The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-08-27
Number rs.
FLLlAL AFFECTION.


one morning on horseback through VIII
lsge in the neighborhood of his capital, OBJ.
served peasant girl of interesting appear.
ance drawing waller at a fountain by the
way side. He went up to her and asked
her for draugbt Without delay she lifted
her pitcher and with an artless simplicity
put II 10 The lips of the monarch. Having
satisfied his thirst and courieously thanked
his benelactrcss, he said:
my giil, if you will accompany me TO
Stockholm, will endeavor TO fix you in q
more agreeable situaton.'
'Ah. sir. replied she; i cannot accept
your proposal. am not anxious to rise
above the state of life in which The previ-
dence of God has placed me: but even il I
were, could nsl for an instant hesta,e.'
And why!' rejoined The king, somewhat
surprised.
| Because, answered the girl coloriDg, my
mother is poor and sickly, and has no one
but ae TO assist or comfort her many afflc-
tons and no earthly bride could induce
me TO leave her, or to neglect TO discharge
the duties affections requires of me-
Where is your mother! required the
monarch.
In that little cabin, replied the girl,point
to wretched hovel beside her.
The King. whose feelings here interest,"
ed IN favor OF bis companion. went in,
and bebeld stretched out on bedstsad,
whose only covering was a lille STRAIN an
aged female, weighed down with years,
and sickness and in6rmties. Moved at ,ha
sight, the monarch addressed her; i am
sorry. my poor woman, 10 fnd you in SO
desiltued a condition.
Alas, sir answered the venerable suf-
ferer, Il should need TO be pilied had not
that kind and attentive girl; who labors 10
support me and smi,e nothing that she
thinks can aAord me relief Nav gra.
tious God remember II TO her good sho
Never perhaps, was Gusiavls more sen.
| s5le than al the moment Of possessing an
having it in his power to assist a suffering
fellow-creature, almost overpowered him,
and putting a purse into the hands Of the
young villager, he could only say, 'contin-
ne 10 lase care Of your mother: shall soon
enable you to do so more eheciually. Good
by, my aniaSle girl you may depend on
,he promise of your king
On his return TO Stockholm, Gustavus
settled pension for life on the mother,
with reversion to the daughter after
death.
Sister Nance and The .4ger.'-Ws
were travelling hot long since inlllinois.and
called at house TO solicit drink of wa
ter, when the following conversation occur
red:
'Wel, my boy. how long have yos
lived!' ta
i don't know, sir, bu. my mother says
ever since was born
Have you any brother and sisters!'
Yes, few
How manyr
Fen or 'even, I reckon
Pretty healthy here, isn't il!'
Yes; but sometimes We have little
ager,'
ANY Of you got it nowi'
Yes, few on US goin' 10 have the
shakes the arternoon.'
How many!'
'Why, all on us except sister Nance,
and she's sich darna,ion Cross criiler, the
ager won't take on hei; and if did, she's
so cussed conlsry she wouldn't shake no
how you could fix her!.
.a=E-Aa.z-zzxszx
Csnnubial--'My dear did John black
them hooisv
How should know-I hant 60. noth'n
to do with your boots. Its Wishing
day
but, my love, you needn'. speak so
csoss.'
Speak so cross! I didn't spesk cress.'
'O-yes you did
i didn't
i say you did,
n say | didn't
by graciousi won't stand this
lfs TOO bad 10 be treated in this way, I'll
leave you, madam. I'll have a sepsra-
tion''
oh. MIR. Slcb--wss ever womsn so
abused Here I've been working and
washing and scrubbing all day long. as
hard as ever could, and then you come
home aud act 80 to me--just kos | don't
know noth'n sbout--your bDois--O!-it is
too ssd il is----hoo- oo!--boo hoo!
Hem! Wen Nancy didn't mean 10
make you cay, Never mind--I reckon
John has hacked nv boois Ia then,