The Barbadoes Girl

her respects to her excellent lady, she ran up stairs, and entered the apartment

ure she had been acquainted with from her cradle; but she suddenly checked herself, and pretended to continue her read

the faithful creature could not endure; after waiting some minutes in vain, she dropped a second humble courtesy, and said-"How you do, Missy? me very gla

away and left me very willingly, though it w

e beer spit in my face-she givee me tea-gruel out of her own cup. You cal

altered sense of justice, she could not help seeing the truth of the poor negro's statement; she looked up, with an ingenuous

his acknowledgment so deeply affected the faithful creature, that, after gazing at her in admiration for a moment, she burst into tears, and then clasping her hands, she exclaimed, in a broken mann

so delighted with this proof of good disposition in Matilda, and with the honest effusions of the poor negro, that she could not forbear gratifying her own affectionate little heart, by running to tell her dea

bad temper and insolent airs of Matilda had prevented this, as Mrs. Harewood could not bear the idea of subjecting an amiable young person, whom she designed for that situation, to be tormented with such a girl. She knew that, in schools, two faults seldom fail t

ied out, in great surprise-"Ellen, Ellen! get up this moment, and come to the window; the whole world is covered with white! and see, the

y; "I recollect my papa told

is s

he can tell you muc

down stairs, where Edmund was writing his Latin exercise.-"Do pray

ugh the cold air, become congealed or frozen. If you take this pretty ligh

a very little way, caught some snow,

never see thi

would find still more snow and ice, the same I saw you looking at yesterday. I will lend you a little book, where you will see a description of a palace of ice, and of whole mountains of snow, called Glaciers; and, if you please, I will

re, neither of them looking in Matilda's face; but Charles, who just then happened to enter, perceived that silent tears were coursing each other down her cheek. His compassio

ignorant," said

gaily; "then you and I may sha

I am little better than a negro; I find what you

are the youngest of the company, you know. Consider, you have crossed the Atlantic Ocean, seen groves of orange-trees and spices grow, and the whole proces

y other creatures, in their own country, and many curious fish on yo

Ellen, kindly pressing her hand, "mamma says i

ed to see their parents enter the room, persuaded that they would be able to comfort her better, and Ellen inst

aid Matilda, interrupting her; "it is because I hav

im, and placing her by his side, in the same manner he was a

their mamma's look, withdrew to the room where they usually breakfasted, without the least symptom

red, Mr. Harewood whispered her-"Did you mean to say, my dea

k like a fool in his eyes, who has seen the snow all his life. And then Charles, who is so full of fun and nonsense, and who I always thought could not abide me, he spoke to me as if he was sorry for me, and made it out that

ngth with difficulty proceeded-"Nobody k

conquer her bad temper, now she saw how much it was not only her duty, but happiness to do so; and Mr. Harewood assured her tha

l not be an obje

e one of affect

that must nev

on your ignorance, and it will make you humble; and when you are inclined to be angry with those around you, remember what you have this day confessed respecting their kindness, and it will make you bear with the present

?" said the no

en-hearted, which enables your friends to see what is the real bent of your disposition, and to give you the advice reall

quieted, but deeply impr