Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-03-20
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THE MECHANICS WIFE.
OR THE RESULTS "r PERSEVERANCE,

"Weil, Augustus,'' said Marianne, as the
former entered little room which, with
out carpet, curtain or ornament of any
kind, served as kitchen, sitting room and
nursery, sswe are really settled down at
housekeeping. Don't it seem comfortable,
after so many privatiens :"
EYES," answered the young husband,
trying to smile, as he glanced first at his
handsome wife, and then at the neat little
pine supper table, and then at the cradle,
where slept little charming boy of six
/ months, shut mine is such life Of toll that
/ have no time to enjoy anything-not
even to play with Fred"
/ s.But it seems to me-" returned the wife,
very thoughtiuIy, ''rhat il need not be Just
so. We are not in debt ; we both have
/ health, and ] am willing TO be very eco
nomcaI, in order that we may have time
for enjoyment and improvement, too. Say,
shall we try the experiment %
She handed him cupof tea as she spoke,
and looked up into his face with sweet
and hopeful smile bot bis face was deadly
pale, and an unbidden tear stood in his eye
as he answered moodily-
81 don't know how that can be. Every
moment taken from my labor, is so much
taken from our scanty income. We can
not afford to attend places of public amusc'
ment in our present low style OF living
we cannot mingle in the first society, anc
| will never consent to enter any otheI
than good society, il we live alone; anc
n1n at q
neglected in my childhood, that ! have Int
tie taste for reading, and besides, we hav'
nothing to read"
80, YES" said the wife, ''we have enougI
f to begin with. Here is our beautiful nev
Gilt Bible, which we must read every morn
ING and evening; and here is our newspaper
with good improving matter enough 10 Jas
one or two evenings in a week, and yo
can easily have share in public li5rar
70 to fill up the rest"
"But how shall | find time, my goo
planning wife"
Thank you, Augustus, for the comp'
mpnt, and now will plan on: We "!
IS rise carly, and work diligently all day.
= Then. f YOU think you need to work lol
= ger. YOU can bring your work into my roor
u or | will take Fred into the shop, and or
10 of us will read and tend the baby while Il
Al other works. Won't tha! be good plan
e. 81 rather think it will" said the husban
r. beginning to show a little more intere'
shut Pm thinking also, that my hesitatlI
and bundering manner of reading will u
be very edifying to you. ! shall make b
sorry work of it,"
"Well, suppose you do. ] have We
is ster's Dictionary, and we will have tn
open before us, aud look out every word
W which we do not understand the meanir
If our progress is slow at first, we sh
have nobody TO laugh at us, and we sh
soon find ourselves improving rapidly"
Augustus smiled incredulously, but see
ed disposed to encourage his wife to go {
les, You are indeed noble planner; but wi
shall we do on the Sebbath' suppose y
expect to advance fast in the 'march
,u mnd,' when we have whole day to o
- selves.
o1 ,ne "Yes," said Marianne, "I think we ma
ect though our arrangements must be somew
ro- modified. You know we have seat
DR.. C--'s Church. You must Join
young mems Bible Glass, and prepare
= lesson>in the morning, while attend
'"' meeting. Then will stay in the af'
noon, and let you go to the afternoon I