The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-11-09

months after this disheartening reverse.
When he died, lie left his widow penniiess.
( In this extremity, Mrs Marshall, like
a true woman, looked her situation full in
the face. Her first act was to hire small
house at a moderate rent, and remove in
to it such articles of comfort and conven-
fence as she considered indispensable. All
the rest Of her furniture she sold, and re-
allied from the sale about two hundred
dollars. One hundred dollars of this she
/ deposited in the Savings Bank, and with
the other hundred furnished her front
room below as a trimming store, on
small scale. \ little sign, indicating that
/ fine sewing, clear starching, etc, would be
done by her, soon brought small share
of custom, both for work, and the little
articles required TO keep every woman's
work basket properly furnished. Grad
ually, as she obtained more knowledge of
her business, she was able to withdraw
the hundred dollars that had been laid by
in the Savings Bank, and use it to very
good purpose in her store. Upon the pro-
duet of this store, and the labor of her
hands, Mrs. Marshall managed to support
her little family. But, in doing so, she
was compelled to labor far beyond her
strength. Her eldest boy she had felt it
to be her duty to keep at school as long
as possible. But, as the other children
advanced, and taxed the mothers income
more heavily every day, until she per-
ceiycd. with a saddened heart, that her
stock ofsoods was gradually diminishing
without her being able to replace it, she
came to the reluctant determination of
putting Frederick out from home. For
some months she made efforts to get him
into store, but none to whom she applied
were willing to take him, unless she would
board and clothe him for the first two
wears. This she was not able to DO. One
or two neighbors urged her by all means
to give her son q good trade, and pointed
her to numerous instances where mechan-
les had set up for themselves and become
we'll of. Frederick, himself, showed
fondneSs for tools, and always said that
he wanted to be carpenter. Hearing
that Bellrose was in want ofan apprentice,
Mrs. Marshall applied, as has been seen,
and secured the place.
! The carpenter was vulgar minded
man, who had no kind of feeling for his
bows. He regarded them with little more
consideration than he did his jack-plaues.
! They were the means by which he was a.
ble to DO work, ana so were his tools
The tools required sharpening to make
them efficient in his Hands, and the boys
feeding and clothing; and as the former
was rather less costly than the latter, be
always seemed kinder to and more consid-
crate of his tools than his boys.
! Bellrose was a very good workman. and
for an ordinary house, very fair build
er. But, in him, the physical SO very
nearly balanced the intellectual, that he
advanced but little beyond what he ac-
quired as an apprentice and journeyman.
His master had been in fair standing as
a mechanic and builder of dwelling houses
on the ordinary plan; and from being en-
ployed on these for some eight or ten
years of bis life as apprentice and jour.
t newman, Bellrose was able to take and
execute cODCF aCIS lOt 6NlnCSo VI q SAAA'A"A
kind when be set up for himself.
Such man in power as master, seems
to have a natural dislike to an apprentice
of quicker turn of mind, but with less
physical ability. And this feeling. in the
7 case Of Frederick, was added to the nat
ural Indifference of Bellrosc to his ap
,prentices. His other boys he scolded oil
beat. as the humor was on him, or as the
offences against him were light or aggra
= waited; and the impression upon them wor
ried him rather than gratifed his owe
bearing. tyrannical spirit-for nelthe
seedlings nor beatings seemed to STRIKE
much terror into their hearts. But 1t wa
different with Frederick Marshall. HI
" had not been an hour in the shop befor'
the carpenter could see the blood rush t.
the lads cheeks, and perceive his han'
tremble as he spoke to him in a sharpe
voice than usual, in the effort to max
y him understand something that was a
d first not fully comprehended. lie fe!
pleasure at this. Why, he did not know
nor stop to enquire. 1t was the pleasur
d that power in an evil minded nan cause
: him to feel over weakness.
at Among the fellow apprentices of Fred
,e erick were two stout boys, older tha
, himself by several years, named job
Lamb and William Saxton. They wer
Sc about as good specimens of the ooy, a
rs their master was of the man. From th
at beginning, they tyranized over trederlcI
a and if the boys natural Indignation
k the wrongs practiced upon bin vente
,r itself in remonstrance or angry retort,
T. cuff on the ear, or curse aad threa
" made him shrink into silence.
is The cruel beatings which some of til
20 older boys received from their maste
Id frightened Frederick terribly, and
as strovc, with ALT be power he had, to avo
Mt such visitation upon himself, by belr
In Industrious. prompt, and obedlent In q
c, things. But these availed not Abe hal
nd of Bellrose seemed to itch for an acquain
BY ance with the ears of Frederick; but
nd good excuse offered for striking the Ii
lis for full three months after the lndentuf