St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-12-13
1t(oral Calt.
From the Ladies' Repository for Dccembe
THE UIRELING.
BY MRS. y. N CUNAUGuY.


Mr.. Harding was a prosperous busi-
ness man in New York, and from
small beginnings amasscd quite a
snug little property. He was well
content to settle down in his comfort
able quarters on the east side Of Broad
way, caring little about the fOlIics Of
fashion. But here his views differed
widely from those of his ambitious
wife. She dcspiscd the unfashonablc
street where they lived, and all the
unrashionablc people in it.
Jcrusha Davis Harding was one of
a large family Of girls, who, as they
grew up, were obliged to shift for
themselves" Most of them " lived
out" bnt few took to gcntccl trades,
as millinery, drcss-making, and tailor
ing. But to the first class belonged
Jerusha, who lad no knack for twist
ing ribbons" She had lived in some
handsome houses in her day, and
might, therefore, be pardoncd for be-
ing little fastidi0us in her tastes.
By "continual dropping" the rock
Of her husbands resolution was at
last worn away, and he consented to
invest large share of his property
in new residence on the Hudson.
| The place selected was near a new
and rapidIy-growinS village, surround
ed ON all sides by the most delightful
scenery. Away to the north might
be seen the blue outlines Of the dis
tant Highlands, while nearer toward
the south rose the noble wall of the
Palisades, to whose rough sides clung
few hardy shrubs and MOSES, afford
ing a rrsting-place for the weary
wing uf the wandering Sca-birds. At
its feet the river rolled along in its
silent majesty, bearing on lis bosom
countless whitc-wingcd fleet, look
ing almost in the distance like silver
sea.gulls floating softly on before the
breeze.
The housc itself was a tasteful
"modcl cottage" with great many
watcr-traps on the roof in the shape
of numhercss little "ins and outs -
not a strictly architectural term per-
haps, but it may convey the proper
idn, +, cnn,uou rroInrs The rrnund.
,vorn pootIv laid ont and tho housn
furnished nearly to the satisfaction Of
its mistress and now she began to
|r,r ,},,t ,hrv n,io.Lt indeed "hoId
nm their h,ais with tl,r best Of rm
land be somcholy." 1t was with
IsnmotLirm of tine frrIiu~ Of tue mar
WE read Of who pulled down his old
harms and built bir~rr that she sur
viewed her new establishment and
alas, with abput as shnrt-livrd enjoy
mcnt Of it, In her impaticncc sh,
had entered the house fun two week.
before il WAS suitable. and distressing
colds and courhs were the result
Rnt thc wnrst was yct to como Th,
Iompnrss and cynosurc dcvclopcd anc
f,rrravatcl disease TO which he
|. hTSbauI had lone been subject an,
in one short week he died,
Il WAS a stunning blow, but he
two children were SO i'll at the tim
sha had s,,rcclv a momcnt tn roHrc
, an bnr bereavement When the
, were ont Of dancer the SHARPNESS ,
, thcjr ailIjction had WON away, an
the stern realities Of the case wcr
, thc most prominent features bcfor
:. her mind Now that the "stav an
: the staff" was removed what conl
:. she do to support herself and children
= She had n nleasant home and su
roundiurs, and that had swallowed II
!. nearly ali her husbands capital. S
that he WAS about entering ON som
, other busiucss Sometime must |
: dome and her fine notions Of living ;
ease and "bcinr somebody" AS 81
I. persisted in expressing it, were g
is air-castles. But come what would 81
was determined to hold on to Il
,. housc for which she had sacrificed
If mucb. and the most rentcel and CO
! vnn;cnt arran~omcnt would be to {
h.r chambers with hnardcrs
II, Il was cosilv done as the place W;
= fast bccomin1 popular. and of co
yoniopt access to the city both
i cars and stnamboat At lenoth
:" cn,n,onv was obtained who remain
-" L,,h Sn,,mor and winter an arrono
., mont csnnriallv desirable
II was rule with widow Uardi
i. to economic whenever she could n
- ~ W. ;ntnrrnrn with hcr own selfish
" ,oros, in onv m,n,or There was
~ 50 convenient a field omen to her as