The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19
A Story OF Simple Life.

zTh<re is better life than have known
A eurer. purer, sweeter Life than this
There is another, celestial zone.
Where shall know of bliss.
A 1t is not very wonderful story this
history of .nine-but | have taken kind Of
melancholy pleasure in noting 1t down.
Sometimes We think most OF those things
which sre most repugnant 10 us, and 50 |
he 70 p back and dwellupon the memory
ofttE events, which, when they stared me
"a te Gee, cassed me much unhapplness.
Neqkthat my lie is calm, II eau do me
. 10 i'll pok upon a score OF years which
arr .os, "'i &. down in the calendar o, time as
Hildred snd lived alone together in a
little cottaeN but brief way from Lonsda'e.
This cQN2eand two acres OF land just in
front Of il. was all that We had OF the
worAS goods; and, with the help OF a
gardener hired in the seed and harvest times,
we managed to raise vegetables enough to
suppIHOurselves and many families in Lous'
dale, Wle paid us money for our products.
We ssyQ1 for the tai!ors, and the furnish
ing storea and tor families and in this
way, by she exercise Of economy, we got
along cop6ortably. We had always been
: poor, sQ1 was nothing new for us. Our
Yarea6 had been dead for some years-both
hid dIo10 the same day, ofa irightful epi.
/ deric .J1ch ravaged the whole country
round a. )ut Lopsdale.
NY father had been day laborer on the
estate a Ravenwood. . tine old domain
which occupied q high bluff overhauglDg
the broad bosom Of the lake, and Hugh
Ravenwood, The owner Of the place, had been
very kind TO him always. Mr.. Ravenwood
thought it woald be best for my father to
take the cottage and a piece OF land in re-
tssuisr his labor aid accordingly Gyye
Cutnge, as il Wa enpsd. fell into our hands.
1T wAs all paid for afthe time ofmy fathers
death, and Hild.ed asd were very thankful
10 God TIT home vas lett us. The good
Hugh Raves1ood went TO his rest, but few
months after my parents, and his property
deson1ed to Rsul, his son, who was sojourn-
ing at tAe French capital. So the Raven.
wosd Hall was len 10 charge Of the servants,
= Psul vas not expected home for three or
four years. -
After orr parents left us, it was at first
hard getting along by ourselves. II isa
trying thing for a woman 10 b. thrown
upou her own resources ia regard TO every
thing; che distrusts ber Judgment, and
fears TO oct as the instincts OF her nature
counsel her, lest the cool voice OF reason
should condemn. felt this very acutely at
6rss, but after time became accustomed
to il, People get used TO everything. ] sup
pose i'll bad been placed in any othes situation
in life, l should have been adapted to it jus,
the same. Aitef oil, it doesn't make 70
much difference rasrs We live o. hor we
live and God, who makes no distinction
between the rich and the poor, will set oil
right st the last. SO do not regret that
have lived poor oil my liie.
Hildred was three years younger than i
. very beautiful bat very fragile child. l
was proud OF her | don't know n il Is
any sin TO love beauty; we love the flowers,
and the green trees. aud the still skies. and
the clear wa,ers-snd think il oil we'll. So
loved my sister for the beauty OF ber face,
n veil q for tbasare loveinesa of ber trust.
ine spirit. I u very glad ,ha. I vas older
than she. - Ieould save her from care,
that TO me she must look ior everything. and
coo6de fully 10 my Judgment IL We. very
pheaaaat 10 know that % me. por and
humble thoaeh vss, devolved the car. Of
the hirvss Of the Lords creation. HIdred
could pever have gooe into busioe~ de'sis
% did. end II vss something 10 he crate.
fal fog that ! had been srnt hrs, into the
vosId-th~reDy constiiuing me the begsl. a.
vel - nom nal. protector Of my SISTER.
Az sid Hidrui wss very Iovely-pef.
hap she appeared mOre 90 By the AIDE Of h~r
palmer ssssr However thr might b., Il
I'D pos maii<r 10 mr.. Zoe voad have riven
oil TN light Of th~ s@d 10 Hihird, a, the
risG Of gong 10 dsrsness myslf The love
a . sslss . very nDc'e and nn-tiii.h