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Hartford Mutual Insurance Co.
, H JAMES REED. AGi«:.\"r.
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Clark & Street,
Illmzzi/izclmcrs of Blincls, Sashes, Doors, t§-c.
At. Selleck’s Mills, VVest Norwalk.
HENRY CLARK, A. \VARREN Srni-:i~:'r.
13- C. \VAl§REN,
Cabiiict Maker and Ull(I6l‘t?iI(6l‘,
Two Doors East of the Bank,
STAMFORD, CONN.
W OULD respectfully inform the inl1abit-
ants of this-. and the adjoining towus,t.Iiat
being satisfied from the urgent necessity which
has frequently existed in cases when death has
been caused by putrid diseases, and in aluiost all
cases of death occurring in warm weather, that
more ample provision in the line of articles ne-
cessary tor the interments of the dead than has
heretofore been made in this section of the
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of every description that may be desired, or that:
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smell, and completely freshen and purify the
air. The fluid is far superior to chloride of
llime or soda, it being much more powerful and
«entirely free from smell, which makes it doubly
-valuable. E.CI~IAUNCEY VVARREN.
Stamford. Aug. 20, 1848. 311134
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J. Ill. SllIl']‘Il’S
Marble Illanufactory,
Near the Bridge, Norwalk. Conn.
EPULCHRAL Monuments and Grave
Stones of every variety of patterns, and of
the most; skilful workmanship. The best as-
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ttracted for.
ll§The Lettering and Ornamental work is
-executed by an experienced workman and can
warrant it to give entire satisfaction.
Norwalk, Aug. 21, 1848.
‘RANDLE & IEAYIYIONIPS
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I-Iat and Cap store,
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Fri HE subscribers would inform the public
. that they havejust: received from the city
-one of the largest assortments of Silk Hats and
Cups of every description, cver brought into
‘.tl)IS town, which they are prepared to sell at
-prices which will give entire satisfaction. We
would also call attention to our assortment of
Palmleaf, Straw and Panama Hats for sum-
mer wear. Also a large assortr_nent; of Fur
[Hats of our own making, which we warrant. as
very superior. Those in want of a Hat will
(lo well to give us acall. Any person buying a
that of us can have the same Ironed over at any
time free of charge.
Norwalk, April 18, 1848.
Reinoval.
HE subscriber has removed his stock of
Groceries, "Paints, Oils, &c. from the
Bridge to Centreville, about midway between
the Bridge and South Norwalk Landing, oppo-
site his dwelling house. He intends to keep a
good assortment of family groceries, flour, &c.
Al50- of Paints, Oils, Glass, Brushes, &c. &c.
A share of patronage is respectfully solicited.
_ JouN S. SAMMIS.
Centerville, (Norwalk,) Oct. 18, 1847-
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Gutta Ifercha Boot and Shoe Soles.
- HE COMPANY’S AGENT offers for
5 , sale a new article of Soles for Boots and
Shoes, Which he sells cheaper than leather.
warranting them to do three times as much ser.
vice. Also, GUTTA PERCHA WATER
PIPES, ‘superior in all respects to the common
lead pipe and much cheaper. The public are
invited to examine these articles at -my office, at
the Jewelry store-of F. Brady.
.CHA.RLES A. DURAND.
130 city.
For the Normal]: Gazette.
To C. B.;
On the Death of her Husbaml.
Cease thy anguish, mourning widow,
For thy partner late in joy;
He hath winged away from sorrow,—
Safe he rests from grief’s alloy.
Gushing tears too sadly told me
\Vhen we last together met,
Weeks had not sufficed to sooth thee,
Nor one sorrow banished yet.
Earth I know a cordial never
Can afford thy bleeding heart;
But. the Saviour giveth ever
Balm to cure the keeuest. smart.
’Mid thy grief, then, go to Jesus;
lie for thy grief doth surely care ;
\Vit:h the Weeping friends of Laz’rus
Jesus shcd t1ffect.i0ti’s tear I
Now the strongest tie is riven
That could bind thee here below;
Seek more ardent still that heaven
VVliere no tears of sorrow flow.
H. F. B.
Norwalk, September, 1848.
All is Action---All is Motion.
BY J. IIAGEN.
All is action, all is motion,
In this mighty world of ours;
Like the currents of the ocean,
Man is urged by unseen powers
Steadily, but strongly moving,
Life is on onward evermore,
Still the present age improving
On the age that went before.
Duty points, with outstretched fingers,
Every soul to actions high;
VVoe betide the soul that lingers—-
Onward I onward I is the cry.
