Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-06-26

corset consumption become universal cpl
demice. Possessed of q strong constitution and
willing hands, her services wero truly valuable.
A few years later, Harry became the Justice of
the village, and soon after, Post Master which,
with tho cares of an increasing family, formed
what down casters term, q thriving business
OF course Esq Jones could not attend to them
Gil so his wife, Gs all wives should, lent help
ing hand. Tho man and wiio are ono; yet a5
he alone held the Justice commission, she could
not o0ieia;o legally in that capacity But, the
Post Master found in her ON admirable deputy,
| and without ceremony, transferred the Office TO
the house, and left her the supefintcndcnco Of
both. BY this time he had so many political
cares, that his exhausted system, not only rcquird
exemption from his family affairs, but claimed
the actual necessity of using stimulants. 1t is
useless to detail his carrcc. fully after employ
ing this subtle agency in directing his downward
course. All can anticipate tho result. lie fell
as others fall, slow, but sure. At forty-fye, the
gallant Harry, the father Of eight children, was
hopeless sot. When II. succeeded him os
tho village Justice, that post os honor passed
AAOlA nm AlllAoNal llNh AVA llt NuulN lullNeE
ava. himself of i;s profits. The hotel had
dwirdlod down TO boarding house, which
could he more easily managed by the mother
and children. Their wealth had departed, and
they were touaw3 now where once they had
been owne:c. Their family circle was still un-
broken ~ death; but worse destroyer had
been smong them. Tho once active father was
now stupid idiot. For years he was fed and
clothed, about as unconsciously as the lilies Of
the field. Unhocdod by him, the mail came
and went. 1t was the only business unchanged;
ard rs the mother aycrrod the only hope of
keeping the family together. In the course OF
events the three elder children married respect
ably, and lc,t the caro-worn mothc. TO rear the
remainder. The elder Of these being daughters,
taught school, AID in various ways assisted in .
progiding fer their father and lil.lo brothers.
= c,sual observer would have considered tia '
relief to that ovcrbardcncl wife, the lone guar
dian Of her family, when he should finally cease
the heavy claim his helpless condition required.
That time had arrived. The vro,ghcd drunkard,
a few months previous to the opening of our
story, had passed from among the living. Un-
cie Jchn, who had been over, and symyathi2ed
with poor Emma cs orphan, wife, and mother
did not forget her in her widowhood not that
she now actually needed assistance more than
for years bcrore;for had she been allowed to man
age after,as before bis DEATH her task would have
been comparatively Light, as the heaviest burden
had been removed. Bat in the orc of the law,
she was now poor helpless widow, and must
come under It's shielding protection. Tho the
real estate had passed lfom their possession, yet
ecre were aomo bits OF their past wealth worth
picking, 50 there must be an administrations
tcctors theirs. Every thing must be appraised
even the furniture included in her portion, with
that left by her old mother, which had been earn
odhy spinning and weaving boforeEmmas birth.
Tho true amount Of property belonging to the
late Harry Jones, Esq, must be ascertained.
iot to satisfy his creditors for every debt had
been cancelled to the last farthing. The poor
harrasscd wife to prevent useless sacrifice, had
been induced, or rather compelled years before,
to sign away her claim to all the real estate ever
possessed by either, even her mothers thirds. ,
But this expensive process was demanded, that
due justice nigh be awarded to each individual
concerned, not forgetting the officials. The ,
settlement of the personal property being ad. /
justcd by kind of compromise with the elder |
children; the mother had arranged to occupy |
the old hotel, take few boardcrs, which with |
the income of the office, and the girls wages
for teaching, she could pay the rent and provide /
for the family; until the little boys were old
enough to earn their own living.
This had all been talked over with uncle John, |
and met his decided appreciation, the evening
before his conversation with Esq II. 1t is little
wonder that the justice. lov wing man was shocked
at the business of those political aspirants.
After the Esquire's abrupt departure, he re-
seated himself, agreeable to his motto, to thinl,
twice before acting. lie felt impellcd to 90 over
to H's counting room, and romonstate against
the injustice of dcpriving Mrs Jones Of an Office
she had alone so faithfully sustained, for the
last seven years. On entering he found to his
surprise secret caucus assembled, talking over
the very subject. - preceive," said Smith, |
"that Esq. IL. is very anxious to get rid of his
pious seruples; hope he will succeed in calm
ing his conscience. Whoever heard of CONAN
Post Masierf Who's accountable; An old uco-
man with lot of young ones to sec to. 1t is
enough for her TO look after Them" And he
laughed at his own deep logic; and others
laughed with him. Then concluded by saying
ironically, "To-morrow, H., your appointment
will be officially received then you can resign
in favor of the old 'oomaa, and I'll forcgo my
election upon the holy scruplos of temperance
fanatics" Uncle John waited for no more, but
left, shaking his head, and muttcring something
about visiting the widow and the fathorless in