Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-04-23
THE MECHANICS WIFE.
The Result of Perseverance.

a kitchen, sitting-room and nursery, we are re-
ally settled at house keeping. Don't it seem COM
Portable after so many privations 2
YES answered the young husband trying TO
smile, as he glanced first at his handsome wife,
then az the little pine supper table, and then at
the cradle, where slept blooming little boy of
six months but mine is such life of toll, that
have no time to enjoy anything, not even to
play with Fred
But it appears to me- returned his wife tho't-
fully, that it need not be just so. We are not
in debt; and | am willing to be economical, in
order that we may have time for enjoyment and
improvement, too. Say shall we make the ex-
pertinent.
She handed him cup Of tea as she spoke, and
looked mp into his face with q sweet hopeful
smile; but his face was deadly pale and an I'M
hidden tear stood in his eye as be answered
moodily-I don't know how tina, can be. Ev-
cry moment taken from my labor, is so much
taken from our scanty income. We cannot af-
ford TO attend places of public amusement, my
education was so neglected in my childhood, that
have, little taste for reading and besides we have
nothing 10 read
90, yes said his wife, I'VE have enough to be-
gin with. Here is our beautiful new gilt bible
which we must read morning and evening, and
here is our paper, with good improving matter
tipdBli ~ Id>l bIlc OK lbO thtilIii-S III NGch,
and you can easily have share in public Ii
brary TO fill up the rest.
But how shall find time my good planning
wife p
Thank you, dear Augustus, for the compl-
ment and now will plan on We will rise ear
y and work diligently all day. Then if you
think you need to work longer, you can bring
your work into my room, or | will take Freddy
into the shop, and ono of US will read and tend
the baby, while the other works. Won't that be
a good plan ?
Il rather think it will, said the husband, begin
ming TO show a little more interest but I'm think
ing also. thai my hesisating, laundering manner
OF reading will not be very edifying TO you.
Shall make but sorry work of IT,
well suppose you do. have great Web
eter's Dictionary; and we viii! have that open
before us, and look ont every word of which We
do not understand the meaning. If our pro-
gress is slow at first, we shall have nobody to
laugh at us, and we shall soon find ourselves
improving rapidly
Augustus smiled incrcdulously, but seemed
disposed to encourage his wife 10 90 on, and
therefore said with some animation, you are in
deed noble panner. But what shall we do on
the Sabbath! suppose you expect TO advance
fast i'll the march of mind when We have
whole day to ourselves
Yes said Marianne, 4 think we may tho
our arrangements must be modified. You know
we have a seat in DR.. C.'s church. You must
Join the young mems Bible Glass and prepare the
lesson in the morning, In the evening we will
read
I've no objection to that; bat as compensation
for my Bible Class, you mus. Join the Ladys
Sewing Circle, and will take care OF Fred, one
afternoon in the week 10 let you 60 .m
Il thank you, dear husband, will - &C
cept your offer, if you will let me stay ayAome
one evening in week, while you attend Our OK
ceIlent Lyceum Lectures And now let US be-
gin this very evening. feel that every momen,
is lost till we DO. We have much encourage
ment. Only think, the many learned men who
have educated themselves and risen 10 respecta-
biiity and usefulness wholly by their own exer-
lions, even after they were somewhat advanced
in life, Roger Sherman, for instance, and Elihu
Burritt and host of others
The young wife became enthusiastic as she
proceeded. and would have spent the whole even
ing in her dispositions upon self education, had
not Freddy, awakng from his nap, required some
material attention.
Augustus took up the Bible, read good chap
ter in Proverbs, on the practical duties Of lie,
and declared that he had never before read such
a chapter. The plan was fairly begun.
Augustus was a tall spare yonng man Of nine
and twenty. His education, as he said Ind been
sadly neglected in his youth. He had been
bound an apprentice TO a course vulgar shoe
maker in the country, and had unhapPily settled
the question in bis own mind, that he was DOOM
ed to ignorance and low degrading employment
for life. He had imagined also that his relations
were willing 10 lose sight of him. and his SEN
sillve nature was stung to the quick After
few years Of veXaiCn and toll, he wandered far
away from home, and familiar associat ons, and
wonder 1t was that he was not hurried away by
the whirlpool Of error and vice, and dashed up
on rocks of utter destruction.
He had however, been favored with the in
struCto,S ana prayers of christian mother, ard
had seen examples in his own family. Of high
purpose and noble and successful effort He
had therefore, preserved an unsnlEed reputation,
had acquired little property, and married an in
telhgent, cheerful cir of twenty summers had
removed to a city Of shoemakers,' where his oc
cupalion was honorahIo.and where bis aspirations
after responsibility and Independence might hope
to be realized.
But on the afternoon proceeding this CONVEX
sation he had been unusually annoyed. He had
suffered some embarra>sment-had sustained
some losses, and heard buer Sarcastic remark
from an aristocra; of the place which crimsoned
his pale cheek. and sent him home thro' q cold
drizz.ing rain storm, weared in body, depressed,
vexed and almost determined never TO make an
other effort.
He was, and supposed ever must Be poor
shoemaker of h.
Twenty years had elapsed and family group
were arranged around marble centre table, in
the parIor Of a magnificent house in the city of
l.. \ gentleman OF some fifty years, had jus:
Invested himself of bis outer garment and dres-
sed ia 4 rich velvet gown embroded slippers,
sat reading in the journals Of the day. lady
some years younger sat BY his side, her face
beamng with Intelligence, benevoience, and
/ gratfed pride a. she gazed at her diguifed and
/ honored husband and then al the lovely group
OF children around the table.
One q noble youth, jast returned 20 spend his
/ College vacation at home, another was tall
graceful girl OF sixteen who had finished long
recitation to her brother, and was preparing to
cheer the circle with her ever welcome music
on the piano. \ bright Boy Of twelve was per-
forming problem in mathematics, and 1T
tie cherry checked girl was drawing pictures
on her slate and teasing every body TO teach
! har.
/ Presently the door bell announced visitor
\ person entered and presented subscription
! for religions charity.
! Put NE down hundred dollars said the
! good man, and the collector departed blessing
! the giver.
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