The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-04-15

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some mind, producing uni.vorable impress
sion. This is the inevitable result of mental and NOR
al contrariees. From early years, we acquire pecu-
liar habits Of thinking, indulge in peculiar preludices
and form peculiar tastes Others do the sumo
Thrown together into society, these habits OF think
ing, and preudices and tastes must, IN the very ma
ture of things, be less offended II will Of
ten occur, that some particular person VIII offend
our tastes and preiudices TO such an extent as 10
make them almost lntoerabe. The same may hap
pen with others towards This may be the case
with Charles Wentworth.
Towards me?'
Yes, towards you, Anne.
Il will never speak 10 hun again! The
Don't indulge in harsh words positive promises
Of that kind, Anne Say rather, that you will exam
inc yourself, and f you cannot discover what Il
is that makes your society not agreeable TO so excel
lent yonng Charles Wentworth
Examine myself, indeed! tiumph What do l
care about him? Why shall try 10 make myself
agreeable to hing
For the reason that, by SO doing, you will be adj
ding your mite towards rendering the circle IN winch
you move, in which social intercourse shall De
upon the broad plane oireciprocai good feeling and
confidence
Il have nothing to do with that, Lucy
You are certainly in 4 strange humor to-day,
the friendly reply a then the whole supJect was
allowed TO drop
To give the reader Il better idea Of Anne Ltteton's
true character it may be here sad that by the acci-
dent Of family connexions, she had been introduced
into 4 circle Of society somewhat above that IN which
she would have moved, It the connexions had not
existed. This, the common phrase, turned
her brain, so that she could longer Judge ul any
action from It's intrinsic relation to right wrong
Finding that the daughters of many rich and tashIona-
bic people did not engage in any domestic employ
rnenL whatever, the natural inference in her mind
was that such empioyments were in certain sense,
disgracelu: and initiate them, she spent The best
portion of each day in making fashionable calls, WiIh
her card case in her hand. Her father was only IN
moderate circumstances and was compelled TO strug-
gle hard in order maintain his family in the style
that il seemed cessary keep up. Their house
not very large one, for he had resisted the ut
tempt of his wife and daughter, 10 induce hun TO rent
one of unnecessary size neither his furniture OF
a very costly or snowy kind. But huth were hand
some and good taste, without aud within. Neither
were their ordinary expenses extravagant for they
kept but d0mestics, and gave no expensive par
/ ties.
( Still Mr. Lteton found, that, even to maintain
this style of LIVING his efurts only taxed to
the utmost, bat that he was gradually going behind
hand. Being of sense, with some trmness OF
purpose, he hegnn about in his mind Tor some
means OF retrencment In the first place, after due
deliberulion, he felt it incumbent him to dismiss
one of the three clerks with which his fur
nished, aud advance the salaries OF the other two
hundred dollars each, TO compensate for increased
labor. Fhs made a saving Of three hundred dollars
per annum. Other anu minor retrenchments
made and then Mr. lttietoa turned his Thoughts with
some reluctance, wards his family expenses,Jc see
what could be saved there. As there only nm
self, his wife, daughter and 4 son, or haii-grown
lad, occurred 10 hun that both his wife daugh
ter were in good health, It would be nothing more
than right for them to exert themselves litlle aud
thus the expense of the chamber-mald This
idea, once fully formed in MS mind, the next step
declare il and what would be It's effect
Accordingly, day after dinner, he made known
wife AID daughter first the fact, that his busi-
yielded less by some hundreds of dollars than
his expenses; second, what he had himself done 10.
/ dttr,por nd I1stly hat
wished them 70 do.
But we can't let Human 90. That is out Of the
question, Mrs Llttleton replied, promptly, and with
warmth.
Let Hannah go, father How could you have
thought of such thing" exclaimed Anne, in alarm.
we cant possibly do without her, replied Mrs.
Litteion.
| ~ bat does she do ?
why she does all the upstairs work, attends to
: the paTiors, and helps Susan to iron every week
! The upstairs work., Mr. Littleton said, thought
/ fully. That is she makes up bed, Anne ) and
/ Williams, and sweeps ont the chambers and pas
sages'
Yes
And then she sweeps out the parloTs and dusts
| the furniture
'Yes
| And helps Susan to iron once every week.
Yes
And tina. is all =
'Oh, no. She attends to the bell, and does hun
( dred other little things
! And you cannot give up Hannah?'
( oh, no-never!' the united reply of Mrs Lit
( Teton and the daughter.
Somehow, other, il seems 10 me-, the husband
and father said after sitting silent moments,
that the thing might be managed very easly if you
! would only consent to try
/ But how in the world it be done, father =
Twill give you the plan have been turning
in my mind think it very good one. First, let
Hnnnuh 20. Then, do you take charge of your own
chamber, and let your mother, here take charge Of
ours and William including other little matters to
be done up stairs, such sweeping down the pas
sages and stairs, SIC. &c.''
But who will keep the parlors in order ? eagerly
asked Anne.
THAT propose to form part of your duty. SUI
attend the bell and there will be one less
to cook and iron for, she can, upon pinch. sup
pose, do all the ironing herself Or, if necessary,
some be hired once week to help her.
| There is my plan; what do you think of it 1t
will involve saving Of at least hundred and fifty
dollars
But do all that, father, in the word!'
Anne said, the tears coming into her eyes.
Not two Of you do less than one has been doing
with the utmost ease ? replied Mr. Ltteion
But, surely, you don't wish 20 20 work like