American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-01-19
ThE SPINNING JENNY.
BTB. p. TAILOR.


and broad, aud more IKE q uteh skipper
than the gSdsof the silver bow; neither
Here his eurs anything Ike Jupi'eT's.
"anbrOsial' and all ibal, hut short. black.
stubborn. SO moi much he'dWsy have we.
uade YET in foding sbero for the poetry,
hut We will not give il up yet. One night
--prIhsps II was in 1884, anI perhaps la
trr-James Hsrgtsaves went down to an
inn called the "Psck Horse" for little ale
with friend. Now there was girl there
james was married already. g. there is
no poetry hste--a girl named Charlotte
Marsden. who Was a spinner, and always
at the wheel. There chanced to be At tie
Horse" that night gay MspcbasIer chap
dehgbibg in the HoWery name Of Hairy
GarIand; ;-hsve We found our hero do you
think--snd now 10 60 on by the book.
Hairy had seate d inself beside
Charlotte Marsden, Whsre she was spin
ming at the further end Of the spacious
kitchen" In this apartment the company
were assembled. Some who knew the
lofty spirit Of the beautiful Charlotte. Of
ftred to wager with Garland that be could
not kiss her.
The forward youth attempted tbe rash
act without hesita,ing; upon which sue
called him Cd i'm npudent moth; and. rising
Indignantly, overturned her spinning
wheel 1t fell backward. The spindle,
which before had been horizontal. the
poin, toward the ladies' left hand, stood
upright The wheel, which had been up.
right. and turned by her right hand tits
band turned the spindle was nov horIi
sontsl 1t continued TO reTolve 10 that
position, and to turn the spindle. In a
moment, a though,--an inspiration Of
thought fixed the eyes OF Hsrgfesves up,
on it. Garland pursued the iudigdant
Chrrlotte out Of the apartment. The com
psny followed. urging a renewal CT lie
rudeness, which, the more he tried to sue
ceed in, tie more he seemed 10 be baiiled
and humilisled. In their absence, James
Hargreayes turned the wheel With his right
hand. Il still lying as it iell, and dFaSing
the rUven cotton with bis left. saw thai
the spindle made ss good thrs,d standing
vertically as it bad done borrizOnlsly.-
"Then sby." as an inspiration Of though
suggested, 'sbould not many spindes, al
stan ing upright. al move by 8 band eros
sing them from the wheel, like this singl'
spindle, each with a bobbin On il, and I
rotiug OF cotton attached md something
like the finger and thumb, which now take
bold OF the one roAipg. to lay hold OF then
all, ahc draw them aek ward fram thespin
dies into at euu ted tlteads? Why shouIC
not mspy spindlss be moved, end thread
4 be spuu by The same wheel and hand Hhicl
$ now spin only on.?" ~
Hearing the company return, JAIME
Hargreaves lifted the wheel to its feet
J placing the rowing in lis right place, Sn
0 said, "Sit down Charlotte: let me se
$ them. Now. who CAD tell what may com
i Of ibis!" And, sfier pause and rrdec
i lion that he should retain his his new lie
8 as secret Of his own a, present, be con
= tinted. "Thou may be his wife; more On
e likely things have happened: it will be
d 6ue thing to be the lady Of all ,LGt Of
Bill Garland may leave some day"
n "Wlie. indeed" interjected the vexe
,. msiden, "tbe nothl Wife, indeedi VIII
. would he the vile to az ts
= "Wel," said James. "be that as it ma,
but | nun 20 wbosm: my wife thiL
It whosm the best place Tor me, and ! thin
|. so nyspn." ....
e So Har1rsaVes went home, and eigi
9 bots boy going by two or three hours Ii
y ter, observed light in the window. =
They we're plain people lhereaway, and
e lrtls nquisllive though not Yankees an
= SO the boy crep. up 10 the window an
looked 10. There stood cur James Ha
greaves, the weaver, uotIonless. .-
Suddenly he dropped Upon hia knee
's and rolled on tire stone Aoor at full lengl
I He lay with his face towards the floor al
~ made line, and circles with the end Of
- turned stick. He took hold oi his biist
J, hair with one band. and rubbed his for
10 head and nose and the blarkeusd stick.
=, Then he sat upon the char and placed b
;" head between his hgnds. his elbows on b
" knrss. and gased intently upon the floc
!" Thsn be sprung to his ieet, and replied
De- some feeble question OF his wife. who b.
70 not risen sincs the day she gave birth TO
u little sIranger) by a loud assu' nee that
Ss la ! il; and lskiu4 her 10 lis sturdy arm
"a in tho blankets, and the baby in his arr
Ne he lifted her out, and held her over Z
o. black drawing Un the fOor. These be e
plsined. and she Joined small. bopei
happy laugh With his high toned ass
!" y. rancs, that she should never again toll
", w. the spinning whesl--tbat she should ne
:" er sgain "pay" aud have bis loom stan
:. ing for want OF weft."
: She asked some questions which he .
"a swsred, and after seating her 10 The a.
r. chair, by laying ber spinning wheel on
ss back, th, horrisortsl spindle standing Y
n. ticalIy. while he made tss wheel rsyol
: aua drew rowing Of cotton from the sp
a. die into an sttenuatsd thread. "our {
on tune Is made hen that IL made. he So
speaking OF his drawing on tho floor
lie "Wbat will you call ii!" then asked
: wife. .,.'... ID. sc,
. "carl its What can we call It after u
ge sen. Jenpyi They called thee sPinpl
Ws Jenny, afore i had thee, because tbou;o'
rs, every lass in Stanohil Moore st the whs
I'D What If we call it,"Spinulng Jenpy~s
M lsEAnd 40 thu SuinninR Jenny --Spinni