Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-14
D THOBURN EDITOR l. PROPRIETOR.
NEW SERIES, VOL. /, NO 20.
ST. CLAIRSvILLE OHIO THURSDAY, MAY IA 1857

you to loan me your set of agate 70. to-
morrow night"
"What will you give me for it, motherl"
said Annie, laughingly.
''Give you! why! would you sell it! You
must need money. Doesn't your husband
prov ,de YOU
.'%itn every thing wish, mother; but |
want to give him a great surprise. and-snd
in fact it's to be secret. So I'm perfect
ly willing I" sell my beautiful agates; come.
what will you give mel Buy them now, Pm
in the mood; you know il need such things
| can get plenty more"
swell, there are FIVE hundred dollars at
my disDosal-the set is fully worth thous-
and. suppose; at least know that is what
your uncle paid Tor i;-but he is dead, poor
msn. rllgive you five hundred now, and
two at some future lime; say in G month";"
Annie's cheeks flushed with pleasure, and
she left her fathers house with the bank
notes tightly folded up and deposited in the
end of her purse.
Harry came home later than usual, and
his wife pretended not to see as he went
straight 20 The lounge and lifted the pillow,
looking carefully about.
81 suppose the men came here to meas
the foor," said Harry, buttering his muffin
with an air OF abstraction that seemed to-
tally foreign to his appetite.
"No," said Annie, s;pping her tea, and
trying her best to seem perfectly uncon-
cerDeo, was looking At the carpets to-day,
and they do seem entirely too good to rip up
and send to auction. And then the curtains,
I've really got attached to them. I'm sure
Gerry hasn't so pretty a pattern in his
store. 50 as fit Of economy, or Perver>ity,
or call it what you will. came over me,
determined to 60 to Gerry's and tell them
that had changed my m ind"
"You did," said Harry, looking up SO
bright and animated that Annie felt doubly
repaid for her sacrifices And it was as
tonishing how suddenly the poor follow re-
vived! how quickly the mullins disappeared!
Annie laughed quietly to herself; indeed
she enjoyed it thoroughly.
"You ehall have the shawl tomorrow, !"
he sa,d, in the course of the evening.
THANK you for nothing" Annie replied,
laughing, 81 IN not going to be burdened
with q shawl" The fringe is always catch
ing in something, and my shoulders don't
dr' op enough to carry one gracefully l
found that out one day all on a SUDDEN
And you know that beautiful satin you
bought for me last tall for a dress; well, m
just going to have it made into stylish
Cloak, ii won't Cost one-eighlh the sum,
and will look much more becoming and
beautiful"
Harry drew long sigh, but it was sigh
OF relief. and his vile knew it. Never
seemed an evening to fly SO rapidly. Harry
Was himself again, danced to his wife's mu-
sic, chatted gaily as he was wrnt of old.
and retired nappy, light-heartsd man. He
found his journal oddly enough in one OF his
coat poc4ets that night.
The n~xt day, at dinner, Annie said,
Don, you think, Harry, Mrs. LyncH has
been here to get US 10 go to the new church
Several families have gone, with perfectly
g"od understanding existing between them
and our pastor. Now I've been thinking
our church is so dreadfully crowded, and
we both admire Mr.. Elder, the new pastor,
81 much, hadn't we better go there! Be-
sides, there will be a diiiereuce OF nearly
iorty dollars pew rent in year."
Harry looked keen y al Annie, and she
il noc-ntly returned the glance, su although
he wondered at the spirit of calculation
that came over his little wife, he never even
dreamed of the cause.
"l'Il 60 there certainly, ANNIE" he re-
piled.
at will encourage Mr.. Elder, and show
that we do not attend church 10 indulge
pride and estentation. as it is very plain
Westinghouse, and presume the poorest
part OF the coDgr, cation will branch off;
but do you think how far it will be ior you
10 walk IN the winter"
"Never mind that" reptile Annie.
REMOVAL.
Hsrry had begun steadily to retrieve his
fortune, only the debt OF FIVE hundred dol.
lars hung heavily upon bis mind. He CAL
culated to be able to meet justly his bills
the expensive house and store, "and the
next year," thought he, "I'll 60 alone. How
.ortunate things haze turned out in accord
ance with my means and Wishes"
Annie is so Thoughtful, heaven bless her,
never gave her credit for as much fore.
] sight. She has saved me.'
"What! move into that barbarous section
of the cityl" exclaimed Harry though Sc
cretIy delighted. "Yeu'll lose all your fash
ionable friends"
"Our acquaintances, mere calling auto
nations, may think it just cause of neglect
but am tired enough of them already. Lee
them go-I have YOU"
"Bless you," was the reply, with q lool
of unutterable love, and again Annie iel
repaid tor all her sacrifices.
81 saw the prettiest house to-day" she
continued, "not near SO large as this
enough, the dearest little house, and per
feclly genteel, in thorough repair, and twlc,
I as convenient. Besides, my chic: reason
to take it is this: that we shall be near the
new church; and ytu know that since hav'
had charge Of ass in the Sabbath school
the walk seems more fatiguing."
S "But what will your parents say!"
"Notning, of course, since it is my con
venience; you know they are neither of then
unreasonable. "And these glum stoves,
added Annie, rapping one witt her prett
4 foot; "there is no cheerulness about them
: Now many OF the rooms there are furnishe
with the dear delightful old Franklin stoves
e in which ore can enjoy the blaze of woe
fire-and there will be such iessening {
II our expenses, that we can affsrd to kee
out one or two fires, can't wet"
"Lessening expenses!" thought Harry
himself, "Annie was suspected, and yet ho'
rrave and delicate she is," and his cheek
burned at the same time with gratitude an
love.
\. The smaller house was taken. Furnishe
.. with taste and elegance, it was more bri
!, liant, and at the same time more cUmfor
able than the last. To have seen Ami