The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-06-30

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young females should possess some employment
by which they might obtain livelihood in case
they should be reduced to the necessity OF sup
porting themselves. When families are unex-
pectedly reduced from atfluence 10 poverty, how
pitfuly contemplate it is to see the mother des-
pondng or helpless, and permitting her daughters
to embarrass those whom it is their duty to as
sist and cheer.
Il have lost my whole fortune, said mer-
chant, as he returned one evening to his home
we can no longer keep our carriage. We must
leave this large house. The children can no
longer go to expensive schools. Yesterday | was
a rich man to-day there is nothing can call my
own.
Dear husband, said the wife, swe are still
rich in each other and our children. Money may
pass away, but God has given us better trea-
sure in those active hands and loving hearts, ,
Dear father, said the children, do not look
so sober. We will help you to get living.
What can you do, poor things? said he.
You shall see, you shall see, answered sever
al voices. 1t is pity if we have been to school
for nothing. How can the father OF eight child
rem be poor. We shall work and make you rich
again.
Il shall help, said the younger girl, hardly
four years old. Il will not have any new things
bought, and shall sell my great doll.
The heart of the husband and father, which
had sunk within his bosom liko stone was lift
ed up. The sweet enthusiasm cfthe scene cheer
ed him, and his nightly prayer was like song OF
praise.
They left this stately house. The servants were
dismissed. Pictures and plate, rich carpet and
furniture were sold, and she who had been so
long mistress of the mansion shed no tear. 'Pay
every debt, said she, let suffer through
US, and we may yet be happy
He rented a neat cottage and small piece of
ground few miles from the city. With aid of
his sons he cultivated vegetables for the market.
He viewed with delight and astonishment the
economy of his wife, nurtured as she had been,
in wealth, and the efficiency which his daughters
soon acquired under her training.
The eldest one instructed her in the house
hold aud also assisted the younger children. Be-
sides they executed various works, winch thew
had learned as accomplishments, but which they
found could be disposed OF to advantage. They
embroidered with taste some OF the ornamental
parts of female apparel, which were readily sold
to merchant in the city.
They cultivated flowers, sent bouquets to mar.
ket in the cart that conveyed the vegetables
they plated straw, they painted maps. they ex-
ecued plain needlework. Every one was at her
post, busy and cheerful. The little cottage was
like bee hive.
Il never enjoyed such health before, said the
father.
And never was SO happy before, said the
mother.
We never knew how many things we could
DO, when we lived in the great house,
said the children, and we love each other great
deal better here. You call US your little bees.
Yes, replied the father, and you make lust
such honey as the heart likes to feed on.
Economy as well as industry was strictly OBJ.
served, nothing was wasted. Nothing unneces
sary was purchased. The eldest daghter became
assistant teacher in a distinguished female seminal
and tho too
to the family.
The little dwelling which had always been kent
neat, they were soon able to beautify. Its con.
structIon was improved, and the vines and flower
ing trees were replanted around it. The mer-
chant was happier under his woodblne covered
porch in summers evening, than he had been
In his snowy dressing room.
We are now thriving and prosperous, said he
shall we return the cty?'
'Oh, no, was the unanimous reply.
Let US remain, said the wife, where we
have found health and contentment.'
ather, said the youngest, 6 all we children
nope you are not going to be rich again for them
she added, we little ones were shut IN in the
nursery, and did not see much of YOU or mother.
Now we all live together, and sister who loves
US, teaches us, and we learn to be industrious and
uselul. we were none OF happy when we
were rich and did not work So father please MT
De rich man any mere. Mrs. Sigoura.ey.
LIBRARY OF THE KING OF INDIA. We
md the following excellent parable translated
from the Arabic, in the Daily Despatch, new
and spirited journal in Cincinnati:
Dabshelim, King of India, had so numerous
Library, that hundred Bramlns were scarcelv
suihcent to keep it in order, and it required
Thousand dromedaries to transport 1t from one
place 10 another As he was not able to read all
these books, he proposed to the Bramins to make
extracts from them OF the best and most usetuI
OF their contents. These learned personages set
themselves SO heartily to work, that in less than
twenty years, they had compiled of all these ex.
tracts little Encyclopedia of twelve thousand
volumes, which thirty camels could carry with
ease. They had the honor 10 present it unto the
King. But how great was their amazement on
his giving them for answer, that It was impossi
Die Tor him to read thirty camel loads of books
They therefore reduced their extracts to fifteen:
afterwards ten, then to four, then to two drome.
daries; and at last, there remained only SO much
as to load mule of ordinary stature. Unfortu-
nately, Dabshelim, during this process OF melting
down his library, was grown old, and saw no
possibility Of living to exhaust its quntessence
to the last volume. .7Ggf sssFa.
''Illustrlous sultan" said the vizier, the SAGE
Pilpay, 'though 1 have but very imperfect