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PltlNTED AND PUBLISHED BY Jf. WEBB.
Volume III.
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1839.
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OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT,
OproBiTE St. Paul's Church, Main-st.
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CAPTAIN GLOVER'S DAUGTER.
BY MRS. SARAH J. HALE.
Sunday, especially in the county, is the
true holiday of a Yankee. In saying this,
I do not mean that it is considered as a day
of recreation no, indeed ! there are very
few native-born and native-dwelling Yan
kees but would revolt at the idea of finding
their own amusements on the Lord's day.
They intend to keep the day holy, but they
wish to appear respectable in so doing, and
they like to enjoy themselves. What bet
ter method to obtain these objects than reg
ular attendance at chuicli, dressed in their
best; where they can see and be seen !
the elderly people having an opportunity
for cordial greetings and disquisitions on the
weather, cither when they meet on the road,
or around the church door; and the young
ones exchanging smiles, glancesror' warm
pressures of the hand, which, between those'
of the same sex, indicate friendship. La
dies only indulge in friendship but when
the eye of a young man is habitually and
continually directed across the gallery, or
into a neighboring pew of fair damsels, wo
may not wrong him by imputing to him a
sentiment which ho docs not call friendship.
At least one half our rual beaux fall in love
at church.
" Pray, who was that handsome girl who
cat in the pew on the left of the pulpil !"
said young Albert Eaton to his cousion James
Howe.
" On the left of the pulpit? - Oh, that
was Cnptain Glover's daughter," replied
James who was turning over a volume of
rercival's Poems; here is her picturo :
" Prom her eve's mcltine azure there sparkles a
(lame
That kindles the young blood to testacy's glow;
The sneaks and the tones of her voice arc the
same.
As would once, like the wind-harp, in melody flow,
But I forgot vou had not yot heard her
rpcak, Albert."
' Sho is the
finest girl I saw in your
Docs her father live in the
church, James.
village 1"
" Oh ! no he lives down by the mill
Not that small house by the bridge J"
"Yes, by the bridge in that little hut
and James cast a glance ol keen inquiry
an his cousin, and it might be there was
somo derision in his smile.
Albert Eaton's father was a man who
had gathered much substance, and waxed
rich in speculations, and he now lived like
a rich man, engrossed with the cares of ad-
.ding to his possessions, or harassed will
the fears of losing his property. Riches
never brintr content: at least, they never
bring it to a worldly man. Albert happen
pA. iinfnriuiiatclv. to bo an onlv child, and
as all the estate would finally descend to
hwi (and sorely did it grieve the elder
Mr. Eaton when the idea crossed him that
he must die and leave his properly) ho had
been lectured on tho necessity of economy,
good calculation, and taking fare of his mo
ney, till he had often wished there was no
such thing as money in tha world. lie
pprtieuhuly hated half-cents. " Always re
member and savo the half-cent in your bar-
rains." his father would say. Albert was
gopd-naured soul, but he never heard his
father say, " save the half-cent," without a
frown, and he never would save it. " A
well be a beggar at onco as practice such
beggarly economy," Albert thought. And
truly, what is the benefit of possessing pro
perty, when wo only note its increase by
increasing anxiety I
It will probably be surmised, by the rca
der, that Albert would not regard the pov
erty ol a lovely girl as an insuperable bar
to his addresses. Neither would he have so
regarded it had that poverty only exhibited
itself in the lack of money; but, to lack a
decent house to live in, placed the indigence
of Captain Glover s daughter in a mortify
ing point of view to Albert Eaton.
Few people form their own opinions of
what is really excellant in character from
reasoning. We are the slaves of circum
stances, education, fashion. Albert had al
ways lived in an elegant dwelling all his
particular friends resided in fine houses, and
he fancied those persons worthy of his ad
miration must be found in fine houses.
Ho saw and felt the meanness of beieg de
voted exclusively to the love of money; but
he did not dream that the undue value pla
ced on those luxuries which monev r.nm-
nianded, was a passion just as sordid and
selfish. The only dilTeienco is, that the
latter error may more easily be corrected.
And it was not many days, before Albert
acknowledged that virtue, intelligence and
refinement, as well as beauty, might be
found in humble dwellings.
