Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-09-06
From the Springfield Mass Republican
MoTA STORY.

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was inconsolate for more than six months, and
then. finding the burden OF his grief too heavy
to be borne alone, decided to share his regrets
with sympathizing feminine friend. The con-
nection was happy one for many years. but
alas for the muiability Of earthly pleasures
Nr. Jones was again widower at the age ol
forty, and being extremely lonely and having
the habit Of marrying. be offered his broker
life aud bereaved affections to Miss Patience
Nocross, a mature young lady of thirty
We have said that Mr. Jones had habit ol
being married. and ii had so grown upon Elm
that, had providence opened the, way, be would
in all probability have followed up a seires of
bereavenients with succession of consultations.
Bat in selecting Miss Patience he had no re
gard to compatibility Of temper. He bad nev
er thought anything about it. His other mar
riages had been happy accidents, and, so far as
be knew or reflected, thai was the order Of ma
ture. But Mss Patience had a habit, too, and
il was in accordance with her name, for it was
the habit Of erIdrance. It was q fpilipg th&t
leaned to virtues side, and beyond it. She liv-
ed in the remote aud the future. The present
with her was never anything but makeshift.
a mere temporary exPedieat till better times.
Distance not only lent enchantment TO her OBJ
jects of pursuit, but was absolutely the only
charm to which she was sensitive. She really
liked Mr. Jones up to the hour of his proposal;
she meekly tolerated him ever after.
They were at boarding for q time, and the
wife said submissively to all her friends. "Oh
yes, it is very comfortable for the present, un-
til we feel able to keep house" Mr.. Jones,
after the remark had been reiterated for the fif-
tieth time. asserted that he was able to keep
house. To prove this, he engaged and furnish
ed a tasteful tenement, and another year saw
Mistress Patience the patient mistress Of her
own freside..
"N7hat q pleasant situation" said Dame
Grundy, as she called on tour of inspection.
: why. yes," returned Mrs Jones. at is
all we can expect in house we hire. If sc
were to bUild. we should plan very differently,
Of course And then You know one could
have the henrtto make improvements in shru b.
berry and fruit trees. o, Mrs. Grundy, hope
to live long enough to have a house Of my
own" ....-.... ......
SGffr Jones wcs. wsciLto-.io ain5 good natured,
Moreover, he was little obtuSe, as we have
seen. and he did not perceive that something
to put up with is with most of US practical
necessity So he said very generously, Mrs
Jones, in another year you shall have a house
of your own"
Il am afraid you cannot afford TO build such
a house as I woald like"
II ca. and twill Y ou shall modify the plan
yourself, or draw new one, if you prefer"
Mrs. Jones sighed, at will take so long in
buildipg;'' and from tFat hour every rational
enjoyment was deferred until they should ge'
-inio their new dwelling. There were the usuaI
delays and disaPpointmcnis, and AtFs Jones
love Of. endurance was fully grati1e,l; she was
regaied with "a lingering sweetness long drawn
ont" At length the house was built and fur
n;shed, the grounds laid out and planted, and
the wheels Of the new establishment fairly 10
nation Moreover, by rare good luck, there
was very iirt!c to al er and undo; must of the
arrangements were desirable, and the experi-
r:-ei;;;s Successes.
Hope, ny dear" said NJ. jones, beaevo
leuily. {" ih;, We are in 4 coadIlion to ttAe com
r3F,:.
ii v, ever get sct,icd, assented Mrs, Jones
with sigh
~'NEell. years rolled on. and ;hoY were settle
The flowers bloompd, and the fruit ripened.
The turf thickened into velvet aud the trees
grew tall and cast a welcome shade. Strangers
paused, and neigh5qrs paid their various trib-
utes Of CrvT Gnd admiration. Mr.. Jones' smok.
ed his prime cigars in the back piazza, and
grew to lock portly and contented. Not so
with Mrs. Jones. TO all the encnmiums lavished
upon her residence, she replied submissively,
''Yes, it's a pretty place. but We don't know
who We buiTt = Fo+ We have no children to
come after us, and are just putting up improve-
ments for strangers 10 pull down."
Was ever a woman so favored Of an indul-
gent fortune2 Within year from the utter
snce ef this remark, Mrs. Jones was the happy
no, the patient mother of a real, genuine,
glorious baby. Mr.. Jones who had with diff.
Guilty refraned from happiness before. was un-
controlqblY iubilant now. The boy was heal
thy, and handsof6e, and q Fixed fact, star of
the first magnitude. He had wants, it is true,
for which the fond father was intensely thank
ful, for TO crafty and prevent them was his SUI
preme delight.
And the tnotherl Alas, hers were all a moth
er's cares, anxietics, and forebodings Until be
was weaned, she scarcely left the house, or in-
dulged in the simplest luxuries of diet. 'Fheu
there was long period of teeth cutting, dur
ing which her natural apprehensions were nev-
er appeased. Then she lived in fear of the mea.
sIes, whooping- cough and scarlet fever, until
the young hero met and conquered them all.--
He grew round and rosy, srsti-s thin and anx,
i6us, but enthusiastically patient. At school
she feared he might study too mucA, or too lit
tie, and as hef fears were pretty equally diyid-
ed between the two perls, it is presumed chat
he avoided both. Then she had a general mis-
giving lest be should be spoiled, and from toe
much petting at home; become an indolent
and useless member of society. But though
the reader mayshare her fears in this regard
Master Jones lalsi6ed them ALL Indulgence
aud opportunity seemed to agree with him.
I ,Hewas ambiti0as and self-reliant, and not ob
: oct:6nably wiffluk When at last he decided
/ to study for profession, the mother fitted ou
4 his wardrobe with reluctant care, and his frs
letter from college was moistened with rather
more than the full proportion of natural tears
AZ am glad he is doing well" she said in re
! ply to remark from her husband, "but l mis-
him more than can tell you. Since we hay,
only one, we could wish he could have stayed
The seven years Of his student life are very lon9
to whit"
! "'Fo wait for what ?' INQUIRED Mr.. Jones' !.
''For the good time coming replied hi
wife,, Ea.{
"Why, woman, the good time has come, Ionl
ago. Can't you see i'll We've been having
I'll along = Q
at may be so with you Mr.. Jones. b11t I'bav
never been free from anxiety for minute in m.
life" i
And never viii be, my dear returned th
husband, as he shook the ashes from his cigar
1t is positively your strong point and hav
quite an admiration for your skill in it. Yo