Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-02-19
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Sit down for moment we VIII no' -.
tain you long, our story VIII interest," .,1o yJa'
we are sure, for it is most coiii'liei'"'
brief, and singularly true
A moor widow, in the city OF Phfadei-
nb;a was the mother of three pretty chill
drpn orphans of ship-builder, who lost
his life in the corvette Kensington, naval
vessel. built in Kensington, for one of the
South American republics, and launched IN
1876. The South Americans being short
of funds, the Kensington, after years OF de-
Law. was sold to the Emperor Of all the
Russias, and sailed for Cronstadt in 1880. !
Some forty of the carpenters who had built
the vessel, went out in her; She had I'M
mense, but symmetrical spars; Carried vast
clouds gof canvass; was caught of Cape
Henelope in q squall; her spars came thun-
dering to the deck, and poor Glenn, the |,
ship builder, was among the slam.
| The widow was allowed but a brief time
to mourn for the departed; pinching pover-
ty was at her door; upon hes exartiohs
devolved the care and toll of rearing her
three children
/ CYNTHIA, the eldest, was pretty brunette,
of thirteen: the neighbors thought Cynthia
could ago out to work." the next eldest,
Martin. fire sturdy and intelligent boy,
could 90 to trade; and the youngest, Rosa,
one of the most beautiful, bluc-eycd blonde
little girls of seven years, poetical fancy
ever realized, ''the neighbors thought ought
to be given to somebody to raise" The
mother was but feeble woman; it would
be taskIf for her to obtain her own living,
they thought; and SO, kind, generous souls,
with that peculiar readiness with which dis
interested persons console or advise the un-
fortunate, 's.the neighbors" became very
eloquent and'argumentatiye--but though the
mothers hands were weak, her heart was
strong. and her love for her children still
stronger.
1t is rather singular trait in the human
character, it appears to us, that people, pos
sessing the ordinary attributes OF sane
Christians, should readily advise others to
attempt, or do that from which they would
instinctively recoil; the mass OF Widow
Glenn's advisers might have been far
more scrviceable to her, by contributing
their mites towards preserving the unity OF
her little and precious family, than thus
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!. savagely advising its disbandin3.
Newspapers, at this day, were far less
numerous, very expensive, and circulated
I, to very limited degree, indeed. But the
M widow took paper, family weekly jour
nal and while casting her vacant eye over
the columns, at the close ofa Saturday eve,
after a severe weeks toll for the bread hel
little ones had eaten, the widows attention
I'd was called to an advertisement, as fol
lows:
A HOUSEKEEPER WANTED.--Al
"A elderly gentleman desires middle
e, aged, pleasantly disposed, tidy and indus
ed trious American woman, to take charg
and conduct the domestic affairs OF IN
-'s household. A reasonable compensation
allowed. Good references required--fh
applicam to hare no iacunabronces. Appl.
at this Office, for the address, etc.
IN The eager smile that seemed to warm tn
wan features of the widow, as she glance
of over the advertisement was dimmed an
darkened, as the shining river of summer
shadowed by the heavy passing cloud
when she came to thcchilling wordsT''th
applicant to have no membranes.
"No incumbrances,, y moaned the widow
"shall none but God deign to smile or hay
mercy Cd the helpless orphans? Are the
to be feared, shunncd, hated, because hell
less? Must they perish, die with me alon'
6 struggling against our woes, wretcbednes
IS poverty? Nol know there is a God: d
+. is good, powerful, merciful; He will tur
the hearts of some towards the widow an
the orphan; and, though basilisk-like wort
warn me to hope not, l viii apply, WI
9 attempt to win attention; work, slave, toi
toll, until my poor hands shall wear to ii
bone, and my eyes shall no longer do the
office, if he will only have mercy, pity f.
my poor, poor orphans. God bless theml
and in melting tenderness and emotion, Il
poor woman dropped her face upon her Ia
+ and wept. Her tears were the showers
hope, to the almost parched soil Of h
heart; and as the gentle dews ofheaven IA
to the earth, so fell the widows tears
balmy freshness upon the visions Of
brighter. something in the future. s,daaa
> 1t was vet early in the evening; her chi
= dren slept; the poor woman put on h
bonnet and shawl, and started at once T
| the office of the newspaper. The publis
er was just closing his sanctum, but
gave the information the widow require
and being favorably impressed with al
Glenn's appearance and manner, the pu
Usher, a quaker, interrogated her on vario
points of her present condition, prospec1
etc. and observed that but for her childre
he had nodoubt of the widows suiting t
8 cid man exactly. 'zs ,sbo
"But thee must not be neglected or d
carded from honest industry, because OF I
responsibilities, which God hath Civ
thee,'' said tho quaker. If thy lad
stout of his age. aud good boy, 1 w
provide for him; he may learn our busine
and be off thy charge, and thee may be {
abled to keep thy two female childr
about thee zSss. 81 eaoqs II .ssi
ns On the following Monday, the wide
signifed her intention of writing q f
: lines as an applicant for the situation
housekeeper, and afteryards to cons
2 with the publisher in regard to her b
e Martin, and then bidding the courtes
quaker farewell she sought her hum