The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-10


passed by, and seeing her, paused to chat
bit.
"You have not seen the new cloak Fields
bought me on my birth day." said Carrie.
"Nu,Ive not, but I'll come in now" and
Mrs. Yates entered.
"Upon my word, tits a pretty clOak-I
wish could afford such one," said Mrs.
Yates. "And how nice you have every.
thing around you. wish could be as COM
fortable.''
"And why should you notl' said Carrie,
.'your husband has the same wages as
mine"
"Ahl but your husband does not spend 90
much of his money at the public house."
"No, be never enters it,"
"a nd vet, when we were both married,
everybody said mine was the best match, be-
cause Yates was the steadiest man. | can't
think Low you manage to keep him at
home"
"By making it neat, clean and eomforta-
Bile, by lOtting him find his supper waiting
for him, and his wife and children ready to
welcome him and keep him company"
Mrs. Yates stood for moment silent and
self. convicted. She said little to Mrs. Fields,
but bidding her soon good day, sped home,
resolving as she went that If her husbands
]
without further delay.
That evening, at the usual hour, the three
men returned TO Bell Air; Fields jesting on
the way, for his heart was light, the others
dull and weary, for they were exhausted by
their DAYS work, and they had no bright
home thought to cheer them. At length
Yates parted with his companions and saun-
tered slowly homeward, knowing that, how
ever late he might be, he was always too
soon. At last he reached his home, but
stood still in astonishment at the scene be-
| fore him, almost doubling whether ne had
not entered the wrong door. The room
was swept and busted, and everything was
put in its place, the supper was ready ana
the children neat.
Bot the next moment his wife entered,and
then he knew his home againi for her own
dress was a matter that, amid all her reform
atoms, she had quite overlooked. But those
she had effected sufficed for the time, for,
pleased with the unwonted comfort her hus-
band remained contented at home.
, A proud and happy woman that night
was Mrs. Yates. She looked upon the vic
tory as already gained, and great was her
disappointment when, on the following eve
ming, Yates went to the public house. The
: next morning she took her way to Mrs.
1 Fields cottage, to communicate to her the
a hopes and fears of the last two days.
ssYou must not be downhearted," said
Carrie, "only 90 on in the way YOU have be-
v gun, and before long your husband will sit
d at home of an evening as happy and as con-
tented as mine does"
Y. ado you really think so!'' said Mrs. u ates,
/ wiping away the tears.
n "To be sure do" said Carrie, ,galiy; "and
r now I'll tell you what I'll do-l'll lend you
e book, read a little of it to Mr.. Yates OF an
!, evening, and when it Is ended you shall
n have another"
"Tbank you"-and Mrs. Yates full Of
Is hope departed. Carrie looked after her
e moment, and then calling her ck'exciaim-
a ed
: "Whatever you do Mrs. Yates, don't for
Ie get to put on clean gown before eve
ming"
m Mrs. Yates took both pieces of advice;
,e she put on the clean gown, and she read
I'd the book; they both answered excellently. =
Carrie had proved a true prophet, and at the
os end of a wear or two both seemed reformed
n. and were as happy and peaceful in theil
neat little cottage as any couple IN bel
re Air.
Meanwhile months came and went, ant
of brought no spell upon, their wings forJones''
nd happiness. One evening there had peer
= the unusual display of great anger for sins
ct when Jones, weary OF the share that fel
he upon himself, pushed back his chair, ant
ay rising, turned to leave The hsuse.
"And now" observed Mrs. Jones, drlly
81 suppose because you are not allowed Il
at make everything in a muss, you are golni
;, to the public house to spend your money"
fe. mo" replied he quietly, 81 am goinl
ed, down to Yates"
ok "To Yates" repeated his wife, contemp
tuously. "Truly you have good taste
an choose dirty house like that"
,er "Mrs. Yates does not keep dirty hous
i'll now; il is as neat and clean as any on
rit need to see,'' replied Jones, "and what
les more, she let's her husband live in it in peac
ad- quietness, and good temper"
,er Peace and quietness, and good temper
m. how these words echoed in Mrs. Jones ear
or long after her husband had left the house,
hat Yet, peace, quietness, and good temPer,col
inp science whispered her, were not to be fonr
,en in her dwelling. There was an error SOM
he where-she had always been used to ascril
he it wholly to her husband, but could 1t
.,v possible that it existed as much, perha
blic more, in herself.
,r,. Mrs. Jones took counsel of none save b
md own heart ana Der own CohsSlOnNO' NS's
d the end, they guided her Alright; thout
Inv painful indeed were the effOrs made to (
end low their Dictates anu inue" - ~;
lied TO sacrifice, even in part, the habits whl
had grown upon her, until they almo
seemed portion of herself. But time a
ncs' cs rood intentions on both sides brought pa
oth the peace and happiness which seemed
anu have deserted their dwelling; and at ieng
1reh u the faces grew as bright as the table wm
W was ready to mirror them.
- DREADFUL CALAMITY-Irenty L'ces 10
here We learn from u reliable source, says y
per; New Madrid (Mo.) Journal, of the 10th, IN
four coal boats were sunk at Merriwethe
> she bend, one day last week, and out OF II M
$ all who comprised the crews only one man
). caped. The survivor states that there "
OF a hiqh wind blowing at the time, and wh
e rounding the bend the waves ran over I
neal side of the boats, causing them to sink
bed, mediutely.
airs. nryThe domestic hardware dealers p
feet nose holding Convention az the BrosdW
rie's House. in the city of New York, to dev
ad- measures for the greater uniformity ana
IN bility Of this business.
oooN l' 0rTA large diamond Of great brilla1
S has been found in gulch two miles lr