The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-05-23

uitH WIZ dlCSo CA'id AMY NisIidl
gold rings and chains, and spend so much
time and money in riding and other
amusoments.'
Il don't know how it is, but they ap-
pear 10 get along well and always have
money to spend.
appearances are very deceitful. You
cannot tell how much grief II has caused
me, to see the change that has been
wrought in you in the last few months.
You do not meet me with your accus.
toned smiles, and often seem indifferent
when | call upon you. Is it solely on
account Of what other grls--and very
foolish girls too--say, that you thus ap~
pear 2
Il confess do no, like your business,
and since | have grown older and heard
so much, my mind has changed malcrl-
ally
William Nelson was the son of a poor
woman. From early life he was accus-
toned to work and earn whatever he
could TO support his parent. He would
run on errands TO the neighbors. bring
water, wheel stones, or do any thing that
would bring a penny. Every Tuesday
and Friday afternoon, before he went TO
play, he would take his basket and run
down to Long Wharf or Portland Pier.
where men where sluhbing boards, and
load it with chips for his mother. He
was always industrious, both at home and
at school. Master Palen often SAID he
was one Of his best scholars.
When young Nelson was fourteen
years old, he left his school and eXered
himself to get employment so as to be of
some assistance 10 his widowed parent,
and often found employment BY the day,
working hard for fifty cents. When he
became little older and little stouter,
he bought horse and saw, and under
took the business Of saving wood. lie
went round among his neighbors and So
lici,ed their work, mos, Of whom employ
ed him. There were two or three, how
ever, who depended upon Sam Freeman,
a curious character, who made it his bu-
siness to saw wood about town, never re-
ceiving any pay for his services.
The next door neghbor to Mrs. Mel
son was Mr.. Richards, by whom Will
liam had been often employed. lie not
only sawed his wood, but brought home
his flour, provisions, &C., and the family
appeared to be attached TO the widow
son-none more so, than his young
daughter, Sarah. For years she had been
accustomed to give him slice Of pie, a
bit of cake, or an apple, whenever lie
went into the house, and she really APP
peared TO be attached to the poor boy. 1t
was certain William loved her, for many
an evening has he employed himself in
painting pictures or making boxes for
little Sarah.
AS William and Sarah grew older, their
attachment for each other increased; he
not thinking Of his poverty, his patched
jacket, or his low employment; and she
not dreaming that show and parade made
the man--lhat dress and fashion influence
the heart, or that honest industry and
poverty are n disgrace. Bat as Sarah
mingled more in society and understood
the manners and customs Of The lashiona-
hle world. she began to look with more
indifference upon the woodsawycr; but
still she treated him kindly and really
seemed TO be strongly attached To him
William was a likely boy, and given lc
no bad habits he had treasured in his
mind fund of knowledge, cleaned from
useful works, which he had peruset
during his leisure time.
Nelson had become of age and wa.
still attached TO his early FREUD, but any
one could observe that although Sara
loved him, she wished to give out the i'm
preston that such was not the case
Many Of her female companions woult
sheer al her, throwing out some unpleas
ant remarks about the woodsawyer, Will,
they were gallanted about by tie gay ant
fashionable. Whatever was said Saral
never lisped word against her humble
friend. She knew that he was good AM
she often contrasled the language that feel
from his lips, with the conversation o
other young men Of her acquaintance
and she saw the difference. lie wa
sensible, and his language good and solid
They spoke on the common topics Of lh'
day, and criticised The dresses and man
ners OF others. On one occasion whcl
Sarah was in conversation with a neigh
Dor of hers-Jane Walers--the latter re
marked:
Il do no, conceive how YOU can spea
to that woodsawyer. lie appears 10 be
low-br,d fellow
What do you mean, Jane ?
MEAN why Nelson associates vii