The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-01-24
WESTERLY, R. l., THURSDAY, JANUARY "a, 1856

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How do other folks find money, I'd like
to know p
But other folks have u faculty which
have not said Tom, in an earnest,
argumentative tone Il have found
perfect happiness in my little shop, and
in my neat and comfortable home.-
Health has been secured to US; our
children are blessings; plenty was al
ways ours, and no man can dun you or
me for debt. Other felix's may be hap
py with their great houses, and their
servants, and their parties, but such
things are not suited to US. All, Han
nah, you could never be so happy as
you have been were you to have Sarah
Wilkins place. She may like it, but
you would not
Don't tell me, Tom Crosby. Don't
you suppose know what l should like ?
| say it gals me to think that Pm new
er going to get above this kind of life.
Others, who are no better than we are,
have money enough
| 'And don't we have enough, Han
nah Don't We have everything We
want"
No, We don't. Look at Wilkins.
See how his wife dresses, and how
proudly she holds her head when she
goes into meeting. Only just think
how sho mods at me, but never speaks.
| GeRaro, Tom, it's too bad
And yet, my love, Mr.. wilkins
came to me yesterday, and wanted to
borrow = hundred dollars
Mrs. Crosby opened her eyes, but be-
fore she could make any reply, somebo-
dy raped at the door. Tom answered
the summons, and tho caller was a boy
, who had como after new pair of boots
Boots" uttered Mrs. Crosby te
herself, after her husband had gone tc
, the shsp. Boots! Mercy! shall
ever escape that degrading sound3'
This simple scene will show some.
what Of the state of mind into which
Mrs. c. had fallen. She had not al
ways been thus, though she had always
held little ideas of pride which hor hus-
band had never felt. But about two
years previous to the opening of our
story, Mr.. Albert Wilkins had moved
into the town, and he had brought with
him for vile one who had ben Han
nah's schoolmatc in times gone by. Mrs.
Wilkins not only made much show of
her wealth, but she also sighted her old
friend, and this worked upon the feel
ings of the more humble female. Mrs.
G. first began to envy the healthy wo-
man, and from this sprung numberless
cons, quenccs 1t was sometime before
she really thought of aiming at such
show herself, but the idea gradually
came over her, and then she began to
reflect upon her husbands position, and
she was not long in making up her
mind that be might have been wealthy
had be tried 1t was in vain that Tom
urged the expense of his children, in
vain that he pleaded his own inability,
and in vain that he urged the joys of
contentment. The evil spirit had gained
possession of his wife's soul, and he
could not exercise it by any argument
or persuasion. Hannah became unhap-
py and miserable, and even her own
children now failed to give her joy.
One day Tom was in his shop all
alone, and was weeping. He bad just
been to the house, aud another scene
had transpired. He had come back to
his little shop, and with his hards
clasped, and his eyes turned heaven
ward, aud prayed that God would move
bis wife's heart with sweet content once
more. Hardly had he uttered this
prayer, when the door Of his shop was
opened, and q man entered This was
no less a parsonage than John Newton,
an old schoolmastsr Of Toms upon
whom fortune had smiled most boun'
teously. He lived in a neighboriue
town-in a large and thriving manufac
turing village, and amassed great wealth
without marring his heart. lie seldom
saw Ton now, but whom he did NEE
him, his greeting was as warm and geni
al as ever.
: what, Tom y uttered Newton, as b,