Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-04-13
Mark GOldsmlth'S Lesson
from The Watohman and Reflector.

stands al the Four Corners, where the higI
branching elms overhang the roof and max
the wide, ops green yard in front oft shad.
al Tie ssmmeE long.
Travellers used 10 stop their tired horses a
The u0ld Red as il was then iamiliarl,
called and let them rest awhile, and theI
drove them through the brook, just acros
the way, 70 drink Of the pure water, which
with 4 gentle murmur, rippled down through
Marks green meadows. Yet but few eve
came 70 larry long at The Old Red, forthougl
Mark had a large farm, aud spread a goo'
table he was 50 surly himself and his house
keeper was so precise, hat no one felt a
casa Some few OF the old neighbors whC
remembered Mark in bis earlier days, haC
charity enough to say, " All, the old squire
was qNite another man before his wife died
That bpke him down.
But aAthe time Of which We write, the
aforesaid ousskeeper had just found In Jack
Wallace, De butcher, a "congenial spirit, '
as she ooRneutially told the 'squlre's maiden
sister. Hon that could be, nobody quite
understood, ia two persons moe unlike could
not be found the whole county of Berk-
shire. But Many TOmpkins was "well-to-do'
in the world, Nhile Jack Wallace's affairs
stood at skies I'D sevens so that nobody
dared to trust him and when he found that
Nancy Tompkins would, why he though
they were "cOngenAl spirits" too, aud SO
they were married.
But what wss to Acome of Mark Gold
smith
Il would be hard tell, If it bad not
been that a cheerful hael-eyed daughter was
a part of Marks househe, aud had, under
the training Of Nancy hmpkins, grown mp
into one Of the neetest Nittle housekeepers
that ever was seen N a fan.
Now Marx loved this d8ehter more than
words could tell, but be alIays acted as if
be was afraid she would ind it out. So
when she came to him withany new plan,
or to tell him of some pleasan thing that had
occurred, he would send hetavay with a
pshaw, and a rough word Ortwo beside
Yet if be found she Was resll grieved, he
would set bis wits TO work to catrive some
thing that would make her happy again.
Aride to the shire town on buiness would
be sure to come Up the next dy, and, of
sourse Mary must 90 to hold The mare,
when he got Quito 30 into the bart and the
store,
Now Mary liked 3 ride Of this kid right
well, especially as . usually resultd il the
present Of new gown Of " French-aliker,"
as Mark called it, b. what she liked still
better, a book from enes gounty Bookstore.
It was an extra offence on his part flat got
Mary this favor for though Mark hkedbooks
we'll enough, le thought " it was no use to
lumber up the hokse with EN-" He took
the tCultivatF,' and sister Sally had the
Recorder andthat was as much readia' as
be could get though with. For his PAM, he
had no idee Of 'eakening his brains, taxin'
EN- 50. Mary light if she would" and then
Mark would Civ one of hisgrunts, and stop
talking abOutit srr ~sv
But these dceiOnal flashes OfadectiOntha
broke out upon larry could not make amends
for kind words low and then, at the very
time they were eeded. " Ifhs Wouldu't say
pshaw to me" > would say to herself, 81
could get along,ut that IS such q hateful
word, as thoughe didn't care q bit whether
I was happy or n
Some two mons before the time wien
our story CONNECTS, good ParsOn Hopkins
bad died, and hiFacant pulpit was now
filed by a youoeminister, to whom the
society more latter gave q call.
1t was many wee before Mark Goldsmith
could be induced TOP and hear "the young
ster," as be called 10, preach. But when
be did Mary felt alRt sure that for once
her father would agrwith her in his opin-
ion Of the minister. shs broke the custO-
mary silence of the howard ride, by say
ing;
NOV, father did Viewer hear a better
sermon2"
"PsbawT said Mar zone of ParsOn
Hopkins was worth iOrpn eml"
Mary sank back in th&aise with q sigh,
Saying mentally its Of use; my father is
bent upon disliking evehing and every
body
The young minister hanover called at
the ~Oid Red, but be hadt as far as Aunt
Sarah's, which was only tshouses of, and
it so occurred that the verNy and the very
hour that be was there, Mar stepped in 10
see Aunt Sarah, too. She = so surprised
on going into the parlor to hh visitor there
that she stopped abashed in thoorway, with
her s~unbonnet in her hand, ( her cheeks
blushing like June roses.
GMy niece, Mary Goldsmith said Aunt
Sarah.
The minister rose and held 1 his hand.
and while Mary stammered ouin apology
for i~rtruding, he said, with conerable en-
phasis:
"A very welcome intrusion, N Mary."
OF course, when be went awayiss Mary
had to invite him to call at the Did Red"
some time, and see her father anSfcourse,
~ A. s,wfkaffon Ii 90
smith was not at home the day he me, but
Mary told him " the minister waiA q full
hour, in hopes be would come"
We do not vouch for the truth OF state
ment.
meeting with Aunt Sarah, and Mark yays
eat m until she got home. One MI he
was sure he heard a deeper toned voicean
a woman conversing with her as she ca, up
the ward. But the good nights" Wertx.
changed outside the door, and she cam
alone. She saw a cloud bad settled down
the old mans brow, but it cleared away
his eve fell on her face, radiant with haL
ness. for so like her mother was she at Il
moment be longed to fold her to his hea
and tell her of it. But never q lover b
more Iedl0uslg LIS pVsisAO1i sneA
smith bis over weening love for his daughl
ter. So the cloud gathered again as b
asked sternly:
"Who came with you, Mary?-Ton
Brown ?"
Mary hesitated for a moment, and theE
going up to her father, she laid her band OIL
his shoulder, and with bushes mantling be
cheeks said:
"No, father, it was the minis,er-and
think he likes mel
WPshaw " said Mark. ats my broaC
acres that he likes better"
As if an arrow had pierced her very heart
Mary turned and left him. When shr
reached her chamber, SHE threw herself int
a chair. and burst into tears.
The old gray cat who had followed he
mistress up stairs, jumped into her lap ant
rubbed her head lovingly against Mary
hands.
WOh, puss," said she crying more heartily
aPm glad there's one in the house to Low
mel
When this good thorough cry wal over
Al az aIa nfnrN nm in N