The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-09-19

e choice after having rejected GoIdby.
IS Lucy has noI acted wllhon, rthec'io
| assure you She is an ext:aordlnar
9 girl. Mrs. GrsOdy blesSes her nam
2 daily. She says that since they are RI
Iuced, they should be perfectly miser
able, but for The splril that Amin
caught Of her cousin Lucy, and the lie,
.on she learned Of her. Does it nC
cem wonderful 10 see Amina who wa
20 proud and indolenl, moving about th
house in her neat check apron, su
,lnglng gsily as she performs The bus
ness Of bolh cook and house maid An
hen she was so hard hearted, | hav
Hoo"n her 10 refuse levy 10 an obi c
II charity, when her purse was full o
IoId. Now she will save from her ne
essiIles, TO minister 10 The sick and nee
y. Aud both she and her parents de
Iare that they are much happier now
han they were in their days Of weahI
md incidence. declare, when | Ioul
D,ck, and then turn TO The prsseol, car
nardly believe what see.
Lncy Meek was married II yer:
go. We will now look at the Iresen
condition OF the parties named above.
Lucy'S husband, he son Of lumber man
who took his bride to log cabir, and
commenced housekeeping without ser.
van, to aid her in the house wotk-ha,
en1apidIy from one post OF holoI
nd profit TO another, until ha is now
governor Of one Of the largest and rich
81 States IN the Union, Ind his cou n
ry house IS palace, surrounded by t
nsupioI Ellen ol his own planning ant
ere ht is now enabled to n
py health ease, honcr,aud happiness SUI.
'pundcd by his lovely and beloved fan
dy.
Mr.. Grandy, who, after bis failure.
ccepcd clerks office and salary, now
,erGorms the duies Of the place, behind
{ accountants desk, in ,he store OF hi.
on in law. Miss AmiDa was mari, d
o this gentleman when he was clerk
dry good store in New York, but
" industry, economy and strict homes.
YIN all which be has been aided and
sustained by his wire-he is now -four.
,,hirg merchant, in PilIsburg, p. Ms,
Grandy resides with her daughlyr, onu
,he insists that the reverse Of fOrruut
which made them so much wiser and
better, and happier, was cerlainIy no
misfortune,
Mrs. Grandy's most int innate lriend
put who could not recognizA her after
1er husbands failure, died in a garret
Two years ago, Mr. l.. Grand lost his
in the great ire in n IO. k, be.
came dsheartened, aud gave himself W
10 inebriely, One Of his sons is an ap-
prentice, and one Ioaler; Of his TIVE
one is g0yeruess or nursery
maid ln a rich vu'glr famrly--the Other
: married TO common sailor, i1c,in
leIiIgcnl fellow, who may yet becom'
n admiral or a king.
So little reason has any one in this re
nbIican country to be lifted up by TIT
mere accident Of wealth or station. tn,
poorest mans child may Fruve at III,
highest honors Of STATE. lie who i
President 70 day, is private citizen 10.
morrow-llabIe 10 lose every dollar h.
possesses, and be overwhelmed viii
debt and misery. His child, thougi
born while his father presrdes over tn
councils ol this wide land may evenlu
ally earn his bread as daily laborer;
while the son Of the maid servant, whc
cleaned the kitchen OF the Presidenl'.
house, may be carried there in triumph,
as its chosen occupant How rIdcu.
loUs then, 10 this land, is naughty prid,
of wealth OF station. How contempt.
bic appears The title 'drristOcracy,' op.
piled TO Ony clique or party. Or car
there be anything more ridjcuIously alb.