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NUMBER 34l—(i:--l‘fEW SEHIES.
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VOLUME XXXVII.---N UMBER
33.
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A. ll. BYINGTON, Editor & Proprietor
Ojfice West Side the Bridge ‘in. Sz'llc¢'/rs’
Building, om-r .-lore n_/'1". S1. Julin.
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3 These terms will he iiitlexibly llIlll('l'Cll to. ‘(ill
s...___.__.-__ __,%_‘___,_ _.__. .._.
BUSINESS more-ioiii.i
J. r. roorn,
Attorney and Counselor, at Law,
01-1701; omen .llI.QLLORI”S TORE,
N01-walk, Colin.
0. ‘S. Perry,‘
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Norwalk Conn.
JOHN AU STEIWS
DAGIJERIAN BBGMS
Over D. 8; N. ])i'pot.
NOR\VALl(,
I. i k e n e s s c s
lVairan£erl to please all Good Jzulges.
C. 81. E. K. LOCKWOOD,
NOllWAl.l{_. CONN.,
.\I.-l.\'1lF.-\l'."l‘l.’lll‘Il!S 0 li‘
TIN, SHEET IRON & COPPE
W A R E S ,
.-\.\'l) DEAI.l‘lllS IN
Stoves, Ranges, .F2w'2zaces, Cmflery,
Britanizia, Porcelain and ll’oo(Ze7z
W'a7'e, and Kite/ten 1"m'm'tm'c
in general, P2mz.]7.s', S/acct
Lead (fr Leazl Pipe,
Croc/cerg/, Glass
and C/Vina
IVa7'c.
o
WM. D. HAIG-HT,
West Side (lie Bridge, .\"(n"I.I:(1//r, Cmm.
)[.\NI.'l“AC'l‘l.'I‘-l'IR LN? l)l-I.\Ll'Ill IX
Stoves, Tin, Sheet Iron, and
COPPER WARES,
Ranges, Furnaces, 13’r2'tania Crock-
ery Wares, C/inxivz Pimzps, Lead
Lead Pipe, Groceries,
“China. and Glass l«Varcs,
(S-c., 6-3.
F. H. NASH,
TVIIOLES.-ILH AND RE'l‘.\ll. l)li.\l.l-ll: l..\'
S T O V E S .
.\l A.\'UF.-ICTCR E It ( I l-‘
rm, SHEET IRON & COPPER
W a r e s ,
Has constantly; on haml alarge assort-
ment of general Ilozzsc-/sceyiing
F m'm'tzu'c, at So. Norzcal/5,
Comz.
L
Norwalk Post Ofiice. V
‘lrfail Closes—Wi-zsr, 7.? 0 A. .\f., 1.30 1*. .\l’.
V -" “ Exsr, 8.30 .i. _ .. 5.30 J’. M.
Jlail .Dlle—-\VES'l', 9.30 A. .\i._. 0 2 0 .u.
w. 1:. nrssnnlr.
‘ N I OULD invite the attention of this and
the ncigliboriug coiiiiiiiiiiity to his vast
gtock of goods, (to which additions are weekly
being made,) comprising a full and general as-
soi tment of
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRUGS,
selected with the greatest care, and from the
best which the New York market will afford.
He has also a choice selection of
Perfumery, ,
[ncludiug Lubin’s extracts ofall kinds, cologne
water in a variety of styles, ctc. Ills stock of
PATENT MEDl_ClNES,_ _
Comprises an immense variety, pi-iiicipally of
articles which have gained a i-epiit._:il;ioii aiiioiig
the people, and are valuablciiiciliciiial prepara-
uollilfwould invite the attention oftlie ladies to
his FANCY GOODS,
which are too iiuiiiei-nus to pfl.1‘tlClll:l.l'lZ(3, and
which for taste and elegance are beyond all ri-
valry in this vicinity.
Very particular attention is paid to preparing
PH_YSIClAN’S PRESCRll’TlONS,
and supplying families with pure and uiiadiiltc‘
rated incdiciiics. Ills prices will coiiipare la-
-gombly with those of any oilier estalilisiiieiit.
Pure Wines, l'.iqiir)i's, Scotcli Ale and Porter,
ejected expressly for iiicdicinal use.
Paper Hangings.
' ' PIECES of every style and pat-
2,99 tcrn from Tcts. to its. a piece just
‘l'0C.:IV€d, and now 0ll'ercd for sale by
C. J. GllU.\lAN,
At the Old'llridge Store.
Old Pictures Copied &. Restored
AUSTEN, has recently iiiti-ndiiced In-
J. sti'uinciits_. by which lie can restoi-e or copy
old Pictures, D:l.9,'ll(‘.l'l'(3Ui:_V1)i.‘.Q,il3C., giviiig them
3 much finer finish, than ip the origiiial.
August 9th.
_.————-‘—?*—W—_-' "" —'_‘_ _ '"‘ W ' ”‘
WOOSTER HOUSE;-".
CORNER OF MAIN AND \\'lll'l‘l~} S'l‘lll']l-Z'l‘S
Near the Rail Road Depot.
‘HE subscriber liaviug leascil the above iiain-
rl ed Hotel, is prep:iri_-il to l'(.‘Cl‘l\‘u l)U:ll’tlL'l'S
and transient \'lSli.(‘l'>'. 'l'lic llousc is ;1l)llll(lllllb-
ly supplied with spring water. and has all the
c,,,”.,_.niences ll0C(:S$il.l'y to iiiakcgiiestscoiiifoi't-
able. and the iiii«lci'.~:igii(-il feels eoiifiileiit fi-uni
the experience that he has had in the bii:<iiie;<s
ofhotcl kcepiiig, that he can give rrzilisliictioii ,
him with tlivir palroiiagc.
, 'l ll ' ' _
'0 “lose “ '0 H 01 Joiix ii. i-‘oiiiii-:s'i‘i«:ii..
N, B,——W:irni and Cold Wali-r llallis ready’
tflili
at all hours. (l)i“”“”'.Y: S‘-‘l'L I.“-_"'F"""
_ Window C1‘-lass.
i;o.\'i«:s ofthe l)(.‘f:‘l. 1-‘ ii E N011;
(1-ll.-\SS' all sizes. ,
; rieiiceil >‘(!'»\’L‘l'S.
100 I _' 3. l Aiiiericau all sizes‘.
For si)i(i)l\i: 3'4.-i('y)lo\v by Z. SANFORD.-
Westport, July 2501 ~
Building Moving.
