Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-10-16

not remain H eognant a greatawh This
hsttsry pleased me, but did not, allow
my vanity TO lead me into betraying my
self Through third party ] received a
larger compensation fora1ay lsbors, 2csf-
taiply. than Ishould have ,doIeysh had my
wise sfa.herfin, law mistrusted who .washis
Correspondent, -,
s11 stadied hard. and had, at length, the the
indispensable satisfaction OF being admits
ted To- the Suffolk Bar.a Itook an office
with another young lawyer. in, order TO
reduce ourlexpenses, and waited anxious.
ly for the first brief that should be stfer!
ed. 1e"ot a!i;.@ = LEsFs ls6S
Poor 'SusanH My heart aches at the
rene embrance Of certain privations 10
which, viii angel sweetness she submi!,
ted I this period, in order that ! might
appear iespectabIe. My contributions TO
various literary journals barely gave us
the means of sustenance; and i had so
pearly offended MIR. Russell bye sighting
his, advice that 1idareda not apply IL. him
for assistance.
One day in passing from our suburban
residence to the city. I met my OLD land
lady, fat Mis-. Jones. She looked at.
me hard, and returned it. There was
no installing that good honest counte.
nance and expressive form, even when
draPed as il was in the. deepest. mourning.
A, widows ample veil hung over the back
of her head and nearly swept the ground.
The recognition was mutual, and the old
lady's rapturessat finding me were almos,
too strong for out door exhibition She
told me Of poor Joqes', death, aud Of their
removal to the country when the old
house in Howard street was torn down.
And now. said she. plaintiyely, 1 am
alone in the world 's-aT osi eal
Come and live with me- were my first
words You, gave me q, home when l
was lone child.
II stopped. for the though. pressed
back upon me thatI was poor and una;
ble5even to maintain my own family. A
strange smile fitted over the face of my
own companion. I told her. and describ.
ed my wife and children. She said:
Il will go to you. can help your
wife enough to pay for nay board.' i
l was almost dismayed at what ! had
done. when l considered the immense ap.
petite which had inconsiderately offered
to supply, and which we'll remembered
of old. But'l clung TO my bargain. and
begged her to come Immediately
You will find US in rather close quar>
ters.' | said, but you shall come and be
welcome.'
We agreed that she should Be there
the following Monday. and went home
TO Susan. whom l met with rather an em>
barfassed air. She looked at the matter
more philosophically than had expected
prepared her best chamber for Mrs. Jones'
reception. ,leroically carrying in many
little conveniences Of which she, had no
duplicates. Ny relation of Mrs. Jones'
former kindness to me, and my descrip-
tion Of her present lonely and widowed
condition, made Susan shed tears. She
promised to do everything in her power
for the forlorn woman whom she thought
would now be thrown upon me for main.
tenance and upon herself for companion
ship.
Mrs. Jones arrived on Monday morn.
ing. carpet.bag in hand. and followed by
a hand cart bearing her old fashioned
hair trunk. We received her kindly. and
she seemed pleased and happy when she
sat down to Susan's simple but excellent
dinner. The children were attentive,
and kept passing the food near to the
new guest. tna 7tt5
A fortnight passed away. aud we. be-
gan to feel that we could scarcely do
without Mrs. Jones. She was invaluable
as an assistant TO Susan and in market
ing for us her services we're beyo
praise. We gave her our slender purse
every morning, as she thought she could
do better with it than we could; and it
was perfectly amazing TO see The loads OF
provisions and the superior quality OF the
same which she obtained. Susan and l
began TO think that we had been griev.
ously cheated in our former purchases.
So when our wardrobe imperstiyely cal
led for additions. Mrs. Jones would 30
out with the money for six penny print
and return with something really hand
some and valuable for my wife. and q
nice remnant for little kiuy. and then
would sit down and make them both up.
with all the skill OF an experienced man
tua maker.
Susan handed me some bills, one day that
she said were left there byfs collector. in.
cluding one for the last suit of clothes
which had been unwiIlingly forced to
buy in order 10 keep up respectable ap
pearance. Ny countenance fell some de-
grees, fancy. for had 30 money 70 pay
them. Mrs Jones was bustling round The
dinner table and she said. rather sadly
, that she ought not TO be living upon US.
, and perhaps she had better go away.
Never. my good friend. said !, and
Never! echoed Susan.
I assured her thstI would not listen to
her leaving us-that j trusted very soon
, TO get into business. and that come what
j. would she. should share our last loaf. The