write me as one that loves his fellow-men."
The angel wrote and vanished. The next night
It came again, with a great, wakening light,
And showed the names whom love of God had blessed,
And, lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.

LEIGH HUNT.




CHAPTER X.


SIBYLLA LINSABIGLER.

A very original character was Sibylla Linsabigler, who had been a
member of the Landis household several years. She was Aunt Sarah's
only maid servant, but she disliked being referred to as a servant,
and when she overheard "Fritz" Schmidt, as he passed the Landis farm
on his way to the creek for a days fishing, call to Mary: "Miss
Midleton, will you please send the butter over with the servant today,
as I shall not return home in time for dinner" Sibylla said, "I ain't
no servant. I'm hired girl What does that make out if I do work here?
Pop got mad with me 'cause I wouldn't work at home no more for him and
Mom without they paid me. They got three more girls to home yet that
can do the work. My Pop owns a big farm and sent our 'Chon' to the
college, and it's mean 'fer' him not to give us girls money for dress,
so I work out, 'Taint right the way us people what has to work are
treated these days," said Sibylla to herself, as she applied the broom