Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-11-05

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sense not 10 see that il is not the profes
son which makes be msn. He held that /;
afd'WoIkIng mechanic was better mem
! Der OF society. and more entitled TO the
apps l!siion OF gentleman than a lazy pei.
iifOggeT, an impudsnt quack or a drunk.
en- major or general His wife was oI
the same opinion, and had been 50 from
her teens, for she dismissed one OF The
latter, vile was paying court lie her, and
isok him.
Maj Jones vas an easy, clever hearted
man-fond Of society. little too fond OF
his bottle, and seldom troubled himself
about family affairs. Being much "f the
Time away at sea, he left Mrs Jones TO
manage things at home as she pleased
She was not altogether incompetent to
the ia Ik +; yet in ore thing, at least, she
was unfortunate. She would nsver con,
descend to sssociale with any but people
Of the 'frst society," and would not knew.
ingly allow her children to do so. Ne.
chanics Of course, and all who Iabored
with their hands for livelihood, no mat.
ter how worthy, we're set down by her as
belonging 10 what she called the lower
classes" So she instructed her children
and so they acted up to Their bree-
ding.
One dayMaj Jones died willis, st saa.
To his wife aud children, The news ofhis
death was 4 terrible blow. From their
manner ofliVng, they appeared never to
have anticipated such On event. Neither
Maj Jones nor his vile had taken care
10 lay up anything against rainy day aud
it would probably not be very uncharta.
BILE to suppose tia, more than one half Of
her grief arose Ciom the nearly destitute
condition ia which she was Ieit-wiih
the almost certain prospects Of being
obliged 10 come down a nStch or two in
tho world.
In the meantime, Mr.. Wsdsworth CON
iinued TO prosper in bueiness-b built boa
ses for himself when he could obtain ne
employ ment from others, selling thsm
whenever a suitable purchaser presented
himself-and finally engaged in trade as
regu laI merchant. In word, at the
moment when the proud Mrs Jones was
left as il were, peuRiless, he had amass
ed an independent fortune.
Lizzy was now Of age TO maTry;-and |
thSt is precisely what she did do. Harry
Colson, her fathers head clerk, thought
she was the Prsttiest, most amiabls, most
charming girl in the world, while she
had no cause to be otherwise than salts,
fed with him-so they struck bargain
al once. And, as they en'ered into this
social partnership, tho father and son,in
law formed business connsc ion, and
everything went on TO their minds.
But, poor Miss Sophia Rebscca Jones!
What did size think Of the Wadsworth's
now7 Reduced to poverty, with little
useful education, and much that she had
been far better off wilhout-what happl-
ness was left for her? Truth to say there
appeared for her lille else than darkness
and gloom in tue future. But she was
not TO blame for her wrong educ ation,a and
it was apparent that, had she received
the proper training, shs might have been
equally qualified with Lizzy 10 make a
COED wife. Alsnzs Cannon, a smart
yO ing mechanic, saw this, and eiermih.
ed, ifhe could have his own way in The
at hazlrd Of bad bargain
Ito see, as he expressed it, If after all
she could no be brought straight In
other words, he resolved 10 Sffer himself
10 her in wedlock. ARd, sure enough,
Miss Sophia Rebecca Jones became Mrs.
s R Carman, the wife of one Of that class
whom she had been taught TO despise.
Well, TO this day, she has never he'd
cause to regret ii; and The last time
heard AIonzp speak Of her, he boosted
that she had thrown away all her foolish
notions, and, in the main, adopted correct
views Of all matters pertaining TO social
life. Moreover, know that she has
made full amends for her former rude
ness towards L'zzy WAdsworth, and thai
both now 1--we on terms OF the most agree.
able intimacy.
AS TO the widow Jones, she lives rent
free, in a small but neat tenement, the
property of Mr.. WadswurIh. She takes
in sewing Cor living; and he takes care
that she does not want for anything res
ally necessary to her comfort. She is mi
in,errupisd now, by any calls from the
psople OF the 'first society," albeit she Is
sometimes allowed to work for them.
CAr1TOL HILL, d. G.