New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-28

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nun engaged for three years to work on the
| farm. q
Edward devoted himself for some time exclu-
siveiy to his new property, improved the house,
enlarged the fields, laid out plans for corniieids,
meadows, and other necessary works, and thus
a year sped rapidly. That time sufiiced to prove
to Edward that he need have no doubt about the
future; and then, after writing to Mrs. Enderby
and Emily to come out as soon as they pleased,
he added to his resources by hiring boy, and
then procured some sheep. During the twelve
months, nearly a dozen houses arose in the inn
4 mediate neighborhood, and the country became
peopled with that wondrous rapidly which is
the great characteristic of America. 1t was
soon found that more than ahundred families
were congregated within distance of ten miles,
taking Edward house as the centre. A meet
ing was accordingly held, and it was after some
discussion determined that church, chapel, and
school-room should be built about half mile
from Edwards residence, he being the person
charged with the management Of the affair, the
| drawings which ornamented his house having
betrayed his profession. The young man was
quite elated, and set to work with enthusiasm.
After months labor and study he had COM
pleted his plans, his duty demanding much OF his
| time, and they were submitted to committee
Unanimously they were approved, and Mr. Sar-
geant was elected architect and surveyor for the
district of White county. From this hour his
/ prosperity WAS ouSuItu. Ile SUM lOuuu cuOuHH
employment out of doors to need further assist
\ ance on his farm; he had rich settlers houses
to erect, ground to survey, and soon rumor
spoke of his laying out a town, one of the first
inhabitants of which was to be young doctor,
who towards the end of the second year proposed
for Sophia, and was accepted with the hearty
consent Of her brother. 1t was agreed that the
marriage should take place the same day as that
of Edward and Emily. In the meantime the
doctor, who was already pretty well off had a
house built at point where the failure town
was to be, me land being his own, and laid out
in tempting lots for all who chose to settle in
Grahamvile.
Whilst Edward was rapidly advancing to-
wards a bright md happy future, events went
on in the old country. Alfred had taken pos
session Of the farm house, hired additional land,
bought 0 horse and cart, and employed two la
borers. His efforts were at first praise worthy
in The extreme, and there was no reason why
with industry and patiece, he should not have
, succeeded as we'll as Edward ,even under the dis
| advantage which poor man finds in England
as compared with new, fertile, rising, untaxed
land At the end of the year he found himself
q father, tho greater part of his money spent,
and his farm not over productive. He read
with secret envy his brothers letters, land sighed
as he refectedhow he had hopelesly thrown away
the chance of such rapid success as he clearly
saw would be his brothers, His capital was
4 spent, and he had wife and child. A journey
to America MAS, therefore, now impossible But
his home, A petted girl, used in her fathers
house to do nothing, to be waited on all day, to
dress smartly, no matter If she went in debt or
not young and very frivolous Alice was, at the
end Of the first year, querulous, Ill tempered
woman, complaining of having any thing to do,
grumbling because Alfred expected her to dress
like farmers wife, and do what Sophia had
always done, attend to the meals, while he was
| out of doors withsfis laborers Alice did it. for
she had no choioe-she knew he could not af-
ford otherwise-but never without fault finding
But 1t was much worse when she had baby
Very heartless at bottom, she had little of q
mothers feelings, and this addition to the fam
lily, Of which Alfred was very fond, really low
ing his child, made her only dissatisfied and un-
happy, because of the additional work. Alfred
was naturally angry at her constant regrets,
her hourly declaration that she wished she had
never seen him, and so on-and soon took refuge
i from scenes of discomfort and annoyance at
home in visits to her fathers beer shop
| At the end of the second year Alfred sold his
horse and cart to pay his rent. Up to this time
he had written to Edward, but Emily and her
mother departing for America at this period,
they took out the last letter which Edward re-
ceived from him for years. Emily. and Mrs.
Enderby were met at Quebec by Edward, whom
| they found much changed in look, but the same
in heart Hip was ruddier, had rougher hands,
and was more manly looking than when he left,
| but 1t was pleasant to see on that healthy face
| the same frank, honest SMILE which Emily SO
well remembered. He hurried them on, how
ever, and never gave them any rest till they
came to Madison There they found at an inn
a handsome covered cart, between a van and
carriage, which he announced as having just
purchased, with pair of horses, to make his
professional visits in, and take about his work
men, as well as fetch necessaries from the town.
| As they drove along, the new arrivals were de-
lighted with the picturesque and fertile country
| they passed throughput more surprise await
ed them.
| A happy dinner was that, abundant in mate
rails as usual in America, but rich in joyous
smiles and happy intercourse When it was
over, though nearly night, Emily would go out
| to tsee her future domain, to be initiated into
the secrets Of the farm yard, where fowls ducks,
and poultry of all kinds reveled in. abundance
She admired even the pigs, kept at a distance
from the house, and the beautiful drove of sheep
just entering their pen. She saw with pleasure,
too, neat little boat for water excursions,
| fishing, and wild fowl shooting, and felt that
under such circumstances she must be happy
with such husband as Edward was sure to
| prove.
And he did So To record events during ten
years would be useless. At the end of that time,
at thirty three years of age, he was the richest
proprietor in the neighborhood; owned twenty
houses in the now hourishing town, had bought
over thousand acres of land, built mill on
the liver, where he ground all his own corn and
most of that of his neighbors. He now exported
-four by the thousand barrels to England, had
his correspondent in an American port, and in
Liverpool, and drew drafts on English banks,
AT this time he was elected az a member of the
| local legislature. In fact, fortune had favored
him, as PERHAPS she fayors few, although all
may, with his qualities, attain a part OF such
success. He had i've chldren, Sophia four
She was very happy. Both were happy.
But 10 Ietatu 1t was in the year 1850 that
he heard of Alfred He then wrote a sad and
fearful letter. He had sold the farm house from
sheer necessity lest all his furniture by sci
cure for rent, and ct the death Of old Haw-
thorn, had taken his beer shop, where he now
was, i'll, almost dying, in the last stage of mis-
cry with awife anl dve children, two having died
Two months after Edward received this let
ter, he was by Alfreds side. Very little was
said-both were too much moved-hut a week
later they were Oh board of a racket, sailing for
NewYork The husband was better, the wife,
decently clad. well fed, hopeful, was surrounded
by five children to whose checks healthy hues
were returning. The se;. yoy age dix, then good.
Edward did nothing by halves lie put his
brother into handsome house, gave him q hun
dred acres, tools. stock. every thing he re ured
/, Deep gratitude to h..a who mad shown sach ear
l f,..A LA aaA,a l.