The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-06-01

NUMBER IL.
From life ftura New Yorker
TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF:
Or, the Misfortune Of GfF0xsing toe
Big Corn.

OEs INC NAASAONe l4AhC VA NME0tJAMX AO0@
Big COFms
Some forty years ago; in one Of the noun
famous towns of Massachusetts, bordering on
this State, lived on old man named SeNell-
His location was on stony, fifty acre lot Of
land, from the proceeds Of which he had con-
trived to subsist and bring up large family
mostly boys. Among them was one named
Jacob; tall curly headed, good-looking deni-
zen of the forest, as grenadier recruiting Of
Gcer would wish to look at He had received
common school education, and had read Of
fairer world than his home Of rocks and
stones, and frosts and SHOWS. Jacob made mp
his mind to turn over new leaf in the account
book of life; and one fine spring morning. IS
the time arrived for looking out good sites to
plant hills of corn among the 6ints and granite
Of his native hills. he slipped through the old
mans fingers and was missing.
The old father could not comprehend what
it meant. It was new phase in his parental
system-rebellion against his authority--that
could not exist in his imagination. He looked
in the well, in the barn and up garfet, and
would not give it up, that he could not posi-
bly, leave such a comfortable home, until he
was informed By one of Jake's friends, that he
was going to sea. Now Jake had gone to see
but not to the Deep rolling. blue seattle
great deep-but to SEE if there was not some
far-of country, less serile and stony hearted
than his home on the monntain--some country
where they did not shoot the rye info the
ground among the stones with musket and
grind the Sleeps noses to- a point to allow
them to pick out the herbage.
Jake trudged along his weary journey, with
his bundle on his back; sometimes working bis
passage, and sometimes for pay, until be found
himself on the rich bottom lands of the Wa
bash, in the employ of the owner of large
plantation. Jake knew his value and got great
wages and he was worth the price. The ioE-
est melted before his axe and handspike, and
the way he made the corn and wheat grow
was caution to the idle hunting and fishing
Suckers and Hoosiers of that region
| In year or two Jake began to feel his oats,
The rigid economy and indomitable industry
! in which he was educated, stuck to him like \
poor cousin to a rich relation; he could not
shake his habits off if be would He had mo-
ney and saved it He dressed well, and held
his head up as if he was heir to baronetey in
the old country; he rode his own horse, and
went in the best company in that remote and
private region.
| One day Jake's employer said to him, q
want FIVE or six hundred dollars, and / wish
you to go to widow Kingsford and borrow il
for me- There is little coolness between us.
but think she will not refuse.
! So off he started for Mrs. KS house, and
knocking at the door, who should appear but
the fair widow herself
"Ahl good morning, Jacob; walk in"
mo ma'am, excuse me am in a hurry
The fact is, Mr.. Burton wants to borrow fve
hundred dollars; be wants to enter some land =
"Well, the fact Is, Jacob, I do not like Mr.
Burton very welI-but win lend IT to you."
| "Me! don't want to borrow money; I've no
use for it. p ~
"Well. why don't you find no use fof It ?
Buy plantation could make yourself
rich"
"Why. ma'am, what could do hare no
wife--no-"
"Well why don't you get one then?"
Because no one here would have me, that
| would have''
"Well no Jacob, il I vas ten years youn-
ger, you would not say that again"
"If was properly situated Mrs. Kingsford
If you were ten years older than You are
II would say it.
"Are you in earnest 2"
Never more SO in my life, ! assure you"
"Pray come into the house. 1 suppose /
must let you have the money"
Her heart softened toward Mr.. Burtona and
all mankind-she had not an enemy left in
any corner Of her heart-and in a few minutes
they were hand in hand. -.
Six months after that saw Jake's horse in
the widows stable--the halter about both
necks in blissful matrimony, and Jake the ow-
ner of all the land he could see, with money
and means, cattle and and credit, to his hearts
content He was no longer Jake, but Mr.. Se-
well-and those who wished to fatter him
wrote JACOB SEwELI, Eco.
Having now become settled and man of
family, the yearnings after his humble home
came thick and heavy on his mind. His aged
father and mother if alive; his brothers and
sisters; what was their situation? The tho't
followed him like the spirit of lost happInessi
SO he wrote a penitent letter to his father
relating all his wanderings and all his good
fortune.
| His disappearance and loss was sore sub
! iect to the family, as he was the favorite son
and brother They often thought of him, but
seldom spoke his name except in their prayers
when he never was forgotten. The rejoicings
were therefore great on the receipt of the
news of his existence and success in life, and
after being so long given over as lost; but the
old square toed father was never quite recon-
eiled.
A year or so after, distant neighbor called
one day. and. among other inquiries asked If
he had heard from Jacob lately. He answer
ed in the Affirmative.
"Well, how is he getting along"
"Ah, poor, unfortunate boy-unfortunate
boyP'
HAS he got the western fever? :"
! NO"
"The yellow fevsr?"
"No, no; worse than that HIS corn grou-
ed so high, he could MT harvest IT.
Force Of Habit.
We should like to have seen Bishop Doane
when the following dialogue came of;