The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
"Proud as Lucifer, aIy one sansest Suck
airs won't do for st. aCharity.m ss.a :.

Very still, almost Ikea statue, sat Mrs.
Newton, the ministers wife, and could see
that the child, a little girls Or seven year4
old, leaned very close to hef How wish:
ed that she would turn toward the cOpsreen.
ton How Iilonged to seeeher face But
was not granted this desire until after the
mornings services were closed. - 4
/ was particularly pleased with Mr.. New.
ton. His sermon, in contrast with the usual
discourses had listened TO from the lips Of
Mr.. Wharton, waa a masterpiece Of elo'
quence. No one seeDsa to listen to him with
more rapt attention than Mrs. Newton.
At last the service closed, and the time
came when my restless curiosity Wss to be
satisfied. The minister's wife turned her
face to the congregation, and had view
Of every feature. 1t was "a face once seen
to be remembered. Classic almost to sever
ity in its outline, the full lips and soi, hazel
eyes gave to it gentle expression. You
saw at glance that she was woman OF
thought as we'll as feeling. e
A few ladies gathered around her as che
stepped from the pewaand noticed that her
couutenance lit up very pleasantly as she
i spoke to them. But there was nothing OBJ
sequious; no undueyfamtIiarity, no wordy, af'
tai ilty. A certain airaof dignity and self
respect. marked every attitude of her person
and every expression OF her coun,enunce.--
[ All vulgar familiarity toward her was out o
I the question. saw that at glunce!ai-
But onlya few ladies in the congregation
5 yentured to approach her. In the eyes o
many she was Proud; and they were not ego
. ing to force themselves upon her notice.
The prejudice admitted into their minds b.
8 others made thetn shun rather than court he
acquaintance. OF the few who did motto,
her were attracted by affinity, and some b.
y desire to gain little reflected Importance
e Others thought it but hospitable to show he
y ultentionsj'as a stranger among them, an
= acted accordingly; though the force.wor
/ was sppnrcnt. Desiring to meet her and t
e make her acquaintance, asked t. be intro
d duced, and was presented by friend.
8 though, Her fe6ePtioa rather cold, and ate
o passing formal word or two, moved pas
!, her to spe4k 10 ID Old ucqraiutuace whom
!! had not met ofsgtde time. ....
) "How do you Iikesosr new minister's wife,
. W vas -etwosss sehe- -tfrst- utIee;'on.
e Cant say. Must Know something nbor
e her first" answered. - :,
=. "Sl1e'sl not dU Fur lis I" SAID nv frien
lie warmly. "She's not the woman for S
~ Charity !' ....-
.e "What'o the defect !" inquired.
10 "Il's all defect!'.R@as the sweeping repl
d: "Iust look at herkA pretty thing for mi
ter's wife, indeed! WHY she cafties he
'g self wiIlrsths air Of queen!" .... .,.
" "air. sNewtcrs" said /, sis shrrmr
a speaker. y nexsss beard more teuutif
er sermon.
j. ,"Oh, Mr.. Newton is splendid" replied n
IS ucquaigtpuce. warmly. "But his vile! y
IN dear it's dreadfnl |. What could haye pc
ID scssed him 10 marry such woman! She
by never suit US in the world--never, never !!
Why, don't believe she's even profess'
he She didn't stay to the communion. on II
ne Sunday Just think Of that-and she's I
He minister's wife. It's been the talk of
IRE congregation ever since We fully expe,
ID. ed her to take q class in the Sunday schc
ne, but no !, We 1nvited her to BE present
on our sewing circle but no; she couldn't lea
Gu. her children! A mere excuse, OF course
- Then we elected her President Of our Indi
OF Missionary Society but she declined
f6l hoHofj saying that she had neither time
alt tastssfor such public duties; that with h
So charity Tor the present, must begin at hor
ian Now, isn't thatfa Christian spirit for you
vas Our minister's wife to talk Of charity beg
or! ming at home!t Why she's heathen!"
'er My church acquaintance %a&ed warm.
ark "Same Of our people were eager enol
Mr.. to get rid of dear, Mrs. Wharton" she a
,ith ed. "She Wasn't bright and faShfona
, as enough for them; but rather think they
nan got their dose now - -t w.. eat
his t met, here and there, q lady of our chu
who belonged to the home duty mind "
ing own. business class, who did not join in
re- hue and cry against Mrs. Newton; who O
'ere thought that, if she had neither taste nor
My, clination for Sabbath School teaching, 8
utes ing circles, Or missionary societies, the
ndy, gtega,ion should not interfere with these
ully culiarities. SNe had three little children
and whom she gaze oil mothers care an
g a the slender Income which her husband
the rived from THE parish Of St. Charity (
,nse hundred year and the parsonage) VIC
bout warrant her 10 keep only single dome'
dis. large part-of her time had, necessarily
ent. be given 10 household duties. "Nobody,
ight say" remarked one OF these ladies, in
Jon, bearing, "that che neglects her children
Che wastes her husbands income. The
aostl parsonage has never looked so attractive
Isdg Eside Or out as now. Mrs. Wharton was
ght.a tidy. as weSell know, and things. around
difs were generally atisixes and sevens, and
and for her children. they were always negl
Mrs. ed. Many times have | seen, them pie.
iHngEi The dirt while their mother was at
that sewing circle, or somewhere else that