BY D. .A. .tt C. H. BUEHLER
VOLUME XXV.I
_ THE
, YOUNG MERCHANT'S WIFE;
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The Secret of Success.
... "I like. her 1" exclaimed a young man,
with au inconsiderable degree of ardor.
"But can you sapport her in the style
to which ago has
~been accustomed t It '
,
costs s omethi n g to get marned now-a- days. l
We have to commence where our fathers
ended," said his companion.
"True, Ned ; if she would only • begin
with. Me—why, she's poor herself."
"Yes, and proud, too; the fact is wo
men require so much waiting 'upon, or
fashion requires it—so many servants, just
such a style of living—that for my part,
I have given up all thought of marrying."
Ned said this with some bitterness, as if 1
he had good reasons for feeling it.
"MY : business is good," pursued the
other. intent upon his own affairs; "uncle
thinks my, prospects very fair, if I live
prudently. It costa a round sum at the
bot01:—I might support a snug little estab
lishment at the same expense." ,
9Yes, if snug little establishments were
In fashion, Charley."
"She, is amiable and intelligent: she
mast be economical, because -she has al
ways been obliged to be," declared Char
ley, abruptly , stopping ;toga new thought
struck him. 1
"Perhaps so—but will yon both be, in
dependent enough to begin IA a small way ?
—To foot; to live within your means=for if
you intend to befin to, get along in the
world•you must hve.within your means."
"Well, it's a pity," said Charley, some
whatdamped by, the inquiries of his friend;
"think what quiet, charming quarters I
plight have. lam heartily sick of the off
hand, bachelor life that we, now lead.—
What l taunt. I waitaill I make a fortune
before I marry ?"
"Or be over head and ears in debt,"
suggested Ned. , • ,
"That will never del" exclaimed • Scott
right eainestly ;- and, it is to be regrettid
that. every young man does not make :at
similar determination; with independence
and judgment enough. to keep it,.
Here.
Here the two came to a turn •in the
street, and they took different directions.
Charley bent his steps towards , the ill ore,
and in no merry mood; Ned, I -know not
where. • , ,
,Charles Scott entered his counting
room and shut the doer; the business: of
Abe, day was over, the clerks. were begia
ning to leave, , as ate early shade of an au
umn'twilight was fast gathering round.—
Be , stirred open Some dying members,
then throwing. himself listlessly into the
chair, and placing his
_feet upon". the,..iron
f'Al'i'lr he , soon , §eaimel;wsvaktifally ah.
sorbed his own reflections. He was a
young man of domestic tastes and excel
eat habits. Ho remembered with joy , his,
,miler's fireside, and all the sweet sympa
thins, of that dear home oink, of which he
was once. a loved and loving metnber.—
'That had passed away, and he had long
lived upon the cold ,bonnties of a boarding
house, His heart yearned with nnapeaka
hie. desire fir a place to call his own, with
the delightful peculiarities, • "my wife."
- "my, fireside," "my table." It does not
appear to what conclusion Charles came, or
whether he caume to any at all. 'Evening
found him, at his toilet-preparing for a
party.
Long before the hour he was ready, and
waiting the tardy movement of his watch.
'Though uo one knew. better how to fill up
nicks of time with something useful and
pleasant, there was now a restlessness of
epiri,t, which refused to be quieted.: He
sallied forth into the street, and after, va
rious turas, at length bent his steps to.
'ward the Clarke' ; music) and mirth met
his oar; bright lights streamed • from the
windows. Making his greeting to the la.
dies of the house, and uttering& few agree
able truisms to those about him, he sought
i t ClOll the, bevies of fair women one pret
ty,truuden., named Fanny Day. • She bid
him a welcome, which seemed to say—
, 4 , conte hither.' He stood aloof, notseem
ing. to sack, plane by her, side, already
h'alf occupied by another, whilst hid eye
dimmed with keenest scrutiny the tout
euemole of Fanny's dress. Conscious of
his unmet, admiring gaze, Fanny seemed
to ; hear the quick beatings of her own
heart, imd hope, and fear, and love, came
and went, like smiles and shadows across
4er. spirit. "A new and very splendid silk,"
thus ran Charley's thoughts; "that looks
extravagant ; the bracelet I never saw be.
fora ; I. wonder if she is fond of such gew
haguys ? What is that dangling from her
hair t A gold pin or gold tassel P I
should like to know how much it costs."