Captain Glover was a man of considera
ble talent, and in his youth, extraordinary
good-looking. His father gave him a farm,
and assisted him to build a house, and he
married a pretty, amiable girl : thus begin
ning the wnrld U'itli hrinlit. iii-ncnaii.
fanner; every body prophesied he would do
well, and so he would have done, but for
one single failing. He was indolent. The
sluggard is not so criminal as the drunkad;
but he is far from being innocent. Yet
there are but few men, notoriously lazy,
who would have maintained so respectable
a standing among the stiring generations of
Yankees as did Captain Glover. His tem
per was as immovable as his frame, and he
would sit the live long day in his elbow-
chair, chanting and laughing, without once
being disturbed from his impertuable good
humor by the advice, or even reproaches of
his wife (she did scold sometimes, and no
body blamed her for scolding,) or the noise
of his children. Toil on his farm he would
not and he really felt relieved when the
sheriff attached and sold it to satisfy execu
tions which had been renewed to the utmost
limit of time allowed by the law. His credi
tors were loath to distress such a good-natured
fellow, till he urged the sale of the farm,
alleging that the fences wore going to ruin,
and the sooner it was disposed of, the bet
ter. Relying on the old saying, that the
lame and the lazy are always providod for.
Glover gave himself no uneasiness about
his future residence, or business, till a bro
ther of his wife, nut of pity to her and her
children, olfercd him the employment of
,cnding an old mill. Glover accepted tho
situation, and very coutendly established
himself, as he hoped, for life.
There seemed indeed little prospect that
any one, though differing in politics, would
covet his place. The mill was on a small
stream, which divided the town of B
from tho village of L ; consrquently
like a neutral between two parties, was not
much patronized by the inhabitants of cith
er. The stream was scanty, and usually
dry six weeks every summer; and the ice
and other accidents obstructed the opcra
lions of the mill about as long every win
ter. Hero then was a glorious situation for
an idle man. Three months in each year
perfectly at liberty to enjoy himself, with
out n twinge of conscience to upbraid him.
He did enjoy himself, notwithstanding his
house looked little better than an Indian
wigwam, or an Irish cabin. But his wife,
poor woman, was never contented, and fi
nally she fell into a consumption, and died.
Mrs. Glover had always been considered
the main-slay of the house, and it was now
J confidently prophe?icd thai the family must
be broken up. And so it would inevitably
have been, but for the eldest girl, a child of
eleven years old. Margaret Glover was a
shy, modest little creature, and during her
mother's life renowned for nothing but the
despacth with which she performed an er
rand; and furthermore, she had been prais
ed, by Miss Molly Griffin, for being always
carclul to make her courtesy and shut the
door after her two observances'from which
the thoughtful spinster angurcd that Marga
ret would make an accomplished and use
ful young lady. And so it proved, for im
mediately on her mother's death she took
cnarge ot the children, five younger than
herself managing them and the household
affairs with the diligence and discretion of a
woman.
The inside of their humble dewlling was
in reality more comfortable than tho out
ward appearance would have indicated.
The large room was ceiled around and
plastered over-head, and always kept as neat
as a fairy would have prescribed. It was
a pleasant sight to look on the bright row
of pewter plates and porringers in the open
cupboard, with milk- pail and wooden bowl
on the bllom shelf all arranged in the best
order for display. It was innocent and use
ful vanity, however (if vanity ever de
serves to be so considered) for the praise
bestowed on Margaret's industry and neat
ness never made her proud, only more anx
ious to deserver such commendation. Neith
er were her thoughts all engrossed by her
lousewilery, as is too often the case with
young notables. The necessity she felt of
instructing her younger sister and brother,
aroused her to impose her own mind, and
she soon f xcelled jn Jitastcor je,adui-self-instruction
for strengthening the mind.
One twelvemonth's determined attention to
our own progress in literature, is warm
years lounged away in the schools. In the
latter case, wo are too often satisfied if
our instructors Know what we should
learn in the former, we learn for ourselves.
