True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-08-26
M R. Gle EFT:
. Or, THE TRANSFORMATION.
BY CHARLES WISE. M. D.
CHAPTER.

CHAPTER. I.
There are some persons we know, who
cannot bear prosperity; there are more
who cannot bear good treatment. We
believe in what we can comprehend. We
impute 10 others, says the proverb.
those motives which, in the same situa.
tion, would have scluated us. Mr.. Cleet
was a case in point.
Let us look into his house. Scene
the dnnlng-room, lights, Mr. elect with
a newspaper, daughter with her work.
Papa"
No answer.
(" Papa ~
7" Well. Papa,' papa papa : ! sup.
pose YOU like to hear your own voice (;
'pa2a'--whaf do you want with. papa
now p
patience, pity" her heart answered :;
for the girl was motheress, an only child,
and could look nowhere for sympathy, ex.
'cept to Mr.. elect.
She quieted her heart, alas it was a
well established habit SO to 90, and re-
piled meekly =
II only meant to ask what the news
was in the paper ?"
ss.tAnd the question is easily answered.
No news at all"
Then have a capital book for you,
papa; the best novel have read for an
age. will 60 for ill.,
Exit Jane-and returns with the book.
MIR. elect without opening, throws the
book across the table.
III" Now let me alone, will you Dc
you suppose ] can't look through wo.
mans craft Don't / know that you
want TO get my paper into your hands
with girls silly longing for novelty,
news, news ! lis news enough let me tell
you if household matters go straight"
"Yet that doesn': satisfy you, father
she ventured.
/" Because it never happened; because
things are forever in snarl. Cook 90
ing away, clock run down, or supper late
or sweelmeats soured--see here - ant
taking out his white handkerchief, he
wiped with ii he edge Of the painted
mop. board" look at the dust, and you
with nothing in the world to do, bul tc
keep the house in order'
"Why, papa, you may 60 into twenty
houses, and wipe the mop.boar,ls viii
white cambric, and | don't believe you {
find one that bore the test;"
, Two wrongs don't make right no
twenty. i choose that the pain. in mn
house should be clean"
"Only yesterday you complained tha
i wiped about TOO much-said I wa
wearing all the pait off from the doors
Iwish could please you, papa!"
"Welh you can, BY making less nois
l don't care anything about paint b.
clean or dirty, as you will, it's nolhin!
to me. So children can have their owl
wishes gratiied, little they care for thos
who provide their daily bread"
A silent tear found its way down th,
daughters cheek J, but she served on
bravely striving against her grief and in
dignasion. II Jane prided herself upol
anything, it was her house keeping /; AM
Mr., elect knew it. If she had virlu
j. was disintresledness, and Mr. Clee
knew that also he felt that he had gon
step too far. and resolved upon maxim
amends, and now, in his turn, broke th
silence. g y
whats that you are sewing SO bust
ly, Jane :! You musn't iujure your eye
by TOO close application, or you'll neye
be married. Young men don'ilike wea
eyes" a
"lt's only collar. Isn't it pretty
papal When finished, ] could not bu
the same thing for three dollars
''And how long will it tall Fe 10 6nis
it,"
IA week or more but time is moth
ing TO me. You know that you are a
ways saying, that itkeeps me out Of mil
chief: and | dare say it's true, for ther
lis Lizzie Bell"
Poor Jane had seldom an opporthnit
10 talk, and was Of such a social dispc
pition, that3when the opportunity occurred
sshe was 10th to cease.
"Tut, tut. tut,'-Mr. elect was stor
ping his ears. "What a gable! !! Yo
SAY your time is good for nothing;
thought itmight have been worth gres
deal, this morning.D q
"Might have been ~
"Yes, when untolded shirt afler shir
and mol one but had Lost button,
"You must have done that III yo,
dreams, papa; for only yesterday | pla,
ed your drawer in order, with six shir
in.one pile, new, smooth, 10 perfect ord
,--and in another pile
swell, well, well What does
this signify, SO long as the onesi cpent
were bnttonlsss I"
1You must have found them, then,
The clothes.bas
Suppose i did (; haven't ! a right
hnd things where ] wishl How shou