Not very lover-like comments, it must
be confessed ; but he was looking beyond
the betrothed and the bride, to what signi
fied a great deal mote ; he was looking for
a helpmate, ono for dark days as well as
well ati bright. ' , I ant afraid she won't
do for me; and this is her unele'e h-ouse—
she will want to live just so." Something
like a sigh escaped him, as he walked a-1
Ivey, to the" other side of room. Fanny i
watched his departure, and wondered when
,lte,vreuld return; she was sure he would
rejoin her by and by; ho always had of
late. But no return--had he only known
ti . l4 Fanny's silk was not a new one ; new
,turppd and newly fitted it had been, by ;
thee needle and skill, so as to make it quite
,as.good as new; how prudent and thrifty
,that was. , Had ho only known that the
bincelet was a gift two years before; and
44.g01d pin, why it was a decoration bor
rowed to please his eyes ; so she was not
aciculpable after all. I say, had Charles
known all this ho had not staid away
so apngely and coldly all that live
-104, pi.euing, while Fanny's heart was
'einking. Mournfully did a tear gather in
infr eyes, as she beheld him depart with
put a parting.glanee or a farewell word
Swim time 'pas.sed away, and never was a
patt more devoted to business. Perhaps
he dreamed of Fanny but he did not visit
_
Behold a gathering of friends, a pleas.
little couvanyi; Onarles is here, and
Fapny too. He thought she never looked
ao,well, with her simple braid of hair, and
utodest ? htwn.colored dress there was
somtthiog ead and reproachful in her eye;
it, emote him to the heart. "Dear Fanny,
how can she interpret my coldness ?" • was
the question of returning (endive. • "I
mean to see her and be frank with her, and
explain to her all my views—if she is a
girl of good sense she cannot, but. approve"
--such a contingency remained unprovided
for ; an excellent resolution, Charles, a
bide by it. •
It so happened, or was contrived, (love
chances are not always scretable) the two
found themselves threading ,their -way
alone through.the hushed streets at an ear.
ly bonr: Now for Charley's resolution-1
yes, - he kept it.
"But, Fanny," be continued with re
markable self-possession, with a few pre- 1
liminary ieularke not to be repeated, "I
want you to understand my situation
how I intend for the present to live, and
what plane to pursue. I.must live within
my mean!, and just setting out in life, my
means are necessarily small. lam liable
to the fluctuations of the business world ;
we must, begin with what we can indepen
dently afford—oo dashing out with bor.
rowed capital for me. You' must take-all
these into consideration before you answer.
I Perhaps you may feel -that you cannot
conform to such humble circumstances.--
I will not disappoint or deceive you." •
...At.the - moment, Fanny thought she
could decide instantly, for she saw only a
rose-tinted future. Now she listened.
"Do not deride now, Fanny; think this
all over," was his parting injunction, at
the close of their long walk, during which,
though he.bad said a good deal, he had a
great deal more to say ; Hand then decide'
earfully and conscientiously."
Fanny did think it all bier.; much that
be said, was quite new to her. To be mar
ried, it must be confessed, had implied to
her mind what it does to the minds of too
many yoring ladies, gay visions of wealth
and independence, doing everything one
wishes--a lover in a husband, amusements
in the parlor. Fanny belonged to that
class of females who, without fortune or
expectations, had been brought up amid
the appliances of wealth. With few par
lor duties, and none in the kitchen,
she
hid lived an easy, independent life, float
[non society with untried energy and•un
developed powers. Rich meu did notseek
her; because rich, men did not generally
seek to increase their wealth with matri
monial cares ; a poor man might fear, and
justly fear, as Charles Scott did, because fe
males thus educated often. shrink from
household employment,; they are slow in
finding out that the hands are made' to,
work with, and they are apt to regard la
bor as a menial, service. If young men
will do air Charles Scot - Aid; frokly
teld to Women their real situations and
tliair tree interests. explain - to them the
use and dignity of labor, encourage and
stimulate exertion, there would ho fewer
ill-regulated househoulds and thriftless
wives,. Fanny digested the whole matter,
weighed it all, and•decided.
Behold, not many months afterwards,
Fanny in her new home. It was, indeed,
a snug home, full of . comforts and bles
sings ; there was a splendid sitting room
with its sunbeams and smiles, with Kid
derminster and flag bottoms, unadorned by
ottomans and divans, astral lanips or mar
bie tables. Her kitchen near , by, where
Fanny was not ashamed to pass her morn
ing hours.
"Do not come in the morning," said
Fanny, to ngay acquaintance. "You may
perhaps. fi nd me making bread or ironing
collars." •
"Doing your girl's work i ugh !" ex
claimed the lady, distaatefully: •
"Oh, I am my own girl," replied Fanny,
boldly, with the exception of Nanny Drew,
who comes in when I need her. I can
make a soup, and roast a turkey, and I
dare say, ean teach you a thousand inter
esting things that yon don't know any-
thing about." Flora did not with to be
taught,
HI really pity Fanny," said thi a same
Flora, passing by her door, one day, weary
and dispititers with the frivolities of a se.
ries of fashionable calls.
