St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-10-11
ST, CLOUD :STEARNS CO.: MINNESOTA THURSDAY;

'A,,a, os4!T THURSDAY Yi,,a
oe1A5i1a,7 yEiEt assj ae.E wei eff 1o { ts5 e
a3sIIoa ad 5ouasa lii 1ua 3Gd; LvD dGS1tL +
sss, .ad ysited .nxieusly ifor the brief period
b I Poor Susan! Ny heart acbesa at the rsastn-
brance Of certain privations to which, with, an
gel sweetness, she submitted at this period in
order that I.Right appear respectable MY
gave as TIL ms Of sustenancs, and I had, 40
nearly offended Nj. Russell BY sighting his
advice, that dared not apply to: him sfpl. as
sistance. =.
b One day, in passing from our suburban, resi-
dence to the city, met my old ,landiady, Mrs.
Jones. She looked at me hard, and returned
it. There was no installing that good honest
countenance aend expressive form, and even
when dressed as IT. Was in the deepest mourn
ing, A Widows ample vail hung over the back
Of her head, and nearly swept the street: The
recognitiouGw Gwas mutual, and the old lady's
raptnres st finding me were almost too strong
for outdoor exhibition. She told me Of poor
Jones' death; Of their removing to the country
when the old house in Howard Street vas torn
down. !:
'.And now," she said plaiutively, II am
alone IN the world" =, 81 ~; t.; a.: :.,.5e
'.Come and live with me-" were my first
words ''You gave me home whenI was =
lone child" 81: Il; ng1aisl5. bio
I stopped, for the thought passed back upon
me that was poor. and unable to maintan
even my own family "A strange smile fitted
over the face of my friend, while she inquired
Of my situation. / told her and described my
wife and children. She said: s ''.'''
81 will 60 with you, for can help your wife
enough to pay for my board" 2"2G@3sui@ :,
o,E1 was almost displeased ut what had done
when I!considered the immense appetite which
had considerably offered to supply, and
which we'll remembered of old But clung
to my bargain. and begged her to come in me-
diately. 7:.-3 2Gii ~ .71,2~ot 80 a;| s,I2ciJ
u You will find me in rather close quarters" I"
said, '.but you shall come and be welcome" I"
We agreed that she should be there that fol-
towing Monday, and went home to Susan,
whom met with rather an embarrassed air
She looked at the matter more philosophically
than I had expected, and prepared her best
chamber for Mrs. jones' reception, heroically
carrying in many little conveniences Of which
we had no Duplicates.
My relation Of Mrs. Jones' former kindness
to me, and my description Of her present lone
" and widowed state, made Susan shed tears
She promised to do everything in her power for
new be thrown upon me for maintenance, and
herself for companionship. '"S,'.' '''l' :
Mrs. Jones arrived on Monday morning, ear
pet bag in hand, and followed by q ahandcart,
bearing her old fashionedi and somewhat dilap-
idated hair, trunk, We received her kindly.
and she seemed pleased and happy when she
sat down to Susan's simple, but excellent din
ner. The children were attentive, and kept
passing the food near to the new,guest.;, ~e
fortnight passed away, and we began to
feel that we could scarcely do without Mrs.
Jones' She was invaluable as an assistant to
Susan, and in marketing. for ps, her services
der purse every morning, as she thought she
could do better with it than we could and It
was perfectly amazing to see The loads Of pro-
which she obtained.
+ = Susan and I began TO think wehhad been
grieyously cheated in our former pdrchases
So when our wardrobe imperatively called for
additions, Mrs. Jones would 90 out with the
money for q sixpepny print, and return with
something really handsome and valuable for
my wife, and nice remnant Tor little Katy,
and then she weuld sit~down and make them
both Up Eith alhthe skill Of an experienced
Susan handed me some bills one day, that
she said were left there by the collector, inclu
ding one for our rent, and one for the last suit
Of clothes which>l had been unwillingly forced
to buy, in order to keep up respectable ap-
pearance.f, My countenance fell some degrees,
I reckon, for had no money to pay them. c
:f Mrs. Jones was bustling around the dinner
table, and she said, rather sadly, that she felt
that she ought not to be living upon US, and,
perhaps, she had better 60 away; s.il:&i -
i g:.'Never mind, my good friend, J, said 1, and
''Never" uttered Susy. 4
T assured her that would not listen to her
leaving us-that trusted very soon, to. get
business, and that come what would she should
share our last loaf The good Old soul hugged
us, both At once, and then setting her cap and
wiIing her eyes, she went quietly back to her
work II After dinner, she went out, but Ne re-
;iteratedo the injunction that she should not
seek another home, as long as she could put up
with ours '' '''i = .3''1SzA'i5@si ~ tp'2r IL.
called around in the evening at the various
places from whence ! had received the bills
To my utter surprise the answer was that they
had all been settled. inquired by whom, but
no one could ,recollect. They were. all can
celled on the various books. was thorough.
ly amazed, for knew no one but Mr. Russell
who could do it for ne, and hardly believed it
Of him. Susy was q surprised as myself, but
she rather inclined to the belief that IL was her
father, 50 I quietly let her indulge in the