The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-02-07
NEW SERIES NO. "a.

and when he was gone, mother cried o.
YER her work, buts she did not Say cay
thing, did not know shc wac crying,
tin saw her tears fall, drop, drop, on her
hands; and then said bad wsrds, and
mother sent me to stand in the corner" \
Aud now, John, you may bring me
some cosls." said Susan, "thers's1 fins
lump in the coal-box." a.
"But first tell me what yous lad wesds.
v ere, john" said his falher; mot swear-
ing, lhope!"
"No," said John, coloring, but speakinR
as blunily ms before, :" said that you
were s-bsd man l said bad father"
And they were bad words, / am sure. -
said Susan calmly, "bu: you are forgiven,
and so you may yet me The Goals"
George looked al the face of hisawife, and
as he met the tender gaze Of her mild.
eyes, nov turned TO him, he felt the tears
rise in his own. lie rose up and, MS hs
put the money into his wiie's hands, he
said, "There are my week g wages, dear
mother. Come, come, hold out both
hands, for you have not got all yet.-
Well, now you have every farthing, ex-
cept few pence, and they were fools'
pence, that i paid for glass of ale to-
night. Keep the whole, and lay il out
TO the best advantage, as you always do.
hope this will be beginning of better
doings on my part, aud happier DAYS on
yours and now put on your boanet, and
iii walk with you to pay the baker, and
Isuy bushel ortwo OF Goals, or any thing
else you may be in want Of; and when
we come back, Pll read chapter Of the y
Bible to you and the girls, while you get
on with the needle-work."
Susan went up stairs, 10 put on her
bonnet and shawl, and she remained a
little longer, to kneel down on the spot
where she had often knelt almost heart
broken in prayer-prayer that her heav-
enly Father would turn her husbands
heart first to his Saviour, and then TO his
wife and children, and that, in the mean
time, he would give her patience. She
knelt down this time to pour out her heart
in thanksgiving and praise. The Pleus-
ant tones Of her husbands voice called
her from her knees.
George Manly told his wife that eve
ming, after the children were gone to bed,
that when he saw what the pence Of tho
poor could do towards keeping up q fine
house, and dressing out the lsndIord's
wife and daughters, and when be thought
Of his own hard-workings, uncompIainidg
Susan, and his children in want, audsa sal-
most in rags, while he was sitting drinking
and drinking, night after night, more like
a beast than man, DESTROY ing his own
manly strength, and the fine health God
had given him, he was so struck with sor-
row and shame, that he seemed 10 como
to himself at last. He made his deter
mination from that hour and as he made
il not in tho confidence of his own
strength, but in humble and watchful de-
peudence upon Him from whom tall holy
desires, all good counsels, and oil just
works do proceed" the resolution that
he made he kept.
il was more than year after Mrs.
Crowder Of the Punch-bowl had first
missed regular customer from her house
and had forgotten to express her wonder
az to what could have become of tho good
looking carpenter that generally spent his
earnings there, and drank and spent his
money so freely -" There, get on ss fast
as you can, dears run, girls, and don't
stop for me-your beautiful dresses will
be spoilt never mind me, for my levan-
tine ,s French silk, and won't spot."-
These words were screamed out as loudly
as her hnste would permit her, by Mrs.
Crowder, who was accompanying her
daughters one Sunday evening to tho tea
gardens. She was answered by Miss
Lucy, "You know, ma, we can't run, for
our shoes are SO tight" "Thea turn in
to one Of these houses, dears," said tho
mother, who was busting forward a. fast
NJ she could. "No, indced,' replied the
other daughter, who found time to curl her
lin with d,sdnin, Notwithstanding her haste
and her distress, "I'll not step foot in
.uch fl,hy novels" "Well, dears, here
is comfortable tidy place." cried tho
mother at length, Ms they fastened for
wnrd "here I'll enter, nor will l stir till
the rain i, over come IN, girls, como in"
The rain was now coming down in tor
rents. and the two young ladies gladly
followed their mothers example, and en-
tered the neat and cleanly DWELLING
T6eir long hair hung dangling about their
eors. their Grape bonnets had been screen
cd in vain by their fringed psrasols, and
IN, skirts of their silk gowns were drag
rled with mud. They all three began to
stamp upon the floor Of the rsm into into
which they had entered with very ln''e
ceremony but the good-ns.ereo m"Isss
,f the house felt more 'or 'now o'sa,'et
han for her floor, and came 'orwsre |"
49,. - console and assist them. She
v"s".b, "S forth clean cloths from the drcs-
o'o.s J,.wer. and she and her two daueh-
.s.. 90, TO work to wipe of, vith quick