Litchfield enquirer., 1852-04-22
The Mechanics VVifc.
OR THE RESULT OF PERSEVERANCE.

the former entered little room which. without carpet, surtain or ornament of 'Ndy kind, served as kitchen, sitting room and nursery, we are really settled down at housekeeping. Don't it seem com. tortahle. after so many privations 2
 'Yes.' 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 slep: little charming boy of six months, but mine is such a life of toll that l have no time to enjoy anything not even to play with Fred
 But it seems to me- returned the wife, very thoughtfully, that it need not be just so. We are not in debt we both have health. and am willing to be very economical, in order that we may have time for enjoyment and improve ment too. Say, shall we try the expert. ment 9
 She handed him cup of tea as she spoke. and looked up into his face with sweet and hopefu! smile |: but his face was deadly pale, and an unbidden tear stood in his eye as he answered moodi, ly-
 I don't know how that can be- Every moment taken from my labor. ia So much taken. from our scanty income. We cannot afford 10 attend places of public amusement in our present low style of living, we cannot mingle in the first society, and will never consent to enter any other than good society. if we live alone and as for improvement, my education was so neglected in my child. hood, that have little taste for reading and besides. we have nothing to read.
 o yes. said the wife, we have enough to begin with. Here is our beautiful ne W gilt Bible, which we must read every morning and evening and here is our New York paper, with good improving matter enough to lest one or two evenings in week, and yoa can easily have share in public library tc fill up the rest.'
 But how shall fad time, my good planning wife,
 'Thank you Augustus, for the compli- ment. and now 1 will plan on. We will rise early. 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 Fred into the shop. and one of us will read and tend the baby. while the other works. Won't that be a good plan 2
 ! rather tLink it will said the hus- band, beginning to show little more ln. terest. but I'm thinking also. that my hesitating and blundeIing manner of reading will not be very edifying to you. l shall make but sorry work of iI.
 Well suppose you do. I have Web. ster's Dictionary, and we will have that open before us, and look out every word of which we do not understand the mean. ing. If our progress is slow at first, we shall have no body to laugh at us. and we shall soon find ourselves improving rapidly
 Augustus smiled increduously, but seemed disposed to encourage his wife to go on; You are indeed a noble planner ]; but what shall we do on the Sabbath? l suppose you expect to ad. vance fast in the march of mind when we have whole day to ourselves ?
 Yes, slid Marianne, T think we may, though our arrangements must be some. what modified. You know we have a seat in Dr. C-'s Church. You must join the young m .n's Bible Glass, and prepare the lesson in the morning. while 1 attend the meeting. Then I will stay in the afternoon and let you go to the afternoon service and Bible Glass. In the evening we will read ....
 i've no objection to that, but as a compensation for my Bible Glass, you must join the Ladies. Sewing Circle. and Twill take care of Fred one afternoon in the week to let you go.'
 Thank you, dear husband, will glad Iy accept your offer. if you will let me stay alone one evening in the week, while you attend our excellent Lyceum Lee lures. And now let us begin this very evening. l feel that every mom.nt is lost till we do. We have much encour- agement. Only think of the many learn ed men who have educated themselves. and risen to responsibility and usefulness. wholly through their own exertions. even after they were somewhat advanced in life. Roger Sherman for instance, and Elihu Burritt, and a host of others. The young wife became quite enlhusi. sstic as she proceeded. and would have spent the whole evening in her disqui. siticns upon sslf-educaiion, had not Fred. dy, awaking from his nap. required some maternal attention.
 Augustus took up the Bible. and read q good chapter in Proverbs. on the pres tieal duties of life. and declared that he had never before read such chapter.-- The plan was fairly begun. Augustus was pale spsIO young man of nine and twenty. His education as N