AVING taken the building _mov_ing busi-
ness of Tuiiiis, the subscribcr_is prcpar
cd to move, and raise Buildings, with safety
and dispatcli. They can have the assistance and
advice, of C TUllllS, at any tune. _ .
All orders addressed to the subscriber, will
meet with prompt attention.
1y3-} C H TUBBS, N01-walk, Couii.
Seasonablc
DRY GOODS.
V IIE Subscriber would return his thanks for
F the very liberal patronage with which his
Store has been favored the year past, and hopes
by a coiistziiit iitteiitioii to the wants of the
fading public and by a system of fair and lioii-
oi-able dcaliiig, to retain his share of trade for
the vear ensuing. Ilis Stock comprises at all
liiiiés a choice and vziricd selection of fashiona-
ble and scasoiiablc Dry Goods, ofcvcry quality
auid price. Ilc is confident that purchasers
will liiid every article purcliascd at his store,
equal in quality, and as cheap in price, as can
be olitaiiicd elsewhere. Particular attention
devoted to the selection of Cloths, Vcstings,
&c., &c., for Gcntlcmcns wear, which will be
sold at the lowest market prices.
Jan. 16. L. H. RANDLE.
PAINTING, GLAZING
and Paper Hanging Establishment.
HE subscriber has taken the Store recently
occupied by Messrs. Randle dz Platt, and
has opened an extensive and general Oil, Paint,
Painting and Glasiery Depot. House, Sign,
Plain and Ornamental Painting, Gilding, Mar-
bliiig, Graining, &c., done with ncatness, cheap-
iicss and despatch. Also, Banners, window
shades, designs, &c., skilfully painted to order.
He will also keep on hand a general assortment
of Points, Oils, &c., which will be sold whole-
sale or by the pot, with the loan of brushes.-
Spccial attention paid to Paper Hanging, &c.
By a punctual fulfillment of all cngagenients,
and reasonable charges, he hopes to receive a
share of public patronage.
GEORGE MARVIN
Norwalk, Aug. 9th, 1853.
tf15
NORWA LK, HAT. E
E Cap and Fur Emporium.
'l‘IIE subscribers having removed to No,
2 Skid(ly’s Block,would say, that they have
just iiiadc very large additions to the former
stock, of new and fashionable goods in their
line, would now call the attention ofthe public
generally, to the great advantages which they
are enabled to 0fl.'cr over their competitors in
Norwalk. Confiniiig their whole attention to
this one branch of business, they feel that they
can make purchases and secure a much better
quality of goods, than those comparatively
uiiacquainted with the business. We have
now on hand a fine assortment of HATS, just
suited to the season and the wants of tlic coni-
iniinity.—Ii‘or further particulars, just drop in
and examine for yourselves, at No. 2 Skiddy’s
Block. Main street. RANDLE &. PLATT.
NORWALK EIVIPORIUIVI l
PROVISION S. FRUITS,
Vegetables. of Fish all kinds.
Clams, Oysters, &c.
As good as the market aflbrils, constantly to be
found at the well known establisliinent of
ALLEN, MEEKER do CO.
jaflr Goods of the above description received
daily, and for sale at wholesale and retail on
the most favorable terms.
A HOUSE AND ‘LOT,
of about One Acre,
FOR. SALE.
HE subscriber offers for sale, upon reasona-
blc terms, a House and Lot, situated in
Silver i\linc, so-called, in the town of New Ca-
iiaan, and 2% miles from l\‘orwalk Bridge. The
House is newly built, contains 5 large rooms,
and 3 bed-rooms, attaclied to which is an out-
lioiisc, containing 4 rooms, cellar, &c., &c.
The above property will be sold very low up-
on application to A. GLENDENIN G,
or STEPHFN I-IYATT.
N cw-Canaan, Silver Mine, sept. 21, 1853.—tt' 39
Lime.
100 Bbls. of Lime for sale by T. L. PECK.
Timber and Latins
AT SOUTH NORWALK.
3:'>0,000 Plastering Latlis.
50,000 Feet Pine and Spruce Timber.
10,000 Pine Pickets just rec’d and for sale
by TI-IOS. L. PECK.
South Norwalk, Aug. 2. 1853.
Protection Insurance Company
HARTFORD, CT.
Capital $500,000—wz'th privilege to m-
crease to Half a Million.
'WIl.L1Alf C. STREET, Agent of the above
named Company is now prepared to I11-
siire Houses, Stores, Mills, Factories, Burns, and
the contents of each, together with every other
species of property, Ac.u.\'s'r Loss on Ii.-\.\i.ic.i~: nr
l-‘IRE. The rates of prciniuiii offered, are as low
as those of any other similar institutioii, and
every uiaii has now an opportunity, for a tritliii g
sum, to protect himself against this destructive
eleniciit, which often in a single hour swccps
away the earnings of so many years.
Norwalk, Sept. 5th, 1853.
Cheaper than Eve‘
At the South JV'orwaIlc
GROCERY STORE.
HE subscriber has on hand by far the
largcs and lies! selection, of Family Gro-
ceries and Provisions, to be found in South
Noi-walk, which lie offers to his customers and
the public, at greatly reduced prices. His fa-
cilities arc such that he will be constantly rc-
cciviiig new and fresh supplies of goods, as the
wants of his Customers may require, which will
always be of the best quality and sold at the
very lowest possible price. and he would rc-
spcctfull solicit an examination and trial oftlic
same. GEO. W. SMITII.
South Norwalk, May 15th, 1854.
W llerdware and Cutlery,
Mcc/caizics Tools, Fm'm2'ng Utensils.
Gems, Pistols, Iron and Steel,
IVz'mlow Glass, Paints
and Oils.
IIE siibsci'ibei' has now in store, and is coii-
staiitlyrccclviiig direct from the iii:inu-
facturers, a large supply of foreign and denies-
tic goods, under the above ilciioiiiiiiatioiis,
ivliicli makes his assortment of articles suited
to this market, equal to any in the state, and
which will be sold either wholesale or retail],
on as favorable tcrius as can be purchased in
New York. For list of articles and prices,
piircliascrs are requested to call and examine
for tliciiiselvcs. WM. C. STREE'1‘.
Norwalk, April l7th.
% Land For Sale.
_ ABOUT eight acres of good land, near
Maiii-st., one mile north of the Bridgc,is offered
for sale upon very reasonable terms. It is ad-
‘llll‘1tl)ly ailapted for building lots, or for gard-
ciiiiig purposes, liaving a quick and rich soil,
iiiauurc thereon, or it is well calculated for .1
lirst rate llll!:t(lO\\'. It is well fenced and in :1.
very eligible location. For furtlier part-iciilars
(:ll9,‘llll'0 at this ollicc. 1-f3
lllshii-l: fléikers"
WANTED.
