, 1842-05-07
BOWLING GREEN, PIKE co.. MISSOURI SATURDAY. MAY ! 1872

h"c llulll Is, Edith has made hersel
: SO useful in the family that we al
depend upon her for a large portion
+ OF our comforts, and are too ant. t.
1 forget that she often sacrifices he.
own. Do you suppose that she actu
ally preferred staying at home tc
nurse little Margaret, the other night
to going to Mrs. Moore's grand
ball?'
mo, | can't say she did. for she
seemed rather anxious to attend that
ball, and had trimmed n dress beanti.
fully for the OCCASION"
The child was certainly not so
Ill as to require her attendance in adj
dItlon 10 yours, and why, Therefore,
was she obliged to remain!"
"No, the baby was not very sick,
but she cried so bitterly when she
saw Edith dressed for the party, that
| was afraid she would bring on Il
fever
''Therefore you disappointed Edith
merely to crafty the whim of pet
ted infant"
Il left her to do as she pleased; she
Immediately changed her dress, to
pacity Margaret, and took her usual
place by the cradle"
"Ies, you left her to do as she
pleased, after she had been allowed
TO discover exactly what you wished
she should do. This is always the
way, Sarah; the incident Just men.
toned, is only one out of hundreds,
where Edith's kind feelings have been
made to interfere with her pleasures.
| have long seen in the family a dis
position to take advantage of her un-
selfish character, and it Gems TO me
exceedingly unjust. ! do not want
TO part with Edith, and should give
her 10 4 husband with great reIuc-
lance. but insist that she should
have 4 fair chance, and not be com
PEELED 10 join the single sisterhood
whether she will or not. You had
better LEI matchmaking alone, Sarah;
leave the girls to choose for them
selves; only be careful that they have
the right sort of admirers, frcm which
TO selecttheir future MASTER"
Edith Pembertoh was the eldest of
a large family. Her father, immersed
in business like most of our Ameri-
can merchants, spcnt the working
days of every week at his counting
room, only returning at evening, ia
ded and fatigued, to read the news
paper. and TO dose upon the sofa till
bed time. Governed by the errone.
Gus ideas, which led men, in our
country, to attempt the acCumula-
ton of 4 rapid fortune, in the vain
hope of enjoying perfect leisure in
later years, Mr.. Pemberton had
become little more than 4 money-ma- 4;
king machine. He loved his family
but he had little time 20 devote TO
them. He spared no expense m the |
education of his children, literally ,
provided them with comforts, and {
punctually paid all the family bills. {
but he left all the management Of (
household matters 10 his wife, who !
soon found il utterly useless to con- '
suit him on any domestic arrange. i
nent. His purse was always open s
her demands, but his time he could (
lot give. The consequence was that G
Mrs. Pemberton while endeavoring s
:onscientiously TO perform her duties, t
made the usual mistake, and fell into n
hose habits which often convert our C
lood wives into mere housekeepers h
nd nurse maids; "household drudges' il
s our grumbling cousin Bull calls r
hem. A rapidly increasing family, Il
nd her utter ignorance Of her hus- q
'and's business prospects, induced /
.er to practise the strictest economy p
which wa consistent with comfort. c
ABANDONING the elegant accomplish y
nents which she had acquired with c
o much expense Of time and labor ii
{ school, she secluded herself in her #
ursery, and in the care of her child n
and The duties Of housekeeping b
ound full employment. t;
In childhood, Edith was what old ii
call "a quiet little girl Her e
~.elicate features, fair complexion, Il
nd bloAde hair, established her claim a
o infan,ile beauty, while her bright "
mile, sweet voice and graceful gen It
!eness seemed to win the love Of all Il
Who knew her." Endowed with no u
emarkable intellect, no decided gen. b
IS. she yet managed, by dint of good b
ense, industry and perseverance, to 0
cave school, which she did at fifteen, n
With the reputation of a very good Ii
A plain, but thorough Eng rt
sh education, a little French, a few b
OF very i'll done drawings in water Il