The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-11-05
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My relation Of Mrs. Jones former
kindness to me, and my description
of her present lonely condition made Su-
san shed ears. She promised to do every
thing in her power for the forlorn woman,
whom she thought would now be thrown
upon me for maintenance and upon herself
for companionship.
Mrs. Jones arrived on Monday morning,
carpet bag in hand, and followed by a
hand cart, bearing her old fashioned and
somewhat dilapi ated hair trunk We re-
ceived her kindly, and she seemed pleas
ed and happy when she sat down to Su-
sans simple but excellent dinner. The
children were attentive, and kept pushing
the food nearer to the new guest.
A fortnight passed away, and we be.
gan to feel that we could scarcely do with
out Mrs. Jones. She was invaluable as
an assistant to Susan, and in marketing
for her services were beyond all praise.
We gave her our slender purse every
morning, as she thought she could do
better with it than we couldj and it was
perfectly amazing to see the loads Of pro-
vision and the superior quality of the
same which she obtained.
Susan and began to think that we had
been grievously cheated in our former
purchases. So, when our wardrobe i'm
peratively called for additions. Mrs Jones
would go out with the money for six
penny print, and return with something
really handsome and valuable for my wife.
and nice remnant for little Kitty, and
then she would sit down and make them
both up with all the skill of an expert
enced mantaumaker.
Susan handed me some bills, one day,
that she said were left there by collector,
including one for rent, and one for the
last suit of clothes which / had been un-
willingly forced to buy in order to keep
up respectable appearance. Ny coun-
tenance fell some degrees, fancy, for /
bad no money to pay them.
Mrs. Jones was bustling around the
dinner table, and she said, rather sadly,
that she felt that she ought not be living
upon us, and perhaps she had better 90
away.
Never, my good frIend!' said l, and
'neverP echoed Susy.
assured her that | would not listen to
her leaving us--that trusted very soon
To get business, and that come what
would she should share our last loaf. The
good old soul hugged us both at once, ,and
then settling her cap and wipipg her eyes,
she went quietly back to her work. Af-
ter dinner she went out, but we reiterated
the injunction that she should not seek
another home as long as she could put up
with ours.
called round in the evening at the
various places from whence l had re-
ceived the bills. To my utter surprise
the answer was that they all had been set.
tied. l inquired by whom, but no one
could recollect. They were all cancelled
on the various books was thoroughly
amazed, for | knew no one but Mr.. Rus
sci who could do it for me, and hardly
believed it of him. Susy was as surprised
as myself, but she rather inclined to the
belief that it was her father, SO quietly
let her indulge in her pleasant belief q =. .
We got through the summer 0a. t..I, lne
winter was coming on. 'hu .., aesuai,y y
I was-nrude,. IS Susy had ever BEEN
we could not go through the cold season
without both suffering and toll, and debt
superadded
1 had been in the Office all day, on one
gloomy day in November, anxiously de-
batting whether l should not 60 back TO
printing again, considered all the why's
and wherefores, counted the cost again
and again, and by the most careful arth-
metic, l could not find that the change
would benefit me a single sou. | was
toiling unremittingly now, and should
have to do so if returned to printing and
with scarcely so much success as now. /
became heartily discouraged at the pros
pect before me. Had | been alone in the
world | could patiently have borne it,
Suffering and privation brought no terrors
to me individually but the thought of those
who were dear to me at home unnamed
me. And the darker the prospect, the
more shrank from allowing Mrs. Jones
to feel that she was a burden upon u.s.
No come what might, the good old soul
should not be removed from the circle in
which she seemed to place all her happi-
ness. She would live with us as long as
she lived at all, and if we were reduced TO
beggary, why we would beg for her too.
| started up and paced the floor with
an impatient step. 1t seemed strange
that strong, healthy man should be so
powerless as was to procure a living;
but so it was. 1t was growing dusk, and
| felt il was near my time 10 60 home
| [ had intended sending some fuel to my
home, bul was disappointed in some
money that certain publisher Of daily
paper was owing me. and now I dreaded
that there was a darkness on the hearth
at home. Twas just locking up. when a
boy came up to me with a folded paper;
| read it under the lamp post. 1t ran
thus:
.Come to No., fremont Road, at six
O'clock.
saw no alternative butto do as | was
asked. The boy was gone. so | could
make no excuse; and walked over the
damp leaves that Law crushed upon the
sidewalk, which the November blast had