VI‘ A. .\l()lllS().\' dz ll0Y’l‘areiiow giving
. . 0 out Sliii-t-,llus«iiiis, Collars, &e., to expe
Coiistaiit cniployiiiiziit given and CASH, paid
5:-oii delivery of the work.
Nfll'\Vfllk. 5"!"-3-929:‘.--135i-ii.-,....,....
3"
0 33 if 3?. ‘ET .
From the Village Itcm.
School Naunes.
The following rhyiiics were written for the
llarch number of the " Tl’C'.1Slll'y ;" but as that
was never issued they are printed with an
Appendix in this paper.
A5 iliroiigli the world willi opi:-ii eyi-:4 we i':iiigi.-
Soiiie iiaiiies we set‘ are l:iiigli:ible and slr:i.iige.
The Union School when iiioriiiiig diilii-s call
llais iii:iii_\' funny iiaiiies upon its roll.
And iir.~'.l, above as well beiir-aili the .~‘i:\ll'.~,
“'0 liave .~'oim- boys who il:iil_\' put on .i_r/ri,.<.
A .'lll()'('ll we liavt-, niiil for it Ii‘i'.vlui}:.\‘ llirui-.
ln this we :ii'g1ie for “1\liir:ilily."
A ll'i.~'cniaii ion is cliiiiliing li~:iriiiiig's lIi'i'!.~',
Nlill Jlillrirs plenty for our iiuiiii-riiii.< .h7i'lI.~'.
A I'ir.i:, two I.omli.= and ].yni1.~' ro:iiii llll! ll'i.od
A FoiL'lei'1oo might catch them if he could.
Snii'lIis in tbiinilaiice. L<It‘l.'lI,'IHii’.<. t‘\'cIl J1/ll"-"-
And in the l'riiii:iries they have some I1’m1I'.~'.
Our Barbour may be triisteil witlioiit fears
And every one in:i_\' liavt-liis cliuice of Ii’.-3-'i'.~'.
While slioulil our biiildiiig ever got 100 full.
.lloi'clLuzIscs iiiay be li:iil within the wlio.-l.
lfstiipid :~'cliol:i1s liitlier slioulil be li-il
"l‘would not be liiird to fnriii.<li ill('lll .lIin'vlit'mI.
Tlioiigli lflticlc :iboiinil.< yet you l1l:I_\' .<<-:ircli the tibwn
Or Union School and l'iiid but one .Sam 1.'i'uiui.
A ll'all.‘c7' in the little I.(l7lI,7 one lll0l‘iS,
And not uiifrcqucii1l_\' we walk the S/I'i'I.'1.\'.
Sonic Is’ui-‘nus we li:i.\'e tn $i'Jl‘C our grain awn_\'.
And Banl.'~' to draw on wiii-ii our tll‘l|i..\' we pay.
Ihuiigli 1"i'.~'li are .~'c.'i1'ee, not i-‘en :1 siiigle iiiiiiiiiiw.
Yet Sulllt‘ of us are ratlier Loin} and .1":'mir.i/.
We have no I-‘mil, yet it to i'ea.<oii sf.-iiiil.-',
Since tliere’s a G'ImvJr there are also Ila/iilis.
A skillfiil Cum’: is llI!l'(.‘ to fill our l'rriw,
A Story loo iiiay shine .'t_;’:llll in Law,
Nor think it an old woiii:iii‘< fnoli.-li tale
Tlial. we have got :i ‘- vi-in-r:ilile" Yiilu.
(And this is well, for iiinii_v lliiiiktliat l.'iii»\\'li-ilge,
Flows piira-.»'Lfi'niii the l'uuiit:iiii.- ol'Y:ilet‘olli-ge.)
Our 7ii_i/liar too ll1l>' ]i’iil(r-11.; to sew Ull.
While all the 11umi.r.~‘ are not «li.-ad aiiil giiiie.
We have sonic l;'I(.<—tli<iiigli ntlii-rs call llll‘lll rwrI.~'.
An-l .\'ii\'a >'eoti:i s-eiiols her gentle ’l'liwIs.
We lnivc :i-I):'nr(li'cl, an .lruulil loo
Tlioiigli iieitlier ti-:iilors for tlu-_v l-otli are true.
If playiiig cards were riglit wi-‘il lkiriii llie sells.
.\nil dare the uiiivi-r-ze to lll1.'L'l our Ii’c[.’.»'.
Tlicrc is :1 ]>‘I(lcI.'mun tlivugli willi riiili_l_v face.
And _lIwul.'v-1' oiics pt-rli:i1-.-' iii:i_v li:iii- llllllt‘ (.'i'¢(u'.
A Sll-"}>llL‘l‘tl often o‘er the iiie:iilow ri>:iiii.<,—
Drop but an I and we have quiet Il(;lll(’.\'.
As b'p1‘iny is near we say to all ariiuiiil
Our Gartliiicr llO[)('$ to L‘.lllil\':llt‘ your groiiiiil.
.-it tiiiies the school to llllll'll:il arts was trained :
And now two noble C-'1.tlIl}).\‘ we have obt.-iiiii-d.
A Cum]:-In-ll too can ring the call to :irni.-z,
\V'itli caiiily clappirr:iiii.lwi1li iiliier cli:iriii.~'.
Two ll'arizi:i'.»' here from lriilli forliiil to err.
Once to the roll book stuck a eliiiiiky 1)'lf)'I'.
li’ég¢Is, (l'am.~', aiiil otlior pl;iiit.< aroiiiid ii.-' lie.
And if our lIlD:ll. we boil not we can 1i'r_i/.
Besiiles llie it-:icli(-i“.< ii:iiiie.< alr(-ziil_v givmi,
We liavc ciiuii-__ili to iiiaike .\loli:iiiiiiii-il'.~' liciivcii.
For siiri-ly one woul-,l think some were lll\'lll(‘
As tlireo oi‘ iiiure ix-juice in (.'¢i1'm‘[m‘.
One wears ii i\:(le.’lI(‘(’I‘, and for sake‘ of jlllglt‘,
I will but say that all the iiiaiils are siiigle.
lliit stop .1 lii't——iiio f:i.-L iii_\'jiiigliii_i_-‘ ran,
For one .\li.~'s Clirqi-(li:i.-' .~'iii'i-ly got her) man.
Now will I close this l‘.'Ill‘ll.Illl)g list of iiaiiies
By giving last of sill-—-plain .\Il.~'i[‘l' .l:iui<-.<.
