The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-07
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ry hours by books and the education of his
children. ] have been told that he studied
Latin and Greek, in order that he might
teach his sou, and thus fit him, if possible
for college, while he carefully instructed
Jessie in all the branches he deemed essen.
tIal to good education. After her fathers
death, which occurred not long since, when
Jessie was about eighteen years Of age, she
determined to fulfil his wishes respecting
her younger brother, and secure for him q
collegiate education. She therefore adopt
ed her present employment, she is neat
seamstTess and an excellent dress maker
Her services are highly estimated 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 noble minded girl she must be,
to submit 10 life of drudgery for such a
purpose
She is the more praiseworlhy, Fred. be-
cause she could have obtained situation as
nursery-governess, which according to mod
ern notions would have been far less degrad-
ing; but she refused ii because it would pre-
vent her from returning every night to her
mother
Is she always cheerful and good humor-
cd
She has one oil the most winning tenn
Pers ever knew
She must be lovely creature
Yes. it is a pity to see SO much beauty
and grace wasted in humble life
But why need ii be wasftd, Julia :?
Because she will, in all probability,
marry some rough mechanic who will never
Pefeeiye 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 2
Yes; but only certian kinds of beauty;
a healthy coarse red cheek, and bold bright
eye, arc the charms most admired among
the plebians.'
julia, what are you talking about! Are
Americans running mad Here have | re-
turned to my native country after all alb
sence oil only five years, and while my love
Tor our republican institution has increased
leffold, find my countrymea have become
perfectly beside themselves apeing of for
eign follies. PiebianS--forsooth and, pray,
who are the patricians of this most demo-
cratic community 2
Why, Fred, there must be difference
between the upper and lower classes in all
communities
Yes, Julia, the difference between the
good and the wicked, the honest and dishon.
EST, the educated and the ignorant, the gov
srnor and the governed--'
You forget the principal distinction,
Frederick, the rich and the poor.
Ave, thought so; that is the principal
distinction in modern times, and of course
The rich man is the patrician, though he may
have raked his wealth from the kennel, and
he poor man is plobian, though his ances-
orS should have been among the only A.
nerican nobles-the signers of our Inde-
,endencc.'
'Oh, no, brother. you arc quite wrong; a
mechanic, though he be as rich as Crusus,
'annot get into good society, but if he aban-
MS business before his children arc grown
Up, they are received, and his grand chiL !
tren finally rank among our fist classes
Prodded they retain the fortune for
which their grandfather toiled, | suppose,
lula Well. | am glad to have the matter
% satisfactorily explained, especially as we
ire tie children of mechanic.
Heavens Fired, how can say so F! Our
asher was an India merchant
True, my high minded sister, buthe be-
-an life in cooper's shop down on the
wharf, where he afterwards built his stately
torres. Many good barrel has he headed
nd hOOped; and | remember. when n verv