Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1861-03-21
, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 2l 1851

sessnpo 70 Do 70 re<rcnch their expenses, md yet
he hardly k.ew bsw 20 do since thar. siAy had
siresdy lived - prudeusly and cccocmically y.
Possibie. Their present establisAmen, consist
ed OF hims-lf asd wife. three childr~n. (aii very
yooag1 90 experienced servant, who had lived
with th<a ever since their marriage. young girl
Who sescd ~ nure. and 4 shopeey. II seemed
10 Ed~ard out Of shc question 70 part with enc
sf fhsir tArre assistance, ard yet thers appeared
no Other way Of saving. a1-' r
I IA vs. isss 80 svesing vbe~. sster having
csossd his shop sor The night hs entered sbeir
sssslr sitsing rccsr With weight on his bomrt
and closd ON No brow, vhich he eould not con-
eeaf from his vi5c's observsns eye.
-You Ar. nos we'll tS.sigAt. E6wnri,- said
che. s-s'asriy 'yoa look s;rci snd worn ousr'
"A ktsis tired. pevh.psr but Im quite cell"
be answered, epdssvoring bee ise8rctuaiiy. to
hrighssp Up. ,ri- t.titagi ffgr8,
well. try s.A sessss husisess. sad ali its
oarsss" saA Mary. ehsssfsiiy. Il want to I'm.
ish din iisslc ffo<k senisAt, DO eons asd read
10 mel should 30 enjoy iL' f
with . mnlasehoily smile he coaplisd with
his wifes request, and taking book from ibc
shelf began to rad But the word. isil mel
anchoiiy from his lips. while other thoughts
crowded into his mind. lie looked n, the baby
in ihr cradle by Mar,s side. and be remember
ed the other two childnsb who were asleep up
stairs. Here was IN increasing family. and
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~ day, ts.
n. -, 80, .rssr r1 AA ."
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40 al, ~. III, - -
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,h,. 80.
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ded and ,al;nc NJ. h.n nd a.. ..:I .e'.,;s-.-.
Iy. Poor de,r Edw.,, 60, -. -. -.
in,, owe, ,o,r ,r,,,la. =. -. IN
,upc TO .ay ,b;no. an,..,r 80, L., -
than ,L.x r,.lI, an. a..
s.y. a, nr,..n,,,
mo thauk cod.- ,.,I;.d Ea~.,a ,,,.
.But then. Mary. low. II %. ,.n.,,, r.,.
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i. uuIc,, INV ha.;n... h,;ns. i. - -; ;.
tloOs nnx
Then Ia, ~. b.,,n 8, o,..r.;a NJ.
spervv,ieally. -.
-Dut in wha, vnv e., xe do l.,
wand I'VE arr no, l;v;,., ,,,.,,l.- :.
any respect. don't s.e. a, nrs,rn, IN -,
way ,. o,,s rctr,ncb-
20. I've thought of ,.ver.I u.x. .,,o.,v-
said Mary smiling and hooking - bonsGI al
happy that the mcrr ,;rh, of her h,;.h, .n;,,,.
ted count.nan.e. raised he, hn.h,,d. .,;,;,.
and made him feel NOR. ,anru;De ,han ha h,d
done for many dax.n.,,
Tl.n followed a long conversation c.,,;.a
on in n low voice in,er,p.r.sd occasionally v.,,,
n sich from E,lxa,J foIIe..rt - -.
arinu word from HI, VIII.
Next morning Mary ro.. f,,i, NJ her o. r,.n.
for sayin, and eeonour;,;ny He, vo,,,,.,...
child was only ak week. old, The ,s,, co.,a rnn
alone. and tho eldest wa, four vcar, Of .r,
They made plenty Of work. n. MARY ln.w ,,,
wel but shs determined. in the prr.en, state Of
affairs. TO DISCHARGE the Girl xho h.d .,,..l :.
nurse. md 70 mans,,, Win ON. 60, Ts:-
MA. mo .oon.r Je,,,m;ne,, ,h.n ..,.I -,
though Edward demonstrated ar.in., !, !. s.,,,
strong terms, telling hi. wife ,La, ,bo Wa. NO.
dertaLipr too mueh.-tha, she v.ulI o,s,do
ber.elf. and. be lad un Ba, Mary ,l,...n,Iv
eomba,,sd all hi. fears by telling hin tia, .x.
ervi.. always Agreed with her aud tina, \, would
be NO hardship Co her To vai, ON ser o,. N ch;I.
dren.
In a day or avn. Edward diseoversl ,hs,
TON the shop hoy was of very lit,le as 70 him,
that during the greater past Of the day Ls wa.
idle, aud tsersfgsp in MIS- hisf. lie wa. NJ.
cosliagIy Installed an n similar sitaa,iop HIGH
Edward easily psoearsd fur him AZ n neighbor.
lag groser, and thu. TIVE considerable item.
wvrs At oaae sab,rac,sd iron, the ws,LIy e1p.n.
dtnrs.
Mary seemed At no loss 20 discover ways
and asans to Iessen the r.,sraI esp.n.~.. ani
Lor- her an,gst AZ ,x,,. - =, .h..,,,,,Il,
a., ,,..,.,,,.,.;..,....,., -
saA' NV H"'"Nna '"'sa S''
better shan ever. Wbsh he vEs obliged la- be
Ocrasiosal!y wast ~ leave the sLos, e,r a shor,
,;m- Nary -a. slras. rrs.,v a. i.l. A.. ,,i.c.
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