Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-12-01

magazine, examining and admiring the beau
iirul enrravings. When she was going
away, she said Are you done with the La
dy's Book YETI
Jane looked slightly confused as she reTli-
cd I've read it, Mary. but papa hasn't done
with it yet
mo mattcr-' GraIam' or the National
will do
I'm sorry. Mary and the color rose TO
James face, but | cant let you have either
Of lliem. The fact is, Mary, 10 tell you the
plain ruth, papa has objected for a good while
to my lending my periodicals and literary
newspapers, and now he positively forhids
nv doing so. But you can come and see
inc, Mary. ard read them here. | shall be
glad 10 have you. But ! need not say that
you know | will. ! wish papa wasn't so par
liculat but he is a little curious about some
things
Mary felt hurt, not with Jane, but at the
fact. She went home feeling badly.
Your friend, Miss Rivers, didn't get her
usual supply Of reading said Mr.. Tompkins
to his daughter, shortly after Mary had left
the house.
NO, and ! ain sorry for her. replied Jane.
She seemed hurt and mortified when | told
her that | could not lend them. I'm sure.
papa, it wouldn't have hurt US at all, and
would have been such a qualification to her.
Let her father subscribe for them, as | do.
lie is Just as able
But he thinks he can't afford it, and now
Thinks he can't afford it, indeed y said
Mr.. Tompkins. "A man who spends two or
three hundred dollars a year in self-indulgen-
cies OF ono kind and another, talking about
not being able to afford magazines and news
papers for his family. Why, it costs him
more for tobacco and cigars than it does nue.
for periodicals.
Still, papa, it is hard for Mary to be de-
rrivcd of them. 1t isn't her fault. She says
she often begs her father to take them for
her, but that her only reply is he can't afford
it,
If she were the only one concerned, Jane,
she might have them with pleasure replied
Mr.. T%ompkins. But, you see, she isn't
1t is plain, from the condition in which the
magazines come home, that they have gone
through the whole family. That Mr.. Rivers
INDUCES himself in reading at my expense |
am very well satisfied, for | have seen my
Cooley at his store more than once.'
Yes, that is the worst of it,
Besides, Jane, ! am not perfectly clear in
my own mind that il is honest towards the
publishers 10 encourage anything of this kind.
They so to great expense and labor in getting
up their works, and certainly give the mo
worth 10 all who subscribe. But ii
every subscriber lends 10 his %Deighbors who
are perfectly able to subscribe themselves,
and who would do so if Tiny could not Dor
the publishers cannot be sustained, or
will receive, at best, but an Inadequate re-.
For my part, there is scarcely any
thing | would not do sooner than borrow a
newspaper or periodical. | never have been
guilty Of that meanness yet, and, if | keep
my present mind, never will.
Mary Rivers, as has been seen, went home
feeling very badly. The more she thought
about what had occurred, the more she ielt
mortified and really ashamed of herself for
having trespassed upon Jane Tonpkins for
her periodicals and newspapers, 10 such an
extent as 10 cause her father 10 interfere and
forbid her lending them any more. For this
fact in the case she was not slow TO infer.
Mary said MIR. Rivers, as he sat that
evening, l~istless for the want of something
to read or do, faint none of the magazines
out for this month flavn'ty you got a Post
or q Courier from your friend, Miss Tomp-
kins!'
NO, papa, rcplled Mary.
Il thought you went there to-day
80 did, but Jane says her father has
forbidden her 10 lend The papers ard maya
zines any more
He has! calculated Mr.. Rivers, with
surprize and something Of Indignation. why
was that =
Il don't know but Jane said she couldn't
Let me have them any more
Its very selfish! = said Mr.. Rivers, very
selfish What harm could your reading tho
magazines do him, ! wonder! But that's
jnsl like some people! They cannot bear to
see others enjoy themselves, and will pre-
vent il it in their power
Mr.. Rivers felt father uncomfortable about
this refusal on the part of Mr.. Tompkins.-
1t seemed TO him to he aimed at his family.
He also felt uncomfortable at the thought Of
losing his regular weekly and monthly en-
%joyment of reading the newspapers and mag
aZines free, gratis, for nothing In fact,
this standing OF Mr.. Tompkins upon his re-
served rights, had an unhappy effect upon
the whole Rivers family, from the father
down 10 little Tommy, who read the anec-
dotes, and a story now and then, with as high
a relish as any of the rest.
Things remained in this posture for two
VI '"lee weeks, "hen Mr.. Rivers became so
hungry for the mental aliment withheld by
Mr.. Tompkins, that he strained a point, even
though he felt that he couldn't afford it, and
went and subscribed for the Lady's Book.
lie brought home a couple of numbers with
iiim, and tossing them into Mary's lap, said
- There's the Lady's Book for you, Mary,
aud no thanks TO Mr.. T~ompklns"
Mlary's eyes and face frightened as she
caught up the : Book
Have you subscribed for it, papa?' she
asked, eagerly.
Yes, dear. You can read yonr W mag
aZinrs now
'oh, ! am SO glad y exclaimed Mary, the
tears starting into her eyes.
Even though he couldn't afford it, Mr.. Ri
yers felt happy 10 think that he had made
Mary SO happy. On the mex, day, he thought