Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-10-27

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isfaction, never brought in SO much mon
CIV and besides, such harmony and afec-
ton was there in the house-such delecta-
ble discourses did they hold together
There was nothing to conceal; JAMS
thoughts flowed like great stream, and
when they grew little wild and vision
ary, as they were apt to do, his wife
smoothed and reduced them to sobrlety,
with such delicate tact, that, so far from
feeling offended, he was delighted beyond
depression with her prudence. The fifty
dollars were raised in almost no time; and
as if the prognostic of their being the seed
of fortune were to be Immediately full
filled, they came in opportunely TO pur
chase lot of cloth, which more than
trebbled their cost, and gave infinite sat
isfaction to his customers. Jan saw that
the tide was rapidly rising with him, and
his wife urged him to push it on with it
to take larger house to get more hands
and to cut such figure as should at once
eclipse his rival The thing was done
but, as their capital was still found scan
tv for such an establishment, his wife re-
solved to try what she could do to in
crease it.
| should have said, had not the current
of JAMS disasters run too strong upon me,
} that his wite's parents were dead, without
giving her any token of reconciliation a
circumstance which, although it cut her to
: the heart, did not quite cast her down,
feeling that she had done nothing but what
r parent might forgive being all of us,
= creatures alike to err, and demanding,
| alike, some little indulgence for our weak
r ness and our fancies. The brother was
now sole representative of the family, and
4. knowing the generosity of his nature, she
S determined to pay him visit, although
4 in a condition very unfit for travelling
e She went her brother received her with
3 with all his early affection; in his house
a her first child was born; and SO much
S did she and her bantling win upon his
= heart, that, when the time came that she
d must return, nothing would serve but he
t must take her himself. She had been sc
# loud in the praises of Jan, that he deter.
/, mined to 90 and take him by the hand
II 1t would have done any one good to SCI
this worthy mountaineer setting forth
l. himself firmly seated on his great horse
n his sister behind him, and the brat slunI
l. safely on one side, Graded in his corn
:; hopper. 1t would have been equal,
P pleasant to see him set down his charg
lie at the door of JAMS new house, and be
l. held with wonder that merry minikin OF
g. man, all snles and gesticulatlons, com
at forth to receive them. The contrast be
l. tween Jan and his brother-in-law wa
p truly amusing. He had a shadow-lik
homunculus, SO light and dry that ever,
lie wind threatened to blow him before 1t
V, the bergman with countcnance that llll
oe the setting sun, the stature of giant, AM
in limbs like an elephant Jan watched witt
n considerable anxiety the experiment OF HI
a kinsman' seating himself in a chair
es the chair, however, stood firm, and tn
Sc good man surveyed Jan in return, with
Of curious and critical air. as doubtful wheth
Ill e. he must hold him in contempt for tn
0, want of that solid matter Of which h
n himself had too much. JAMS good qua
is ities, however, got the better Of HIM
ut "rhe man is man." said he to himsel
cd ucry philosophically, "and he is good t
3; my sister, he shall know of it." So, q
SIS he took his departure, he seized one
a JAMS hand with a cordial grip, that Wa
Sc felt through every limb, and into the ott
fe er he put bag of one thousand dollar
- My Sister shall not be begger in he
lie husbands house this is properly her ow
ey and much good may it do YOU
d, | need not prolong my story the ne
ut tailor soon fled before the star of Jan
II ascendancy. Jan was speedily installe
en- in the office of may of Rapps, in his ey'
III, the highest of all earthly dignities; and
n he had one trouble left, it was only in IL
no reflection that he might have obtained h
ad wishes years before, had he better unde
he stood the heart of good woman.