Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-06-28

his shirt-bosom (buuoness, his very hal
were stained with ashes and SCOT; am sur
| could scarcely keep from crying at his ap
pearance. s r.. H To-. v,4..--
The weeks wash stood about in tubs an
baskets, on chairs and on the floor, Th
kitchen had a most disagreeable odor o
overdone and undone food. Through lh'
open windows the sun came pouring upol
little dust heaps, and bits of cinders, an un
washed hoarih and deplorable looking
stove. In the closets were dishes Of breac
damp and mouldy; creamers full of SOU
milk; pieces Of meat covered with flies; !
was sickening .l ..r l.a"a'.' 7,
The parlor was Uttered with paper ant
TOYS, and furniture white with dust. Tc
crown all, company had been lhere-one o
those weak, ,houghlless kind Of women, who
never know wha. TO do in such cases but tt
stay tho day out, fret and worry the sick
eat, drink, sii down and fold their hands and
90 away TO wonder what careless kind ol
folks do live in the world
sHer two children had broken the case Of
my guitar, and snapped off its strings, be.
sides quarreling with my baby brother ill
he screamed himsel into fever.
Il went to the bedrooms next everything
was in like disorder; my poor father had
slept what little he had, on mass of bed.
clothes and lump of feathers. -
But all this dir. and confusion was mol
the worst of it; my father lost fifteen hundred
dollars. in consequence of neglecIing his
business, which he was forced TO do, and
nv dear liule brother Charley, who had
studied with grent success up 10 the very
period of my departure, failed 10 receive the
medal for which he had begun working a
whole year, because he was obliged TO stay
a, homo 10 help, and nurse little Frankly.
felt as if | could never forgive myself-bu
went resoIuteIy TO work, and in the course
of time everything was outright in our neg
ec,ed household-and that's the kind OF
rights I've been working at ever since she
added, with tears brimming her expressive
eyes.
She looked absolutely beautiful TO me
then and was about 10 commend her lot
her Improvement, when the identical Biddy
looked in q, the door with,-- . .H e.
'Af you please, Miss Ann, Mr.. Harris is
here and wants to know will you come
down 2 .Ht
'Ahl Anna said laughing at her elo-
quent blush, and catching her hand as she
came towards me, confess that one oflhese
horrid men, these walking iyrants, theseti'
gers, has had something TO do with your
sudden conversion. Anna don't give up
liberty-you know the pressure of that iron
hand
The merry girl ran laughing from my
presence, and had leisure the rest OF the
evening TO inspect the admirable stitching
upon her unfinished sewing, the perfect or
der and refreshing neatness Of everything ir
her room, tho delicate little sketches of hel
own, hung up against the walls; several quite
beautiful poems elegantly written in hel
portfolio, and the choicest collection OF books
drawings and engravngs tha, have eve'
seen in a lady's possession
These indicated her taste and refinement
but they weighed as nothing in The balance
with her mothers almost raplurous COM
mendalion.
ANNA is a treasure, she is all wouIc
wish, all perfect woman could be
And who could wish 10 be more