Pity Fanny I. she had no need of such
pity.i Was she not, spreading the snowy
cloth upon the dinner table, cutting sweet,
white loaves of her baking, tho product of
her own skill ? and did not the hearty, "I
am glad to see you, Charley," and her
nicely broiled steak, quite compensate for
the perplexities of her morning business f'
True, Fanny had her trials ; the cakes did
sometimes burn, and the potatoes were not
always done, but then she did not have the
blues j they swiftly sped away before her
early rising and simple enjoyment. She
had no tune for yawn or ennui, and
never cried out, .oh, I am dying for want
of exercise I' Her chamber must be cared
for, her pantry looked after, and flour tube
sifted. Yes, Fanny understood how to
use her hands. She was a producer as
well as a consumer. What delightful eve-
flings did they pass together, sewing and
reading, or at a lecture, or enjoying the se.
ciety of dear friends. Charley, cheerful
and happy in the consciousness that his re
ceipts exceeded his expenses, was pleased
with nothing so much as his wife; and
Fanny rejoiced in the delightful conscious-
ness of bearing her burden, of contribu-
ting tier shaft) to family comfort, enjoy,
ing an elasticity of spirit and vigor of
health, of which the indolent and unoccu
pied can hardly conceive.
More than this, there wore blessings
this family could impart.
"I really cannot afford to do anything,"
replied the anxious mistress of a. splendid
mansion to the solicitor in behalf of tho
suffering poor; "I have so many uses
for my money, nod I have paid away my
very last cent this morning."
It was very true; her rose and ice
cream, and cut glass must be promptly
paid for, while the poor seamstress, to whom
she did not pay her last,cent that moruing,
had been soliciting ber just dues for weeks,
and suffering in consequenoe of their long
"Will yen not do something ?" conclu
ded the same collector, timidly, after ex
plaining the object to Mrs. Siott.
shall be very happy in the privilege of
•
GETTYSBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1854.
doing it," answered Fanny, cheerfully pla
cing a bill in the band of the thankful we•
man. Yes, and Fanny felt the pleasure of
having fine clothcit, and costly furniture,
and many servants, could be no fair equiv.
alent to the satisfaction of being able to
lend timely aid to the poor, and carrying
the balm of relief to suffering hearts.
* • a * • * •
"Ned, how is it with you ?" asked an old
friend; whom he unexpectedly met a few
years afterward in the city ; "and where
is Charles Scott ? Why, you are looking
well—l am for the west.'
"West ! why so l'"
"Oh I I can't got along bere—bard
titnes--family expenses are enormous."
won't do any better at the 'Nest.
Be independent enough to endure one-half
the privations here which you must endure
there, and you will get along cleverly," said'
Ned, in an advice-giving way.
"Yes, yes, I dare say—but it', the fash
ion there, and it's not here. I have had
a hard time of it since we were boys to.
gether," continued the gentleman, bitterly,
"sleepless nights, devising means to
make sot e nds meet, and when I could
n't, what Aid I do l'—get involved and
bear it as best I could—bard work, howev.
er." ' Poor fellow ! bow many are in the
same deploroble situation ; "But -tell us
of Charles Scott," he exclaimed, dashing
away the memories, of the past, "good fel
low, I hope is doing well."
"Doing well capitally l—he has :rich
a wife I" cried Ned,- with a relish ; "a wife
worth having—she's no tax upon hoi hus
band—an intelligent, refined woman—with
independence enoughtobegin housekeeping
With him in a small economical way—did
her 'own work—managed her own'concerns
—let him always have money to meet all
notitiugepcies, (for emergencies,, and try,
ing ones, will occur some times in the bus
iness worlds) without epending it on lash
ion 'o '
r show and now , continued Ned.
enthusiastically, "he is the most flourishing
man in town—really flourishing, well
gilounded, and they have got the best fain
ly of children I over saw. After all, every
thing depends upon a good wife. Why, I
would get married myself if I could get
another like Fanny Scott." A great thing
foi Ned Green to say—confitmed bachelor
as ho was ;
The old friend sighed as he , repeated,
"Yea, a great deal depends upon a wile."
t THE DISAPPOINTED. •
' The early bode are levelling, . •
, •
The•time gill soon be come, : ,
The. blessed time he promieed
C should see him here et home.
said.."l wilibewith thee..
Ere the leaves are on tiabough,l
• . Ahil the time will Mori be *thing,
Tor tbe buds are swelling now..
The light leaves are unfolding
On plant, and bush, and tree,
And the spring.tide sun of promise
Shines out o'er land and sea.
Ere the larch before my window
' Hath donned its summer veil,
O'er the purple waters swelling"
I shall see his welcome sail l
Thum she murmured, in her gladnesi,
To her loving heart alone,
Thus she hoped and thus she trusted;
Till the spring was musty gone ;,
Thus watched she, till the larch boughs
• Had donned their veil of green,
And hidden from her window
The water's sunny sheen.
Then sale she forth at morning,
Then stole she forth at eve,
For she knew his heart too truly
- To dream he coulddeceive : • '
With weary eyes still watching,
Yet she hoped with steadfast heart,
When he cometh home she wis pared,
°He will never. more depsrt.'
