Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-04-20
where Thero,. a wan There's a way,

Echo-Ann, sir a..r d. r.-.a. ...f .f. .t..a 2 s .-
where There's wan There's a way,
There is o great deal said 10 these latter
days about "aflinities" in the marriage re-
lalion and congeniality, aud all that sort
of thing. But does not nature always work
by contrast? If there is an excess 10 one
place, is there not sure to be want in anoth-
er? Extremes meet, and so they did when
Bob Grey, the easiest man in the town,
paid his addresses TO Kitty Logan, the
Young school ma'am who had agreed to
take the II ge school in the town of Niles;
where the big boys alwsys turned the mas
ter ont of doors on Christmas or made him
treat. Bob Grey had rich father, hard
working mother, and one proud sister, and
could afford 10 be lazy. Mr. Grey the el-
der, came West 10 very early times, located
near the town of Niles, lived in a log cabin
ten years, shook himself out Of joint with
the ague, wore it OUT and never had il
afterwards. But q poor neighbor who had
large farm mile from Nj. Grey. could
not wear it out his wife died, his children
suffered. he offered his farm very cheap,
and Grey bought him out, promising to
pay sometime.
A year or so afterward, discouraged with
his crops and inability to pay for the new
farm, he tried 10 persuade the former own.
er to take it back, which he refused to do
"a lawsuit ensued and the matter ended
by poor Grey being obliged to keep the
farm and pay the costs. Terrible was the
blow, but he lived through it and FIVE
years afterwards. when the Ohio and Mis-,
sissippi Railroad passed through the same
farm and set up station house exactly in
the centre, he found himself rich man.
He sold town lots at high figures, sent his
son to Jacksonville to be educated and the
daughter Susan to Monticello. HI dressed
himself in broadcloth, wore kid gloves, &C.
cepted q nomination for the legislature,
and unexpectedly found himself elected and
making laws for his countrymen at the
capitol of the prairie State. So much in
explanation. -.--a . .' .t- -.-'
Bob came home from Jacksonville with
sheep skin properly tied with blue ribbons,
dressed superbly, had the best turn out ia
town, wore a tremendous pair of whiSkers,
and our Kitty Logan felt Aattered when he
offered to see her home. from aehurch--or
called after school 10 take her,out a riding.
Miss Snsan Grey took little pains TO find
out that Kitty was distantly related to the
Summers and Lincolns of Massachusetts,
hut somehow she did not learn the impor
tant fact that Kitty had worked at straw
binding in the town of FOxboro' until she
had enrned money enough TO educate her
self Where there's a will there's a way
said KITTY, and l know that can paddle
nv own canoe out West, where they say
nothing is wanting but 10 do, and the will
to put the power in notion H a..l
So bidding her few friends good bye, for
she was an orphan, she donued the prettiest
little straw hat which her own pretty flu
gers had plated, sewed and pressed. and
trimmed with neat drab ribbon with blue
edge, which correSponded exactly with her
drab travelling dress and cape, and matched
her blue ewes 10 4. Thus she started of
for Illinois, where a friend of hers lived
and had written to her---she thought the
school could be procured. She was little
hOmcsick when she arrived at Niles and
would have given one Of the gold pieces
hid away in that private pocket of hers,
for look once more at the rough rocks
and swampy hcIIows, over, hadowed by the
thin eyergreens chat surrounded her native
home She would have bounded with JOY
at the sound of the old factory bells thai
used to call the merry girls together fol
their long evenings toll. Still she did no
say so, but pat on a cheerful fs see--sOugh
ont the directors aud made her application
Mr.. Smith the main man looked as If tn
little blue eyed mink with her rosy lips, ha
| insutCd his dignity to come Offering herSel
to teach school in that neighborhood
But as she offered to teach at three dollar
a month cheaper than the last incumbent
aud wrote such pretty hand, which they
could read like print, besides such WIN
ming way they agreed TO hire her. logps
astonishment Of every body, Christmas un9
New Years too, went by, aQd lhSteau
4 of being shut out or having TO treat, was
surnrised 70 find herself treated, her aesk
ilhaded witb presents, aud even Jtm STOKES
Sho'haa aIVs rs been called the worst o9y
IN town had headed a surprise party IN the
m avsn;ng and aluios, filed Miss Logap's lit
; fla room, at Parson Browns, with pledges
" Where there's a viii there's way sait
! Kitty. Il knew, Mr. Smith, should have
no trouble with The big boys, they are q
good as sneeh bet sio8HIc-i i'ann1a7Ds adi
'OfaeOarse they be, answered the blup
old farmer, who by the revolp ton Of raj
roads bad been brought most. into, tow
i can almost wish that was q big be
myself just to show you how good / could bs
| Mr. Smith laughed aud Kitty tripped
long 10 her task, carrying her little bask
of dinner ana the good viii Of eveFyboS
that knew her, along with her, se1l1 ifrh
Klttys school house was in the count