True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-09-12
"You shall have the shawl tomorrow,


he said, in the course of the evening.
"Thank you for nothing she replied,
laughing, "1'm not going to be burdened
with shawl. The fringe is always catch
ing in something, and my shoulders don't
drcop enough to carry one gracefully. I
found that out to-day, all of a sudden.
You know that beautiful satin you bought
me last fall for a dress, well, I'm just 60
ing to have it made into stylish cloak, it
won't cost one-eighth the sum, and look
much more beautiful and becoming.
Harry drew long sigh, but it was a
sigh of relief, and his wife knew it. New.
cr seemed an evening to fly 50 rapidly.
Harry was himself again, danced to his
wife's music, chatted gaily as was his wont
of old, and retired happy light-hearted
man. He found his journal oddly enough
in one of his coat pockets that same night
The next day at dinner Annie said,
"Don't you think, Harry, Mrs. Lynch has
been here to get us to 60 to the new church
Several families have gone with perfect
ly good understanding existing between
them and our pastor. Now I've been
thinking our church isso dreadfully crowd
ed, and we both admire Mr.. Elder, the
new preacher so much, hadn't we better
go there? Besides there will be differ
ence of nearly forty dollars pew rent in
year.
Harry looked keenly at his wife, anc
she innocently returned the glance, so al
though he wondered at the spirit of cal
culation that had come over his little wife
he never even dreamed of the cause.
"I'll go there certainly, my DEAR h
replied Gt will encourage Mr.. Elder
and show that we do not attend church t.
indulge in pride and ostentation, since i
is very plain Westinghouse, and pre-
sumo the poorer part of the congregation
will branch off; but do you think how ia
it will be for you to walk in winterT
"Never mind that replied Annie.
A REMOVAL.
Harry had begun steadily to retriev'
his ill-fortune, only the debt of five hun
dred dollars hung heavily upon his heart
He calculated to be able justly to meet hi
bills, the rent of his expensive house ant
store, 'and next year. thought he, Tl
90 alone. How fortunate things hav
turned out so in accordance with my mean
and wishes. Annie is so thoughtful, heav
en- bless her, I never gave her credit TO
so much foresight. She has saved me-
"What! move into that barbarous sec
ton of the cityp exclaimed Harry, tho
secretly delighted. "You'll lose all ou
fashionable friends
"No, Harry, none Of our friendS-ou
acquaintance, mere calling automatons
may think it just ground of neglect, bu
l am tired enough Of them already. LIE
them go-I have YOU
"Bless you,' was the reply, with a loo
oe unutterable love, and again Annie fel
repaid for all her sweet sacrifices
81 saw the prettiest house, to day. sh
continued, mot near SO large as this, bu
large enough, the dearest little house, an
perfectly genteel, in thorough repair, an
twice as convenient Besides, my chit
reason for wishing to take it is, that "
shall be 50 near the new church; and yC
know since I have had charge of a cla
in the Sabbath school, the walk seen
more fatiguing. 1'' ".a
"But what will your parents say?
"Nothing, of course, since it is for N
convenience, you know they are neither
them unreasonable .o" ,.. -y
"True !! Annie, what a treasure l hay
in you! To tell you the truth, these gre
rooms do not look pleasant to me. The
are unsocial unless filed with company
"And these glum stoves added h
wife, tapping one with her pretty foo
"there is no cheerfulness about them. No
many Of the rooms there, are furnisht
with those dear, delightful, old Frank
, stoves, in which one can enjoy the bla
Of a wood fre-and there will be such
lessening Of our expenses that we can
ford to keep one or two wood fires, car
weP n.'f it- 10 la'sIo2 % Ha
, J"LeSsening expenses thought Har
| to himself, ."Anpie has suspected, yet he
r brave and delicate she is and his chee
burned consciously, while his heart bur
, ed at the same time with gratitude al
over. G sdF 1.i; t,c gggst .