Though she saw the acattemd daisies
Unfolding one by one,
Tilt many a stony blossom
Lay laughing at the sun;
Though the larch's feathery shadow
Fell dark upon the slope,
Yet she watched with quiet' patience,
Mid hoped with constant'
She wandered by the waters
Where he first had told his love,
With the summer sea for witness
' Ahil the placid stare above ;
When she listened looking downwards,
With a blush on cheek and brow,
And a heart that fluttered wildly,
- To the music of his vows
That,music had not failed her,
Though her home was full of strife,
It quelled, by its sweet power,
The hardier tones of life ;
And she served the frowning stranger,
Who filled her mother's place,
With a spirit full of meekness,
And an seer smiling fare.
Tier father's younger children
Learned the meaning of the look,
Wandering idly o'er the waters .
Froin.the oft nedgected book ;
And in many a thoughtful moment
They would whisper in her ear
Their merry words of comfort.
And dreams of blighted cheer. •
She smiled, and she believed them,
Though the lilac buds were blown,
And, across the lairn, the thorn-tree
Its rosy stands had thrown I
Though the apple bloom was falling,
And the almond bough in leaf,
Yet there fell upon her spirit
No thought of coming grief
The scarlet tugs were peeping
On the larch boughs, blithe and free,
That were swaying In the breezes
Like the sea-weed in the sea.
The bee among the flowers
Hummed merrily and long,
Yet still her smile was Joyful,
And still her hope vkas strong.
At length. one sunny morning,
Au arose at break of day,
And lo the looked for vest)
Was at anchor in the bay.
She stole in silence homeward,
To await his coming there,
Every inmost thought o'erflovring
With thankfulness and prayer.
She lied decked the room with flowers,
she bad tied upon her breast
The little cross he gave her
'When sailing larthe West;
Sbe had'Watched the larch's shadow ----
'Moving slowly o'er the grass,
And many a time had started
When she heard the swallow pass ;
Yet still the lover came not;
Through the calm and sultry noon,
Through eve, till from the ocean
.Up rate the cloudless moon
Though thbir ancient tryetlng hour
Had ciao lend poised ' , Say, •
aiEARLESS AND FREE."
And a cloud of dewy freshness
On the sleeping blogeome lay ;
Though the true heart bat with fondans,
And the loving eyes were dim
With teak of joy, fresh springing
At each dear thought of him,
Yet he came not—still he came not,
Till at length her cheek grew pale,
And the hopes that hal upheld her
At kst began to fail.
O loving heart how vainly
For the doer one dint thou yearn!
0 loving heart ! how dreary
The tale thou hut to learn !
In that sparkling sea, to-morrow,
Thou wilt see but one wide tomb I
These sunny skies tomorrow,
Shall be dull with hopeleis gloom.
Night came, and dreary visions
Thronged her terrorbroken sleep—
A death-white face looked on her
From the caverns uf the deep.
Morrow dawned, and then they whispered
What her spirit had foretold,
And she knew that o'et his bosom
The restless waters rolled.
Then wept she not, not murmured.
Every sound of grief was hushed,
For heart and hope within her,
Like a withered flower lay crushed;
Antilhough ter step was slower,
And sbe smiled not ever. more,
Id a look of mournful patience
To her dying day she WON.
sit had been sweet," she murmured.
"To hold hisdrine head.
To seise with jealous &name
The latest words be Said.
Where beneath the chnych's shadow,
The solemn yew trees wave,
'Twoul4 be sweet: in long, Still evenings,
To sit beside hie grave.
.The Wild sea moans above him,
NO sign remains to
Where they gave hirn Mille waters;
Yeti know thatali is well. •,
All is well with thee, beloved one,
. Though my heart is weak and lone ;
In the world where all is real, .
I shell call theastamine own,"
So she lingered. fading slowly,
Till the leech's boughs.were bare,
Waving with funeral motion
In the cold autrininal air ;
Till the latest withered leaflet
From the vine's long branches shrank,
And the last pale branches faded
From the sunny, garden bank. ,
Then she said, In playful-sadness,
"Mine are truer words than thine
Before a bud hall open
On the larch tree or the vine,
labial go to Mee, my loved one,
Triough thou Com'st no more tome,
My hart. shell rest in quiet,
My spirit shall be free l" . •
She had holy hopes to cheer her,
And she dreaded not to die,
For life and all Its pleasures
Had passed, like visions, by.
One sleeps beneath the ocean,
_ Ong recta Leneath r tha sad
.; -
Wet we trust their souls are meeting
Ogt4iteiellwatibilr
Ilow•TUElt MAIM INDIA RUBBER SHOES.
