The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-29

having TO treat, was surprised TO md
herself treated, her desk loaded with
presents, and even Jim Stokes, who
had always been called the worst boy
in town, had headed surprise party in
the evening, and almost filled Miss Lo-
gan's little room, at Parson Browns,
with pledges of good will.
"Where there's will there's way"
said Kitty. 81 knew, Mr. Smith, 1
should have no trouble with the big
boys, they are just as good as need be" !"
"Of course they be-" answered the
blunt old farmer. who by the revolution
of railroads had been brought most in
to town. 81 can almost wish / was a
big boy myself, just to show you how
good / could be-" sW
MIR. Smith laughed and Kitty tripped
along to her task, carrying her little
basket of dinner and the good will of
everybody that knew her along with
her. .. 4sI rG
Kitty's school house was in the coun-
try where the elder Mr.. Gray still lived,
having built himself fine house, with
the modern improvements, although he
did not know exactly what to do with
it nor his wife neither. They still tried
to get along as comfortable as possible,
while Miss Susan enjoyed it exceeding
ly and kept the great double parlors,
full of company, which her worn and
weary mother knew well how to cook
for-if she did not know how to enter
tain-good cooking is a great thing in
a family. Well, Tommy-or, as we
must now call him, 'sMr. Thomas
Gray, Counsellor and Attorney at
Law" fell deeply in love with Miss
Kitty, and it is supposed she fell deep
ly in love with him; and they were
lnarried-now we have really begun
our tale, which we are not writing
merely to tell love story, as you see,
butt to illustrate principle as we'll as
to relate fact. fsssr rsr
Mr.. Thomas Gray opened his Office
in Niles, and supposed of course all
the world would call upon him for coun-
sci, and was for setting up in good style
but shrewd Kitty insisted that plain
way was best. She did not desire any
such display as had been made by some
of their neighbors, who had grown
suddenly rich. One day as they were
riding by a miserable looking hovel, in
the suburbs, with broken windows and
doors off the hinges, mud hole near,
and the pigs looking through the door
at a besotted man, as if they sympa.
thized with and had fellow feeling fol-
himi n his degradation. Mr.. Thomas
Gray said to his wife: stl
"How would you like to live in sucl
a place as that, my dear ?''
"Not at all, of course" was the re
ply.
"There is no knowing what may
happen" said he: ''my friend there
Mary Bell, was three years ago to al
appearances as well off as you are to
day; but her husband speculated high
lost, took to drink, and there she is %
81 can't help that" answered Kitty
''no drunkard can put me into such ,
place as that"
Don't be too sure, deary," sait
Thomas,
"Sure!'' answered Kitty with spirit
81 am just so sure as this, there is M
man living whose fortunes l would fol
low down so low as that"
"What would you do; pray, let d
know the secret?"
zone thing would not do" an
swered the young matron promptly
81 would not be drunkard's wife"
''How would you help yourself2"
"Where there's will there's way,
said Kitty, "but don't let us talk abou
? that; surely l shall never have drunh
en- husband" and with deep shados
r over her brow, that came like q pre-
sentiment of evil, the ride was contir
ued in silence.
Two years went by, and Mr.. Thon
as Gray grew more and more easy
= Bad bargains were made, speculation
: were entered into, convivial compar
ions drew him from Niles to the cap
;, tol. His well filled purse made hir
everywhere welcome. Kitty, good Ii
), tie soul, seeing things going little OF
fthe way, would persistin giving mus
y lessons, and teaching the young gir
> of Niles how to. paint, and then fitte
:, up class of earnest boys in Latin
for college-all in her pretty cottag
adding dollar to dollar like wise Ii
:, tie wife. There in the long evening
= = when her husband was with his clu
, or down street, easy fellow that he wa
y her fingers grasped good steel pc
= and many pleasant tale went forth
! the world, well paid for through Eas
,s ern journals. l ro
i. To make a long story short, tt
d crash of 81 found Mr.. Thomas CIR,
,e and his father exactly under it, al
a down they went, so low that old Bill
at Fitch, the drayman, declared he cou
of not find enough left of them to p
te him for hauling the goods to the aucti
a. rooms. v eg
$ Town lots, big house and all We
at together, aud Mr.. Gray, the elder, W
,e found one morning in October OF Z
ne suspended from a beam in his o'
I'd barn-at the end of his wife's pate
,ir clothes-line and on that event
h. morning, Thomas Gray, jr., !
ut stretched his whole length upon
m. counter of lager beer saloon, if I