Though mau’s foes may seem victorious,
\Var may waste and famine blitlie,
Still from out the conflict glorious,
Mind comes__forth with added light.
O’er the darkest night of sorrow,
From the deadliest field of strife,
Dawns a clearer, brighter moi-row,
Springs :1 truer, nobler life.
Onward, onward, onward ever?
Human progress none may stay,
All who name the vain endeavor,
Shall like chaffbe swept away.
What is Fl'i0l2(1SIli}l?
’Tis a magic cord, whose sacred strands
Are wove in heaven by angel’s hands ;
’Tis the link that binds two hearts together,
VVhich makes them love, love on forever;
’Tis the tear, that starts in kindred eyes,
The bosom’s gently heaving sighs,—
’Tis the charm that lingers round the name,
Of one we may not meet again,
This is friendship—choicest flower——-
Cull’d from heaveu’s celestial bower.
Jiiisrcllaity.
From Gods}/’s Lad}/‘s B0075.
JESSIE IIlIllII’T(lN.
BY KATE SU'1‘ HERLAND .
“ VVhat are you doing here, Miss I”
The young lady thus addressed was
sitting by a center-table, upon which stood
a lamp, in a handsomely furnished draw-
ing-room. She laid aside the book which
she was reading, and without making any
reply, rose up quickly and retired. Two
or three persons, members of the family,
were present. All observed the effect of
Mrs. Freeman's words, yet no one had
heard what was said. Nor would they
have been aware that more than a request
for some service had been made, but for
the lady’s remark as the girl left the
room.
“I might as well begin at once, and let
Jessie know her place.”
“ What did you say to her, ma 1” asked
a young lady, who sat swinging herself in
a large rocking chair.
“I simply asked her what she was do-
ing here.”
“ What did she answer ?”
‘‘Nothing. The way in which I put
the question fully explained my meaning,
I am sorry that there should have arisen
a necessity for hurting her feelings; but
if the girl does not know her place, she
must be told where it is.”
“ I don’t see that she was doing any
great harm,” remarked an old gentleman,
who sat in front of the grate.
“ She was not in her place, brother,”
said Mrs. Freeman, with an air of dignity.
“We employ her as a teacher in the
family, not as a companion. Her own
good sense should have taught her this.”
“ You wouldn’t have us make an equal
of Jessie Hampton, would you, uncle Ed-
ward ?” inquired the young lady who sat
in the rocking chair.
" You cannot make her equally, Fanny,
in point of worldly blessings, for, in this
matter, Providence has dealt more hardly
with her than with you. As to compan-
ionship, I do not see that she is less
worthy now than she was a year ago.”
“ You talk strangely, Edward,” said
Mrs. Freeman, in a tone of dissent.
“In what way, sister ’I’’
“ There has been a very great change
in i1 year. Jessie’s family no longer
moves in our circle.”
“ True ; but is Jessie any the less wor-
thy to sit in your parlor than she was
then T’
“ I think so, and that must decide the
matter,” returned Mrs. Freeman, evincing
some temper. -
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The old gentleman said no more; but
Fanny remarked-
“I was not in favor of taking Jessie,
for I knew how it would be; but Mrs.
Carlton recommended her so highly, and
said so much in her favor, that no room
was left for a refusal. As for Jessie her-
self, I have no particular objection to her;
but the fact of her having once moved in
the circle we are in is against her; for it
leaves room for her to step beyond her
place, as she has already done, and put
upon us the unpleasant necessity of re-
minding her of her error.”
“It don’t seem to me,” remarked Mr
Freeman, who had till now said nothing,
“that Miss Hampton was doing anything
worthy of reproof. She has been well _
raised, we know; is an educated, refined E
and intelligent girl, and therefore, has‘
nothing about her to create repugnance,
or to make her presence disagreeable.
It would be better, perhaps, if we looked
more to what persons are, than to things
merely external.”
“It is all very Well to talk in that way,’
said Mrs._Freeman. “ But Miss Hampton
is governess in our family, and it is right
that she should hold to us that relation
and keep her place. VVhat she has been
or what she is, beyond the fact of her
present position here, is nothing to us.”
Mr. Freeman knew, from experience,
that no particular good would grow out
of a prolonged argument: on this subject,
and so said nothing further, although he
could not force from his mind the_im-
age of the young girl, as she rose up has-
tily and left the room, nor help thinking
how sad it change it would be for one of
his own children, if reduced suddenly to
her condition.
