AN ECCENTRIC LADY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3163, 18 August 1881, Page 4

AN ECCENTRIC LADY.

For nearly a quarter of a century a curious and possibly eccentric lady devoted her money and, until about two years ago, her time and personal care to the bonefit of the horses drawing heavy loads to and from the great docks of our city over the slippery incline of Tower Hill. London. She lived close by the spot, and was many years the organist of the ancient brown All Hallows,' Barking, in Tower-street. Day after day, for twenti five years, the slender and plainlyclncl form of this excellent woman was to be seen personally superintending the distribution of gravel or ashes on the steepest parts of tbe roadway with the object of assisting the horses to maintain their foothold. She bfgan and enrried on the work at her own cost, but her example induced a number of town carsmen who saw the benefit and benevolence of her action, to subscribe small sums of money to enable Miss Rista to attend the work on which her heart was set. Hiring the periods of frost and snow, of course, she was particularly active, and never neglected her chosen occupation. About two years ago her well-known figure was missed in the accustomed spot on Tower Hill, audit became known that she was dead. But in s'io had not forgotlon her self-imposed charge, for her earnings and savings by her will were devoted to the object of her lifelong enthusiasm, and the " Lizetta Rista's gravelling trust " is one which will exist in the hands of certain trustees who carry on the work as far as tb.o means at their disposal enables them to do so.—North British Advertiser.