The Hillsborough recorder., 1857-05-20

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he expense of repairing cost'more than Sc
seral tons Of coal" Il. :.
aThat was only an accident Murke
covers his fires with ashes. and the coal
burns half as long again in consequence"
sYes, and their sitting room is like Green-
land.'
.Coo rooms make children hardy
a0h, father,n broke in a little voice,
" don't heat our room with ashes and water
don't! Coming home from school the I
other day should have cried with cold, but
/ kept thinking Of our good, bright fires"
YES" outspoke another. land last week
called Willie Murke in here to warm his
hands, he looked 50 cold as he was running
by and he stared as il he never saw a par
lor before, and asked me il we always kept
our piano unlocked, and lived in the front
room, aud had silver spoons on the table,
and other plates for pudding. lie said he
wished that he had a mother like mine.
Why, YOU can see sparkles OF ice on the
inside ii Mr.. Mqrke's hall door all winter
long,
aHush, children, don't interrupt when
your mother and are talking The butcher
calls here, Carrie, twice week; and Murke
SAYS they use salted and dried meat, which
they procure at wholesale and pickle them
selves"
do you like pork very muchi" whis-
pered Lizzie Lighte, pulling her mothers
sleeve.
And Mrs. Murke doesn't use butter nor
pork for frying griddle cakes; little dry
salt, they assured me, will answer every
purpose
II know one thing, I'm glad mother
doesn't have grddles creased with salt, !"
ventured Lizze.
Then those potatoes. small and poor as
they are, costs over cent piece. Murke
substitutes Indian dumplings."
Boiled in water, | suppose, palatable
Give me another piece Of chicken. Charles,
liz YOU please" was Mrs. Lighte's only
reply.
..What do they make instead Of sweet
potatoes :" asked Lizzie, who was very fond
Of the latter delicacy.
Mrs. Lighte looked smilingly for her hus-
bands answer.
"They do not eat such luxuries. my child;
Mr.. Murke is saving against be grows old"
WHY. father, we'll take care of you
when YOU grow old and ! mean to have a
home Just like ours, sweet potatoes and all, z
said the child; "yet the Murkes do have
some luxures, for when the cake gets burnt,
Mary often brings the crusts to school for
her luncheon; she saws her mother told her
that they'd make her breath sweet, but solid
cake was poisonous; ! shouldn't think she'd
give poison 10 her company
The ghost was banished; but the thrifty
woman known as Mrs. Nurke. came one
last time 70 the home Of Charles Lighte.
There was to be funeral on the morrow
the sofa by the fire side was empty, and dust
was gathering over the work-box that stood
on the centre table; group Of children
were huddling together, crying as if their
hearts would break.
After tie long life work, she had folded
+ her hands at last, and the corpse lay waiting
for burial Carrie. the proyident mother,
. the faithful wife, the good, gentle, sympa-
thizing friend and a. Charles Lighte stood
watching her, with sorrow too deep for tears
Mrs. Murke came to offer consolation. She
. said:
"Yes, she was good. and a kind neighbor
to me. shall never forget her early influ.
ence over my husband but, Mr. Lighte, We
must not waste time in grief; and every
I sorrow has It's compensations. You have
now one less to support IN these hard times
Your wife had a great many children, and
was ambitious for them, and liked 70 keeI
up good appearance in the world. Sh,
was an excellent woman, but YOU may INT
+ another that will do as well as she, and saw
your money beside
/" All, pbroke forth the husband, too grieve(
, ior anger, I she spent for u she watchet
and planned, and wasted all her strength fo
our welfare this house j. full Of the work.
of her hands. Nv hent is foil Of recollec
tions II her patient love and industry.
have too of,en panied the gentle heart tha
! i sleeping here, by repeating your advice
/ Yesterday ms partnership with your hus
band dissolved to-day, Mrs. Murke, ] be!
| leave 70 dissolve my acquaintance witt
yourself"
! And they buried her. that good Carrie
!. With tie fruit of her hands" she hai
!" planted VINEYARD" and when she wa
, dead her husband and children dwelt there
/ in.
| The Murkes added gold to gold, an,
/" loaded their souls with that thick clay
They built i fine house, and gave grea
J formal party every year they covered III,
5 furniture, packed away the silver, locke,
! The paflors, and lived in few small bacl
4 rooms.
i Mr. Murke's daughters married early I
! escape the ungenial hOma, accepted the fir
: a,l,enturers that offered themselves, and IN
Iby one catse back 10 him, with wasted health
!, and ruined hopes, and family of children
Ilis sons rushed into dishonesty anil extraya
gance, and aere living disgrace and sOrro,
j to tie parents hearts.
+ Uoiing out, With many 4 sigh, tie scant
pittanee which they consider needful for th
+ want. of their children aud grand children
\ Mr. and Mrs. Marke lise alone IN thei
!. house, pDrg over newspapers and deed'
|. discuss stocks. bonds aud notes, and fet