Contrary to the general impression, India
rubber, in the process of manufacturing
is not melted, but is passed through heat.
ed. iron rollers, the heaviest , of. which
weigh, twenty tone, and thus worked or
kneaded as dough is at a bakery. The
; rubber is nearly . . all procured from the
mouth Of the Amazon, Brazil, to which
paint it is sent from the interior. Its form.
upon' arritial, - is that of a jug or pouch, as
the native use clay moulds of that shape,
which they repeatedly dip into the liquid
caoutchouc until a coating of the desired
thickness' eceumulges, when the
.clay is
broken and 'erpptied out. The rubber, af
ter being washed, chopped fine, and rolled
to a putty like consistency, is mixed with
a compoupd of metallic substances .prin
cipally white lead and sulphur. to give it
body or &rupees. Those sheets designed
for the soles of shoes are passed under roll.
era having a diamond figure surface.—
From these the soles are eta by hand,. and
the several pieces required to perfect the
shoe are put together by • females on a
last. The natural adhesion of the robber
'nine the seams. The shoes are next var.
!nailed, and halted in an oven capable of
holding about two thousand pairs and hea
ted to about three hundred degrees, where
they remain seven or eight hours. This
is called the , tvolcanizing7 process, by
which the robtler is haidened. A large
quantity of cotton cloth and cotton flannel
is used to line shoes, and is applied to the
surface of the rubber while it is yet in
sheets. Not a particle of any of these
materials is lost. The scraps of rubber
are re-melted. and the bits of cloth are
chopped up with a enaall quantity of rubber
and rolled out into a substance resembling
pasteboard to form the inner soul. The
profits of this business have been some
what curtailed of late by the prevailing I
high price of rubber, which has varied
within a year from twenty to sixty cents
per pound. The demand, however, is
very large. A species of rubber shoe lin
ed with flannel, is very extensively used
in some parts of the country as a substi
tute for the leather shoe. —Jountal of
Commerce.
ANOTHER MODS OF SAFETV.-..A writer
in the. New York Journal of commerce
says that when the accident to the Arctic
was discovered, had the boilers been
blown clear of steam and filled with air,
which could easily have been done: their
bulk would have sustained the entire lab.
ric in which they rested. The builders of
the engine confirm this oppinion.
Vtanwrc.—This is the name of a new
style of ladies' bonnets of Paris origin. It
is so constructed that it can be folded and
packed up into a small case two-and-a.holf
inches deep, rendering it perfectly portable.
The bonnet can be made in every style,
and turned in the very height of fashion
without impairing its character.
Paotriurronv.—••The town council of
Marion, Alabama, have raised the price of
alicencti to sell liquor to 83,000. The
council.at first fixed the price at CMG,
but fearing that it would be paid they con
cluded to double the aunt. •
Physicians rarely take medicine,' law.
gets seldom go to law. and ministate steer
elekr of other parson's churches:. Editors
howeier. read all the papers Roy oan get
hold of. Enough said. A
The Little Sisters. ken sick, and as the mother had nomoney Jenny Lind , o'Hitidneits Of Siena
A PRETTY STORY. beforehand, her own treasure had to be FROM DARN - 01 1 e AtliollloolWW.
"You were not hero yesterday," said expended in the purchase of medicine. Mr. Barnum lies furnished farpublkee
0 I did feel so bad when sconl on- . .
the gentle teacher of the little village school " •
been she tion, in the .Evening Post:, the totio*Jeg
ar she placed her hand kindly on the cur- led and Nally could not go, use
is forthcoming
ly heed of one of her pupils. It was re. I had no dress," said Mary I tolJ mother passage .from
litetat
eels time, but the little girl addressed had I wouldn't go either, hut she said
had work. which expected to make its] op:
not gone to frolic away the ten minutes,' b etter, for I could • teach sister some, and ' pesrance in necenber.-- We understand •
not even left her seat, but sat absorbed in ;it would be beter than no schooling. I that, unlike other authors, the great show.
what seemed a fruitless attempt to make stood it for a fortnight, but Nehly's little.
herself mistress of of a sum in long di. lace seemed nil the time looking at me on wan has
. I)e .r en : bl°l/ .Y 1138 . ed by, the
muutpuen of pu blisher s wow have memos
vision. - the way to school, and I couldn't be happy
a hit, so I finally thought of a way by to issue his Autobiography :
which we could both go, and I told meth- I "In Havanna the house occupied 'by
er I would come one day, and the next I Jenny Lind, and those who accompanied
would lend Nelly my dress and she might , her from Europe, as well as my . datighter
cam,' and that's the way we have done and myself, was pleasatitly near
this week. But last night, don'tyou think the Taeriii - neatre, just outside the Walls:
somebody sent sister a dress just like \ SignoF Vivalla, the little Italian juggler,
mine, and now she can come too. 0, if I \mei late dancer, who, In former pati o
only knew who it was, I would get doom • lied - performed under my uspiCes, called On
on my knees and thank them, and so would me frequently. He Wits In great disticiip
Nelly. But we don't know,end so we've having lost the use of his limbs on the lift
done all we could for them—we've prayed side of his body front paralysis. 'lle' was
for them—and 0, Miss M-.'""'t we are all thus unable to earn a livelihood, althotigii
so glad now. Ain't you too 3"; he still kept a performing dog; whichturei
"Indeed I am." was the emphatic an- ed a spinning wheel and performed 'seine
ewer. And When on the following Mon-j ourioue tricks,. Ono day as I was
day, little Nelly, in the new pink dress, c him out of the front gate, Miss Lind en. •
entered the schoolroom, her face radiant as ' coked of' me who he was. I briefly 're.