A good deal more was said by Mrs.
Freeman, who did not feel verv comforta-
ble; although she fully justified lierselfl
for what she had done.
The young girl who had been reminded
so harshly of the error into Which she
had fallen, went quickly up into her cold
chamber, and there, with a burning cheek,
sat down to think as calmly as her distur-
bed feelings would permit. The weak-
ness of tears she did not indulge. Self-
respect, rather than pride, sustained her.
Had she acted from the first impulse, she
would have left the house immediately,
never again to re-enter it. But reason
soon told her that, however strong her im-
pulses might be, duties and considerations
far beyond mere feeling, must come in to
restrain them.
“Whatever I have been,” she said to
herself, as she sat and reflected, “I am
now simply a governess, and must steadi-
ly bear that in mind. In this house I am
to receive no more consideration than a
mere stranger. Have I a right to com-
plain of this’! Ha‘veI cause to be offend-
ed at Mrs. Freeman, for reminding me of
the fact! Her reprool was unkindly giv-
en; but false pride has in it no gentleness,
no regard for another’s feelings. Ah me!
this is one more lesson of the many I have
to learn. But let me hear up with a brave
heart. Tliere is One who knows my path,
and who will see that nothing therein need
cause my feet to stumble. From this mo-
ment I will faithfully do what I have en-
gaged to do, and expect, therefore, only
the compensation agreed upon when I
came. Have I a right to expect anything
more!”
The bright color faded gradually from
the flushed cheeks of Jessie Hampton, as
with a calm, yet pensive face, she arose
and went down into the room which had
been set apart for her use when giving
instruction to the children. It was warmed
and lighted, and had in it a small library.
Here she sat alone, reading and thinking,
for a couple of hours, and then retiredto
her chambor for the night.
As Was intimated in the conversation
which arose upon her leaving the drawing-
room, Jessie Hampton’s circumstances
had suffered, in a very short period, a
great change. A year before, she was
the equal and companion of Fanny Free-
man, and more beloved and respected by
those who knew her than Fanny was or
ever could be. But unexpected reverses
came. The relative, who had been to her
as a father for many years, was suddenly
deprived of all his worldly goods, and re-
duced so low as to be in want of the com-
forts of life. So soon as Jessie saw this,
she saw plainly her duty.
“I cannot burden my uncle,” she said,
resolutely, to herself. “He has enough,
and more than enough, to bear up under,
without the addition of my weight.” She
looked thoughtfully around her. But still
in doubt what to do, she called upon a la-
dy named Mrs. Carlton, who was among
the few whose manner towards her had
‘not changed with altered fortune, and
frankly opened to her what was in her
mind.
“ What does your uncle say ’!” inquired
Mrs. Carlton. “ Does he approve the
ste ’!”
“He knows nothing of my purpose,”
returned Jessie.
“ Then had you not best consult him 1”
“He will not hear to it, I am certain.
But, for all that, I am resolved to do as
I propose. He has lost his property, and
is now in great trouble. He is, in fact’,
struggling hard to keep his head above
water. My weight-might sink him. But
even if there were no danger of this, so
long as I am able to sustain myself, I will
not cling to him, while he is tossed on the
waves of adversity.”
“I cannot but highly approve your de-
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cision,” said Mrs. Carlton, her heart warm.
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with admiration for the riglit-minded girl.
“The fact that. your uncle has been com-
pelled to give up his elegant house, and
retire, with you, to a boarding house,
cIlO\VS the extremity to which he has been
reduced. I understand that his fine busi-
ness is entirely broken up, and that, bur-
doned with debts, he has commenced the
world again-a few hundred dollars all
his capital in »trade——resolve(l, if health
and a sound mind be continued to him, to
rise above all his present troubles and em-
barrassments.”
“And shall I,” replied Jessie, “sit an
idle witnessiof the honorable struggle,
content to burden him with my support’!
No! Were I of such a spirit, I would be
unworthy the relation I hear him. Much
rather-would I aid him, were it in my
power, by any sacrifice.”
“ lfI understand you aright,” said Mrs.
Carlton, after thinking for aifew moments,
“ you would prefer a situation as govern-l
ess in a private family.”
“ Yes. That would suit me best.”
“ How would you like to take charge of
Mrs. Freeman’s younger children? She
mentioned to me, only yesterday, her de-
sire of obtaining for them a suitable in-
structor; and said she was willing to pay
a liberal salary to a person who gave en-
tire satisfaction.”
Jessic’s face became thoughtful.
