Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-06-07

baby, and you will soon find its little smiles and
love will more than repay all your efforts"
Mrs Green my friends would shun me Just
think of Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Willet, and Mrs.
Goodenne''-
Stop! stop! chd-what have you to do with
them? They will not pay your husbands or your
debts. Besides, if they are persons of good COM
mon sense, they will not despise you for conduct
which it is both your duty and interest to perform,
and if not, why should you care for their friend
ship? 1t is not on them that you are dependent
for happiness, but as the old fashioned poetry |
Says
"From our own selves our joys must flow,
And that dear hut our home"
Let me assure you that nothing affords greater
Icontentment than independence-even on small
scale-and this your poor husband is fully prepar-
ed to enjoy. have been told for long time that
he was deeply in debt, and that he was going toll
keep up style and appearance which he could
not maintain. Yes, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Willet
both told me so; and they said, too, that he owed
their husbands money, which they had often ask
ed him for, but never expected to get"
1" Is it so, them replied Mrs. Hall, sobbng like
a grieved child. am glad you told me that. 1t
will help to crush this pride. and nerve me up toI
duty. My resolution is taken Dear Mrs Green
you have saved me-
" But let me rive YOU little advice" said the
old lady, "before you commence your new course
Aoflife. | have been over the same ground myself,
land can assist and encourage you a great many
lslnes, by telling you how got along, and per-
bans you may profit good deal by my experiences
4 In the first place, and consider this very mpor-a
tant too, never appear depressed or discouraged
before your husband. Your cheerfulness will do
much to keep up his courage, and assist him in the
labor and self denial which he will have to en-
counter. If you have any sad feelings, either sup
press them entire Y, or give them vent when you
are alone; but above all things, never upbrad him.
This would inflict wound upon his very heart
strings, and should greatly fear would shake the
foundation of his affection for YOU You say your
husband was always kind and ndulgent; be assur-
ed then that he will do the best for you he can,
and even it, in his righteous determination to throw
off the burden Of debt, and restore to every man
. he owes his own property, he should sometimes
be obliged to deny you convenlences which you
f may find it difficult to do without, don't repine
. before him make use of any short words; nay
! don't even let shade pass over your countenance
but let him that you cheerfully deny your
self for his sake can assure you he will not for
get such things, but will reward you when he is
able. There is another rule which you must a
dopt and impress it daily on the mind of YOU
$ husband; you would get out of debt, never buy
what you do not strictly need, nor even then, i
you cannot pay for the article when you take it
: do without it rather than make debt. This il
y what has crushed YOU"
If Mrs. Hall went home with altered feelings. Sht
examined all her furniture and selected the plain
a est and most useful articles to he retained Sh
looked at her beloved piano, and the tears would
start, but she dashed them away and said the sac
+ rihce must be made 1t was the gift of her dea
a husband on the day of her marriage, and it SHOULD
If be given up for his sake. Suddenly new though
1t crossed her mind. She was a fine musician; ever
n one admired her at the piano. The instrument,
II sold, would not probably bring half its value
e would 1t not be advantageous to keep it and be
come music teacher? She screamed with JOY a
/ the thought. Several young ladies of her acquaint
ance were about commencing music. In less tha
a three hours she had visited every one of them an
f. had engaged ten scholars at $50 per aEnum. Fou
of the Young ladies were the daughters of mer
o chants to whom Mr. Hall was indebted for a les
/ sum than the amount of music lessons.
" And now" said she, as she flew home wit
g the lightness of ahappy Bird "they will never du
lie my dear husband again"
~ That night Mr.. Hall walked Broadway with
re slow step and heavy heart. He had seen most O
10 his creditors, told them his plan, and arrange
with some of them to take his most valuable furn
III ture and his watch. He had dismissed his fore
man, determined to fill that station himself, an
IN had rented a small but convenient two story hous
+ at $3.50 per annum. This was IN reality the be-
as afternoons work which he had done for more tina
two years; still he was miserable. When b
m went out he left his wife ir a paroxysm Of tear
is how could he meet her and tell her of his arrang
I'D ments? He passed his own door several time
r and walked up and down the street with the fee
n, ings of an oucaSt. He was unable to ring tt
bell, and sat down on the steps to mediate on h
)" wretched lot At length, observing that the baC
VIC gate was open, he passed into the kitchen, al
ry stole softly up stairs. The nursery door stood
jar, and he heard his wife singing Watts Grad
- hymn with cheerful voice, and rocking her il
8 FAINT in her arms. He felt encouraged, and tt
next moment he was embracing the two deare
a of his earthly love. The young wife tender
he smoothed back the long, black locks which h;
IL fallen his forehead and assured him that 81
r. never was happy as at that moment The
IS. she went on to tell him all her little plans, al
while he met the animated gances of her swe
" blue eyes, he pressed her still closer to his hear
of and felt that he, too, was happy.
n Two years from that evening, Mr.. Hall ow
er no man shilling. He still lived in the san
DIS small house, still abored early and late, and b
~ wife still taught music; but had you searched Il
Ike city over, you could scarcely have found so hap
Via family. Every prospect of wealth began
dawn upon them, and they looked back with graf
'es full hearts on the vortex of ruin from which thi
'o lsHEhso narrowly escaped
ost A Whisper to the Wife.