Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-07-07

guests. who. finding Martha's housekeeping
excellent, and her table so abundant, often
claim our hospitality. When can she take
| the fresh air! When can she find freedom
from care! What shall 3e done for our Mar.
h0?
A year or two ago, Martha's sister spent
some time with us. She was a returned
missionary from India, and from constan,
association with the Eng lish residents there
had become thoroughly English in her tastes
AMI feelings. Our manner of life evidently
disturbed her. Ste felt no sympathy with
our nervous hurry and excitement. "Oh,
you Americans DO not know how to ENJOY
Hfe," she would say; s'you need to take a
few lessons from the English. They sac
riice far less TO outward show, but enjoy
infinitely mure i'll their families. The money
you all spend in equaliLg or out.shining
your neiehbors. would purchase for them
host of simple pleasures" pondered her
words. 1t is irue,- thought /, that l take
Martha and the children drive every eve,
after business is over, and that is ali. The
children's noise disturbs me, they are hur-
ried to bed. and are not up when start 20
the store, SO seldom see them, and can of
course do little for them. Recently came
across little book, written by Mary How
lit, at the solicitation of friends, describing
their manner of educating their daughter,
and there had nearer glimpse of English
lie. The mother read the life OF our Savior,
and pointed out the lessons of practical
wisdom and pety to her child; the fa.her
led her out into the grand old woods, AMI
there pointed out the sublime beauty of the
prophets; whilst from the book of nature he
learned her the voice Of every warbler she
listened to, and the name of every leaf and
tree she gszod upon. And when the little
girls health seemed delicate. the mother at
once removed to one of those charming
cottages which the English ever seem ready
to lend or hire, ready finished, to one an !
other; and there in a quiet farmhouse, on |
the shores of beautiful lake, she drank in /
the fresh air, and gathered strength from |
long rides on her little pony, or equally
long walks through the woods with he-
mother. And when her father could find .
leisure day, he would take friend or two
in his little boat, and stopping for his wife
and daughter BY the lake, they would row
out 10 some beautiful island and there under
wide spreading trees spread their table and
enjny few delicious hours, ere their father
returned to the city and the mother and
daughter TO their pleasant retreat. Doyou
wonder that the daughter recovered her
health, or that Mary Howitt Is so fresh and
youthful in her feeIingsi Cahnoewe Aperi-
- MS do something of this kind, know
many 90, and if ne. live I'LL next August, (.
sIsrfTla ai5d ] VIII join their rank Fare~
we'll to Niagara and Saratoga, rich dresses,
ate hours. and little uncomfortable rooms;
We will seek out some quiet farrn-hous in
he hills, or by the seaside: take all the
children and let them run wild in their old
;lnihing, whilst we with books and ponies
Ind pitknicking in the woods, will forget
or a few brief weeks that there are such
hings as counting houses. sewing machines
" bad servants.