The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1853-05-17
SOUTHERN THE ATHEIST.
hioi Form Adventures Of a Student. ssiig

In ono of tho great manufacturing cities of
onr country, firm does business by the name
of the 'Westwater Spinning Company This
name is derived from beautiful stream NOR,
than twenty miles distant, on the banks OF
which stood n very extensive factory. About
two thousand persons depend upon this fac
tory for their bread, and as its site has been
selected with view to water power for machin-
cry, il and the hamlet ttached are most pic
turesqnely placed, and far from other towns or
villages of any magnatude Tho inhabitants
of Westwater form 4 class by themselves, dis
| liked by tho country people. and not over fond
lof them in return and are divided into lesser
sets. according to the nature of their labo-,
and the parts of the buildings 10 which they are
| employed.
The benevolent proprictors of the works
! have taken every measure to secure tho we'll
bcing ofthcir work-pcoplc Their houses are
comfortable, are kept in constant repair. and
have each small garden attached; while
couple of fields have been thrown together in
park for their recreation. On this, of sum-
mer evening, after works is dono. you may see
hundred or 20 of the male population merrily
engaged at cricket or foot ball, sports for cx
| cellence in which they arc famous. While a
mong tho trees. at the sides and angles, bands
| of young girls lie Gathering and laughing upon
| the grass. or run about chasing each other in
! frolic., Others again walk about, either on the
| park or on the banks of the clear Wcstwatcr,
along whose winding and very beautiful mar
| gin foot.ra,hs extend for miles. But while
| their bodily health has been thus attended TO
their mental profit has not been fnrgotten.-
A church and library. which is also Il rendng
room. form part ofthc buildings. and, from the
open windows of an cdifce apart from tho'rest
| you NAV hear issuing hum of little voices.
| telling that the work of instruction is busly
| going on. The greatest man in the pace is.
of course tho manager. Whose large white house
YOU see just before nering town. This situ-
alton wac held for many years hy my father
and here was born. and received the first ru-
diments Of my education.
| When attended the school--decidediy the
prttticst little lass in il small creature
| called Jane Granton. pronounced in the dialect
of the PLACE loeny. or moro often Checny.--
She was yellow haired. rosy checked little
thing, exceedingly healthy. goot humored ard
merry and was The only child of widow who
kept kind of small green grocery shop in the
village. This widow is very good looking
woman-indccd. it was common saying 10
the little girl, that. Iru:y rs she was, she
would never he like her mother. She had the
rcpution of being a very religious person, and
was the only one in the place that, from scru-
pies of conscience, refused to attend the seryi-
c,s nj church. Indeed, her whole conduct ap-
reared dashed with strong aud very remark
ablc tinc,ure Of siircrstitious fanatcism: though
under what larti,'ular sect or denomination it
might be classcd have not been abe to deter
mine, This pccularity, as well rs her goner-
al clean, tidy habits, sobricty ofdcmeonor. good
lo,'k> ard cb,titotr IvTsls'uucc IN the st"tc uf
wide wi ocd. attracted 20 her much res pcct. and
| to her little child the attention and kindness of
every one in the place. Among tho BOYS at
school, again. little Chccny was regular toast;
mcny Bloody battle was fought and won. NJ
on vprious preences and provocntions, all of
which however woro privately known to every
orc, to lc merely in her onor and glory. For
loag while / believed myself to be the prime
| ravoriic: but whether this was owing 10 my own
particular personal cliarms or 10 the superior
dress and ecu pmens OF the managers boy;
! am not prepared to say. Bot the time came
round when should loavo the factory and It's
beautiful cnyirons to be TRANSPORTED TO a large
boarding school, where the place fihe widows
child in my mind wes speedily usnrped by oth-
| er churmcrs. From that school | was rcmov-
ed four years after: and apprenticcd to a med
! ical gentleman for three years more. Upon
the completion of my time returned, n grown
and serious young man. for month or two's
| residence with my father: and if was chang
ed myself. certainly found Chceny more so.
She was now about seventeen years of ace,
and Just passing from the slender recd-likc
grace of airlhood, to the full voluptuous devcl-
opmcnt of face and form, of eve and gait. Of
smile and attitude, Characteristic of n perfect
and beautiful woman. / saw her walking light
~ along from work. among group of other
| girls, rs was riding into the town. and was
struck in moment of her exceeding beauty:
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the thought ever enter into my mind that this
perfection could have sprung from my former
and pretty schoomatc, little Cheeny Granion.
/ dismountcd and entered just behind her and
addressing the widow, whose stad, yet comely
and cheerful countenance now bore palpable
traces of tho lapse of time. called myself o her
| recollection. and entered into conversation with
| regard to various occurrences that had taken
place since left. / may mention, TO account
for my long absence from Westwaer. that just
before / was sent to seek school, my father who
was widowcr, had ent rcd into second mar
rage with the daughter Of a Mr.. H. ono
of tho proprietors: connection which ultm-
atcly procured for him q partnership, though it
was tho cause ofa very great change in my
habits and prospects. Whilo I was talking
with her mother Jano stood by with sort of
quiet. uneoncerned look addressed her, and
she answered me frankly; but though she spoke
IN kindness and good humor, at once saw that
our former liking, ifit had ever existed, was not
likely to be renewed / talked with her for a
little and thcr, leaving the place rode on to
the works Yet, though nv love for her and
for many others had merged into ono pern1an-
ent and sensible attachment, and though to en-
deavor to excite affection in her now, would be
only folly, but crime; could not, for many
days although dismiss her from my thoughts
As / walked my horse through the village
my fancy called mp her image before me. Her
stature might have bcon about five feet or less
for it is difficult matter TO Judge Of wo-
mans heipht-and the symmetry Of her figure
was ma'chlcss. II was one Of those rarely to
be met with exactly following the old Grecan
models Of classic female bcauty. The deeply
followed back, the swelling chest and brsom