a rose in sunshine, and approaching the counted to her his history. She' °sprees.
teacher's table exclaimed in tones as mud- ed deep iiiteteet in his case, and said some;
cal as those of a freed fountain, "1 am , thing should be set apart for him in 'the
coming to school every day, and 0,1 am "benefit" which she was about to givifee
so glad !" Miss M--, felt as she had charity. Accordingly when the benefit
never done before..that it is more blessed ; came off, Miss Lind appropriated IMO to
to give than to receive. No millionaire, him, and I made the necessary arrange.
when he saw his name in public, lauded ; meats to have him return to his friends in
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for his thousand dollar charities, was ever Italy.. At the same benefit 104,000 were
so 'happy as the poor school-teacher whodistributed between two humane hespitelit
wore her gloves hall a summer longer than ' and a convent. A couple of mornings' at.
she ought, and therebY saved enough to tor the benefit our bell was rung, and the
to buy that little fatherless girl a calico 'servant announced that I was wanted,-:.
dress. I went to the door and found a large' prci.
cession of children, neatly dressed and
The "Fox , ' Hunt. bearing banners, attended by ten or twelve
A scene , occurred a few years ago at a priests, dressed in dick rice nod flowing .
village near Newburg.N.Y., which set the robes. I Inquired their business, and was
good folk of the quiet place'utterly agog.— , informed that they had come to see'Ansi
i'lle name of the village shall be nameless. Liud and thank her in portion for her benev.
Sullies to say, the major part of its inhah. I olence, Itook their message and Inform.
kerns consisted of that staid, pious sect of ed Miss Lind that the leading priests of the
religionists called Quakers. T'he excellent !convent had come in great este to ace
broadbrimined people were not without their thank her.
d e n g i i i, n huge, plain, unpainted meeting- I "I will not see them," she replied; Pik*,
house, duly laid off within into two see- have nothing to thank me for, If I have
tions —,the one, where were the benches' done good, it was no more than my duty,
for the Quakeresses, the other, where i and it is my pleasure. I, do not deserve_
were those of the Quakers—and contain- their thanks-•-I will not see them,"
lug at the end farthest from the doors, the I returned her answer, and the leaden
usual raised seats for the elders, male and ,of the grand procession turned away in
female. One Saturdaysome of the young ; disappointment,
scapegraces of the village had caught a fox, i The same day Vivalla called andbrought
and intent on sport, after the meeting her a basket of the most luscious fruit that
house was opend the next miming. and he could procure. The iittle
before the prim, unoffenditig Friends had very happy and extremely grateful: Min
, i susafs.t. ter worship, limy led
,Heynard . Lind had gone nut for aside,'
along the street, railed him into one door, I "God bless ins I I am's° happy; she
all around the interior, nut at the other ,is such a good lady. I shall see my broth. ,
door and so off. Soon altervrards the iera and sisters again. Oh, she is a very'
Friends began to gather. They had sat good lady," said poor Vivalla, 'overcome*
for a full hour, soberly looking into their; by his feelings, He begged ine'to • thank
laps and twirling their thumbs—the silence , her for him, and give her the fruit.. As
mean wile having settled like a northern ;he was passing out of the door he betties.
winter—when the young scoundrels, who, ted 'a moment, and thee said 3 "Mr. Bar.
had a large pack of hounds, set them loose j num, 'timid like so much to have' the
and put them on the trail. Away they ! good lady see my dog turn a wheel j it ib
went with a yelp—yelp—yelp. following very nice ; ho eon spin' very good. Shall
the trail, with their noses to the ground:' I bring the dog and wheel for her I She
and if there is any thing that can get imp n js such a good lady, I wish to please her'
racket it is a pack of hounds in lull cry. ; very much." I smiled, and told him shir
A way they went strait foe the meeting- I would not care for the dog; that he was
house, and in they tumbled, pell-mell quite welcome to the money, and that she
among the quiet, unoffending Qoakers:— refused to see the priests from the cooveUt-
Yelp—ylep—yelp-...yelp, resounded and that morning, becalm she never received •
echoed within the plain wails, and among , thanks for favors.
the unpainted benches, to the titteramaze. I When Jenny came in I gave her the
ment of the broad-brims and drab•bunnets. fruit, and laughingly told her that Vivalli
Yelp—yelp—yelp -yelp, away they went, !wished to Allow her how his performing
following the trail up one aisle and down dog could turn a apinniog wheel.
