Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-30

| pery One after another she had laid her little
ones in the grave, till only two remained, son and
a daughter. All the generous sympa,hes of Franks
nature were moved, when that only son was cut
down just as he had reached an age at which his
poor mother might legin to lean upon him. Ho
resolved in the funess of his heart to mako thi.
widow his especial care, and to do all in his powor
to supply the place Of her son. He was unwearicl
in lis attentions, and though time was money with
him, he gave it freely to provide for her comfort.
Tho Widow Green had, as | have said, an only
daughter this was all that had been saved from The
wreck Of her earthly happiness. rich treasure
WIS this daughier-a leas. so though, the widow
and so thought another.
| Now beg the reader not to call in question the
di'nt RESIDENCES Of Franks attentions to tho widow;
f,r do assure you when he had resolved to be
son TO her, he had no idea Of literal fufmen,
But bcncSolencc sometimes meets with Unexpected
! rewards.
Mary Green was just nineteen years old. sup
pose you expect me to say she was the prettirst
girl IN the village no such ,hns-thcre was a
dozen as pretty, perhaps prettier; bu, don't be.
lievc one who had kinder heart, or more sweet
and gentle manners. Though while her feature.
were at rest, YOU woull no, say she was handsome;
but If they were lighted up with thought and feel.
Ing, as they always were in conversation, you
would acknowledge there was beauty thorc And
the very best Kind of beauty too--,hat which will
not fade. This was just the of beauty 10 take
with Frank. He found, too, that her vows of du-
ty, of the great end of life, accorded with his own.
That the afllicon of her family had ms,urcd her
character, and Produced chastened and elevated
| spirit which emlnen,ly fitted heI for the compsn-
ionship Of one whose gres, drsro was to be good
and do good.
One evening Frank and Mary had been taking
long walk, (it was bright moonlight evening. of
course) and they reached home just the village
clock struck nine. They stopped before the little
gate, which was fastened with string.
"Mary," said Frank, as he reacheJ over to undo
the string
"W,lL'
81 have been thinking. Mary-hcm-." here he
stopped, and worked away for some seconds on the
strng.-lt had got into hard knot, suppose.
Il have been thinking" he began sgain, and
then he waited so long tha, Mary wondered what
he had been thinking about, and whether he would
ever be done thinking.
Il have been thinking. Mary ihht,"-as he had
now advanced one word father, he would probably
have got out the whole sentence, bu, jus, then Wi.
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and seeing Frank working long the gate,
the kind ollicious old lady mus, come out to
wha, was the matter with tina, are string. So Ma
~ left 10 fn h the sentence according to The
dictates of her own feelings or imaginlons
But Frank took the more satisfactory method Of
finishing it on paper.
How the sentence really ended may be inferred
from the fact that the next week Frank was bus.
'liug about, with an extra CLEAN of satisfaction
his countenance making preparations for building
| a house. A light heart makes light work. In an
incredible short time he had finished one Of the
prettiest little cottages you ever saw. II pain.
ted white, with green blinds. and portco all a.
round, 1t stood fr enaug from the road to allow
large garden, which was enclosed by white
fence, with little gate fastened by a string. BE.
hind The house, at distance, rolled the Con-
necicut river, with lis beautiful expanse of inter-
val land on each side ornamen,ed here and there
with a solitary graceful elm. Is there river in
the world whose path i marked with more beauty
and yerdurc tan the Connecticut ,-Among all the
dweers on lis banks, perhaps there never
happier couple than the one who, Oh Mly-d0y took
! possession of the new cottage.
"And So" said Mss Je nj n, wilkins thu
was, as she was returning with others from tho wed
ding visit, poor Mary Green is Mrs. Francis May!
I suppose she will cary her head pretty high now"
Franks fool" thought Mr.. Ashton, "lo mar.
ry giIl who hasn't cent in the world
Bu, two years wroush, a great change in the
condition of the parties. Frank aud Mary contin,
ued on their even ienor-he applying himself with
assiduily to his business, and managing with econo-
my, while Mary made every Thing 60 like clock
work at home.
In the mean time while Ashton went on as be.
fore, until becoming tired Of the turnpike he deter.
mined To make flying leap, and with his ia her in.
law, Esq. Wilkins, engaged in great speculation
which was To make thea both miALonaries. Blu
it fail d, and involved both in iueirievaLls ruin.
Aud then while murmuring one DAY on his bl gh
tel prospects and the wreck of his property, he the
Frank gu, In his working dress, who had Oh also
cheerful countenance; and when he saw hos
steadily he had won his way IN lublic eontt leEcs