the evening had shut in very early,...

The Happy Family.
There are a great many novel sights in the streets of Londo...

The Bracelet;
...

THE EXPLANATION.

Lettice's father was a man of education, a scholar, a gentleman, and
had much power in preaching. He received one hundred and ten pounds
per year for his services. Her father's illness was long and painful,
and the family were dependant on others for assistance.

"We at last closed his eyes," said Lettice, "in deep sorrow." He used
to say to himself, "It is a rough road, but it leads to a good place."

After his funeral, the expenses exhausted all that was left of their
money--only a few pounds were left when the furniture was sold, and
"we were obliged," said Lettice, "to give up the dear little
parsonage. It was a sweet little place. The house was covered all over
with honeysuckles and jessamines; and there was the flower garden in
which I used to work, and which made me so hale and strong, and aunt
Montague used to say I was worth a whole bundle of fine ladies.

"It was a sad day when we parted from it. My poor mother! How she kept
looking back, striving not to cry, and poor Myra was drowned in tears.

"Then we afterwards came to London. A person whom we knew in the
village had a son who, was employed in one of the great linen
warehouses, and he promised to try to get us needlework. So we came to
London, took a small lodging, and furnished it with the remnant of our
furniture. Here we worked fourteen hours a day apiece, and we could
only gain between three and four shillings each. At last mother died,
and then all went; she died and had a pauper's funeral."

From this room the orphan girl removed soon after their mother's
deceased, and located among the poor of Marylebone street, where Mrs.
Danvers accidently met with the two sisters, in one of her visits
among the poor, and for whom she obtained the work which led to the
unexpected meeting related in the previous story.





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