Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-10-14
From The Lady'S Book.1
MIR. CHANCY'S COOKING STOVE.
by MRS. A. NJ. r. AMMAN.

or all comfortable people few have
greater number of comforts to be thankful
for than the Chancys. They were rich
enough to 1.-Two without any laborious cxer-
ton of body or mind, yet not so much SO as
to be thrown INTO the evils of dlcness. -
They had a handsome house, handsomely
furnished, and were not afraid to use il,
for they knew they could well afford TO rcft
it, whenever that was needed. They had
three chdrrn-thc number under common
| circumstances to save any particular one
from being Spoiled, and make their premises
cheerful, without Keeping them in con,n-
ual uproar-and all three were handsome,
healthy, and promising. They had excel
lent servants, because they had not only
money to pay for them, but good tempers to
treat them properly. Added to this, Mr..
CLANCY was active, industrious, temperate,
upright and cheerful, and his wife kind, pru-
dent, and notable, and they might have con-
jinued TO enjoy the most enviable quiet and
Independence, had not MIR. CLANCY, one sea-
son when business was dull, taken it into his
head to be ambitious.
alt would I've very pleasant thing" said
he one evening TO Mrs. CLANCY, $50 take a
higher stand among my nechbors. | don't
mean in society; al! sensible people agree
that middle life has the trurSt cuiuymcntS,
and we are Just in .uci, circle as suits our
habits and education, and If it is not called
the highest, who caresl The distinctions Of
society in this country are very absurd, and
mainly originate with the womcn--no dis
paragcmcn, to your sex, ms dear--and as
YOU are not concerned abou, them, Of course
am perfectly satisfied. Bat should like
to be distinguished from the crowd by some
peculiarly crcditabe characteristic or per-
iOrmance. am tired OF moving along IN
the beaten track. II we had lived IN the
country, have no doubt | should, before
now, have been sent to the State LcgiS,a-
lure, if not 10 Congress, hut in the city
quiet man like myself >tauds no chance for
political distinction. There IS set of brawl-
ing dcmacoguos constantly on the watch to
snap up the honors; and as to tho pre-cmi-
hence of wealth, that is equally ont Of the
question, for where tho population is so
barge, one man cannot look around bat he
has check put upon his pride, by seeing
another either really or apparently better
oG'than himself. And with regard to licra-
rnrr. am not qualified to make figure in
that line. What think YOU on tbs subject,
my drar"
AWAY, that We ought to enjoy what we
| have with gratitude, and leave seeking after
reputation to those who need it, to supply the
place of more substantial comforts. That's
my opinion, Mr.. Chancy."
al thought that your views were more cl-
cvated, my dear: it certainly must be a
source of qualification, and that OF IA lofty
kind, to be pointed ont as man celebrated
tor something meril0rous. You must adj
10 have our children told that their iathc!
was somebody ihan nobody.'
81 would much rather teach our children
to depend on their own merits" said Mrs
! Clancy.
Mr.. CLANCY made no response. |, hat
always been the custom, by ,aci agreement
to suspend the subject on which they differ
ed, until one or the other should be willing
through sclt-conviclOn, or "A more comply.
inc mood, to acknowledge the opponent il
the right. Accordingly, Mr.. CLANCY KEEP
to himself the reflections which inmediatcl,
n presented themselves. He took a birds
view of his capabilities, both mental anC
MN, hn nnss,ssoJ or onaI;Gca,;a,s f'r H.:
,inc,;nn ~ nm. I'M, or mnrh,,;cl -
yon,;on
ia roc,,,ed ,o momorv son,o or ,bo nor
form,nces Of his bnvhooi which nreyious :,
his hc,nc ,nnror,iccd ~ civ iD morrhan, ba
hcon snen, II, ,be cnun,rv md ,l,,, ho h"'
alw,,s hoen :" cnns;J.rod ,no 81 ,ho hana;n n
Eynnnas,ers in ,hn no;ahhnrhooJ Tha, H.
bad cnns,r,c,od n,n;,,,ra na,or,,.h aa,. NV
v;ndn;rs and wna,horrocls. haJ Ln.n
d,hs,er a, L;,os and nn,,nki, ,n,a,ns. IL.
lie r,lb;, sn,ros ,nd l,. h."
nnr,i;nr IN nxoc",;nn md ,h,, Gn h ,"I a "o
nod nm rho ronc ocl,;. c,r,,r,s h,rn n,ar,o,
how w;,, ronr ~ G,.,, ,a., - u,,i' "'"'., "
on every side. which cvn,v LoJv adm;raJ y
ne fine vcry cow If a rhnrcL A1d nnm NJ,
hIs maiured faculties wh,, r;aL, ho W., v" ~
comnlishl To he ,he c',iar IS SAMMY :" w
mark abba invcn,inn. "a no no,o,od o", a ~ - y
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