Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-10-08

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One day. in passing from our suburban
residence to the city, met my old laudlady
Mrs. Jones. She looked at me hard, and L
returned it. There was no mistaking that
good honest countenance and expressive form
even when dressed in deepest mourning
A widows ample veil hung on the back OF
her head and nearly swept the street. The
recognition was mutual, and the old ladys
raptures at finding me we're almost TOO strong
for outdoor exhibition. She told ME of poor
Jones's death, and of her removing to the
country when the old house in Howard street
was torn down.
sAud now,' she said plaintively, Il am a.
lone in the world
Come and live with me, we're my first
words. you gave me a home when was
lone child =.
stopped, for the thought pressed back
upon me that I was poor, and unable to sup
port my own family. A strange smile fitted
over the face of my friend, while she in
quired my situation. told her, and des-
crbed my wife and children. She said:
i will go to you. I can help your wife
enough to pay for my board
was almost dismayedat what had done,
when l considered the immense appetite
which I had inconsiderately offered to sup
ply, and which 1 we'll remembered of old.
But clung to my bargain, and begged her
to come Immediately. .
you will find US in rather close quarters,
I said, 'but you shall come and be welcome
We agreed that she should be there the
following Monday, and l went home to Su,
san whom I met with rather an embarrassed
air. She looked at the matter more philo'
sophically thanI had expected, and prepared
her best chamber for Mrs. Jones reception,
heroically carrying in many little conVenien,
ces of which we had no duplicates.
MY relation of Mrs. Jones former kind.
ness to me, and my description Of her pre-
sent lonely and widowed state, made Susan
shed tears. She promised to do everything
in her power for the forlorn woman who she
thought would now be thrown upon me tol
maintenance and upon herself for compan'
ionship.
Mrs. Jones arrived on Monday morning,
carpet-bag in hand, and followed by hand
cart, bearing her old-fashioned and somewhat
dilapidated hair trunk. We received hel
kindly, and she seemed pleased and happy
when she sat down to Susan's simple and
excellent dinner The children we're atten
tive, and kept passing the food near the ne"
guest.
A fortnight passed away, and we began tc
feel that we could scarcely do without Mrs
Jones. She was invaluable as an assistant
to Susan, and in marketing for US, her ser
vices were beyond all praise. We gave hel
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 provision, and the superior quail
ity of the same, which she obtained.
Susan and I began to think We had been
previously cheated in our former purchases
So, when our wardrobe imperativey called
for additions, Mrs. Jones would so out with
the money for a sixpenny print, and return
with something handsome and valuable, to1
nv wife and nice remnant for Kitty, ano
then she would sit down and make them
both up with all the skill of an experienced
mantau maker
Susan handed me some bills, one day
that she said had been left there by a col
lector, including one for our rent, and one
for the last suit of clothes which l had beer
unwilliugly forced to buy in order to keel
up respectable appearance. My counte
nance fell some degrees I fancy, for had nj
money to pay them.
Mrs. Jones was bustling round the dinne
table, and she said, rather sadly, that sh'
felt that she ought not to be living upon US
and perhaps she had better go away.
"Nevcr, my good friend, said I, ant
Never echoed Susy.
Iassured her that I would net listen t
her leaving us-that trusted very soon t.
oct business, and that come what would sht
should share our last loaf. The good olc
soul huggcd US Doth at once, and then set
ting her cap and wiping her eyes, she wen
quietly back to her work. After dinner, sh'
went out, but we reiterated our injunction
that she should not seek another home q
long as she could put up with ours.
| called round in the evening at the vari
Gus places from whence | received the bills
To my utter surprise, the answer was tha
they had all been settled. | inquired b
whom, but no one could recollcct. The
were all cancelled on the various books.
was thoroughly amazed, for | knew no on
hut Mr.. Russell who could do it for me, an
, hardly thought it Of him.
Susy was as surprised as myself, but sh
rather inclined to the belief that it was he
father so quietly let her indulge in he
! pleasant belief.
We got through the summer, but winte
was commiug on, and actually trembled a
5 its approach. Industrious as was-pru
| dent as Susy had ever BEEHIVE could no