The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-01-31

lishment, and she departed Tor England,
happy in the belief that the care and ex-
pense bestowed on my education had
been attended with complete success
that | was fitted TO adorn the fortune j
inherited, and to preside Over family
with grace aud dignity Alas she had
only seen me in my drawing-roo'n, sur
rounded with taste aud elegance, beauti-
fully dressed, With m ada,ring husband
who studied every wish. But, my dear
friend, 1 soon .ound myself involved m
perplexnirs. Oh how wished YOU were
mere to cnlighlen mo by your expert
epce
"rhs domestics I broush hi with me from
Boston, soon began to grow dissatisfied
" ith tho m0nOlony Ol IA country lie, ana
tn ic-l the want Of those sOcial plcas-
uIes to which all human beings aspne.-
My cook, an -xcsll.nt woman pined for
her own minister. She had been very
respectable member OF the Congregations
al church ia her native town, and ierlibg
the wan, of those respectful attentions to
which she had been accustomed "i The
Sabbath, il wns always II mniincholy day
to her. In vain | took her Ia our com
Portable coeoh to the Episcopal church,
which was under the especial patronage
Iuf my husband, and seated her in q re-
spectacle pew she said ''she did no, like
TO hear prayers read she wished TO hear
the minister pray from his heart, as she
had been accustomed to hear"
My chanber-innid An,"nda, who was
something of soquelte, und very fond
OF drcss, complained that she might us
well be shut up in IA prison to be sure
the house was well enough, aud her wa
yes we're high, and she hasn't much l."
, do, aud got presents from the Writers, but
: what did all that signify if she was TO DO
: moped up in great cattle OF place,
with nobody to speak to Besides, she
, didn't Iiko the prospect irom the kitchen
windsrs, and Mr. Lawrence hud not Civ
/. en her II rocking -chair- she had always
= been used 10 rocking -chair in kitch'
n ems"
:, "My own little waiting maid, who
: knew nothing but how to dress me, ana
l. whore Who'll. happiness con1hted IN max
=. linz me look beautiful, was, except the
:, couchmau, the only coutented Ons IN the
/. establishment her happiness was com
= )pltte when my. dear Henry cuInc into IN,
> ldressiny room, admired nay charms, ans
n the taste with which Jane had adornet
;. them.
&" Complaints daily increased, althougl
,, Mr. Lawrence out IL fine tree to open tn'
). view from the kitchen, and provided I
rocking-chair ior Amanda aud she SooI
i, left me, because when smart youn:
N gardener in our employ wishcu to sta.
" With her, l would not allow the" sep
r. arate room to court IN.
:. My toolman was equally discomfort
- ed he WIS tried Of u subordinate Situn
=. ton; and having accumulated a consider
l. able amount in the Savings Bunkj decI
ri ded to 20 btick to the city and set up i
. trude nnd this dccislon seemed accclc
N ruted by Mr. Lawrence offering him
s secondhand hat, upon which he took U
=. his own and departed.
- "Our cook, who wns woman OF prin
~ ciple, gave us formal notice oi her inten
= ton to go away, and really seemed
~ feel Tot my situation but she said he
n conscience wouldn't let her stay. Sh
70 remained, however, until We we're nc
- ,ommodatcd with such dotnestics as th
.r country afforded.
8 "Iho mistakes which occurred the fr'
few days nfier her departure we ascribt
TO accident, and, us We were witho,
company they rather amused us. Th
waiting. man John, on his first debut, pll
ted the dlnner service on the table, pu
ing n email dish of vegetables at tl'
head, a piece Of roast beet ut one corRe
=. and deliberately moving the pickles
r. front of my carver. l followed him, an
:, gave lin directions, 10 which he paid yer
- respectful attention. As we seated GU
:, selves, he took up a newspaper and st
~ =. down by the window to read. MIR La"
.d renee wHs exceedingly annoyed, bccad'
ha he could not instantly decide whether
~ ~ was inpudent AS well as Ignorant. Ate
.d some embarrassment he sa!d,
- a. oung man, il is not customary {,
nd a person employed to wait al table to
or down.
John started up with alacrity, nm
-. said, 'Oh, isn't il Well, I'D as ii
a, stand, ] amt the least kfain tired. a,
es haven't power Of work for hired ma
ed to do
1--WE felt somo comfort in the idea tn
We had only ignorance to contend wit
though thnt was bad enough, copSiderir
our inexperiehce. Henry very good n
TO turedly instructed him IN his business, NJ
although Il seemed vcry strange TO III
no that two persons should rcqui,s q tlnrd
e stand and ~a,ch them while they wei
.y eating, yet finding the work easy ar
NJ profitable, he soon acquitted himself