Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-29

ture. | insisted upon William S taking
the money which my grandfather lef
me, to pay off hundred dollars which
he owed for this place, in order to en-
able US to begin even in the world
we are determined never to incur any il
we can possibly help it. See what q
nice press for bed clothes this is.''
"Why, what a quantity Of bed and
table linen! 1t is really nice, too
You have more than my Maria has,
declare"
"Yes, / always want an abundance OF
| lsscl1 things The drawer is filed with
| TOW, ,ls-this is my ironing sheet and
blanket, and this closet contains my tin
and wooden ware"
II declare. Eliza, you are a strange,
thoughtful child. 1 must tell you one
thing about Maria. Monday morning,
after she was married, the girl came to
ask her where the tubs we're, and don t
you think the child had actually forgot
ten to buy a tub, clothes-linc, or pins!
But, la! it wasn't strange-she had new
er been used to do anything of the
kind"
II believe. aunt, 1 have shown you
all, now. We will go if you please. l
hope you will not let my brown dress,
or Williams brown hands frighten you
away this evening"
'Oh, no! But as 1 must take the
stage for Maria early in the morning,
you must allow me- to retire early"
s.Wbat fellows these Yankees arc for
combining elegance and usefulness, y
said a southern gentleman to himself,
as he stood on the piazza of the hotel in
the town Of, Sir said he ad-
dressing himself to venerable looking
man near him, ''can you tell me who
resides in that elegant cottage, where
the grounds are laid out with so much
taste?"
';Oh! that's Squire Bill Thorndykes.
You must be stranger to these parts
not to know him"
Il am, sir; and since he is such
prominent member in society, | should
be happy to know some Of his his
tory"
'.Oh, there is nothing remarkable in
it, nothing at all sir His father was
man Of grca, learning, but he nearly run
through a fortune trying to live in style.
He died and left three boys. Their
mother who was a woman of strong
sense, went from this place. She sold
the property, paid off all he debts, and
had enough to buy that little house to
the left 1t has but two rooms, and
til IRE is glrden attached to it. Here
she put her boys out to trades. One to
IA mason, one to wheelright, and this
Bill to carpenter. Bill strayed, how
ever He married the widow Perry's
daughter She was smart as steel-trap.
She was a right good scholar and she
made an excellent wife. They have
got along wonderfully. Every body
wondered how it was. He did not make
better wages than other men, but some
how the money increased. 1t was no
mystery to me, though, for watched
them pretty sharply"
'You never saw any great display Of
fnery-such as laces and founccs, and
furbelow; you never saw him before he
kept a horse, riding much for pleasure.
No, they both pulled one way, and took
their pleasure in being sober, industri-
Gus and useful. and now they reap their
reward in being universally respected.
Why, there amt a man that has so
much money to let as Squire Thorn
dyke, and he is never hard and screw
ing about it as some are. lie is mt stin-
gy, either. He has taken the two
children of one lawyer Willis to bring
up, and he does as we'll by them as he
does by his own. Lawyer Willis wife
was kind of cousin to Squire Thorn
dykes wife. She was dashy, snowy
gal. You'd thought the richest folks
on earth were married when they had
the knot tied Poor fellow, he had q
hard time Notwithstanding his lady wife
to live in style. He took to drinking
and died. l have heard say that she
turned up her nose at her cousin
match, but she never thought that hel
boys would be glad to go to that same
cousin for home, while she would bt
glad to take up with the little house
that Squire Thorndyke's mother livet
Iin."
"Ah, sir, this is changing world
but to my mind, if folks would b
more prudent and Industrious, an
give up hankering after things beyont
their means, there would be real goo,
done in the world and fewer changes.
SKIN 'EM.-Boy, you seem to b