Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-06-01

gret the money gave away. and enjoy
the luxury Of doing good all the more in
my humble way, because am compel
ed TO suffer self-denial. And now. dear
one thing more. No physician attends
Miss Margetts regularly. and am sure
she needs one. | promised you would
call and see her. Will you oblige me BY
/ doing so-nay. l am sure you will-for
although you cannot hope to gain by it
in pecIniary point of view; ray. al
though you may loose perhaps by attend
ance upon one so destitute as poor Ellen
] is-still the feeling tina, YOU have afford
ed consolation TO the mother. and per-
haps sav ved the life OF her child, will re-
pay you .enfold.
My wife ceased speaking, and imme-
diately acceded 10 her request. and prom
ised to gee Miss Marge,ts in the morn
ing. And now. d4rling.I said. get some
no, water and sugar, and | will brew
GONE negus for you-for am determin-
ed you shall still have your share Of the
wine that is left.
My wife smiled. and did as request
Gus topics for the ameliorstiop of our
own affairs. ard also how we could bes,
assist the poor widow and her daughter
At length we retired 20 .est. and the
next morning as soon os | had taken MY
frugal breakfast. Sc. out on my visit TO
The abode of Mrs. Mrge;ts and her
dsughler;-it was in the suburbs Of :he
town. and though the house was dece IT
one. and the staircase "a thing always
take especial notice of in forming my
opinion of the residents Of a dwelling
place. were scrupulously clean. it was
very evidrn, that the tenement was in
habited by poor people mechan;cs, ! i'm
agined to be generally; and in conse-
quonce of the war trade was then at q
low ebb, and the most skilful and indus
:rious mechanic had great d dfficulty in
obtaining a livelihood. MIS-. Margett's
room was in the uppermost story Of the
no Sc. and tho general air of neatness
pervadcd the room she and her daughter
occupied. the absence of all furniture,
even of the mos, necessary description,
wns painfully evident. thought my
own abode poor enough in this respect
but God knows-il it be really cause OF
congra,ula.ion and praise iha, we are bet
Ter off thsn our neighbnrs, which. in spite
Of good DR.. Watts. very much doubt
I had sufficient 10 be thankful for when
surveyed the bare walls Of Mrs Marge,,s'
dwelling.
| found the old lady almos, worn out
with grief for The prolonged and unaccount-
able absence of her son, and the fears she
entertained respecting her daughter; and
poor Ellen! glad was TO find, upon max
ing inquiry respecting the symptoms Of
her disease, that j, was not consumption
which was preying upon her vitals--bu,,
shall | say it. starvatlon-ihe want OF tho
actual necescsssrics OF life, that in order
that her mother might not want for food
was wearing her away 10 the grave. Glad
| sny was even TO ascertain .his-tor
this remedy nigh. be found. but In q
long course of, say it no! proudly, bu,
,hankiully-successful practice, have
never. whatever empifics may say. found
that human skill could orres, the fatal
progress Of that fell destroyer of the hu
man race which year after yea: iurries so
many Of the bes, nnd fairosl 10 the tomb.
While was sitting in tho room en-
deavoring 10 administer consolation to the
alnos, hear. broken mother. md to the
daughter vino had, with Spartan Write,
determined to devote herself a victim TO
preserve her mother from The pangs OF
hunger. n young female entered the apart
men,. after giving warning Of her pres
ence bv gentle tap ai tho door, and n
voice Of unparalleled sweetness saying,
'Mny come in?'
She was so poorly md conrsely clad
but there was something in her air and
manner which n, once betrayed the gentle
woman. / cannot shy what il was, but
venture 10 say that there is scarcely
one Of my readers who will no, know
wha, mean. The French have the best
method of expressing il by that Jc nc saiS
quoi of good breeding which no nrt nor
culture can emulate.
In truth. she was love y creature.
notwithstanding the poverty of her nitire,
and l WINS doubly interested in her when
found she was, as term il. tho widow ed
betrothed Of the long absent and general!
supposed lost son.
She was the daughter Of e. decaYed
stock broker who had once moved in the
highest circles Of society, hut whom the
difficulties Of the war had involved IN
one fell swoop Of ruin. Her father was
the inmate Of luna,ic asylum, and her
mother Ind escaped the mlseries inciden-
,nl TO life Of poverty. when suffered by
those who had known better days. by fall
ing into The even less repulscd embraces OF
death.
Eleanor Snndford--thnt was tbs name
of the beautiful girl--had been be,ro,hed
to Young Mareett,, who had known and
loved her in happier days and had not
forsnken her in poverty, and when last he
bad sailed. il had been arranged that their
marriage should tske place on his return:
bu, olas! tho bride groom cnme not to The
wedding, md heavy blight had fallen
on the hopes and prospects of the expect
ant bride.
/. was sad and mournful crrand. TINT
on which she came. Mrs. Moreetis had
some weeks before arrived at the unwil-
ling, of deferred conclusion that her son
woo de,d md .be wns desirous IN dress