The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-02-15


me, even after giving up everything charged me
with dishonesty and talked about seeing me rot in
iril; and never could have got released, if the
creditors had not generously, for my sake, agreed
to pay him and another, as heartless, their entire
claims -a
.Oh, pa! Is it possible that any man could be
SO unfee.ingl'
Yes, my child, there many such. Moth
ing less than the pound of flesh will suit ihem.
i am glad, then. that Florence cut me; for am
sure that never could have been on friendly terms
again with her,
AS the girls had proposed, numerous articles of
furniture were sold. and the family then removed
into smaller house, at a rent of four hundred
dollars per annum. A sign soon made its appear
ance at the front door, with the announcement
IN UsIc AND DRAWING TAUGHT BIT THE Misses
ELDRIDGE.' Several of the daily papers contain
ed their advertisement. 81 s-sess.-4s.s Fa..
why, see here girls,' said Mrs. Coolidge.
who had growing family. and pretty nuner
GUS one too, on the morning that their advertise
ment appeared, the Misses EIdridge advertise to
teach music and drawing. They have been un-
fortunate, and we must encourage them. Be-
sides. we all know how exquisitely Adeline and
Constance can sing and play, and they are such
amable young ladies into the bargain. How
much admire them for thus at once endeavoring
to aid their father!' So
-Four of us are taking lessons now. and We'll all
go there won't we, mai aaid one of the misses.
Z 'Certanly. would rather you would go there
than anywhere else. We must call and see them
this very afternoon ~
Sure enough, Mrs. Coolidge and her two eldest
girls, who bad already gone into company, and
had been on friendly terms with the young ladies'
they proposed to visit, prepared to go out that af
fernoon, aad call upon Adene and her sisters
Just as they were ready, Florence A. and
her mother dropped in. After little conversa-
tion on various important topics. Mrs. A.
said-zs afT - z=sa
so, old Eldridge has gone all to pieces. They
say he has made wonderful bad business of it,
and many strongly suspect him of unfair dealing.
And / see,' broke in Florence, that the girls
have set up music and drawing school. Who
could have thought they would ever come to thatl
should not think they could hold up their beads
after the conduct of their father. But there are
strange people in the world. saw Adene once
in the reetsince, and she looked me in the face
upconcerned as ever l was so disgusted at
her want of true feeling that passed her unaotc-
ed. / can't understand some people,
i should think, Mrs. A. said Mrs. Cool
idge that the fact of the girls being compelled to
open school ought to exonerate the father from
any suspicion of unfair dealing. Mr.. Coolidge told
that he was one of the creditors, and that Mr..
Eldridge honorsbly gave up everything
And my husband told me- responded Mrs.
A., that matters and things looked bad
enough and that if he could have had his way with
him, he would have sent him to prison, as he de-
served
Mrs. Coolidge did not reply, for she had been
told of Mr.. As unfeeling, and even brutal
conduct, and gradually changed the subject. After
the visitors had retired, she went out as she had
designed, with her two eldest daughters. and call
ed on Mrs. Eldridge and the girls. The two fam
lilies had been intimate terms. After brief
and friendly conversation. and a renewal of kind
feelings, Mrs Coolidge proposed to send four Of
her girls to receive lessons in music, and also in
drawing. The terms were named and agreed
upon, when she said
L think. Adeline, I can get you good many
scholars. If you have no objection, l will 60
among some of your former friends, many Of
whom. doubt not, have nearly forgotten you
already, and stir up an interest in your favor.'
You are very kind, Mrs. Coolidge Adeline re-
piled with feeling. Il am willing for one to rest
our cause in your hands. The fact of our setting
up school is, of course, evidence enough that we
have need to do SO. All we now want is scholars.
Give US plenty of these, and we will ask no more
III see what can do for you, and intend in
| teresting several who possess influence. Well
get up good school among US, depend upon it,
Mrs. Coolidge was as ,od as her word. She
did interest herself and very soon Adeline and
Constance had as many scholars as they could at
tend to, which brought them in very handsome
income-fully enough to bear all the expenses ot
the family.
MIR. Eldridge, who was an active and correct
business man, opened a commission store, and
through the recommendation of some of his OLD
friends, soon got consgnments to large amount
and profitable 10 their character. Gradually he
began to feel that he was again rising, though very
slowly. Had the entire burden of the family beer
upon him, he would have had an income little, il
any beyond his necessary expenses but hi
daughters school confined prosperous, and at tn,
end of the first year was established on profit
able basis. Instead of having to spend his earn
ings, he had, at the end of the period just named
| fifteen hundred dollars in cash, and he knew YER,
we'll how to turn it judiciously. The end of th
second year found him with four thousand dollars
with business yielding net income of tw
thousand. Adeline, in the mean time, had mar
ried young merchant of some capital, who wa
known careful business man. The school
now conducted by Constance and Margaretta, ha
acquired reputation in New York that made
necessary to remove to a larger house, which ha
been fitted up liberal scale. Various branch
es were taught, under the charge of competen
teachers, and the whole establishment was to
promising and profitable to leave room for the ide
of abandoning it, even if their father should agai