Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1852-04-28
EoIalns XXI.


. et feeling which the heads of large families of
!. tsn hayc after the business Of the day 10 over
T andN the inmates of the bouse have all. bu
Stlensselvcs retired drew their chairs around the
fast cooling stove, and settled themselves 70,
ono Of those domestic chats which they had
long been in the habit Of enjoying together a,
tbis hour. Mr.. Norton was farmer, with a
very small farm. which, as he had seven chill
dren and an aged .mother u support, was en-.
t7Fcly Insufficient TO tls more than provide snnc
pf tho staple necessities Of life. and he had -
exc out the remainder by '.jobins about
when he could find any work to do. But as he
WAS blcst with that greatest Of All poor man $
bessinss--an industrious, frugal healthy wife,
he managed to live without debt, and he
said. fairly keep his head above water These
quiet hours talk before he went to bed, were
the pl-asantcst part of Johns life for he rose
carly. and worked hard all day long. and with
oat these would have known little Of the COM
fortAOf happy home. To night he was more
than unusav tired, for he had sawed a cord Of
wood for Squire Jones, and he began to think
as the great old clock in the kitchen corner
struck ten. that Hannah was very wide awake
for her knitting needle certainly yer flew fast
cr. and her eyes fixed upon the stove as if
she discovered some new beauties in it's familiar
face; yet she had not spoken IA word in long
time.
Hannah! he said at last after yawning in an
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attention. Isn't it time to 90 to bed?
Why, Yes! sail his wife. only wanted to
talk with rou, a little while. about Il plan have
been thinking of for some time.
Well. lets have it, said John bri ..hning up.
don, like to tell you, John. | am afraid
You'll think me cytravaoant
That YOU never arc--,Ou will have to turn
over new leaf What is it?
xan, 10 keep thanks s,n really keep it,
J,,ln NQ meyer lrvr ,iucr v.,. X,r,. ,,,,,i,I
How iS that?
I've been thinhin., it over an over all sum
mcr, AMI nude up my mind that. if God
blessed US with health. spared all our lives. and
brought uS IN Il plentiful harvest. that. when
the time ramc pretty near round, ] would ask
YOU about it. Now we have not, with all our
seven cllrcn. and IN old mother had to call
doc or for six months no accident nor harm Of
any kind has bcftcn and hcarl You say
Yesterday that the farm had never Yielded So
wcll since y"u worked it.
All true. ~ ,nnah; but as it is. We shall ONLY
Just ike; If there had been sickness or acci
dent poor crop, must have run in deb,
AMI thcn, Go help the poor man. feel =, II
cpnl no. help myself to any purpose again
still. We Away, have kept THINK giving; and
] always mt an
Yes, bu,, John. want, for M hers sake To-
keep a re- ,u'ar OIL New En- gland Think giving
such y my gr,nlmohcr used to tell about
i"u know m,hcr is very oil AMI feeble, and
may never live 10 s'c another. Let Us ask all
the famHy here children, grandchildren, and
,.r..1L l:r,nichil.Ir.n-
WHY, li,nnah, YOU crazy? There is fortv
more Of them. all told!
Wen its u" matter it thcrc.arc fifty; have
No r,litons in the world, you know; and mother
would enjoy it,
But where could you get anythin, for them
to eat?
II.
dinner and rhat, too without diminishing very
much from comfort.
How Hannah. how? | don't see how YOU
wrull begin. There are pc ~. p"d Iiny~. and
app'cS aud nuts. Why it,, impo> ,iblc; where
c,,ull they Ill come from.
know. John it would be pretty close plan
ming: but think il r"ulI be done J have BE-, Il
thinking i. an over, AMI am quite sure.
IL vou don't object | can do it,
But only think of the folks, You would not
ak S,mucl down from the city, would YOU?
Yes ! wpuI ask every one. said Hannah;
bat it is five years last August since he has
even sen, 20 inquire for his old mother; 50
don't think there is much probability that be
will come any Of his proud family.
The NOR. shame to him, answered John.
waxing warm. to neglect his poor old mother,
AMI he rolling in gold as he is
Never minl the gold said his wife. soothing
": he has that. and v"u have vnnr mother, and
am she is worth all that ever was dug:
and YOU know vou wouldn't for the world
change places with sam this moment.
No that's true! only one would Ike to see
him little more Kind to his poor relations.
And then. pursued his wife. there is Susan
who hasn't II h me in the wide world. and has
to 90 to the minister's To be married. Well
have her here. and the wedding shall be where
grandma her is: and now l think of 1t: Suppose
we have the baby baptized, rs the minister will
he here; and there is James child, just about
Bcssi's age, and mother never has seen tt
Wen have that chri>tencd too and perhaps
we could induce poor James to come. NV heart
vcarns after that boy: he is JUS, the age of our
Eidv; and who knows but Eddy would have
been as bad as he IL he had been thrown SO on
the worli: if YOU ana bad died rs his parents
did; YES he is Susan'S own and only BROTHER
lie shall be groom'S man and our Martha brides
maid She's almost fifteen YOU know.
oh stop, Hunnnh--stop exclaimed john
You will fri .htcn me to death. Have YOU been
making this arrangement Tor one or two years
that YOU have got it cut and dried 50?
Hannah had indeed quite forgotten herself
L. had been her design 10 unfold her wishes one
by one to her husband she thought him IN
tcrestcd in her, and prepared for them. but
havn. once fairly commenced the subject. hei
own interest and enthusiasm carried her away
and she now began To be little alarmed
lest so many things might destroy the charm
with which she had hoped TO invest the plan II
her husbands ewes. She heretofore glac
as the clock struck eleven. TO make preparations
tor Immediately retiring TO bed. but there wa
little sleep that night for her. She walking
through large poultry yards singing ont. nov