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


herself, and Of course in win. Vessels
cam in sight from the Mediterranean at
rare intervals, for the British cruisers
kept jealous watch at its narrow inlet:
but alas mono of these vessels brought
the hopeful tidings to the anxious moth-r.
Suspense is worse than the knowledge
of the full depths of on affection. The
health of the poo. old lady began to
give way, while 10 add to her troubles.
poverty bitterly assailed her. The daugh-
ter. an interesting girl of twenty years Of
age. was now her mothers sole support.
and need not expatiate on the hard lot
aud badly remune.a!ed labor Of females.
unused to toll. and suddenly reduced
from a condition of competence 10 earn
.heir own living. Music. Ellen Mar
getts was wei, acquainted with. but in
these days piano forts were not TO be
found in every house as they are al pres
ent-nohody wanted 10 learn music
Drawing she found equslly unproduc
tive. although she sketched beautifully;
who would have purchased her sketches
at her own prices when she drew for the
sake OF amusement. and who most ad-
mired her artistic talent. could now see
ho merit in her drawings. and though
they told her they were pretty enough.
when she showed ,h,m. they made no Of
fers TO purchase, and declared them mis-
erable daubs that they would nCt disgrace
their portfolios with. as soon as the poor
girls back was turned.
Needle work. then, was her last and
her sole resource, and upon the misera
bic pittance earned by her own needle.
Ellen Marge,,s and her mother lived.
written starved.
My wife had employed Miss MarSei;s
in helping her 20 make her wedding
r,ss. and the two young women had ia
ken great liking to each other; but for
some months we had not seen her. She
and my wife and | were alike struggling
with poverty. and the poet spoke truly
when he sang
THE heart that weepS for SORROW all its own.
Forgets the woes OF othersTo bemoan.''
One evening however. came home
pretty early. after having as usual pursu
I'd my weary, useless rounds. had that
day received re mittance Of a few dol
lars from my father. and as Susanna an0
had been living on rather short allow
ance for some time past. | determined
that we would have treat on that day
at any rnte. So going out in the morn
ing. | walked TO the poulterer's aud or
dercd and payed for pair of chickens to
be sent home. and then had procured at
the market such other neccssaries ms were
requisite TO make mp quite little feast
IL had struck ne that my wiIe's cheeks
looked little pale of late. as if the dear
girl was suffering from the privations
she endured. although she ever strove 20
hide her griefs from me. so l called in
at the grocery and paid for a bottle of the
bss, port wine. know that was raih
er extravigsni for man in my circum-
stances. and that dish Of pork and
beans with at most mug OF cider TO
wash i, down, ould have been more com
pa,ible with the real state o. affairs, but
| always liked good glass of wine my
self. and olthough passed and rerassed
the door several times while cogitntipg
upon the matter. before | made up my
mind. | at length came TO the conclusion
that. lit is poor heart that never rejoic
es," and therefore giving my hat deter
mined pull over my brow. and fumblins
the loose silver i'll my pocket with the
mir of man Of consequence. | walked
in. and as have said. paid for the wine.
| thought the man seemed halt inclined
10 present me with an account he held
against me for sugar. soap. candles and
The various CT ceteras of housekeeping.
but the unwonted jingle of coin in my
pocket seemed alike TO give him and me
confidence. and he said nothing about
the dreaded bill. although he had pressed
me for payment no less shan three times
during the preceding week. To tell the
truth. had great mind TO ;ell him 10
send the wine and charge IL in the hill,
and SO save the two dollars (Which God
knows | very much needed) for the pres
ent; but could not muster up courage
enough for this, and besides. half guess.
ed he wouldn't send the inc without
the money.
was much astonished. however. when
] reached home at five in the evening TO
find that only one of the chickens was
cooked and as they were but small ones
had made hungry calculation Of dispos-
ing OF at lie. st a whole chicken myself.
I thought my wife for once in way in
clined TO be too economical: but she
looked so happy. and the one chicken APP
peared TO be 80 nicely cooked. and altho
the piece of pork that | had bought TO eat
with il. seemed TO have shrunk most
oonfoundedly during the process Of boil
ing.sent forth such a ssvory steam and the
potatoes large and manly. busting out
OF their jackets. looking so invitingly
apetizing. that said nothing. thinking
that after all my wife's plan was per
haps the wisest, and the other chicken
would make an admirable dinner for the
next day.
When | had sufficiently satisfied my
appetite. and in truth by that time the
dishes and plat,ers were pretty we'll
cleaned out bethought me of the wine,
and when the dinner things were cleared
away said
Susanna dear the wine-did not Sim