Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-09-05

"Whv, Jane, believe you would rather miss
your breakfast than 60 without reading the
newspspersl For ny part, do not see what
makes you love il 50 mnchD
@Yes, Cousin Ssrah,o answered Jane. & that
lie smphstieally the truth. do love the news
psper-and | would rather DO without ny
Breakfast tAsn omit the pleasure Of reading il
as early as | possibly can" she continued
"h l could have ny choice, I would rather
stsrve physically than mentally, and I would
think / was very hungry in mind If | should
De compelled to 1--we three days In the week
paper"
You are a singular woman, Jane. What
can You see in a piece Of printed paper TO IT,
terest you 90 much day after day, all the Weekf7
90, Cousin Sarah, / see a great deal to make
ne love It, and to keep me from ever being
wearied BY it but over and above all that, i
owe it a great deal Of gratitude, because IL
once saved ne from being a California widow .
1t did, did it2 Well / declare, that is
quite interesting. But / should fancy that If
your husband lie bound to you only By the fra
gle ties Of printed paper, his matrimonial en-
thTaluent cannot be very strosg or durable"
" Any kind Of binding material" said Jane,
would, / think, be better than chains Of iron;
bat do you not want to hear The story OF nv
escape from widoKhood? As the circumstan-
ces connected with It all happened while you
were absent from America, perhaps 10 hear
ANA NAN1|A WIZ VIII "a aAA AAA4la 49,
YES" answered Sarah, a would like 20
bear It, II you can leave your paper long enough
10 pay ne that much attention"
Jane did not cOndescend 10 notice her cou-
SINS hint on coed manners, bat commenced at
once her story Of how she missed being made a
pro TEN. widow the worthy habit Of daily
reading the newspaper made her kind, cOurte-
oss, and fOTbearing.
When we were first married, We were not
as well Of as We are now for my husband was
a clerk, and had only bis salary to depend
upon yet BY being economical and prudent,
and not consulting the tastes and opinions OF
other people. we lived within our ircOme, AID
made cut to save a few dollars every year
g. When those saved dollars amounted TO
about seven hundred, James bought with them
q vacant building lot In one OF the suburbs Of
the city, where be intended some day, should
be ever be able to build him . permanent
home.
a few mouths after be bad made this
lsUdsble purchase, the fru in whose ssta-
blishnent be was employed, uDeXDeetly fail
I'd, and be was suddenly thrown out Of his sit
-ustioa.
At first this did not worry either Of Us
much, az we both hoped that before long
be would obtain some other occupation. But,
20 our dismay, ne found that ell bis Efforts
to procure another situation, were utterly
f~ruitless.
aHs was almost daily tole that the heads Of
one and another large business firms were dis
missing heir clerks, and many OF them were
fliirg their places By their OEn sons, who
were kept from school o. college for that pur-
pose, OF they were taking on themselves double
duty by sctiag as their own clerks
" Re-rsnchment was the order OF the daV; I
and want Of employment, BY many able and
industrious men, was tbe natural consequence.
Z" Week after week passed away, then month
sfe month succeeded, and ny husband was
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ness.
@ The little money We had On hand was soon
exhausted. Then We were obliged 70 part
with our best furniture, and move into a small
CT house Then, 10 a few months, We were re-
dueed to the necessity OF moving into two
rooms, with only such things as were required
70 live in 3 very humble way.
"Yet We never parted win our daily morn
ing paper We clung to It with the rmness Of
a DYING grasp
81 have often said. let as live on dry bread,
before We give up cur daily paper; and It has
frequeutly occurred, that when the carrier has
called for his money, sc have not had enough
10 pay hin and also TO procure our weeks sup
ply Of butter, and still We have paid hin and
gone without tbs batter.
" We'll, this state Of affairs could not last
long. /. Is said hat Necessity is the mother
Of InVeltion;' and Ihsvs often thought that the
spur Of povs,ty il the keenest sbarpensr Of the
AlhEHAAhE AdC4NAlEE : NELs cAAlDAEl We AhEl Sc ]
verPiT pressed By necessity, and sharply driven
b. The spur Of poverty, We found that our in
vsntiols were as hollow as our pockets, and
that 70 obtain an honest living IL our native city
seemed % inpOssibility.
so cone 10 this unWelcome conclusion was
very heart neBding, for we both loved our birth
place very dearly, and il was to US sgonizing to
think Of leaving It. Bur-money, money-We
were in want Of money, and our many efforts
10 procure Il were al useless. Starvation was
g airing Us IN the face, and ls aspect was very
hids0us to our eyes-yst, hideOus as il was, /
can truly say, that to ask for help vas suH
more horrible.
aOa, the agony to which humanity must sub
nit, before It Is driven to bfggizg, cannot be
conceived BY any one who has not experienced
tue utter hopelessusss Of its s0ul-hsrrOwing
pangFl
% James at last resolved to sell bis lot-Ieave
one-bslf OF the money be should obtain foT il
with me, for The temporary support Of our in
fauts, and take the other half and 20 TO the
mines Of California, anddig for The living which
be despsIred Of eV.r obtaining az home
g The lot was sold, ana the preparations for
bis long journey were nearly completed. was
In wretched spirits-the thought Of parting
with James seemed to be tearing my heart to
aOne morning, while be was dressing to 90
out 70 make the last arrangements for his de-
psrturs, I said to hin, IN the agony OF ny grief:
"sOh, James, James, how can part with
yon2'
al know, jane be answered, 1T lie bard
quite as hard for me as il Is for you. Bur, dear
est wife, YOU know the alterDsaVe-l must 60,
or We must all sfarvep
HsNow, James, dear James,; I said, I will
make one more effort. ] will look over the
papsr once more, TO see II I cannot fad some
Thing that will suit you at home
3While be finished dressing, Hastily looked
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a retail grocery store, which ] thought must be
in a good location, and | begged James SO
earnestly to II quire about it that be could not
refuse 10 grant me ny petition. De did inquire,
and be was 50 much pleased with Il, thar, be-
fore night, be bad agreed 10 purchase it.
81 We very soon moved into the small dwell
ling. which We found was to let over the store.
. AZ the grocery was a temperance store, /
did not obi c. to taking a stand behind the
counter, TO assist James when be was more
thar usually busy, aud 10 take his place there,
when be went out TO carry home goods, or to
procare fresh supply Of stock.
s. At first we had a lab0rious life Of it and
we tofIed hard for our daily bresd-but we
we're togetherl
g More than HAT, our living was certain
The business, though small, was profitable, aud
We were rewarded FOR our WORK.
8 We were highly prosperous, and, at The
end Of thrse years, James was able to hire as
siE-antss ana 4 WIS hthul4 itquthteu 70 resign
the weights and measures in their favor. re
tired from behind the counter, delighted to re-
turn once more 10 ny undivided domestic du-
Ties. Ia three years more, We moved 70 a
larger establishment, and last year James
caused TO be built for our home this handsome
private dwelling which you have admired SO
much since yo1r return 70 America. He de-
clsres that this house is ny reward Of merit
FOR nv mistaken love Of the daily morning pa
per. Thus, y0n see, our oaily paper Is regard
e &c q daily blessings