Litchfield enquirer., 1841-02-18

having plenty OF good thing, SO ] ksrL
mine always OH draught;' and then Jane,
laughed again, and SO heartily that Andrew
thought surely his real temperance cordial
must contain something quite as strong as
! what he had blamed him for taking.
JameS'S cottage door was open, and as
they approached ii, they saw good deal
OF what was going forward within. A
square table placed in The centre of the lit
tie Kitchen, was covered BY clean " bite
clotli-knives, forks, and plates for the
whole family, were ranged upon it in ex-
cellent order; the hearth had been swept,
the house was clean, the children ROSY,
well dressed, and all doing something
Mary whom her husband has character
lied as the patient was busy and bust
ling in the very act Of adding to tho coffee,
which was steaming on the table, the sub
stantlal accompaniment of fried eggs and
bacon, with large dish of poialoes.-
When the children saw their father, they
ran to meet him with great shout, and
chung around to tell him all they had done
that day. The eldest eil declared she
had achieved the heel Of ii stocking; one
boy wanted his father TO come and see
how straight he had planted the cabbages;
while another avowed his proficiency in
addition, and volunteered to do sum in
stanter upon slate which he had just
cleaned. Happiness in cottage seems
always more real than it does in palace.
Ii is not wasted in large rooms--it is con-
centrated--a great deal Of love in small
space, great deal of joy within narrow
walls, and compressed, as it were by a low
roof. Is it not blessed thing that the
most narrow means become enlarged by
the affections ?-,hat the love of peasant
within his sphere is as deep, as fervent, as
true, as lasting, as sweet, as the love of
prince THAT all our best aud purest affec-
ti"hs will grow and expand in the poorest
acorldIy soil !-and thai we need not be
rich to be happy? James felt all this and
more when he entered his cottage, and
was thankful 10 God, who had opened his
eyes, and taught him what a number of
this worlds gifts that were within his hum
BILE reach might be enjoyed without SIM
He stood--a poor, but happy father, with
in the sacred temple of his home and
Andrew had the warn, heart Of an Irish
man beating in his bosom, and consequent
ly shared his joy. ..a.J ID. ~ t-t
told you,' said James, I had the
true temperance cordial at home--do you
not see it in the simple prosperity by
which, owing to the blessings Of tempe
rance, | am surrounded do you not see
it in the rosy cheeks Of my children, in the
smiling eyes Of my wile-did not tel!
truly that she helped to make ii? Es,noi
this true cordial ho continued, willie
his own eyes glisiened with manly tears,
is not the prosperity Of this cottage true
temperance cordiaI?-and is it not 0l,cGys
on draught. flowing from an everything
fountain? Am | not right, Andrew; and
will you not forthwith take my receipt. and
make it for yourself2 You will never
wish for any other; it is warmer than GIN
ger, and sweeter than annisesd. | am
sure you will agree with me that "a loving
wife in the enjoyment ofthe humble COM
forts which am industrious sober husband
can bestow, smiling, healthy, well-clad chill
dren, aud clean cabin, where the fear of
God banishes all other fears, make the
true temperance cordial" ,...