Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-02-21

Jessie Murrays father was a painter, who, meet
ing with a severe accidental injury, was confined
to his bed for several years before his DEATH during
which time his wife supported the family by seam
stress work and dress making. Mr.. Murray was
always a reading man, and after he was disabled,
he diverted his weary hours by books and the ed
ucation of his children. have been told that he
studied Latin and Greek, in order that he might
teach his son, and thus fit him. if possible for col
lege, while he carefully instructed Jessie in all the
branches he deemed essentia! to a good educa-
ton. After her fathers DEATH which occurred not
long since, when Jessie was about eighteen years
of age, she determined TO fulfil his wishes respect
ing her young brother, and secure for him collie
giaie education. She therefore adopted her pre-
sent employment she is a neat seamstress and an
excellent dress-maker. Her services are highly
esteemed. and she works for few customers who
engage her, as we do, for several months together
Her brother entered college last fall, and she is at
all the expense Of his education
What a noble minded girl she must be, to sub
mitto life Of drudgery for such purpose
She as the more praiseworthy, Fred, because
she cculd have obtained situation as nursery-go-
verness, which, according to modern notions, would
have been far less degrading; but she refused it
because it would prevent her from returning every
night to her mother
Is she always cheerful and good humoredr .
She has one Of the most winning tempers I
ever knew
She must be a lovely creature
! Yes, ii is pity to see so much beauty and
! grace wasted in humble life
! But why need il he icqsted, Juliar
Because she viii, in all probability, marry some
rough mechanic who will never perceive her grace.
and scarcely appreciate her beauty
Do you suppose, then that personal beauty is
not appreciated by the poor as well as the rich
/ Julia =
Yes; but only certain kinds of beauty; heal
thy coarse red cheek, and bold bright eve, are
tho charms .---~-- iAOI5I,.-
Julia, what are you talking about! Are Amer
leans running mad Here have | returned to my
native country after an absence of only five years
and while my love for our republican institution:
has increased tenfold, find my countrymen have
become perfectly beside themselves in their aping
Of foreign follies PleBianS-forsooth!-an pray
who are the parlcsans Of this most democratic com
munity!'
Why, Fred, there must be a difference between
the upper ard lower classes of all communities
Yes, Julia, the difference between the good an,
the wicked, the honest and dishonest, the educa
ted and the ignorant, the governors and the gov
erned-'
You forget the principal distinction, Frederic
the rich and the poor
Aye, thought so; that is the principal distinc
ton in modern times, and of course the rich ma
>, is the patrician, though he may have raised hi
wealth from the kennel, and the poor man is
= plebian, though his ancestors should have been
1nong the only American NOTES.-The signers of OIL
independence
Oh, no. brother, you quite wrong, me
chanic, though he be as rich as Croesus, cam,
get into good society, but if lie abandon his bus
- ness before his children are grown up, they are n
ceived, and his grand children finally rank amor
our first classes.
Provided they retain the fortune for which the
grandfather toiled, | suppose, Julia. Well, a
glad 20 have the matter so satisfactorily explaine
especially as We are the children of mechanic.
Heavens Fred, how can you say 50 o.
n father was an India merchant
5, True, my high minded sister, but he began Ii
in cooper's shop down on the wharf where
S afterwards built his stately stores. Many goo
is barrel has he headed and hooped and | remen
b. Der when little boy, how loved to play in Il
7 shavings But that is thirty years ago, Julia, az
v suppose you think other people have forgotten il
,gI / wish, Fred, you could forget it. 1t is n
pleasant 20 have such things brought to light
s late in the day They cannot injure you nor m
lg but they may mar Lizzys prospects,
True, Lizzy might not be allowed to marry
ht mechanics grandson if it were known that she we
ly only mechanics daughter
es Frederick Carleton with some eccentricity, po
C, sessed many excellent qualities. His father hs
n. bestowed Oh him ali the advantages of liber
We education, and after completing his studies,
spent several years in Europe. While abroad b
)e father died, and his elder sister married, that
ne his return he found the old family mansion passt