American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-11-24

my grandmother lett me, to pay oil lew nun
bred dollars which he owed for this place, il
! order to enable as to begin even in the woRid
We both nave such horror Of debt, that VIZ
are determined never TO incur any, if we car
i possibly help il. See what q nice press fol
bed clothes this is"
"Why, what a quantity of bed and table Ii.
nen!-it is really nice, too. YOU have more
than my Maria has, declare"
Yes always want an abundance of such
things. This drawer is filled with towels
this is for my ironing sheet and blanket
and this closet contains my tim and wooden
| ware"
81 declare, Eliza, you are strange, thought
fol child! | must tell you one thing about Ma
ria, that made us have good hearty laugh
| The Monday morning after she was married,
the girl came TO ask where the tubs were, and
don't you think that child had actually forgot
ten TO buy tub, a clothes line, or pins! She
said it never popped into her head. But, la it
wasn't straBge-she had never been used TO do
| any thing oft!e kind"
81 believe, aunt, have shown you all now
We will go, if you please. hope you will not
let my brown dress or Williams brown hands
frighten you away this evening"
ooh, no! But as must take The stage for
Maria's early in the morning, you must allow
me TO retire early"
"What fellows these Yankees are for COM
bning elegance and usefulness, - said South
ern gentleman to himself, as he stood on the
piazza of the hotel in the town Of -. "Sr,"
said he, addressing himself to venerable look
ing man near him, "Can you tell me who re-
sides in that elegant cottage, where the grounds
are laid out with so much taste?"
ooh! that is Squire Bill Thorndike's. You
must be a stranger in these parts, not 10 know
HIM"
81 am, sir; and since he seems such promi-
nent member Of society, | should be happy to
know something of his history.o
ooh! there is nothing remarkable in it, moth
ing at all sir. HIS father was man Of great
learning, but he nearly run through fortune
in trying 10 live III style. He died, aud left
three boys. Their mother, who went from this
place, was woman ofstrong sense. She sold
the property, paid off all the debts, and had
enough left TO buy that little house to the left.
| 1t has but two rooms, and there is a garden at
tached To it. Hero she put her boys out to
trades One to 2 mason, one TO WheelWnght,
and THIS b,I to a carpenter. Bill staid, howe
| yer. lie married the widow Perry's daughter.
She was as smart as steel trap. She was n
|
vie. They have got along wonderfully. Eve
ny body wondered how it was. He did not
make better wages than other men, bat, some
how, the money increased. Ii was no mystic
| ry to me, tho, for watched them pretty sharp.
You never saw no great display of hnery-
such as laces, and AUunces, and furbelows; you
| never saw him before he kept horse, riding
much for pleasure. No-they both pulled one
way, and took their pleasure IN being sober, in
dustrious and useful, and now they reap their
reward 10 being universally respected. Why,
| there Amt man that has so much money to
let as Squire Thomdike, and he is never hard
and screwing about it as some are. He isn't
stngy, either. He has taken the two children
Of one lawyer Willis TO bring uP, and he does
as we'll by them as he does by his own. Law.
yer Willis wife was kind OF cousin to Squire
| Thorndlke's wife. She was dashy, snowy
gal Lord! you'd ha' thought the richest folks
upon airth were married when they had the
knot tied. Poor fellow, he had hard time
Notwithstanding, to support his lady wife IN
style. He took to drink, aud died. I've heard
say, that she turned up her nose at her cousins
match, but she little tho'C her boys would be
glad to 90 10 that same cousin for a home
while she would be glad to take up with thu
little house that Squire ThOlndike's mother
| lived IN
"Ah, SIR" continued the old man, 'this is d
changing world; but, to my mind, if folk.
would be more prudent and industrious, anC
give up hankerng after things beyond theil
means, there would be more real good done ii
the world, and fewer changes"
! A New lDEA- Club Houses for The Married
A new idea has Just been started in London
A plan has been suggested, and indeed com.
menced, of building immense palaces, similar
to the Atheneum and other great Clubhouse:
to be called Club He uses for the Married.
In these etifces, suites Of rooms are to be ar.
ranged, consisting of one, two or three sitting
rooms, as the case may be, with kitchen, Off
ces, &C., to be let at all prices, from ESQ year
upwards. A family may be accommodated in
each suite, and may either keep house by them
selves, or take their meals at public boarding.
table. The advantages proposed are, the liv-
ing in palaces instead of old, dingy and dusty
housekeeping very small rents comparatively
speaking-and the enjoyment Of thorough
Il ventilation, and thereto c one source Of health
Sayeyol or thcca varv dpsiTa HE pSt ieitn