There are but very few people among
us reduced to such poverty as to place their
children at service, or put them from their
care while young. Even Captain Glover
indifferent as he was to the opinion of the
world, would have felt disgraced had he not
maintained his children. It was a wonder
to many how ho did it but who ever knew
a miller to starve I Notwithstanding the
few customers to his mill, his children were
(or rather his brother's) always looked
sleek. These things were set down not to
the Captain's credit but his daughter's and
she became hcronie of her own immediate
neighborhood, and her praise even reached
the extremities of the two contiguous
towns quite a miracle for tho fame of a
woman, olio had many heroine accom
plishments to be suro : was fair as the fair
est are described, sung sweetly, and cut
bread and butter for her little sisters and
brother, as gracefully as Werter's Char
lotto ; and all beforo she was seventeen.
Such was the girl who had captivated Al
bert Eiton, a graduate from Harvard, with
all the pride of the college in his head, and
the hope of eminence in the profession he
had chosen the law, in his imagination.
Could he marry a poor miller's daughter
who lived in a house resembling a salt box
He probably never would havo married her
but for one lucky circumstance in tho con
stitulion of our laws, the militia system was
all that pave him any hope of reconciling
his parents to his choice of a wife.
Americans have two ardent passions r tho
love of liberty, and love of distinction.
These passions mutually stimulate and in
crease each oilier; tho enjoyment of equal
rights, as citizens, giving every man
chance of becoming eminent, and that cmin
ence being derived from living under a free
government, the Americans aro thus ncces
sarily as ambitious of fame as thoy are te
nacious of freedom. We have often been
stigmatized as a money-loving race, and, I
regret to say the reproach is too true ; but
it is not to indulge in luxuries, that wealt
is sought with such avidity.
It is for the
jonserniencei'. which attache to the posses
sion of riches. Our people care little for
their own comfort, in comparison with the
estimation in which their means of comfort
are held by others. To be convinced of
this, travel throughout tho country, and
look at the style of building houses, and
managing appearances. Every thine is
conducted to make an impression on the be
holder. Instead of neat, snug cottages,
thoroughly finished, and sheltered by trees
and shrubs, wo meet, continually, great
"shingle palaces," standing plump in the
highway, perhaps; and whether the interi
or bo finished, is a mailer of small conse
quencc, provided a coat of white paint has
been daubed on the outside to catch the eye
of the passing traveller. Tho man who in
habits it has the name of being rich, and
that satisfies him he is comfortable. It is
just the same with regard to public employ
ments. Few individuals enter into public
life who would not be wealthier and hap
pier as private citizens but then they wo'd
not be known, would see then name in the
newspaper, except for raising a curious
calf oi mammoth cabbage; and so they
sacrifice their ease, and often their estate,
to be distinguished. Every office, from
petit juryman to president of the United
States, has its attractions for our ambitious
citizens.
Captain Glover had been chosen an offi
cer, partly from his good looks, but more
for his good nature. He made a very po
pular captain, never troubling his company
with much military manoeuvring, and al
ways Healing well. Indeed, he had the
honor of expending a considerable part of
his small estate in the service, and never
ofreriidl9,rircllijiil'ftibvkpbwTns--oi-
fice His patriotism was rewarded by bear
ing the title of Captain into his retreat ;
nd truly, those who would sneer at that
warlike prefix to a miller s name, have
small reason to boast of their philanthropy
or gallantry. That title was the inheri
tance of Captain Glover's children. The
fair Margaret, notwithstanding her attrac
tions of mind and person, never would hare
been received into the rich and proud fami
ly ol Mr. Eaton, had it not been for her
father's title; or, at least, if Albert had mar
ried her, his parents would scarcely havo
Inruiven him and acknowledged her. But
D "
aided by the distinction of being Captain
Glover's daughter, the young men found
means to introduce Margaret to a Mrs.
Carlton, a particular friend of his mother's
who resided about twenty miles from the
Mill. Mrs. Carlton soon became excee
dingly attached to this amiable girl; the
worthy old lady to be sure, was quite a
stickler for respectability but then she did
not make wealth tho criterion of merit
She kept Margaret as her campanion, for a
few months, and then took her to the city
and presented her as her peculiar favorite,
to Mr. and Mrs. Eaton.