A ppcndix.
Alas 1 alas ! liow iiiany cliaiiges rule
\\'itliin :1 inontli or two our ljnioii Sclioiil E
No more does .\lr. Jaiiies suliilue our iioise
Siiiilc on the girls, and soetlie the triiiiblcd boys.
Aiioilier linger points to le:iriiiiig'.~: griiil ;
Another voice is liearil to call the roll ;
Another Jove now slizikes us with his nod‘.
Aiiotlicr teaches us our gm‘, qiuw, quail ;—-—
Now we are sliown the most :ipproved way
—’l‘lie Ronian (1') oiie,—to soiiiiil the l.:i1iii ‘‘ a."
Another bczicoii light before us burns-
lt is our kind, _g'(‘lNl-ll:lilll'{‘1l Mr. Sle.'irii.<.
attentions.
rumor.”
I know nothing against the man.
and a large bed of ve,«.-,'ctalilc mould, orcoiiipost
3m*9n
.l i‘ vi-:.\'.\ 1..
From the Ahliulzal Era.
The Disappointed Wife.
' ll'i' Ll’/.7.ll‘I i.l.\'.\'.
CIlAl’Tl-QR I.
"' With easy freedom and a gay :idd1'css,
A pressing lover seldom wants siiccessf’
“Mr. Sneeks is very particular in his
I more tlmii half believe the
“V\7li:it does rumor say '3”
“Just what she always does, when a
spruce widower is iiialriiig low bows to
a liaiidsonie young widow, like yourself.’
Mrs. Eldridge colored slightly, but
her brother contiiiued-—
“ Siieeks—S/ace/.;? That is a hard
name, Mary, it is suggestive. However
But.
if my sister chooses to marry, she can
form as zidvaiitageous and as lionorablc
a connection as she pleases. There are
a plenty of good men in the market and
it rather surprises me that Sueeks is the
accepted suitor.”
“\Vhy so '.' \Vliat objection is there
to him '5”
“ I know but little about him, and I‘
fear you are not as \vcll informed as you
should be. But whether you marry him
or another, Mary, allow me to advise
you on one point. Mr. Eldridge left you
the iiiiconditioiial possessor of a hand-
some estate; you have now not less than
fifteen tliousand dollars in the bank, and
21 good deal of personal property besides.
VVe haveastatute-law in this State,’‘
which enables you to retain possession of
all this, if you choose to do so. The
property was designed for your own spe-
cial benefit, and I do hope that you will
never be so foolish as to sui'ren(ler it iii-
to the hands of auotlier. Should you do
so, you would be unjust to .yourself, and
also to him who so kindly provided for
your wants.
Mrs. Eldridge threw up her head and
shook back her glossy curls; then, fixiiig
her eye upon her brother, she said, veiy
eliipliatically.
“Do you think I would marry a man
that I caiino: trust with money’! Do
you think I could harbor ii suspicion of
that nian’s iiitcgrity, to who.-tc keeping I
should comiiiir my liappiiiess for life? I
have never found it iiecessari to control
fifteen Lliousaiid dollars, or, iiiuccd, any
stipulated sum, and I trust I never shall;
and yet. my wziiits have all been suppli-
ed.”
"Mary, you know but little of the
world. You were our only sister, our
per, our idol. Your brolliers were all
happy to serve yoii—-any one of them
would aliiiosi. have sacidliei.-d liiiiisclf for
your sake. Our failier and our uiotlier
were wholly devoted to llieii‘ (:llllLll‘(.'ll,
and you were the most dearly clierislicil
the iiiosi1ciidci*l_v cared for. You grow
I up lll an tllll'lU>]lllL'l'U of love and luiiiliiess
You iiiarried, and, ii1ifui'i.iiii'.itcly, iiiari'i-
ed one in every way worlliy. Cliurlcs
ElLli'id;_-,e was ‘one of (i'0il‘s iiobleuicii.’
,YOlll' domestic relzitions proved it bles-
~0 I.>'..5 ....-.,—.-.-, - . .
sing to both. No rude breath of heaven
has ever been allowed to visit you; and
not until Charles died did you know
might of allliction. You must not judge
niaiikind by your own experience. Men
are selfish, avaricious, and sometimes
mcaiily dishonest. You are triisting,i1ii-
suspiuions; and that is the beauty of
your cliaracter. I hope you will never
be otlicrwisc. But, Mary, take my ad-
vice in this iiiatter. No harm can never
conic of keeping possession of this coni-
pcteiice. Supposing your future llllS-
liaiid, whoever he may he, should cin-
bark in speculation, should engage in
some hazardous and unsuccessful enter-
prise, your entire means, if you allowed
him to use them, might be absorbed; or
supposing, and you will forgive me for
casting a shadow upon your hopes, that
he should prove unworthy your affections
he should be a mean, miscrly being, or a
speiidtlirift, you niiglit suffer, might ac-
tually he reduced to want."
Mrs. Eldridge was somewhat moved
by this speech, but she affected gaicty,
and replied :
*‘\Vlien I am badly treated, I will call
upon my four great brothers to avenge
me. The course you recommend would
lay the foundation for discord. I know
nothing of business, and this would em-
linrrass any one who might be doing it.
Sii:-j-iicioii is on the face of the whole ar-
raiigenieiit. II’. is saying I will take you
and try you for a husband, but I have
not confidence enough to trust you with
my money. Oh! George, I siiould des-
pise myself for inarrying one of whom I
had the slightest doubt. I slionld be
aslianieil to stand at the bridal altar and
give myself away, and withhold my
iiieans. Don’t you think I value myself
more highly than I do my gold and sil-
ver';”’ added she, with a laugh.
Mr. Shelton urged the subject no fat-
ther: but he made an impression upon
the mind of his sister; and on the com-
ing evening she determined to sound
Mr. Sueeks on that point, though she
would do it in such a way that he should
not suspect hcr motives. A good op-
portunity occurred ; for Miss VValtoii—-
an acquaiiitancc of theirs in the city, was
about to be married.
"Mr. Siiffmiice steps into quite a for-
tune,” obscrvcu Mr. Sneeks, “Mr. VV-.il-
ton gives to his daughter $50,000
' “Yes,” replied the lady, “but do you
know llO\V it is given? It is all secur-
ed to lier——slie has no power to traiisfer
a dollar of it for his use,”
“All! I had not thought of that. Suf-
france will excuse himself, then, I pre-
sume, from fulfilling his part of the coii-
tract.”
