. The young envelope-makers . ught again,there is no reason why I should tell cannot recall the past; and, besides, I havenot done any thing so very wrong. If I hadstayed to dance it would have been , I shall not tell Ruth: there is no occasionfor it. But I shall have no more to do withAlice: I have made up my mind to that. The truth was, Fanny was ashamed that Euthshould know how weak she was and how in-timate she had become with Alice. Ah ! it isa bad sign when we are ashamed that a fellow-creature should see and knowour actions andyet not be ashamed of performing them i
. The young envelope-makers . ught again,there is no reason why I should tell cannot recall the past; and, besides, I havenot done any thing so very wrong. If I hadstayed to dance it would have been , I shall not tell Ruth: there is no occasionfor it. But I shall have no more to do withAlice: I have made up my mind to that. The truth was, Fanny was ashamed that Euthshould know how weak she was and how in-timate she had become with Alice. Ah ! it isa bad sign when we are ashamed that a fellow-creature should see and knowour actions andyet not be ashamed of performing them in thesight of a just and holy God. A few mornings after, Euth was busy withher household work,—too busy, in fact, to noticeany thing else, even the clear and beautifulstrain which her canary was pouring into herear from his usual place outside the she heard him give the peculiar chirpof disapproval with which he always salutedstrangers, and, turning round, saw a lady stand- THE EW yL Pl : Lit • : ,;... Mrs. Poynters call. p. 63. THE YOUNG ENVELOPE-MAKERS. 63 ing at the open door. Supposing that she hadnot heard her knock, Euth stepped forwardand curtsied to her. I was listening for a moment to your bird,said the lady : he has quite the nightingalesnote. I heard him down at the other end ofthe cottages. Yes, maam/ replied Euth: he sings veryloud. You have also some beautiful flowers inyour window, continued the stranger. Didyou raise that fuchsia yourself ? I never sawa finer one. Yes, maam/ answered Euth -: it was buta little slip two years ago. Will you not walkin and look at it? The lady did so, and in the mean time en- €, tered into conversation with Euth. It seems to me a great pity, said she,that you do not go out to service. You areold enough. Should you not like to do so? If my father could spare me, maam, Ishould, replied Euth; but he cannot. I haveto do all the work, for we have no mother,he added, in a lower tone. Has she been dead Ions;? O
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