Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-07-13
Select Gales.
From the Philadelphia Saturday Euen'ng Post
THE IRON WILL,
Continued from oar last.)
BY II. C. LEE.


with her hands, wept long and bitterly She
felt crushed and powerless. Cast off by her fa-
Their, wronged by her husband, destitute, and
about to be thrust from the poor home into which
she had sunk, faint and weary, it seemed as if
hope were gone forever. While she suffered thus,
logan lay in drunken sleep.-Arouslng herself
1t last, she removed his boots and coat, and threw
a coverlet over him. She then sat down and
wept again. The tea-bell rung, but she did not
70 to the table. Half an hour afterwards the
landlady came to the door and kindly inquired
if she would not have some food sent up to her
room.
"Only little bread and milk for Henry"
was the reply.
Let me send you a cup Of tea" urged the
woman.
No, thank you, l don't wish any thing
tonight"
The woman went away feeling troubled From
her heart she pited the suffering young creature,
and it had cost her painful struggle to do what
she had done But the pressing nature of her
own circumstances required her to be rigidly
lust Notwithstanding Mrs. Logan had declin-
ed having any thing, she sent her cup of tea
and something to eat. But they remained UNI
tasted
On the next morning Logan was sober, and
ais wife informed him of the notice which their
landlady hid given. He was angry, and used
harsh language towards the woman. Fanny de-
Tended her; and had the harsh language trans
4erred to her own head.
The young man appeared as usual at the break
fast table, bul Fanny had no appetite for food and
did not go down. After breakfast Logan went
to the shop, intending to go to work but found
his place supplied by another journeyman, and
himself thrown out of employment, with but
dollar in his pocket, months boarding due,
and his family in need of almost every comfort
From the shop he went to the tavern, took a
glass of liquor and sat down to look over the
newspapers, and thinking what he should do.
There he met an idle journeyman, who, like
himself, had lost his situation. A fellow feeling
made them communicative and confidential.
If | was only single man." said Logan,
wouldn't care. could easily shift for my
self"
Wife and children Yes, there's the rub"
returned the companion. {" A journeyman me-
chanic is fool to get married"
"Then you and are both FOOLS" said Logan.
" No doubt of it. came to that conclusion
in regard to myself long, long ago. Sick wife,
hungry children, and four or five backs to cover !;
grindstone. For my part am sick of it. When
was a single man | could go where pleased;
and always had money in my pocket Now
am tied down to one place and grumbled at eter-
nally; and if you were to shake me from here 10
the Navy Yard, you wouldn't get a sxpence out
of me. The fact is, Pm sick of it."
$50 am l. But what is to be done | don't
believe can get work in town."
sc / kDOW can't Rut tbarn ic nj Cf
work and good wages to be had in Charleston
or New Orleans"
Logan did not reply, but looked intently into
his companions face.
Pm sure my wife would be great deal bet
ter off if were to clear out and leave her. She
has plenty Of friends, and they they'll not see
her want"
Logan still looked at his fellow iourneyman
And your wife would be taken back under
her fathers roof, where there is enough to spare
Of course she would be happier than she is now"
mo doubt of that The old rascal has treat
that if were out of the way he would gladly
receive her back again.
"Of this there can be no question. SO it is
clear that without sufficient incomes, our pre-
sence is a curse rather than blessing to our
families"
Logan readily admitted this to to be true. His
companion then drew a newspaper toward him,
and after running his eyes over it a few moments
read -
This day at twelve o'clock, the copper fast
ened brig, Emily, for Charleston. For freight
or passage, apply on board"
There's a chance for u.s." he said, as he
finished reading the advertisement. " Let u:
A., ooI &c tbo, Lot
passage out"
Logan sat thoughtful moment, and then said
as he rose to his feet,
Agreed 1t II be the best thing for US, az
we'll as for our families"
When the Emily sailed at twelve o'clock, thu
two men were on board
Days came and passed, until the heart of Mrs
Logan grew sick with anxiety, fear and suspense
No word was received from her absent hus
band. She went to his old employer, and learn
ed that he had been discharged but she coul
find no one who had heard of him since tina
time Left thus alone, with two little children
and no apparent means of support, Mrs. Logan
when she became at length clearly satisfied tina
he for whom she had given up every thing ha
heartlessly abandoned her, felt as if there wa
no hope for her in the world.
No 10 your latneT, ny all means, urged IN
woman with whom she was still boarding "Nov
that your husband has gone, he will receive you.
" | cannot" was Fanny's reply
But what will you do?" asked the woman.
Work for my Children" she replied, arou
ing herself, and speaking with some resolution
Il have hands to work, and 1 am willing {
work"
Much better go home to your father" sal
the woman.
That is impossible. He has dsowned me
has ceased to love or care for me- cannot g
to him again, for could not bear, as | am nov
another harsh repulse. No-no-I will wor
with my own hands. God will help me to pr
vide for my children"
In this spirit the almost heart-broken your
woman, for whom the boarding house keen
felt more than common interest-an interest Il
would not let her thrust her out from the on
place shecould call home-sought for work, al
was fortunate enough to obtain sewing for tv
or three families, and was thus enabled to pay
light board for herself and children But ince
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