Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-04-23

" people S"t1dH. CUdus0 90 !" "'S"' "P~A's
vet il is certain that the glass-bIower aud
wood-choppers seldom removed from under
his agency," without having balance
against them on the Doctors DO H. e'her 'o'
rent. medical attendance, justice. groceries or
gin. He, it is true, got rich, yet no one ven
tured to question his integrity, or TO doubt his
protection Of the poor.
It was not until the following day that was
able to crafty my curiosity by going into the
factory. The blower, at the furnace nearest
TO which stood, soon gave his instrument TO
another, and kindly rendered his services to
accompany me through the works, aud give
me the information respecting the process OF
glass. blowing, of which was in quest. We
had passed only one or two men before per-
ceived. at one Of the furnaces, the man whom
| passed in ascending the mountain.
!" Who is that man g. said 10 my guide.
"That is Bill Hun,er," said he ''and great
bear he is
"rhen you know him well -
"I' faith do" said the man, whose broad
dialect had shown before this that he was an
Enplishman. ~ have known him many a
wear. A fine woman is she. his wife, but
dogs life it is, she has with him."
He drinks, suspect
Eyes. he does; but he s bad man when
sober; and j, was dark day for her when she
left her fathers house for such dot as Hun
ter"
'.Then you know something of their histo-
nv, l presume. Did you know her father!
"What. John Shaw, OF Spitlefelds! In.
deed | knew him well, aud IFS all good
know of him. Sure, better man there never
ived.'
"My curiosity is quite awake my friend, -
said ], land you will crafty me by giving me
a lille of their history"
80! but it is sorry history for her, poor
woman said he. ''Do you see, then, her
father was wealthy manufacturer, and much
thought on. When Margaret was about four.
teen years Of age, he took this same Hunter
into his factory and store to lie kind Of por-
ter and runner. For the purpose of aiding in
family errands, he boarded in Mr. Shaw's
house. AT the end of year, the father dis
covered that Margaret treated Hunters adj
dresses with favor, and in chagrn and disgust
dismissed him from his employ; not because
he was poor, but because he was ould. We
who knew him, thought that il was strange
that the poor wench could think any thing OF
such a surly selfish fellow. But then he was
good looking, and as slender as ye. 1t was
not long before the whole town was in a stir,
when it was said that Shaw's Margaret had
gone to the States with Hunter. Sure enough,
it was true; for ii was found out that under
pretended names, they had sailed from Liver
pool for Philadelphia. The vessel. however.
went int" Wilmington, in the State OF Dela-
ware, where they were married and went into
the country. and found employment in facto-
~. He was ever low fellow, and fool was
Nr. Shaw for admitting him under his roof
Abou, three years since, he came to this place
poor enough. For Margaret's sake, poor girl,
whom knew when the whole town was proud
Of her, gave him an Insight into this BUSH
ness. He scratches a scanty living, having
FIVE children, and lives in the hut that you
passed down the mountain piece. He Is but
"A brute to her, who shares hard life on it,
poor thing; and must ever repent leaving
fathers house tor one so unworthy Of her,"
With this simple narrative was much in
,erested, and not the less SO because it was to
me an additional evidence Of what had often
thought 10 be the ease, that in the humber
walks Of life, and in some Of the scenes Of
poverty and suffering, there are those often
who spend years of pain in weeping over the
nadver,ence o; the hour in which their affec-
lions were misplaced.