the other, and up on the raised seats, and I "Poor man, pour mail, do. let him come;
under, and among the legs of the astonish-' It is all the good creature can do for me,
ed elders. through into and around the exclaimed Amin,. and the tears flowed
female part of the house, and out at the thick and fast down her 'Meeks, •
other dour, their cries grolving less die- j "t like that, I like that," she conthotedi. •
doer in the distance,' It is needless to say I "do let the. poor creature conic and bring .
that the meeting was frighted from its pro. , his dog, It will make him so happy.” .
priety and adjourned with ill-disguised j I confess it made rue happy, and I ell.
indignation. 'file friend who tells us the, claimed, for •my heart was full. "God
story, says that the leader of that hunting ' bless you, it will make him cry for joy; he
party was Belo by his "paternal" on a shall come tomorrow." •
long sea voyage to mend his manners. I saw Vivalla the same evening, and de. • .
lighted him with the intelligence that Jen:
Spinrreat lilientAoe —A man by the ny would see his dog perform the inst
name of P. B. Blackman, of Painesville and day, at four o'clock precisely... •••
a young lady by thename of Julia Huriburt will be punctual," said Vivalla, .1u
daughter of Dr. •Hurlburt, of &ram dr a voice trembling with emotion., "but lam
were spiritually Married at the latter place. ! into she would like to see my 'dog per
on Sunday, October 15. The ceremony I form. g,
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consisted of matrimonial declarations made! For full half an hour before the time
by themselvs in the presence of the friends, appointed did Jenny bind sit in her win.
about fifty being present. The service con. dew on the second floor, anti watchlor VI.
consisted of the following poetical announ- I valla and his dog. A few minutes before •
cement t—Have you seen the morning the appointed she saw him coming. "Alt,
sun kiss the opening blossom 1 Thus did here lie comes, here he comes,' she ox'
our spirits meet aml greet at the first inter-; c l a i me d i n delight, as she ran down stain
view ; and as the invisable element, of na- land opened the door to admit him. A ne4
ture unite and blend in one harmonious irn igro boy was bringing . the 'small spinning
pulse so did our spirits affinitive into 'one ! wheel while Vivalla led the dog, and -hand‘
accordant living force. Whoever are thus !lug the boy a silver eoin i she motioned him
united by the eternal laws of a ffi nity. naught away, and taking the wheel in her arms
has authority to separate. We thus intro.; she
duce ourselves unto you in the relation of "This is very kind of yon, to come with
man and wife. . your dog ; follow me, I will carry the
wheel up stairs."
Her servant offered to take the wheel,
but no, she would let no ono carry bug
herself; she called us all up to her parlor,
and for one hour did she devote herself to
the 'happy Italian. She went down, on
her knees to pet the dog, and to ask
la all sorts of qttestions ateitit his' 'perfors
manes; his former course of life, his Mach
in Italy, and his present hopes and deter.
adman:ins. Thou she sang mid p.layedhe,
him, gave him recreshinepts; aflu &silk
insisted on carrying his wheel to the dotwir,„ •
front _whence her elAint 'eccoutput led oto k
valla to his boarding bOlute
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Poor Yivalla was prillibly :no*,
so happy before, but his enjoymellt Adage )*:'
exceed that of MisroLind. Thet
Imitviould have paid me for all may /AO ,
during the whole ttiusical campaign..
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Tow* Somu t rot
of Petersburg, the - Vitalise Mitt er
Laura county. Texas, wits Id die! . •
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sheri of, {P a idMiiityll.l)orl.!*
debt
for de .T ,
he old wog.,
fur aimeelCatoliare, *weld tiven , . • .
for 6.fteett. dellaAsfil4 2ther "k 6
PmPorgolk. *it
Her Ace and neck crimsoned at Ate re.
mark of her teacher, but looking up, she
seemed somewhat re-assured by the
kind glance that met her and answer
ed, "No, madam, I was not ; but my Sister
Nally was."
remember there was a little girl who
called herself Nelly Gray. came in yester
day, but I did not know she was your sister.
But why did you not come f You seem
,to love study very much."
"It was not because I didn't want to,"
was the earnest answer, and then paused.
and the deep flush again tinged that fair
-brow, but she continued after a moment
of painful embarrasement, "mother cannot ,
spare both of us conveniently, and so we
are going to take turns, I'm going to school
one day and sister the next, and to-night
,Fm to teaeb Nally all I have learned to
day,' and to-morrow night she will teach
tee all that she learns while here. It's the
only way we can, think of getting along,
and we want to study very much, so as to
sometime keep sellout ourselves, and take
care of mother because site has to work
Very hard to take care of mi."
