The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-02-09
Srlrrtr0 Sturll.
The Rose and the NettIe

In a country somewhere in the world
ITO matter where--at the North Pole
rrul,ab v. ot may lie at the S,mti,--m pri
chance between the iwo-there lose "A
large and fi"u' s., ng city. $ smanuf,r,
torrs were no;.d tor their extent; and IA.
merchant princes "f that place revelled
Ia the wealth those manufactures p,o
dur"d. GA he outskirts oi the town
were butt two h"us anke ia form. ~
rx'en', in value. Two peas or two.
mus, or NV" pins, had frequently descrl-
bed their similarly. Now, "a these two
houses lived I~" hr..thcrs twins the.
only sons "f the hul.l-r of ,hns. two
houses. II haG hes!' fangy 81 the old
man tu have the b KS, as H.. ca led thciu
lodged alike, and his rneaXs being ample,
h" hal ia" power "f rnduI9ing his fancy.
Tue h"ys NJ 'rr'e'i nuh "u the wedding
dr', The fist stoLc of their home Was
ia'd.
Time enough Se, g~i l4em tiui,h"d.'
saul thef"id gentleman, AS he rubbed hla
Il ,ril, ia gI,.r; won't watt Il uurse.y frr
a twei'e month. 1T any rate. Small
house ID uli then
The Young brides were present when
tha remark was make One hIushed -
and srnlrd: the other blu.hed ar,I fruwn.
ed. II Was the nettle AMI the rose again
standing side by side.
Six n"n h. passed, i the houses
were half up--uhe old gent crnan himself
directing all the arrangements OF the
building.
III is good indeed Of your father, now
an old man, to take an interest in our
comtort,' said one Of the young wives To
her husband. 'Ralph'-tha, Was the
husbands name-'you can never repay
hun for his kind feeling and his generosl
" to us
1t WAS an absurdi,y for your father to
r'ay the archlect, and almost bricklaycr,'
remarked the other vile Ia her spouse,
Boydell-his name. you should tell
him that it is inconsistent with his calling
and his station.
1T is consistent with his pleasure 10
marked the husband, and therefore am
SoRtent
Twelve mouths pas, ed, AMI the houses
were finished.
Nursery ready in time said the good
old man-'resdy in ume--resdy in time
The houses were occupied; in the course
OF twelve months the nurseries were oc
cupied also.
There are unceasing snxieties in a
mothers lot said the good wife Of Ralph,
Hut uncessing pleasures, too And she
.mIlad at the innocent face. of. her sleep
ing babe.
How women can like the bore of chill
lren, cannot imagine, remarked her
Ssler in law, rs her child was hastily Civ
IN 10 sts nurse
Year, passed on--as they always do
aod sBe young wives became middle aged
women. Sons and daughters clustered
: round them. and the grand father, old
And feeble, now lent on these young
things for support
Time had worked wondrous change
p the two brothers--ltslpb told OF q
home stock Of happiLess. IRON which he
drew largely, while BoydelI looked as u
content and happiness were not in the
world at all.
At this time, when the families Of each
were spnnging up, and needed money to
he spent on them. in education, mainter.
ance. and the different adjunc,s Of their
stiSgon, one of those panics Of the com,
herciaI world, which ruin rhossSods, took
place. Unfortunately, Ralph and bis
brother bad entered into large specula
tons, which failing they were involved ip
lhe prevailing ruin, and found themselves
Se'ging on bankruptcy.
'Bsof good heart, Ralph, said his wife,
there Is bread in this great world for all
Our fine large house. our servants and cur
Carriages, are not absolutely necessary to
our happiness; we can do ss o.hers do
live without them; and the children,
Ralph this lesson Of sdversity may be