“Mrs. Freeman is not the most agree-
able person to be found, I know, Jessie,”
said her friend, “ but the step you pro-
pose involves sacrifices from the begin-
ning.” .
“ It does, I know, and I must forget
this. Had I achoice, I certainly should
not select the f'«qriily of Mrs. Freeman as
the one in which to begin the new life I
am about entering upon. She and Fanny
are among the few who have ceased to
notice me, except with great coldness,
since my uncle’s misfortunes. If they will
take me, I will go even into their house,
and assume the Iiumble duties of a gov-
ernessf’
Mrs. Carlton immediately called upon
Mrs. Freeman, and mentioned Jessie. An
objection was raised on the score of her
being an old acquaintance, who would
expect more notice than one in her posi-
tion was entitled to receive. This was,
however, overruled by Mrs. Carlton, and,
after an interview with Jessie, an engage-
ment. was entered into fora year, at a
salary offour hundred dollars.
When Jessie mentioned the subject to
her uncle, Mr. Hartman, ne becsme a good
deal excited, and said that she should do
no such thing. But Jessie remained firm,
and her uncle was at last compelled, yet
with great reluclance, to consent to what
she proposed, regarding it only as a tem-
porary measure.
The first day’s experience of Jessie
under the roof of Mrs. Freeman is known
to the reader. It wasa painful experience,
but she bore it in the right spirit. After
that, the was careful to confine herself to
the part of the house assigned her as a
servant and inferior, and never ventured
upon the least familiarity with any one.
Her duty to the children who were com-
mitted to her care was faithfully perform-
ed, and she received regularly her wages,
according to contract, and there the rela-
tion between her and this family ceased.
Day after day, week after week, and month
after month, did Jessie Hampton, uncheer-
ed by an approving smile or friendly word,
discharge her duties. But she had within
a consciousness that she was doing right,
and a firm trust in an all-wise and merci-
ful Providence. .
Mrs. Carlton remained her steady and
faithful friend, and Jessie spent an evening
at her house almost every week, and fre-
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“Are you not ‘well ?’’she asked, with
much concern, as soon as the smile with
which be greeted her faded from his face,
and she sa\'v'its drooping expression. I
_“ Yes,‘dear,” he said, trying to arouse
himself and appear cheerful; but the ef-
ort was in vain. ‘
“Indeed, uncle, you are not well,” re-
marked Jessie, breaking ‘in upon a long
period of silent abstraction into which
Mr. Hartman had fallen, after in vain try-
ing to converse cheerfully with his niece.
“ I am well enough in body, Jessie, but
my mind is a little anxious just now,” he
replied.
“ lsn’t your business coming outnas well
as you expected I” inquired the affection-
ate girl.
"Iain sorry to say it is not. In fact,
Isee but little hope of succeeding. I have
no capital, and the little credit I possess
is likely to be destroyed through my ina-
bility to sustain it. I certainly did antici-
pate a better reward for my efforts, and
am the more disappointed at this result.
To think‘ that, for the want of three or
four hundred dollars, the struggle of a
whole year must prove in vain! As yet,
even that small sum is not at my com-
mand.”
The face of Jessie flushed instantly, as
her uncle uttered the last two sentences.
“And will so small a sum as three or
four hundred dollars save you from what
you fear ’!” she asked, in a trembling
VOl(‘e.
“Yes. even so small an amount as that.
But the sum might as well be thousands.
I cannot command it.” I
“ You can, uncle I” replied .Iessic,'with
a glow of exultation on her cheek, and a
spirit ofjoy in her voice. “I have the
money! Oh, it is the happiest hour ofiny
life!”
And sinking forward, she laid her now
weeping face upon the breast of her uncle.
Her tears were the outgushing waters of
glatlness. 1
“ You have the money, child’! Where
did you get it. 7.”
“l have had no need to spend my sa-
lary.”
“ Your salary! Have you saved it all I”
out Mrs. Carlfoti, and asked if question
or two‘ more about .-lessiefi _ _ "
" W hat has become of Hafnpfoii "I
I should really like to know",-” he said.
Mrs. Carlton could only i'é'ply direct,-
and she answered, _ 4 _
_“She is living in this family in the ca-
picity of governess.” ._
“Indeed I I have been visiting here, off‘
and on, for a twelvemonth, but have neitIi«'
er seen her nor heard her name mentioned.-
Are you sure ’I’’ h ‘. ’ '
“ 0 yes. I procured her the‘ situation!
more than a year ago, and see her almosé
-every week.”
