Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-10-14

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= .,.s From Arthur's Home aasssts.
Concessions Of I Houssksspsr. ;,
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MY SPECULATION IN CHINA WARE
This happened . very few years aftsr
INV aafriage, and il one Of those feeling
iScidsnts in life that we never forget. My
busband' income was moderate, and we
fonati It necessary 10 deny ourselves nany
lfftas articles Of ornafnent ard luxury, to
tE,sf end that there might be no serious a.
b&tement In the eomfortsSof life. 19lIni fur.
uishing our house, we had been obliged to
content ourselves with things useful Our
parlor could boast Of nine seane-seae chairs;
one high-backsd cane seat rocking chair;
a psir Of card tabies; a pair of ettomans,
the covers for which I had worked in wors-
ted: and q few illustrated books upon the
card tables. There were no pictures on
the walls, nor ornaments on the mantle
pieees. A: Etfv Il TaE afs<H. Fsse n Qi54f
For time after my marriage with Mr..
Smith, did not think much about the
plaiaaess Of our style. of living; but, after q,
while, contrasts bstuesn my own parfoSS
and those Of one Of Two friends would
TAXA, place ia my mind; and I often found
myself wishing that we could afford sst Sf
candelabras, pair Of china vases, or some
choice pieces Of Bohemian glass. In fact,
/. .set my heart on something Of the Kind,
fhopoh i concealed the weakness from nv
s,Time stole on, and one increase after an.
other to my family, kept up tho necessity
for. careful expenditure, and at no time was
tbere money enough il the purse to justify
any outlay beyond what the wants Of The
household required. So my mantle pieces
remalned bare as at first, notwithstanding
tho desire for somethingt to put on then, still
remained active. -
Que Afternoon, as sat at work renovat-
ing an old garment, with the hope Of maxi
inR it look almost as good as new my
cook entered and said-- =, 7',' - go ~. =
aThere's man down stsirs, Mrs. Smith,
will ! baskst full Of the most beautiful glass
idishes aud china ornaments that you ever
did see; and be says that he will sell them
for old clothes" y =, - =. -
sFor I'D ciothesss i responded, but half
e,onprshendipg what The girl meant. -.
Yes ma am. II you have got an old
coal, or ! pair 81 pantaloons that amt good
TOT. nothing, be will buy them, and pay
you in glass or china . ..-..- .s-x-.-,t
| paused for moment to think, and
than "A id '+ wig =
sTell him to come up ,into ths dining
room, Mary S9 s ,'','t s. ~. DIE ,
Tho girl went down ,stairs,, and soon
came back in company with dull looking
old man.. who carried on his arm large
basket, in which were temptingly displayed
rich china vases, motto and presentation
cups and saucers, glass dishes. and sundry
other articles Of like character. % . 9. . :
aAny old coa.s, pantaloons or vestsa"
raid the old man, e be- piaced, carefully,
his basket on the door: Don't want any.
mopey Sec kers! Bsautifui!~ u. 8 .
And a. hs spoke, he took up q puir.. Of
y,ses lale aud Hold them Dip bsfore my eyes -
They we're Just the thing for my mantle
pisces, and | coveted them on the ia:
slant. =. ~ - -.,.s T., - 200. g'''s'
i Whats the prieea" T enquired.95 =
nGot an Old coata was the only ans.
wer. "Dont want any money! -.
Ny husband had a coat othat had seen
pretty good service, and which he, had not
wern for some time. In fact it had been
voted % peranuated, and consigned" to a
dark corner in the cloths press. The
thought Of this garment came very natu-
rally into my mind, and with the thought
1 pfaasant exhilafa,ion Of feeling, Tor al.
ready saw The vases on my mantless "a.
SaAny old clothes?@ repeated the veader
Of china ware. $50
Without. q word I left the dining room,
and hurried up to where our large clothes
press stood, in the passage above. From
this I soon abstracted the coat, and then de-
scended with quick steps. = . = rf.1i !" .
The duh face Of the old man frightened,
the moment bis eyes fell upon the garment
He seizedit with nervous movement, and
seemed 70 take ID its condition at single
glance. Apparently, the examination was
not very satisfactory, for he let the coat
fill, in a careless manner, across a chair
giving his shoulders shrug, while a slight
expression Of contempt fitted over his eoun'
tenance. '.E --' =.
aNot much good!'- fell from his lips; af.
ter . pause. q an q.sfA A.-~ s4s.k .,..-y.E;
.Bysthis time / had turned to hi. basket
and was, examining mere carefully It's con
tents, Most prominent stood the china "a
.es, upon which my heart was already set
.pd inatinctiyelye I Ito took them t 9 into 'is' N!
hands. - .,s n,..t, ,gssy4t,,5, ..z's.,..
-Wh,. will You give for ths sosts, sost's', ''ai' r.t
Ans.3s .a..sgE, NJ I,,.,s3fsSosSy. ~ 4.s,.. .4s
The old naa gave his head : signi6can
yhaks, g be repiied-, - as.s5, -. ',,ss5r
6es.No very good" 49,, ~ e.. "a.
: worth something" I returned :
sMany . poor person would be- glad to bu
Il for ANAL sum, Of meney. It's only,
little dsfaoed.., I m surs. it's richly wort
en- s. ~ . M. .,,.:, pts.sj,i