“\Vliy, you don’t think he is iiizirryiiig
for money '2”
“Not at all. But no man of sp.rit
would go into a family where there are
such palpable suspicions of his ability and
integrity.”
Had Mrs. Eldridge scrutinized the face
of her lover, she would have discovered
much more feeling in this remark than
the careless manner in which it was ut-
tered would evince.
“Foi'tiiiie limiters,” he continued, “I
despise; but a man has a right to the
confidence of his aflianced, and that of
her friends; and he does himself injus-
tice by forming a connection where it is
withheld.
Mrs. Eldridge mustered courage to
say-
“Vleii are sometimes unfortniiatc in
business; and this may be designed to
provide for such emergencies, to save the
liimily from poverty and ruin."
“ Wlien a man and woman enter into
that holy relation, they ought not only
‘to unite their hearts and their liands, but
their interests, their fortunes. Let them
rise or fall together, let them remain side
by side, wlieilier on the wave of pros-
perity, or in the depths of ad versity.”—-
This was concliided with one of his
most fascinatiiig smiles. Then he drew
the lady toward him, and impriiited a
kiss; while she, forgetting all her broth-
er's advice, leaned in coiifiding love up-
on his bosom.
“Now, why do you torture me by ile-
layiiig our union’? Come, dear lvlary,
say that we shall marry next week.”
“Next week! Oh! that is very soon.”
"It seems an age to me,” said he with
a heavy sigh.
Next week came; and before its close
the happy, gay, and independeiit Mrs.
Eldridge was the happy, gay, but depen-
(Zc}zz Mrs. Sueeks. They concluded to
live on a farm; and a very desirable one
in that iieigliborliood, was then for sale.
“It would be impossible,” said the
newlywcdded liusband, “for me to coni-
maiid the means, now, to purchase that
place. I could not sell my property
without a sacrifice."
Sell his property without a sacrifice!
“ Oh, what autliority and show of truth
Can cuiiiiiiig sin cover itsclfwitlial 1"
Mrs. Sueeks proposed that the fariii
should be purcliascd with her money ;——
and this was accordingly done. A due
supply of stock and farming utensils
were procured; and thus was invested
not less than two thousand dollars. In
a town near by, was a house and lot for
sale, which could be had for three tlioii-
sand, though that was not more than half
the real value. Both husliaiid and wife
tliduglit this a very desirable invest-
ment; coiisuqucntly it was made; and
this coiisuincd all Mrs. Sneek’s ready
money. This property——bo!.li the farm
and that in town, was conveyed, as prop-
erty usually is, to the husband. Arrange-
meuts were duly made, and this happy
pair commenced their new life, in the
country, with decided satisfaction.
CIIAP. ll.
“Tliiiil<‘.~:t thou there is no lyr-.uit but that
of blood and cliaiiis ?”
Mr. Sueeks was vvell pleased with his
wife, and ‘very well pleased with his fariii
One could liardly fail of being satisfied
\\'ltlll1cl'. She was very attractive in
poi-soii and amiable in disposition; she
had iiouglit to make her otlierwisc. It is
lflle, she had loved before; but what of
ilnit? .'liist as if a woman could love
but once! Shallow fouiitaiiis aic ex-
lmii.-teil at :1 single flow; but deep, liv-
lll_‘_’,' \\'lli.L‘l'S run on forever, and, ifoli.-iruc-
ted in one tlll'€CtlOll, they seek another
Ulldllllljl.
llad he not loved before? And was
'_‘llC not forty-live years old, while she was
only i.\VClI.l,\l-,l.l,l!'?:-.%---—--»-A-7
I
a graiidfatlicr-——little Charlie Godfrey
was his only daugliter’s child.
Mrs. Godfrey lived near Mr. Shelton,
and was kiio\vii in that ncigliborliooil as
a Iiziuglity iiisolciit woman, often abusing
licr servants and sometimes her neiglibors
The fatlicr, Mr. Sneeks, who had paid
her a visit occasioiizilly, was thought to
be a very d'ill'creiit person. With a plea-
sing exterior, and good address, he was
always received, among strangers, with
iiiucli favor. Those who were more in-
timately acquainted, knew that he was
one of those unbalanced and weak mind
brethren, who camiot bear the slightest
prosperity. It made a fool of him, and
a tyrant besides. He had had his ups
and downs all through life, now “dressed
in a little brief authority” and playing
the despot, and anon a fawning parasite
as servile as any subject of the Czar.—
Had Mrs. Sueeks taken her brother’s ad-
vice, retained the power, alias the mon-
ey, in her own hands, she might; have
lived comparatively happy; for her hus-
band liad some good traits of character,
who has not’? A few months were
spent very pleasantly, and then the wish-
es of the wife seemed to be less regard-
ed.
“'\Vliat do you say to selling Jerry,”
inquired Mr. Sueeks one morning.
“Jerry ! VVhy, I could not do without
him. I should as soon think of selling
my wardrobe.”
“A man here has taken a great fancy
to him. He offers me one hundred and
fifty dollars, and that is twice what he is
wortli.”
“I don’t know about that; Jerry is
worth a hundred and fifty dollars to me.
Mr. Eldridge bought him for my use ;—
lie is equally good under the saddle or in
the liarness, and I shall never think of
partiiig with him.”
“I guess you will,” Mr. Sueeks tlio’t
as he left the house. “You will find that
I happen to be the inastcr here. I have
nearly every thing in my own hands
now, not excepting your pretty self, and
you must not set up your will in opposi-
ll0ll to niiiie.”
The horse was sold, and the owner
was quite too amiable to fret or show any
ill-liiimor; but she felt grieved. She
loved Jerry almost as a friend, and there
were many pleasant memories connected
with his use; and, indeed, when she
wanted to go abroad alone, how could
she go witlieut him? Ilerindepeiidencc
was -abridged, and she felt it keenly.
She had but partially recovered from
this all-.iir, before her master suggested
that :1 very valuable watch should be
disposed of, which belonged to her form-
or linsband.
“You know it is altogether too large
for you,” said be. “It willbriiig enough
to buy a lady’s watch and a hundred
dollars besides. '.l.‘liat could be placed
at iiiterest. I always like available prop-
erty best.”
“I would
watch, l\Ir. Sueeks.
not ask me for it.”
“I think I had better sell it, my dear ;
I want to teach you to be a good finan-
cier.” Aiid by 21 little kissing and flat-
tering, he obtained possession. ’
Mrs. Sueeks did not give up the watch
willingly. At the tinie, lierlip trembled
and her eyes filled ; tlien hurrying to her
room, fastening the door, she threw her-
self upon the bed, and burst into a flood
of tears. She hardly knew why she was
weeping; she thought it strange that
she sliould weep. She presuined Mr.
