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TIE RESULT or pERsEyERhEe CT.


We'll Augusta said Marianne, as the
former entered little room which, without
carpet curtain or ornament of any kind
served as kitchen, sitting room and nurse.
~, we are really settled down ut house.
keeping Don't it seem comfortable, after
so many priyations =
Yes answered the young husband. try.
ing to smile, as he glanced 6rstat bis hand
some wife, and then at The cradle, where
slept a charming boy Of sixsmonths, but
mine is such life Of toll thkt have no
time to enjoy anything I'D even to play
with Fred
But Il seems to me, 'retAsned The wife,
very thonghtfully, that il needI.nst be just
so We are net in debt, WEI both lave
health, and | am wiling to beieconomieal,
in order that we may have time for enjoy.
ment aud improvement too Say, shall we
try the experiment p She handed him a
cup of tea as she spoke, and looking up into
his face with sweet and hopeful smile
but his face was deadly pale, and an
unbiddsn tear stood ia his eye, as he
answered moodily--I don't know how that
can be. Every moment taken from my
labor is 50 much taken from my seanty in
come. We cannot afford to attendtplaces Of
public amusement; il our present low style
Of living, we cannot mingle in the frst soci.
ETY., and | will never Con sent to enter any
other than good society. if We live alone
and as for improvement, my eaucstien was
so neglected in my childhood, that i have
little taste for reading, and besides we have
nothing to read i i'll
'Oh, yes said the wife, we have enough
to begin with Here is our beautiful new
gilt Bible, which we must read every morn.
ing and evening; and here is your newspa-
per, with good and improving matter enough
to last enc oratwo evenings IN week. and
you can easily have share in public ii.
.brary to FIJI up the rest
BIT how shall I find time, my good plan
ming wifef
4: Thank you, Augustus, for tie compli-
ment, and now viii plan on. We shall
rise early and work diligently all day:
Then, if you think you need werk longer,
you can brsg your work into my room, or
/ will tske Fred into the shop, and Que of
as will read and tend the baby while the O.
cher works Won't that be a very good
Elan2'
L rather think it WILL said the husband,
beginning to show little more Interest,
but I'm thinking also that my hesitating
snd laundering manner of readinglwill not
be very edifyiRg to- you. | shall make sor-
ry work pitt
We'll, suppose you do / have Web.
ster's Dictionary, aud we win have that open
b,fara - on3 lnnl1 80 ,rk.oh
We do not understand the lmearing1 If our
Progress is slow at first, we shall have no
bbdy to laugh at US, and we soon shall find
earselyes improving rapidly
Augustus smile extraordinarily, hut seem.
ea to encourage his wife TO 60 on kYeu ara
ID deed 4 noble planner; but what1siall we
d. on the Sabbath Isuppose you expect To
advance in the march Of mind, when we
have whole day to eurselyesp
Eyes, said NJ arianne, i think We may
though our arrangements must lie some.
what notified Yoa know we have a sea,
in; DR.. C's church You must Join the
Young Mems Bible Glass aud prepare the
lesson ID the morni & while attend IL
meeting Then | win stay at home =
afternoon, aud let you attend lis
Class and the afterSoon SERVICE III theN.
veaing We will read
!, live ne objeetion to that but "a 4 com
peasation for my Bible Class, YOU must join
the Ladies' Sewing Circle, and Twill take
care of Fred enc afternoon in the8xeek SO
you will be able TO attend
Thank you, dear husband, I viii eladly
accept your offer, if yeu will let me stay ..
lone one evening in the week, while you At
tend our excellent Lyeeum Lectures And
let US begin this very evening / feel that
every moment is lost till we do. We have
much encouragement. Only think Of the
many learned men who have educated them
selves. and risen TO respectability and use
fulaess, wholly through their own ekeftions
even after they were advanced in life Ro
ger Sherman, for instance, Elihu Berritt
aud host Of others
The young wife bscaEe quite Icptbusias
tic as she proceeded, aad would have speni
the whole evening il her disquis'tion upon
selfeducxtion, had not Freddy's awakening
from his nap required some maternal at
tention.
Augustus took up the Bible, and read i,
good chapter in Proverbs. on the practice,
duties Of life, and declared that he never
before read such . chapter. The plan wa,
was fairly begun
Augustus was pale. spare young nan
Of nine and twenty His education ss Il.
said, had been sadly neglected in ! .ouih
He had been bound ~ appr8n1 10 ,
rough shoemaker il The country, bad
| unhippiIy settled 10 his o4n mihl b
vas doomed to ignorance and > lo4 . de-
graded. employment for life. He bad in
agined also that bis relations Esrs Hin.
| to lose sight 81 him. and bis Esns;fss "a
tuxs VS. s.rng to the q1ick