Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-02-15
From SaTain's Union Magazine.
TaEGHET VS.. RIGHT.
BY MISS c. ". sEDGw WICK.

"Tbc-c is wealth bat DE labor Of inqn-or woman
Anne Cleveland was the daughter of veal
thy farmer. She had a rood New ENGLAND edu
cation, and was well taught at home IN the vir
tues and manners that constitute domestic socia
NE. ller latcr died Il year before her marriage
lie left will dividing his property equally be-
tween his son ard daughter. giving 10 the sor
the homestead with all its accumulated rura
riches and to the daughter the largest share Of
the personal property, amounting to six or sever
thousand dollars. This little fortune, the earn.
ngs ct life OF labor aud frugalitv. became al
Anne marriage the property OF her husband
she had no longer any right TO control 1t: &c
keep, or eXpcnd il. 1t would s!cm, to the per
ceIuons OF common sense and common Justice
that the operty Of woman received from hen
father should be hers, and should be so appropri-
atcd as to secure her independence, and 0 main
tan and educate her chi lrcn But the laws Of
5arbarous aye deCi led Otherwise, and it is found
very hard to right a wrong deeply fixed in the
usagcs Of society, and Iong-transmittcd habt*-
Anne CievelanI married John Warren lie
was the Youngest child daintily bred by his pa
rents, and LEI off from all heavy work and diff
cHlt tasks. by his good-natured elder brothers,
Anne Judgment was perhaps warped by his a.
gTeeaOicneaa, and an exterior with Little less
ct the rustic, aud Il little more of the gentleman
/ tnan 'iongcd 10 her other admirers for many
admirers had Anne Cleveland attracted BY her
/ charming conntcnance, her virtues, her sweet
manners, to say nothing Of the plenty that feeds
! thc lovers fire.
! Til, plenty, obtained with Annie's hand, was
! soon vested III a stool; Of goods. and Warren o.
pclcd dry-gcols shop in Il small town in the
vicinity OF Boston. He had not thought of his
! qualifications TO. merchandise, bnt only of escap-
ING from Gistast fnl Turning, and FRUGAL life
lie went on tolerab.y for five six years. living
g|hteel and ck'essy; exp citing that next
y, ar gains wou'd bring round the excess of this
! years expenses.
! Wien sixteen years or their married life Ind
! passed, they were living in a Single room in the
/ most crowded street Of RoXbury Massachusetts
Mrs, Warr2n's Inheritance had long been gone
/ from them every penny it. The lives ofthree
children had been sacrificed to unhealthy loca-
tons. and to the ovcrtaskcd aud waited strength
/ Of their mother. Three SGryjved--a girl fifteen
/ years old, whom the mother by incredible cxcr-
lions was educating to be a teacher. Il boy OF
/ twelve, who was still living at homo, and deli
cate, pale, little Struggier for life, Jessie, girl
OF three years. Mrs Warren was much chang
ed in these sixteen years Her round, blooming
check was pale and sunkcn. Her dark album
/ dant choSnut hair had become thin and grey
Her sweet. dovc-likc eve. oyeriaXcd by use and
watching. was faded, and her whole person
Shrunkcn Vet she had gained the great Veto
! ry. The b"oyancy OF youth had given place &c
I 4 most sweet patience.
! This blessed patience, and even certain de-
| gree OF cheeriuIncss was visible az she sat one
/ July evening, sewing By the light Of single
/ lamp, while her boy was getting his Lain lessor
besi2 her, and at intervals threading her nee.
/ die.
Dear mother he said. i will ALWAYS thread
( Your needles if you will not wear those horrd
spec,accs; they make you look a hundred years
old, beside lding your sweet eyes
Al, George. all children hate their moth
ers spcctacIcs, believe. They do not like
to see those they love getting old but you
mast make up your mind to it. | cannot leave
oif work, and cannot see in the evening without
thom'
George picked up the lamp-wick and then
said, There is no uSc--the oil is bad. wish We
had some OF the lights that are burning away fol-
nothing in rich mems houses.
'~,vet not your ncighbo.'s o Is, my SON
Covet | don covei, moth, r, | only wish
Il makes me feel 50, mother. to see YOU work
ing your eyes oat. Why do You work so late
mother ? lou work later and later, and iha
Shoo-bindlng. you say. is SO trying TO your eyes.
Il have good reason for doing extra WORK
now, George have kept up without debt, anc
have now hity.tiye dollars due TO me at Mr.
Doyle's.'
Then you have a good right to stop YOU
work, mother, said Gee rye, atftvuonately, takin.
TIE shoe from her, and If you won't, | shall
make YOU
= No; give it to M, George. must have six
~ dollars. and then | shall treat myself 10 res
and rcreaton too. Anne must have some new
clothes, or she cannot remain in Il Rev. Mr.
How2'e family, and you know wha; privilege:
She has there, and what struggle had to &c
the place for her. In one wear more, Mr. How,
. seys she will be qualified to be head teacher in
School. or govcrness in private family BY
and-by, George. NV children will take eff m,
, spectaces indeed, and give my eyes and hear
p too rest
i nope So mother, hope So and resolves
nd Joyous visions for a moment caecke,
Georges uttcrance. Bun he returned to tht
\ subject. Sixty dollars, mother! Anne surel,
cant want sixty dollars :!
oh, no. can make her quite comfortable witt
hleen, or twenty AT the utmost, and the rest
IS want TO take poor little Jessie TO tie shore tn
= doctor has advised me to make sema change 70
= her last week he said j: anything would d
y her good II was sea-bathing.
I, III anything mother lis Jesse so i'll 2
/, 'She is very Ill, George. She seems 10 b
. going just in The way my Other little girls went
Have YOU not observed THAI every day she get
weaker and paler
No, mother, but now remember that she fe
down twice to-day, when was walking up tn
RI street Just little way with her, and brougf
= her home in my arms George went to tn
crib where the child was sleeping unluieil!
" Muc has been said and j. said sboa; the rights Of W
men. Il the shi 70 their property by iRhcuiahct
" by their l8bUr chs S social rights, and The rig
ot the mother 10 the custody sc her hc children THE ns'
usiucs rights, sCcpu,i lh.a. Tho TCsi nishi