Mrs. Carlton had previously hinted of
their son's attachment to a young lady un-
der her care, and the parents had felt, that
if she approved that matchit would be quite
suitable. Of course Mr. Eaton though the
young woman must be posessed of cash,
or she would not be a lady mi when he
saw her, her appearance and manners so
charmed him, that ho willingly gave his
consent to the union.
"To whom did you say that your son was
rnimircd 1" innuircd Miss Perkins, as she
no
called the morning afier the affair had been
made public.
"Oh! to Captain Glover's daughter! a
lovely accomplished young creature," re
plied Mrs. Eaton, with an exulting smile.
"And a great fortune, I presume-"
"No, not a great fortune but I always
told Albert I did not care about the fortune
of tho lady he married. I only insisted she
should belong to a respectable family ," said
Mrs, Eaton.
"She must have been carefully educated
and that I consider a fortune," said Mr,
Eaton, senior. Ho had been charmed by
her reading fshe read beautifully), and by
hor industry at her needle. Margaret did
appear well for her judgment was matured
by reflection, and the Jfine powers of her
mind developed by that species of self-training
which expands the heart and affections
to the performance duty.
Good sense and native case made her
appear to advantage in the splendid circles
to which she was introduced, and Captain
Glover's daughter was considered a mods
of propriety in manners as well as charac
ter. There is nothing will make young wo
men so lovely and beloved as the strict per
formance of every duty devolving on them
in whatsoever station they are placed.
Had Margaret, depending on her person
al beauty, set up for the fine lady, she wo'd
probably have been only the village co
quette, and married at last some poor man,
for though Albert was "certainly fasinated
first by her appearance, yet had he not
found her mind so cultivated as to give him
assurance she would appear well as his
wife, his pride would have conquered his
first fancy, especially when he had to aick
her in such a house.
Girls be industrious, and observe e-
conomy in eeiy thing, even in time; bo
neat and tidy, rise early, and keep stirring
to somo useful purpose ; dress so as to pre
serve your hsalth, leave nothing for others
to do that you can accomplish yourselves ;
cultivate your minds, and eschew the least
appearance of evil in your manners and
conduct ; so shall you enjoy so much com
fort, happiness, and independence as is al
lowed to mortals in this uncertain world :
and you will stand a very fair chanco of be
coming united to some clever, industrious
Tjccotning"a"tffst raw who and moincr,
'ruling your own household well, ana
dispensing blessing all around you.
Lost wealth may be regained by a courso
of industry the wreck of health repaired
by temperance forgotten knowledge res
tored by study, alienatedj friendship sooth
ed into forgiveness even forfeited reputa
tion won back by penitence and Yirtuc.
But who ever again lonked upon his
vanished honor recalled his slighted
years, and stamped them with wisdom
or effaced from heaven's record the foarful
blot of a wasted life. Mrs. Sigourney.
Idleness. Tho worst vices springing
from the worst principles, the exercise of
the libertine, and the outrages of the plun
derer usually take their rise from early and
unsubdned idleness.
A wise man hath no more anger than is
necessary to show that ho ean apprehend
the first wrong nor show any more revengo
than justly to prevent a second.
There is this difference between happi
ness and wisdom ; he that thinks himsolt
the happiest man really is so ; but ho that
flunks himself the wisest is generally tho
greatest fool.
A vulgar man is captious and jealous ;
eaer and impurtuous about trifles. lie
suspects himself to be slighted, thinks every
thing that is said meant at him : ll the com
pany happens to laugh, he is persuaded
they laugh at him ; he grows angry ana
testy, says something very impertinent,
onrl ilmws himself into a scrape, by show
ing what he calls a
proper spirit, and as-
sorting himself-
Liberty of the Press. Give me the lib
erty of the pres3, and I will give to the min
ister a venal house of peers I will givo
him a full swing of the patronage of his of
ficeI will give him the whole ministerial
influence I will givo him all the power that
place can confer upon him, to purchase up
submission, and overawe resistance; and
yet, armed with the liberty of the press, I
will go forth to meet nun undismayed; i will
attack with that mighty eRgine tho mighty
fabric he has raised; I will shake down from
its height corruption, and bury it beneath
tho ruin of the abuses it was meant to sui
ter. Shrriden