The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-01-07

To her-Tne ehOrai singtn<i
Forher- to glodden in Gods view;
For us--tO hope and bear on
! Grow Lily, In Thy garden new,
Beside the Rose OF Sharon!n
THE JONES FAMILY; Or, AN EsTIMATI
OF MONEY.
It is sheer nonsense to contend that none!
does nothing towards raising man respect
ability in the world. Enough OF this theory
was verified in the Jones family. Jacob Jone
was poor, thriftless man, with large family
who were put to great straits to get along de-
Gently, and every body knew it; yet no bod!
knew any thing against them but their power
ty. He was sensible man, well Versed il
| politics, and coald make as handsome speeei
as Squire Driver, in any town meeting in Free
hold; but then it was only Jake Jones, th
man who want worth cent in the world. p
He might have held important offices in tht
militia, or been one of the selectmen, but HI
was so poor he was entirely overlooked.
Besides, this poverty was great disadvan'
tage to the family. The girls were always
held below par, in consequence OF their being
brought up in an obscure way; and Mrs. Jones
their mother, never attained to any Office 10
the sewing circle or any charitable fair, simply
because she could not mingle with the arlstoc-
racy. Yet she was acknowledged to be SEN
sible woman, and every one pitied her because
she was so poor.
The Jones girls never had a fair position in
society, or they would have appeared as well
as many others. They were rather marked
as "slab- sided, gawky girls, with whom
mothers evidently preferred their daughters
should have but little intercourse, and they
more especially feared lest their sons should
be attracted by their faces, for they were
pretty, notwithstanding their poverty; and
Mrs. Driver herself declared, "if they only
had money, they would appear as well as any
ladies in town" but, as it was, they were on
! ly known as "Jake Jones daughters, who live
| in the small red house under the hill"
! But Mrs. Jones was descended from an Eng
lish stock. She used to say, if she only hat
money to travel, she had no doubt but sh
could find out her pedigree; but this all wen
for "smart talk" until one day the publ
| journal announced that "the heirs of Lucre
tia Selden, if living, might hear Of something
! to their advantage by calling at - street
| No. g." Mrs. Jones was n Selden, and he
mothers name was Lucreta-if sO a proper
ty of 5000, 900 was their due from bachelO
uncle as bequest to the heir of his sister
and Mrs. Jones was her only child. 1t wa
her, without mistake.
! 1t would have been curious chapter to havt
noted down the sayings of their old acquaint.
anCes when it was nOised abroad that the
Joneses had such fortune. Mrs. Smith said
"she always thought there was something
above the commonality in Mrs. Jones, for her
part she had always been social with her, and
treated her lady-l!ke." "But mother" said
Sophia, ''you did warn me against associatiug
with her daughtess. You know you said they
were awkward, uncouth girls. " But, my
dear, it is not so-they are in reality very
genteel, accomplished young ladies, and |
have no objection at all to your visiting them,
especially as such good fortune has happen
ed to them"
Jacob Jones soon set up a princely style Of
living. lie bniltan elegant house, kept his
carriage, hired servants, received a commits
sion from the Governor as Justice of the peace;
the next year was first selectman of the town;
aud DR.. Bond eloquently urged his claims as
Representative to the General Court, affirm
ing with great emphasis, that he knew no
man in town better calculated to represent
its interests than Squire Jones'" This was
the same man who bolted ont Of meeting,
rather than hear old Jake Jones tall"
little more than year ago
And now the society OF the Misses Jones
was eourted Thomas, Richard, Henry" the
mother used to say, 'if you are gong to
concert or to lecture, why don't you invite
Carry or Sophia Jones to 60 with your
They are sweet pretty girls, aud you would
do well if you could push yonr way there
The Squire, they say, is worth full two-hun-
dred thousand, and that divided makes every
child independent"
They were no longer the slab-sided green
les, but the tall, graceful, handsome girls, who
were dressed beautifully, aud conversed as
sensibly. Didn't the Jones laugh behind the
door, as they contrasted the present with the
used to play the big fiddle in the church,
known only in those days as Gage, the fid.
dler - but since he had procured handsome
house-organ and had contributed large sum
for one in the church, he had assumed the
cognomen Of "Mr. Jones, our exquisite per-
former and organist-son of Squire Jones,
the gentleman who received such large prop
erty from England" The girls were all
ready TO set in the choir now, without crying.
the Organist was a noble hearted fellow and
wasn't it a treat to borrow his quizzing glass,
to look at the strangers who happened to en-
ter into church,
Bye and bye, there was new event talked
about, for the affairs of Jones was now the
all l-engrossing topic. Sophia was thought to
be engaged to Mr.. TymphoDy, the village
store keeper Nobody was cei tain OF the fact,
Let every one knew it must come out an en-
gagement; and it was thought his variety
store was enlarged, with that view Of the
Squire's pnrse, when suddenly Mr.. Pinker,
from the Sonth, wealthy cotton planter,
carried her away at ten days notice, where
slaves come at her beck and call, 70 do as
she bids
Another was soon altar married to a specu-
lator, who lived like a nabob, gave large enter
tainments, bought q summer residence in
Freehold, and made it a perfect Paradise
Every one of the daughters married well,
as the phrase is, and never wanted for the
warmest friends and admirers.
The Squire and his lady now occupy the
broad aisle Of the Episcopal church. and the
bishop and rector always consult with him re-
specting church matters. He is father of the
town, and marries more couples than the min
listers, because people are pleased 10 have the
knot tied in such elegant drawing rooms,-
and Mrs. Jones invariably orders glass Of
wine and basket Of cake at the ceremony.
Cloyes, the barber, lives rent free in the
small red house they occupied in the days Of
their poverty.