Sueeks was right, it would be better to
have money at interest than in a watch.
Still there was a sacredness about the ar-
ticle iu her eyes; and, to the poetic soul
everytliing is sacred that belonged to a
frieiid——tlie book, the watch, the plant,
even, that was tended and watered by a
loved one, now in the spirit-land. binds
itself to the heart with a tie which it is
sacrilcge to sever.
Beside the horse and watch, Mr.
Sueeks sold a buggy and some other prop-
erty, at that time, amounting in all to
some five liuiidred dollars His wife
wondered why he did this, and what, he
would do with the proceeds; but it was
not for her to look into business matters,
so no inquiries were made. The truth,
however, was iiiadvertently tlirust. upon
her. A stranger had called at her house
several times within afew weeks, and du-
ring one of his visits, the door was sligh-
tly ajar, and she, being in an adjoiiiiiig
room. overheard the following:
“They say you got a good haul with
the widow. By George! fifteen thousand
sets a iiiaii on his feet, even though he
has some debts to pay.”
A long pause ensued, then the stran-
ger spoke again:
“You must pay me more than this be-
fore I leave. I must have one thousand
dollars more.”
“I cannot raise that amount,” said Mr
Sueeks; “I acknowledge the debt of
course; but I cannot meet it at present.”
‘‘Don’t put me off in that way. I am
not a young one, to be sucked in Wm,
such prctciisions. You shall pay me, or
I will expose you,as sure as you’realive
rather not part with the
I wish you would
in-.iii. That new wife of yours shall
know”
“I-liisli! hush! \Vliat’s the use of
blabbing? you d” The epithet
Mr. Sueeks would have used, seemed to
die upon his lips. He walked nervously
around the room, and finding the door
ajzir, he closed it with much violeiice.—-
“That new wife shall know! Shall
know \vliat.'.”’ tliouglit she. A chil-
ling lieaviness of heart at once oppressed
her; a recoil of affection made her shud-
der. After a time, her thoughts revert-
ed to other interests. “And so my good
old Jerry, and Mr. Eldridge’s watch, and
the buggy and other things, have gone
to pay Mr. Sneek’s debts. Now, that is
wrong, all wrong,” mused the agitated
woiiiaii. She felt very uncomfortable
after liearing the above; but she was
such a loving, trusting creature, that
iiiaiiy days had not passed before her spir-
its i'eg°.iiiied their former tone. The
alfectioiiatc part of her nature alone
liail.been developed. Her husband seem-
edto (loat upon her, as at first; and she
soon ilisiiiisscd all fears, that there had
been aiiytliiug wrong in his former life.
(lccasioiiiilly that threat would ring in
llCl' c:ir——”l will expose you !” but she
coiisoleil llCl':'Clf with tile flattering uiic-
L'iiiii——“llie best of men have been guilty
of lllLll!~Cl‘l.‘llOll sonietiiiies in their lives,
and I iiresuiiic this was nothing very
Scarcely a year had passed, however,
before the wife found herself restricted in
various directions. Mr. Sueeks interest-
ed himself in a great many little matters
around the house, that she had no idea
before that men ever meddled with.
"What are you going to do with that
bread '3” asked he, alluding to a piece
that Alice, the kitchen girl, was putting
into a basket.
“That is for mother Sheperd,” replied
the mistress, in a gay g00d ll1lm0F§ and
Alice,” added she, "get a piece of the but-
ter you churned to-day, and that little
pie, and put with it.”
"A re you sending food to that old wo-
man every day '3”
“Not every day. I send it as often as
she needs it. It is a very little however
that she does need from me. Mother
Slieperd,” continued Mrs. Sneeks, “was
our nurse. She raised all my mother’s
children, and we are not only under ob-
ligation to take care of her, but it is a
pleasure to do so. She prefers being
near me, and never, while I have any
property, shall she suffer.”
“While you have property,” repeated
Sneeks, very sneeringly. “Now I tell
you to stop this. I will have nothing of
the kind. I am not going to support
that old crone.”
Mrs. Sueeks turned around, and look-
ed him full in the face, to see what he
meant. His brow was contracted, he
looked sullen and determined. She stood
as if petrified. The farm yielded an abun-
dance of everything to eat, and could she
not have the privilege of giving bread to
her dear old nurse—to her who had
watched over her in infancy and in her
childhood, and from whom she had de-
rived her own subsistence the first year
of her life? She made no reply. She
knew not what to say. She was in a
maze. Slic wondered how she got there
and why she could not get out.
Tlieiiceforth the Mother Sheperd’s
wants were supplied privately. She liv-
ed about eighty rods distant; and Mrs.
Sueeks was obliged to steal away and
carry food, unknown to her husband ;—-
and during his brief visits to the lower
part of the farm, she would sometimes
send Alice with a fresh loaf, or some oth-
er necessary.
“ Go just as quick as you can,” she
would say. “ Now you must get back
before Mr. Sueeks comes home.”
Sometimes she would attempt to laugh
about it, and then add—-“ You know,
Alice, that Mr. Sueeks does not like
Mother Shepherd, so don t say a word,
but rim quick. I will scrub while you
are gone.” .
She began to feel, ere long, that this
was a. miserable way of living. She
had never practiced deception before,
and she despised it. She lowered her-
self in her own estimation—it was
mean to do thus. But what shall we
say of the spirit that brought her into
circumstances thatforced her to act con-
trary to her own convictions of proprie-
ty '.
Mr. Sueeks appeared to have a. great
passion for trading; but he generally
made bad bargains. He urged the sel-
ling of the house and lot‘ in town, and
the buying of a less valuable place, to
which his wife consented. He sold a
large amount of property, and bought
comparatively littl . What was done
with the balance 0.‘ funds, his compan-
ion never knew. He was in the habit of
visiting the city frequently which was
only two hours’ ride, by railroad, from
his own home. Although be generally
said he should return the next day, yet
he often staid a week, and sometimes a
fortnight. This annoyed her exceeding-
ly. She knew that he always went
with his pocket-book well filled, and came
back with it entirely empty; but she ca-
red less for that than his absence, and the
mystery that hung over his stay.
Mr. Sueeks was not a professed gam-
bler, but he played sometimes; neither
was he an habitual tipler, nor notorious
for his dissolute habits; still, he had his
“sprees” occasionally, and very high ones
they were. These were always taken
abroad; and then he not only spent all
the funds be had with him, but often in-
volved himself to a large extent. In
three years from the time they were mar-
ried, he had squandered not less than
five thousand dollars that belonged to his
wife.