“ This being the case,‘ and it also beinri‘
plain that her worth :is not appreciate
here, our remarks 9. little while ago could
not have been very pleasant to‘ the ears‘
of Mrs. Freeman.” ' .
“I presume not,” was returned.
The young man became thoughtful, and
in a little while, withdrew from the‘
crowded rooms and left the house. Hé
was the son of a wealthy merchant, and
had réceh‘t.ly come‘ into his fat.her’s busi-
ness as a partner. It. was to‘ the‘ fifin-of
Edgar & Son that the note of Mr. Hurt-‘
man, which Jessie had dided him to lift-
liad been due.
, On the day succeeding the party at Mrs‘.-
Freeman's, Mr. Hartman came in to-pur-‘
chase Zsome goods, and after selecting’
them, asked if he could have the usual
credit. _ I _
“Certainly,” replied old Mr. Edgar;'
and to double the amount of the bill.”
Hartman thanked ‘the’ n.é‘rchant,~ and
retired. _ , _ . , _ _ ‘_
“You know that five hundred dollaf
note that he paid last week,” said Mr:
Edgar, speaking to his son, and alluding?
to Hartman who had just left.
“I do.”
“Well, I heard something about tiitif
note this morning that really touched my"
feelings. Hartman spoke of the circum-'
stance to a friend, and that friend betray-‘
ing, I think, the confidence reposed in
him, related it to me, not knowing that
we were the parties to wliicli the note had
been paid. On that note he came‘ near’
failing again.”
“ Every dollar. I had clothing sufficient
and there was no other want to take it
from me. Dear uncle, how happy it
makes me to think that I have it in my
power to aid you. VVould that the sum
was tens of thousands.”
Mr. Hartman, as soon as the first sur-
prise was over,said,with evident emotion——
.“ Jessie, I cannot express how much
this incident has affected me. But, deeply
grateful to you as I feel for such an evi-
dence of your love, I must push back the
hand that would force this aid upon me.
I will not be unjust to you. Iwill not take
your hard earnings to run the risk of loos-
ing them. ’
A shadow passed over the face of Jes-
sie,and her voice was touched with some-
thing like grief as she replied—
“How can you speak to me thus, un-
cle’! How can you push back my hand
when, in love, it seeks to smooth the pil-
low upon which your troubled head is
resting’! Would you deny me a higher
gratification than I have ever known ’! No,
no, you cannot I”
Mr. Hartman was bewildered. He felt
as if it would be a kind of sacrilcge to
take the money of his niece, yet how
could be positively refuse to do so’! Apart
from the necessity of his circumstances,
there was the cruelty of doing violence
to the generous" love that had so freely
tendered relief. In the end, all objections
had to yield, and Mr. Hartman was saved
from a second disaster, which would have
entirely prostrated him, by the money
that Jessie had earned and saved.
quently met there many of her old ac-
quaintances. Of her treatment in the
house of Mrs. Freeman she never spoke,i
and when questioned on the subject, avoid-I
ed giving a direct answer.
Mr. Hartman’s struggle proved to be a
hard one. Harrassed by claims that he
could not pay off at once, his credit al-
most entirely gonc, and the capital upon
which he was doing business limited to a
few hundred dollars, he found it almost
impossible to make any headway. In a
year from the time Jessie had relieved
him from the burden of her support, so
far from being encouraged by the result
of his efforts, he felt like abandoning all
as hopeless. There are always those who
are ready to give small credits to a man
whom they believe to be honest, even
though once unfortunate in business; but
for such favors, Mr. Hartman could not
have kept up thus far. Now the difficulty
was to pay the few notes given, as they
matured.
A note of five hundred dollars was to
fall due on the next day, and Mr. Hartman
found himselfwith but a few hundred dol-
lars to meet it. The firm from which he
had bought the goods for which the note
was given, had trusted him when others
refused credit to the amount of a single
dollar. It was the first bill of goods they
had sold him, and Hartman could notgo
to them for assistance in lifting the note,
for that would eflectually cut off all hope
of further credit. He could not borrow,
for there was no one to lead him money.
There was a time when he could have
borrowed thousands on his word, but now
he knew it would be folly to ask for even
hundreds. . .
In a state of deep discouragement, he
left his store in the evening and went
home. After tea, while sitting alone,
Jessie, who came to see him often, tapped
A short time after the occurrence of
this circumstance, the Freemans gave a
large party. Mrs. Carlton who was pres-
ent, said to Mrs. Freeman, an hour after
the company had assembled—
“ Where is Miss Hampton’! I’ve been
looking for her all the eveninrr. Isn’t she
\vell !”
