Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-12

that kindness on the part of the husband
which speaks the language of appreciation
and that careful and well directed industr,
which thrives and gives strong promise thai
her care and prudence will have profitable is
sue, and Mary Hemphil' had this token ant
| this assurance.
Harry devoted himself to his busines:
with steady purpose and untiring zeal. He
obtained credit by his plain. and honest deal
ings: custom by his faithful Punctuality anc
constant care: friends by his obliging de.
portmen. and accommodating disposition
He gained the reputation of being the bes
workman in the village. None we ee evel
deceived who trusted to his work. He al.
ways drove his work little beforehand. !or
he said things go badly when the cart gets
before the horse.
noticed once little incident which il
lustrates his character. A thrifty old far
mer was accosted in the road, at the end CT
the village BY youngster who was making
a dash in business, and who wanted to bJr-
row few hundred dollars. The willy old
man was perfectly ignorant where it could
be had, and sdled off from him as soon as
he could.
He rode directly down to HemphilPs and
told him he had sum of money to loan, and
he wished he would take 1.-THE payments
should be made easy-just as they would
suit him. Indeed, replied Harry, you have
come 10 bad market. have little cash
to spare myself; and have been looking
around these Two weeks for a good opportu-
nifty OF putting it out.
While Harry was Prospering in business,
ali went like a clock at home. The family
expenditures were carefully made, not lar
thing was wasted, not a scrap lost. The
furniture was all neat and useful rather than
ornamental The table plain, lrsgal, but
wholesome and we'll spread.
Little went to the seamstress OF tailor
No extravaganza in dress, no costly compa-
ny keeping, no useless waste of time In 700
much visiting: md yet the Whole neighbor-
hood praised Mary Hemphill. and loved her
She was kind without being troublesome -
And while few people lived more comforta-
The result of such management can ner-
er disappUint the ress 'nable expectations o:
those who build upon them. Even the an
CRY frosn of misfortune is put at defiance.
Advantage ground is gained, which the
storm seldom reaches; and reward comeo
in its proper time TO crown.
TIE music of flarry's tools were in iull
play the morning that | lett the village tor
distant residence. 1t WAS not yet sunrise,
and as the coach bore us by the residence OF
the viIlager, | saw that the docr was open
and the breakfast smoking upon the table.
Mary, in her neat morning dress and white
apron, blooming in health and loveiIness,
was busy amid her household affairs, and
stranger who happened to be my fellow pas
senger to the city, observing it said:--
There's thriving family, my word for It
And he spoke well. There are certain wor-
king things right, that cannot be IN istaken
by the most CASUAL obseryrr.
On my return to Alesbury many years al
terwards, noticed a beau'iiu country resi-
dence On the banks of the river, surrounded
by all the elegance oil wealth and taste -
Richly cultivated fields spread themselves
out on every side as far as the eye could
r, ach; flocks and herds we're scattered in
every direction. 1t was splendid scene
the sun wa just setting bayond the western
hills, and while group of neatly dressed
children sported On the adjacent school,
house green, the mellow notes Of the flute
mingled with their noisy m:rth. There"
said an old friend, "lves Harry Hemphill;
that is his farm, those are his own, and ado2-
ted children, educated at mis- own expense.
Having made noble fortune by his industry
and prudence, he spends his large income in
deeds OF charity, and he and Mary mutually
give each other the credit CT all this"
My heart expanded then-it expands still
when hear of them. And pen this sim-
pie history that, as it is entirely imitable.
some who read it will attempt imitation.