VVliat strange ideas those old English
law-makers had, to write down woman
among minors, idiots, &c., and then not
throw around her property the safeguard
that are thrown around the inlieritance
of those classes! If she really is ignorant
of that which pertains to her best
interests——if she is foolish, and
in a dream of love, her pos-
sessions, under the unwarrantable belief
that her future husband can do no wrong
then she needs protection.‘ But,
instead thereof, she is entangled in dith-
culties, while the bad man avails himself
of the abundant facilities offered for evil-
doll)“.
Mcfs. Sueeks felt rather uneasy about
their pecuniary affairs, and often said to
herself, “I wonder whether a woman
can restrain her husband from squande-
riiig her property. Perhaps I ought to
have heeded my brother’s advice; but it
looked so absurd.”
CHAPTER III.
‘He lacks not gall, to make oppression bittcw
Alice had lived with Mrs. Sueeks for
many years, but at length she married,
greatly to the sorrow o_; the mistress.
“ You must go to day. Mr. Sneeks,”
said the latter, “and get another girl.--
1 can do without no longer. I never
worked half as hard in my life as I have
the last week.”
But week after week, and month after
month passed, and yet no help was ob.
taiiied. She could not go herself, she
had no horse to go with, and Mr. Sueeks
would not go. Whether he was gov-
erned more by avarice, or by ugliness,
it \vas difficult to tell. Mrs. Sueeks
worked herself down so thin that she
seemed nearly as unsubstantial as a shad-
ow. All through haying and harvest-
ing, the house was filled with laborers
and yet she did the work herself; and
sometimes, when ready to drop down
with fatigue, with a. trembling in every
limb, and a quivering in every nerve, he
would come home and begin to fret.
“Come! come! isn’L dinner ready?
The men are all waiting. 1 could get a
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boys ! come I Put on the pudding,
wife.”
On one of these occasions, when it
was exceedingly warm, and every fibre
of her system had been taxed to its ut-
most tension, he began, very impatient-
ly—
“How long before dinner will be
ready '5 just tell me that.”
“ Very soon,” replied the wife ; and
she stepped the quicker, and her hands
flew the faster. Her face was as red as
living coals, and the perspiration was
running from every pore.
“ Did You mend my pants this morn-
ing '3”
“ I did not, and had not time.”
“ Tzme.’ I never saw such a slow,
moping creature as you are! Now, I
want those pants. I can get nothing
done, unless I do it myself. How on
earth you spend your time, the Lord
only knows. You accomplish the least
of any person I ever saw !”
“ Mr. Sneeks, I do all that I—”
Her utterance was choked ; she could
say no more. The big tears chased
each other down her cheeks, but she
hardly dared take the time to wipe them
away. Then, too, another invective fol-
lowed, which urged her onward :
“ Come, don't stop to snivel now !”
Presently Sueeks returned from the
cellar, where he had been sneaking about
to see what he could find amiss. His
face portended a still heavier storm.
“ Did you know that the beer was
out of the barrel ?” said he, almost grin-
ding his teeth with rage.
“I supposed it was nearly gone.”
“And yet you have brewed no more.
The men can't drink water, you know
that.”
“VVell, Mr. Sneeks, how could Ibrew
this morning ?”
“How could you brew T I guess you
will find out how you could. I am not
going to support you here in idleness,
my pretty lady.”
This was too much. The poor wo-
man groaned aloud, and sunk into
a chair. She was overpowered
by his uiikindness, by his Ce-
proaclies and threats. Her heart seem-
ed crushed, and tom fibre from fibre.-—
She was wholly exhausted, her strength
was all spent. She could not rise: she
could scarcely move. She closed her
eyes, and clasped her liands in agony,
sayiiig,
*‘ Oh, God, let me die ! Let me hide
away in the grave, from this terrible
cruelty.”
Sueeks gave a malignant leer,
an expressive ugh!
His wretched companion at length
found herself on the bed. How she got
there she knew not—she had been be-
wildered. Instead of the bland and po-
lite gentleman she had married, she
awoke to the consciousness that she was
mated to a selfish, inhuman ‘wretch-—at
heart as vulgar and profane as a South-
ern soul-ilriver. Her affections, all fresh
and vigorous, had reached out and en-
twined themselves with great tenacity
all aroiind—around what '! a monster !
a vile being who, like the venomous ser-
pent, had poisoned her whole existence.
The earthly future looked as dark as
night. She shrank from it ; she longed
to die. She saw no refuge now but the
grave. I-Ier situation was aggravated
by the loss of her friends. Some had
moved to the far, far \Vest, others had
been swept off by cholera, so that of her
fatlicr’s family not one remained near
her——iiot one to whom she could unbur-
den her lieart—not one to give counsel
or help.
Mrs. Sueeks was so exhausted, that
she fell asleep. Then came pleasant
dreams of her dear old home; of those
fond brothers and the saluted mother,
whose prayers appeared to her as holy
as a serapli’s song. More pleasing still
was the presence of her former compan-
ion. Charles Eldridge was with her.-
His arm seemed to support her- He
bathed her brow, and leaning lovingly
over her, said—“MarY. my 1700?’ M317”,
“Come! come! you going to sleep
'P” bawled out Sneeks, as he
all day . _ _ ,
opened her door. “ Your kitchen is iiia
pretty fix." . ' _
Uiifortiiiiate being. She was in Par-
adise a nionieiit since, but in Pandemo-
nium now. Her kitchen was in a de-
plorable comlitiou. The men had taken
up their diiiiier, and «men it, and then
left the house, with the doors__wide open
coiisequently the liens and chickens had
feasted upon the remnants. They had
scratched the pudding dish of!‘ the table.
and an abundance of bread and meat had
been dropped upon the well-scrubbed
floor, for the still uiitledged brood. The
cat had upset the cream-_iug,_ and its con-
tents had flowed in a copious stream
across the room. The sun was blazing
with great intensity, and the table was
black with flies. One would have tho’t
that all me liens and chickens. 3“ the
cats and flies iii the neighborhood, had
been lioldiiig one grand jubilee together.
Mrs. Sueeks heard the voice of a child
It was Charlie Godfrey. He and his
mother had called, and the little rogue
had run into the kitchen, and the mother
after him. The latter stationed herself
as near the door of their room as possi-
ble, and then relieved herself in a very
loud and emphatic manner.
