Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-08-06
VOLUME l3.---NUMBER 43.

mouth, turning her eyes 10 her mamma, as she
hastily gulphed down the morsGl, as if in expec-
taiion Of her rebuke, but the good lady was too
intent on lectunng her son TO observe her duueh.
ter's derelicIon from good breeding, though Al.
ber's large heavy eyes followed her with
moumiu expression. Mr.. Murray looked dog.
eedly forward at the tea SET, fearful that his wife
might wake the spirit Of rebellion in his son, and
yet dreading to inIerPose, lest scene should
ensue.
"No wonder your father thought Of making
you mechanic. declare don't know where
you learn such vulgar habits"
81 think mere Of il now, assure you," said
Mr.. Murray, "for spoke 10 Mr.. Ridge, the car
Penter, to-day, and Albert is going 10 him on
Monday"
"To Rldgel-on Mondayl never" exclaimed
Mrs. Murray in u hali-screaming noise. al am
surprised at you, Mr.. Murray. How can you
think Of any thing so ungenieel as making our
only son a mechanic! Surely we can afford to
keep him liue longer, and clerkship may
turn up in a monlh,-may be in few days"
"No," replied Mr.. Murray, buuoung up his
coat and seizng his hat "no, have tried every
house,-in the present embarrassed state Of al.
fairs old clerks cannot get places, and boys have
no chance. have an excellent opportunity Of
putting him apprentice to good man and good
trade, and heaven send my mother had done so
by me; | should not thus have had the task of
learning 10 make one dollar do the work of five,
and God forbid should raise my son TO the same
drudgery. My salary was too small 10 meet
the wants Of my family before the late pressure,
as the politicians call it, and now | am harrassed
TO death TO keep up appearances. No, no! Al
bert goes TO a trade where he has chance Of
getting rch-a clerk has no chance whatever"
and so saying he made his escape just in time TO
close the door before Mrs. Murray, with feint
scream, fell back in hysteric fit. All was COM
motion among the juniors. Albert took his mo.
ther up in his arms and carried her 10 bed, while
the little girls applied all the usual restorativcs
that experience had taught them 10 use TO recov.
er their mother. As there were no spectators
but her children, and no further excitement ia
passion was offered, Mrs. Murray recovered sur.
prising quick considering the violence of the
attack, but it was only 10 inveigh against her
husband for his low notions, his low origin, his
loo calculations for his children, and as She met
no opposition from Albert, she concluded, Of
course, that the youth was as silly as herself and
IN her unreHectlng rage went even so far as 10
advise open rebellion on the part of her son.
The boy listened in respectful silence, or seem
ed to listen, until exhausted with her own volu.
billty-she sank To slumber. Leaving his little
sisters over their books and work basket to watch
their mother until Mr.. Murray's return, he slole
out, and with Il rapid step walked down severa
streets until he was joined at a corner by young
man apparently but few years his senior. The
greeting was cordial even to affection between
the youths, and they talked long of old times,
old plays, and old paymates, for it seemed the
young man had been absent for long lime.
"And now tell me, Frank, about this glorious
western world. have thought great deal ev-
er since got your IasI letter, and do you know
| have aImost-nay, have determined, Frank,
10 60 home with you"
Albert looked W earnestly and vet with an
embarrassed air in his friends frank, but sun
burned counlenance, as he uttered This determi-
nation. For a second the bright illumination oil
pleasure flashed over it, but in the next he look.
ed down seriously, and laying his ann on AL.
bert's shoulder, he said
"Believe me, dear Albert, should like, Of all
things, TO have you in our GLORIOUS west, as YOU
call our country, but arm sure your mamma
would not consent TO her sons becoming farm.
er, nay, laborer for | always give things their
right names. remember how proud she ALWAYS
was of you, and how nice she always kept you
dressed. Now if you were to 60 home with me
you would have 10 wear coarse leather boots ur
10 your knees, jean pantaloons and flannel hunt
ing shirts, and coarse yarn mittens, in place O.
kid gloves. And you would have 10 pillow, anC
plant corn, and hoe ittoo. Notwithstanding all the
stories you hear of its growing without culture
Think of raking and binding grain all day in the
hot sun, and tossing hay, and cutting up corn I'm
Ill it cuts your clothes all 10 tatters."
"Stopi what was that you wrote about huskinl
it after it was cut! and what about those ncC
pies and cakes and cheese you said the girl
brought into the fields, and the plentiful dinners
f and luxurious suppersl Oh! Frank, you dom
o want your old chum TO go?"
e "lndeed do, Albert; would make man o
: you it your parents were only willing"
i "Yes, but they would never consent. NJ,
a poor father has had his salary, always slende
, enough, cut down TO one half since The late pres
d sure, and mother thinks we can make the same
'' appearance, by using strict economy in the hous
bills, and in fact, she starves US 10 keep US fine
!. Now there is no mode Of convincing her bu
k what she is doing just right, and TO do her jus
4 ,ce, she is an excellent manager, and can maxi
dinner out of chips, equal TO French cook
/ but cannot subscribe to The Grahamile philoso
q ply, and in our plentiful country have no no
:. tion Of wearing fine linen and fine coat ut th
expense Of my stomach"
e "Why, Aber,y you havesurely altered strange
e ly," said Frank smiling; "you that used to be ST
h generous in dividing fruit or confectionery, yol
d surely have not grown glutton."
IS Albert bushed painfully. as he replied, "Nt
o indeed; but ii is 10 dipide that so long 10 be-
ID come farmer. True, am very hungry some
e lines, and ! cannot help guessing that father
cheek is thinner and more wrinkled, since man
Z ma became so great an economist in The nnntru