Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1855-06-14

around her shoulders, was the most beau
tiful girl ever saw. Indeed her rare
perfection of face and figure evidently
attracted the attention Of all who passed
us in the street. She wore away all the
clothing she had, and her uncle did not
know that she was about to leave him
She did not condescend TO tell him q
word about it. nor TO ask any more favors
of him than she had from the first day
she was placed under his protection.
Where are you going?' Minnie in
qrired as we passed up the street-and
she smiled in my face so sweetly tina; |
thought she could not really be "a little
lower than the angels
why we are now going to the house
OF the Rev. MI. be married.
said /.
WHAT in these old clothes and so
soon?' eagerly inquired Minnie.
Certainly, said l. why delay?'
She hung her head thoughtfully. and
replied,'I could go ou, to work and earn
some decent clothes
Il will do the work.. said l. 'and you
mus, so up to cur little cottage, aud get
my breakfast. dinner and supper. and
not work very hard. eilher-and We will
have some new clothes. and enjoy our
selves at our own home
Minnie could hardly stand up against
this. A new life was opened before her.
Size was no longer a slave but about TO
act for herself. and she was overcome.-
We stopped and rested in the Park till
she became more composed. and then we
found the good minister. and we were
married. had previously got it all ar
ranged with him. We walked directly
home 10 the neat little cottage which /
had hired and comfortably furnished and
here was Minnie's home. She was seven
teen and | was nineteen years of age
We were both happy as two mortals
could possibly be. In few days she
had tidy clothing prepared, and every
thing was just as we could wish il 10 be-
Her uncle found out oil our arrangements,
and came 10 take Minnie, his poor rela.
,ion. back BY force. But l objected.
aud Minnie did too. Ii was quite too
late SO he gave it up.
We lived along the hnppiest creatures
on earth; and we were prosperous. Eve
ryihing | touched seemed to turn into
money. ! took jobs on my own account.
and every one proved profitable. pur-
chaced real estate end il rose in value
When | was twenty-six years old. j
found that was worth siderable for
tune and owed no mana dollar. Ny sur
cess was no less surprising TO myself
than to Others. About this time, also
learned that my old master. Scott. had
been unfortunate and lost his entire pro
perty. lie was poor. and had even asked
for charity. Minnie aud concluded to
go and see MIN. He burst into tears as
she came into his presence. He acknow-
edged he had treated her improperly
She begged that he would not say a word
about il. paid up the old debt of Sc
venty dollars with compound interest
and added enough TO make him comfort.
able. Poverty had made the cid man
tender hearted. and he seemed truly TO
realize that poor relation was not so
bad being as he once supposed.
But il was really hard for him to COM
prehend how Minnie could be so kind
and generous TO him. in his afflicton =
She occasionally visited him. and always
carried him some little thing of comfort,
and had cheering word for the old man.
| whose harsh treatment of her when she
was helpless orphan she purposely for
got.
How is this. Minniel' said he, one
day as she entered his humble abode
with an armful of things for him. How
| can you be SO kind 10 me when | have
reason to expect nothing but GOODNESS
and neglect from you? How can you
| forget the treat ment of former years.
%. never mind the bad deeds OF the past,
Uncle re piled Minnie. but you must
repent of them and do better in the pres.
ent and future. We will harbor no i'll
will; and have no heart 10 treat my
poor relations except with Kindness -
The old man could make no response
but covered his face and sobbed aloud.
On one occasion we found him upon
his knees in prayer, alone and quite hap
py; bu; he had lost his passion for long
public prayers charging home upon 'un-
cha rita bleness.' Indeed, he almost daily
shared his plain fare with some very poor
families in the neghborhood. and never
lost an opportunity to do good. though
his means were limited. Adversity-
the experience OF poverty--had come
home to his own soul. and had really
made new and better man Of him. He
died true Christian though he belonged
10 no sect. save the great congregation
Of the world--'the children of Cod
Minnie is fresh and beautiful a.
overland quite as lovely. She has two
little children--a boy and girl; and
happily. they take after their mother
strongly. but are in danger of being in
jursd by indulgence.
An lrishman lost his hat in a we'll
and was let down in bucket to recover
il; the well being extremely deep, bis
e. Ill l.. lor r. l. IL