Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-12-07

red young Trimmings calculated Mis-,
e Mcf rame; sand so now we understand
; the motives which urge this same pre-
cious mother and son. ] love Jane
c Swansey; have loved her from our in
fancy; she is TO me like sister, bu
o now | almost adore her. She has cho
/. sen to meet the chastisements of Provi
e dence rather than unite herself to base
b ness, ignorance, and, | may add, unfeel
ing raPacity. That being who permits
/ the blow will provide a shelter for this
j bereaved family, and'- Here a f7ooS
OF tears choaked her utterance. as she
rose, and with convulsive emotion left
: the ROOM
Z Without the least visible impression
| from the passionate and generous ex.
pressions of Miss McFrame, ssMiss Jane
. will have some use for the lumber OF
education she obtained in Lexington and
; CINCINNATI" simpered the first speaker,
with an air of profound seIf-felt conse-
quence. s'She will So" replied the inn
movable Mr.. Jameson; s'if her pride
can permit her to teach school in place
OF starving, and young master James
riust look for some other business than
1.-THE bar. | have always condemned this
mistaken custom, now gaining ground,
OF educating young persons above their
means; don't you, Mr.. Flimsey2n 81 do
SO, heartily" replied our orator who had
opened the conversation. But here both
speakers were electrified by my hitherto
silent friend, who had continued to re-
gard them with looks of the most elo-
lquent contempt.
sExcess of education must have been
g. I
tiemen, with hereditary animosity,"
hrmly and very coolly observed my
friend. This very unexpected sally
brought the eyes of Jameson and Film
sey at once on their new ally. At the
hrst glance much wrath was mustered
against the intruder, but evaporated in
silence. There was a something in the
stern brow, the broad and nervous form,
and indignant aspect of the object of
their vengeance, which whispered pru-
dence in anger. A dead silence of a
| Few moments followed, which was a gain
broken by my friend, who turned to our
white headed and respectable looking
landlord, and mildly asked who this Mrs.
Swansey was, and what were the causes
of her distress.
''Mrs. Swansey," said Mr.. McFrame,
with a sigh, sshas been the undeserving
child of misfortune from her youth. |
knew her parents well, James and Ellen
Wallace; we also were children togeth-
er. Maria Wallace was their only
their family. We; were ali natives oil
Bucks county, in Pennsylvania, and bred, |
if not in wealth, in decent competence.
Maria Wallace herself, according to the |
fsf Mr. Ia Df
Fllmsey, was educated above the means
OF her parents. She was educated at
that seat Of innocence and intelligence
Bethlehem; but at eighteen she return
ed amongst US, the sweet, unpresuming
child she had always heen. Her broth
ers were also promising, though in point
of information inferior; peace and con-
tent, with the most endearing affection,
however seemed to be their lot, when
the storm of adversely burst, which still
continues to rage. In one fatal night,
fire by some means was communicated
to their barn: the wind was high and
carried the flames upon the dwelling,
and all was consumed. What was abun-
dance, neatness, and comfort in the
evening, was ruin and desolation in the
morning. good character and friend
ly neighbors prevented the worst conse-
quences from Immediately following, but
the wound was too deep for cure.
This calamity was soon followed by
another. young man, cousin of
Maria, William Swansey, a young man
of extraordinary endowments, but most
violent passions, had perceptibly
gained her heart; was disapproved by
her parents, forbid the house, and clan
destinely married. Theywere forgiven
and received 10 their home; but few
months left poor Maria to deplore her
rashness, and 10 own the foresight and
Justice of her fond parents With dis
;ordant tempers, poverty, which VIII
lam was unwilling and Maria unable TO
and the stings of wounded
heart rendered the young and beautiful
Maria Swansey an object of wretched-
less They remained together, how
ever, until this invaluable woman became
he mother of two children, James and
lane, who are now her affectionate and
lutiful companions in misfortune. Their
ather, in the third year of his marriage
when Jane was yet unborn, suddenly, and
Without any known particular cause.
,bandoned his family and neighborhood. :
lie was traced to Philadelphia, but there
LII knowledge of his fate was closed to
lis distracted vile. Eighteen years
lave now elapsed, aud whether William
,wansey is alive or dead remains TO US
Ill unknown !
ssAbout year after her forced widow
rood. her parents and myself and family
made part Of large company who re-
moved 10 this place and vicinity. Mr.. c
roJ ehr with his I
amily, and commenced the very farm
which is, in few days, TO be given up to '
Strangers. The residue of this heart
breaking history may be completed IN
ew words Amongst the number, and J
he only one who was wealthy, was Jas I
,er Trimming. This man lent money :
o most Of his fellow emigrants; and as
ar as he could muster independence of