"My dear, I am very tired; send your maid for a glass of sherry." This was done, and when she had finished the sherry the old lady said: "My dear, I bring a contribution for your work. You see my relations have kept me a long time from having the control of my money, and now I am determined they shall never get a penny of it." Then she turned to the maid who had brought the sherry: "Young woman," she said, "count these notes." They were carefully wrapped in newspaper, ten notes for L50 each, and every note in its own piece of newspaper. They were duly counted and passed to Bessie. "You will acknowledge them, my dear," said the old lady, "in the _Times_ and under initials." And that was all. No more was ever heard of her, and there was no clue to her identity. Singularly enough there was a second donation of L500, also from a lady, in October of the same year. The first announcement of it came from Levy, who writes from 127 Euston Road. _17th October 1860._ DEAR MADAM--In speaking finances yesterday I said that we could do nothing more than we had done unless God sent us a special blessing. God has sent us a special blessing in a donation of Five Hundred Pounds. His instrument in this gift is a lady, who did not wish her name mentioned, but Mr. Evans, the gentleman to whose discretion the giving or holding the donation was left, quite agreed with me that her name should be published. Her name is Miss Terry.--I am, dear madam, yours truly, W. H. LEVY. The following letter is from the Mr. Evans alluded to: _17th October 1860._ MADAM--I think it will give you pleasure to be informed that, having L500 placed in my hands yesterday for a Blind Institution, I searched out the one with which you were said to be connected. After going round Euston Square twice, calling at the wrong places, I at last traced it to the Euston Road, where I saw the Report and Mr. Levy. When I told him my object he literally cried for joy, and this I think will be interesting also to you to know. The lady who gives this handsome donation is Miss Mercy E. Terry of Odiham, Hants, through her bankers, Messrs. Child and Co. I need not say, rejoicing as I do in such charitable gifts, that it affords me very considerable pleasure in being the bearer of this intelligence to you, although a stranger, as greatly interested in the aforesaid Institution. The money has this day been paid to Messrs. Williams and Co. on account of the Society.--I am, madam, yours very obedly., E. P. EVANS.