“ And so you all live together, cats
and liens, pigs and people. Reallyifatlk
er, you have a beautiful liousckeeper.—-
I must congratulate you upon the coni-
forts of your home, upon the H93‘ “"5
tidy appearance of your house. I Came
to pay a visit, but I see that Y0“ 3'3
poorly prepared for coIflPa“Y- Come
Charlie, let us go," and the sta_t8lY wid-
ow Godfrey walked to her carriage. and
drove off.
" Come Mary; why don't You come?
said Sneeks, I want the lllllclleon for
the men.” _ _ _ -
The poor victim was again :1-em1,[j,,g
with emotion That hateful Mrs, God.
with
frcy ! llcrtauiit was almost unendu,-3.
ble.
The luncheon was procured, and
Sueeks started for the field.
“ N0\V,” said his Wife, “ I must, wash
the dishes, clean up this house, brew a
barrel of beer, mend those pants, and get
supper for ten men, and it is new four
o'clock.”
All that work Mrs. Sueeks did before
she retired; but it was the last she did
for six weeks. That night she
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was in peril for days. In her lucid in- ‘
tervals she hoped every hour would be
her last.
But we cannot die when we would.
Her time was not yet. An untaught
Irish girl was employed to do the work
and nurse the sick. Harvesting was
nearly over, and she did better than was
expected. Little attention was paid to
the sick, but for this the patient did not
care. “Leave me alone, lei: me die!”
was her constant prayer,
CHAPTER IV.
"’ Famine is in thy checks;
Need and oppression stareth in thine eyes ;
Upon thy back hangs ragged misery ;
The World is not thy friend, nor the world's
law.”
While his Wife was yet very feeble.
Sueeks went to the city, and spent seve.
fa] days in dissipation and nights in riot-
ing, At that time he played largely,
and incurred heavy debts. Soon after
his return he proposed to sell a greater
part of the farm, and urged as :1 reason.
that should they do so, there would be
less hard work in the house.
Mrs. Sueeks was then very weak,both
in body and mind, and she had no one
to advise her. ‘
“ Anything, anytliing,” thought she,
" so that I need not be such a drudge,
and Work so much beyond my strength.”
A few days only elapsed before she
was called upon to sign a deed, and she
placed her name to the document, whol-
ly unconscious of the poverty to which
she was reducing herself. The magis.
irate received her testimony that it was
done of her own free will, and yet he
saw that she was incapable of having
any intelligent will about it.
The following winter Mrs. Sneeks
passed nearly alone. A man, near by,
was employed to get wood and take care
of what little stock they had left. This
man was very unfaithful, and she often
suffered for fuel, and flour, and other nec-
essaries. Sueeks spent most of his time
in the city, and before spring he became
a shameless profligate. One evening, in
a drunken revel, he fell into a quarrel.-—
The combatants were seperated, but the
memory of the difficulty rankled in the
bosoms of both. The next time they
met, they drew their dirks, and Sueeks
was pierced to the heart. “ He died as
the fool dieth.” What a load of injus-
tice and cruelty toward her whom he had
sworn to love and clierish—-what a.
mountain of crime he carried up to the
throne of the Eternal !
Mrs. Godfrey went to the city and bu-
ried her father. She apologized for his
reckless conduct, by saying—-
“ His wife was very inefficient, and
had no power to make home agreeable.
Were it otherwise, he might have been
different-”
Base detractor! Mrs. Sueeks was 9.
occasion.
vexed and irritated her.
genial, loving, faithful woman, and one
in every way calculated to make domes-
tic life attractive. It is bad enough to
have the trouble, without being charged
with the crime. She did not go to see
his remains consigned to their last rest-
ing place ; her wardrobe was too scan-
ty. Had she attempted to appear abroad
she would have looked like a beggar.—
Neither did she make a great show of
grief; still she felt the bereavemenI:-
she was shocked, she was unutterably
desolate. Even a broken reed, that can
give no support, we cling to; we would
not have it taken away. VVe shudder
whentlie tie that bound us to a faitliless
wretch is rudely broken. Her heart
had been rent witli many sorrows. The
current of her life, that once flowed har-
moniously onward, tlii-ough the flowery
fields of love and joy, had been turned
away backward, and forced to channel
its way through a dark and thorny lab-
yrinth, downward and downward to ut-
ter hopelessnass and misery. And now,
oh ! how chilling and repulsive and soli-
tary appeared the way.
Legal proceedings were entered into
for the settlement of the estate, and of
all Mrs. Sueeks’ property there remain-
ed only the house and twenty acres of
land valued altogether at two thousand
dollars. This would have yielded Mrs.
Sueeks quite a comfortable living, as her
wants were few, and she might have
spent lier'old age in comparative peace ;
but, greatly to her surprise, Mrs. God.
frey was the legal lieir,far 2:/ms madam
the law. An interest, simply, in one
third of the estate, was the scanty pit-
tance allowed liar, whose funds had
bought it all.
“ Should you leave the place,” said a.
lawyer, whom she was consulting--“and
I suppose you could not live there alone
and attend to the farming department——-
you will receive your share of the in-
come from Mrs. Godfrey.” » .
“ From llfrs. G-ozlfreg .’ Is my bread
to come grudgingly from the hand of
that false woman? God forbid that I
should ever cal it! This is the last act
of humiliation to which I had ever tho’:
of being subjected. Her father has
squandered my means ; he has wrung;
out my heart's blood, and exhausted a.
fountain of tears,’ and tliatisnot enough
but the law takes my last dollar, and
gives it to her who would gladly oppress
and grind me into the earth, as he has
done. I brought to him youth, hope, at‘.
fectiou all spotless and true ; I brought.
a competence ; and they are all, all gone
Hopes are blasted, affection crushed, pre-
mature age is upon me, for even now I
tremble as one under the weiaht of
years, and the scanty remnant Dthat is
left of my means the law filclies from
me, and gives to my worst enemy; and
when I can no longer work, I am to beg
or starve! .Pe'rz's/1. all such legislation 1;;
cried the excited woman. “ Oh ! how-
cruelly bath the world dealt with me !
I am now homeless, friendless, in want
—existence has become a burden, a.
curse !”
Powerful emotion f prevented farther
utterance.
Mrs. Sueeks was tliorouglily roused,
The unkindness os her husband had al.
ways grieved rather than offended her.
She sunk under it; she could never give
the reprimand his conduct so justly mer-
ited. But she /Lad spirit, and all the in.
dignation of her soul was roused on this
No act of his had ever so
Mrs. Sueeks soon left the farm, and
sought a home with Mrs. Day—a kind-
hearted person, who had taken interest
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