“ What Miss Hampton do you mean ’!”
asked Mrs. Freeman, drawing herself up
with an air cold and dignified.
“Miss Jessie Hampton,” replied Mrs.
‘ Carlton.
“ Sure enough I” said a young man,
who was sitting by, and who had been at-
tentive to Fanny Freeman,“ where is Miss
Hampton’! I haven’t seen her for a long
time. What can have become of her’! Is
she dead, or is.she married 11”
“Her uncle, I suppose you know, failed
in business, and has become poor," replied
Mrs. Carlton.
“ Sure enougli,I was perfectly aware
of that, but didn’t reflect that poverty was
a social crime. And is it possible that
so lovely :1 girl as Jessie Hampton has
been excluded from the circle she so gra-
ced with her presence, because of this
change in her uncle’s circumstances?’
“It is true to agreat extent, Mr. Edgar,"
returned Mrs. Carlton, “though I am glad
to say that there are a few who can ap-
preciate the real gold of her character,
and who love her as truly, and esteem
her as highly as ever they did.”
“ A worthy few; and ifl were only so
fortunate as to fall in company with her,
[would be one of that number. Is she
here to-night I” ,, .
The young man looked at Mrs. Free-
man and became aware, from the expres-
sion of her face, that the subject was dis-
agreeable to her. With easy politeness
he changed the theme of conversation;
“ Indeed! And yet you hav‘e just sold
him freely.” . j
“I have. But such are feelings
that I would risk five thousand dollars to‘_
keep him up. I_ know him to be a man of
strict honesty.” 2 _‘ b
“There is no doubt of that,” replied
the son.
“ You remember his niece, I suppose ’I”
said Mr. Edgar.
“ Oh, very well.”
“ When Mr. Hartman’s circumstaiice§
rbecame reduced, she, of her own free‘
choice, relieved him of the burden of her‘
support, and assumed the arduous and,
toilsome duties of a‘ governess in one of
our wealthy families, where she has been
ever since. On the evening before the’
note of which I spoke was due, she called
to see her uncle, and found him in trouble:
For some time be concealed the cause,-
but so earnest was she in her affectionate‘
entreaties to know why he was unhappy,
that he told her the reason. He was
again embarrassed in his business, and,-
for the want of a few hundred dollars,-
which, one, circumstancccl as he was;
could not borrow, was in danger of being
again broken up._ To his astonishment,-
Jessie announced the fact that she had
the sum he wanted, saved from her salary
as governess. He at first refused to take’
it, but she would listen to no denial.”
“Noble girl I" exclaimed the young‘
man. . .. .. . . . .
“ Well, my séiii,” replied the old gen-'
tleman, “ all I have to say is, that I loolé
upon this young lady as possessing excel-‘
lencies of character far outweighing _all
the endowments of wealth. Money! It.‘
may take to itself wings in a day; but
virtue like hers is as abiding as eternity.-
If your heart is not otherwise‘ interested;
and you feel so inclined, win her if you
can. Another like her may never cross
your path. \Vith such a woman as your‘
wife, you need not tremble at the word
adversity.” , _
The young man did nol reply. Whal:
his thoughts were his actions subsequently
attested. , _
After the party, to the distant coldness}
with which Mrs. Freeman had treate
Jessie since she came into her house;
were added certain signs of di'slik'e,quickly
perceived by the maiden. In addressing‘
her, Mrs. Freeman exhibited at times, a
supcrcilliousness that was particularly
offensive. But Jessie checked the indig-
nant feelings that arose in her bosom, an
in conscious rectitude of character; went
on faithfully discharging her duties.-3
Since the timely aid she had been able td
bring her uncle, she had, a new motive for‘
effort, and went through her daily taslé
with a more cheerful spirit.
One day, about six months after the
occurrence of the party which has been
mentioned, Jessie, a little to the surprise‘
of Mrs. Freeman, gave that lady notice‘
that, at a certain time, not far distant, she‘
would terminate her engagement with her;
The only reason she gave was, that the’
necessity which tool. her from home no
longer remained. At the time mentioned;
Jessie left, although Mrs. Freeman, urged
by other members of the family, who
could better appreciate the young Iady’s_
worth, offered a considerable increase of
salary as an inducement to remain.
“ What do you think '1” exclaimed Fan-'
ny, about three weeks subsequently;
throwing open the parlor door, when tho
I
at his door.
but as soon as opportunity offered, sought
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