Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-11-23


while she inquired of my situation. l told
her, and described my wife and children.
II will come, for can help your wife
enough to pay my board"
was almost displeased at what / had
done when l considered the immense appe-
tte which had inconsiderately offered to
supply, and which / well remembered of
old. But clung to my bargain and
begged her 10 come with me Immediately.
"You will find me in rather close quarters"
l said, "but oushall come and be welcome"
We agreed that she should be there the
following Monday, and went home to
Susan, whom met with rather an embar-
rassed air. She looked at the matter more
phiosophically than | had expected and
prepared her best chamber for Mrs. Jones
reception heroically carrying in many little
conveniences of which we had no duplicate"
My relation of Mrs. Jones' former kind
ness to me, and my description of her pres
ent lonely and widowed state, made Susan
shed tears. She promised to do everything
in her power for the folorn woman, who
she thought would now be thrown upon me
for maintenance, and herself for compan-
ionship.
Mrs. Jones arrived on Monday morning,
carpet bag in hand, and followed by hand
cart, bearing her old fashioned and some
what dilapidated hair trunk We received
her kindly, and she seemed pleased and
happy when she sat down to Susan's simple,
but excellent dinner. The children were
attentive and kept passing the food to the
new guest.
A fortnight passed away and we begar
to feel that we could scarcely do without Mrs
Jones; she was Invaluable as an as ,istant tc
Susan, and in marketing for us, her services
were beyond all praise. We gave her ou
slender purse every morning, as she though
she could do better with it than we could
and it was perfectly amazing to see to-
loads of provisions and the superior qualit,
of the same which she obtained.
Susan and l began to think that we hac
been grievously cheated in our former pur
chases. So when our wardrobe impera
lively called for additions, Mrs Jones woulc
90 out with the money for a sixpenn,
print, and return with something reall,
handsome and valuable for my wife, and
} nice remnant for little Katy, and then sh
would sit down and make them up with al
the skill of an experienced mantua maker
} Susan handed me some bills one da
that she said were left there by the colleC
tor, including one for our rent, and one fc
5 the last suit of clothes I had been unwi
| lingly forced to get in order TO keep up
: respectable appearance. My countenanc
3 fell some degrees, I fancy, for had n
money to pay them.
Mrs. Jones was bustlng around the dir
' ner table, and she said, rather sadly, tha
, she felt that she ought not to be living upo
5 us, and perhaps she had better 60 away.
Never mind, my good friend, !" said |, an
: "Never," uttered Susy.
l assured that l would not listen to he
leaving us--that trusted very soon to ge
business, and that come what would, sh
should share our last loaf The good ol
soul huggcd us both at once, and then fxin
her cap and wiping her eyes, she wer
D quietly back to her work. After Dime
she went out, but we reiterated the injunc
ton that she should not seek another HON
as long as she could put up with ours.
: l called around in the evening at the VI
= rious places from whence had received th
: bills. To my utter surprise the answer W.
. that they had all been settled. | enquire
by whom, but no one could recollect. The
were all cancelled on the various books.
was thoroughly amazed, for knew no or
> but Mr.. Russell who could do it for me. an
hardly believed it of him. Susy was
! surprised as myself but she rather incline
! to the belief that it was her father, so
7" quietly let her indulge in the pleasant b
lief We got through the summer, b.
" u the winter was coming on and l actual
: trembed at its approach. Industrious rs
% % was-prudent as Susy had always been
!, " we could not hope to 60 through the co
= = season, without both suffering and toll, al
. with debt superadded.
4 had been in the Office all day, OIL
a gloomy day in November, anxiously deba
4 ing whether should 90 back to printir
n again. considered all the why's and wher
y fores, counting the cost again and agai
y and by the most careful arithmetic, / cou
h not find that the change could benefit me
a. single sou. was toiling unremitting
"A now, and / should have to do so if turnt
a to printing, and with scarcely so much ga
nj as now. was heartily discouraged at Il
prospect before me; had been alone 10 Il
n world l could have patiently borne it. 81
ID fering and privation brought no terrors
III me individually, but the thought of tho
mr. who were near and dear to me at home u
at manned me; and the darker the prospe
the more l shrank from allowing Mrs. Jon
a. to feel that she was burden upon us n
h. come what might, the good old soul shou
,is not be removed from the circle in whi
q. she seemed to have placed all her hap
T. ness. She should live with us as long
of she lived at all, and if we were reduced
I'd beggs v, we would beg for her too.
I 1 star ed up and paced the office with
!. impatient step. 1t may seem strange IL
an a strong, healthy man should be powerl'
d. as was to procure living, but so it W
d, 1t was growing dusk, and l felt it was NJ
ng time TO go home. had intended to Sc
IS home some fuel, but was disappointed
in some money certain publisher of da
,le paper was owing me, and / dreaded Il
I'd there was darkness on the hearth at hon
on | was just looking up, when a hoy came