With genuine delicacy Miss M—
forebore to question the child further, but
sat down beside her, andin a moment ex
plained the rule over which she was wiz-,
zling her your young brain, so that the
diffidult sum was easily finished. •
"Yoq had better go out and take the
air a moment, you have studied very hard
in-day," said the teacher, as the little girl
put eside her slate.
"[had rather not—lmight tear my dieis
—I will stand by .the window and watch
the Test." • •
'l"here was such a peculiar tone in the
voice of her pupil es she said, . 1 / might tear
any dress,' that Miss M— . was led in
etinetly to notice it. It was nothing but
a ninepeuny print of a deep 'hue, but it
was neatly made and had never yet been
washed. And while looking at it, she re
membered that during the whole previous
fortnight . that Miry Gray had attended
school regularly, she had never seen her
wear but that one dress.• oShe is a thought
ful little girl,";said .she to herself, "and
sloes not. want to make .her mother any
44 trotib It I wish I had more such a an.
The next morning Mary' was shan't,
bet her sisteroccupied her seat. There
was something interesting in the two little
sisters, . the one eleven and the other
eighteen months younger, agreeing to at
tend school by , turns, that Miss M--
could not forbear observing, theirs very
cloaely; They. were pretty faced children,
of delicate forms, and fairy like hands and
feet—the elder with dark lustrous eyes and
chestnut curls, the younger with orbs like
the sky of June, her white neck veiled by
a wealth of golden ringlets. She obseri
ed in both,„ the same close attention to
their studies, and as Mary had tarried
within during play time so did Nelly ; and
upon speaking to her as she had to her
sister, she received, too the same answer,
"I might tear my stress."
The reply caused Miss M to notice
the garh of the sister. She saw at once
that it was the sante piece as Mary's and
upon scrutinizing it very closely, she be
came certain that it was the same dress.—
It did not fit quite so pretty on Nelly„ and
was ton long for her, too, and she wartiavi
dently ill at ease when she noticed
teacher looking at the bright pink flow
ere that were so thickly eel on the white
ground.
'The discovery was one that, could not
hut • interest a heart so truly benevolent as
that which pulsated in the bosom of that
village school teacher. Site ascertained
the residence of their mother. and though
sorely shortened herself by a narrow puree,
that same night, having found at the only
store in the place a few yards of the same
material. purchased a dress for little Neill',
and sent it to her in such a way that the
donor could not be detected.
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Very bright and happy looked Mary
Gray on Friday morning as she entered
the school at an early hour. She waited
I only to place her books in neat order in
her desk, ere she approached Miss M--•
and whispering, iq a voice that laughed in
spite of her efforts to Make it low and defer
' ential. "After this week sister Nally is
coming to school every day, and oh, I am
so glad l"
'That is very good news," replied the
leached kindly. "Nelly is fond of her
books, I see, and I am happy to know
that she can have, an opportunity to study
her books everyday. Then she contin
ued, a little good natured mischief encir
cling her eves and dimpling her sweet
lips. "But how can your . mother spare
you both conveniently 1"
"0, yes, ma'am, yes, ma'am, she can
now. Something happened she didn't
expect, and she is as glad to have us come
as we are to do so." Site hesitated a mo
ment., but her young heart was filled to
the brim with joy, and when a child is hap•
py it is as natural to tell the cause, as it is
for a bird to warble when the sun shines.
So out of the fullness of her heart she
spoke and told her teacher this little story.'
She and her sister were the only chil- I
dren of a very poor widow, whose health
was so delicate that it was almost impossi
ble to supportherselfand daughters. She
was obliged to keep them out of school all
winter, because they had no clothes to
wear, bin site told them that if she could
earn enough by doing odd chores for the
neighbors to buy each of them anew dress,
they might go in the , spring. Very ear
neatly had the little girls improved their
stray chances, and very carefully horded
the copper coins which usually . repaid
them., , :l'hey had each' dearly saved 0.
soukh to buy a calico, when Natty was la.
A young colored person went to e white
school, in Boston the other day, sod qui-:
city took his seat among the pale laces
there. The boy, alter a day or two, was
ejected on account of his crispy head, and
ebon skin, Whereupon the father sued
the city for damages. The hot. and his
parents are, lighter in color than many
white persons, the boy, however, appear.
lug slightly the darkest. On the trial it
was shown that the parents were white,
while for the government, Dr..Stet:ham, as
an expert, was of the opinion the the
boy was one-sixth African, and Dr. Clark.
city physician, fixed the color at one•eigth.
The Court instructed the jury in . accor
dance with the dticision 'of the Supreme
Court in khe ,case' of Roberts, that the
behmil committee may establish separate
schools; and that the question rested sole.
ly upon the evidence of color. A verdict
was given in' faiormithe city. ..
skirlhe Grand Jury railed to fled o bill
of indictment against h citizens of Ells
worth, who tarred anti ftwthered' the .Ro
wan Catholic Priest, ,Blipst, a week or
two ago.
TWO DOLLARS Mt Agnes.
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